Make Way for Love | ||||
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Released | 16 February 2018 | |||
Studio | Panoramic Studios, California | |||
Length | 39:03 | |||
Label | Caroline Australia | |||
Producer | Noah Georgeson | |||
Marlon Williams chronology | ||||
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Singles from Make Way for Love | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 82/100 [1] |
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Drowned in Sound | 6/10 [5] |
Exclaim! | 9/10 [6] |
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Make Way for Love is the second studio album by New Zealand musician Marlon Williams. It was released 16 February 2018. [8]
The album was recorded with Grammy-winning producer Noah Georgeson at Panoramic Studios in California, USA. [8]
On 8 November 2017, Williams announced the release of his second studio album, along with the single "Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore". [8]
Make Way for Love was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82 based on 14 reviews. [1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 13 reviews. [9]
James Christopher Monger of AllMusic explained "Written in the wake of a breakup with fellow Kiwi crooner Aldous Harding, the 11-track set is awash in post-midnight reverb and spilling over with the myopic despondency of heartbreak." [2] Hal Horowitz of American Songwriter noted "singer-songwriter Marlon Williams creates a lasting, durable and above all emotionally poignant work that makes the inherent self-doubt, confusion and frustration of his split feel universal and distinctive." [3]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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The New Zealand Herald | Top 20 Albums of 2018 | 1 | |
Exclaim! | Top 10 Folk and Country Albums of 2018 | 6 | |
Under the Radar | Top 100 Albums of 2018 | 53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Come to Me" | 3:15 |
2. | "What's Chasing You" | 2:41 |
3. | "Beautiful Dress" | 3:31 |
4. | "Party Boy" | 2:33 |
5. | "Can I Call You" | 3:48 |
6. | "Love Is a Terrible Thing" | 3:12 |
7. | "I Know a Jeweller" | 2:36 |
8. | "I Didn't Make a Plan" | 4:01 |
9. | "The Fire of Love" | 4:31 |
10. | "Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore" | 4:59 |
11. | "Make Way for Love" | 3:56 |
Chart | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] | 149 |
Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] | 8 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] | 60 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ) [17] | Gold | 15,000![]() |
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