Perspective | ||||
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Released | 8 July 2016 | |||
Recorded | March 2014 – March 2016 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Label | Polydor, Global Talent | |||
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Singles from Perspective | ||||
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Perspective is the second studio album released by four-piece British band Lawson. The album was released on 8 July 2016. [1] The album was preceded by the singles "Roads", "Money" and "Where My Love Goes". The album was recorded over the course of two years. Initial recording took place between March 2014 and April 2015; with additional recording sessions taking place between January and March 2016. The album introduces a more progressive and adult sound for the band, incorporating elements of synthpop amongst a heavier selection of electronic guitars.
Singer Andy Brown said of the album title; "The word "Perspective" was the perfect album title, you know with everything I've been through personally over the last few years health-wise and changing perspective on life, so couldn't have been more perfect for me." [2] The standard version of the album was released via iTunes [3] while an exclusive version of the album containing seven bonus tracks was released as part of a box set through the band's official store. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Perspective" (intro) |
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| 1:11 |
2. | "We Are the Fire" |
| John Fields | 4:08 |
3. | "Money" |
| Fields | 2:49 |
4. | "Where My Love Goes" |
| Woodcock | 3:42 |
5. | "Rio" |
| Fields | 4:15 |
6. | "When I'm Old" |
| Fields | 3:04 |
7. | "Only Water" |
| Fields | 4:16 |
8. | "Lion's Den" |
| Fields | 3:26 |
9. | "Roads" |
| Fields | 3:37 |
10. | "I Look Anyway" |
| Fields | 3:51 |
11. | "Used to Be Us" |
| Fields | 3:53 |
12. | "Love & War" |
| Fields | 3:54 |
Total length: | 42:06 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Mountains" | Brown • Fitzgerald • Schwartz • Eric Turner | Fields | 3:40 |
14. | "We Are Kings" | Brown • John Shanks • Gary Go • Ruth-Anne Cunningham | Fields | 3:59 |
15. | "Love Is You" | Brown • John Reid • Nick Bailey • Ryan Ogren | Fields | 3:38 |
16. | "Under the Sun" | Brown • Fitzgerald • Blackwell | Fields | 3:24 |
17. | "Up in Flames" | Brown • Blackwell • Reid | Fields | 3:03 |
18. | "Champion" | Brown • Fitzgerald • Schwartz | Fields | 3:28 |
19. | "The Life of Michael May" | Brown • Fitzgerald • Mich Hansen • Daniel Davidson • Peter Wallevik | Fields | 3:34 |
Total length: | 66:52 |
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] | 13 |
UK Albums (OCC) [8] | 23 |
Regions | Dates | Format(s) | Label(s) |
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Australia | 7 July 2016 | Digital download, CD | Polydor, Global Talent |
United Kingdom | 8 July 2016 | ||
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