Matter (album)

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Matter
St. Lucia Matter.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2016 (2016-01-29)
Genre Synthpop, electropop, indietronica
Length53:47
Label Columbia
Producer
St. Lucia chronology
When the Night
(2013)
Matter
(2016)
Hyperion
(2018)
Singles from Matter
  1. "Dancing on Glass"
    Released: October 22, 2015
  2. "Physical"
    Released: December 4, 2015
  3. "Love Somebody"
    Released: January 8, 2016
  4. "Help Me Run Away"
    Released: January 21, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound D+ [1]
Idolator 3.5/5 [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Billboard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Matter is the second studio album by New York-based act St. Lucia. It was released on January 29, 2016, via Columbia Records. [5] [6]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Do You Remember"3:27
2."Home"
  • Grobler
  • St. Lucia
  • Zane
4:22
3."Dancing on Glass"
  • St. Lucia
  • Zane
3:27
4."Physical"
  • St. Lucia
  • Zane
5:29
5."Game 4 U"
  • Grobler
  • Berger
  • McMahon
  • Rabin
  • St. Lucia
  • Zane
4:36
6."The Winds of Change"
  • Grobler
  • St. Lucia
  • Zane
5:24
7."Love Somebody"
  • Grobler
5:00
8."Rescue Me"
  • Grobler
  • St. Lucia
  • Zane
6:30
9."Stay"
  • Grobler
  • St. Lucia
  • Zane
5:18
10."Help Me Run Away"
  • St. Lucia
  • Antonoff
  • Zane
4:48
11."Always"
  • Grobler
  • Patricia Baranek
  • St. Lucia
  • Zane
4:52

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes.

Musicians

Technical

Additional personnel

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