The Architect (Paloma Faith album)

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The Architect
Cover art of "The Architect" by Paloma Faith.jpg
Studio album by
Paloma Faith
Released17 November 2017
RecordedMarch 2015 – July 2017
Genre
Length48:42(standard)
62:35 (deluxe)
80:96 (special edition)
Label
Producer
Paloma Faith chronology
A Perfect Contradiction
(2014)		The Architect
(2017)		 Infinite Things
(2020)
Singles from The Architect
  1. "Crybaby"
    Released: 31 August 2017
  2. "Guilty"
    Released: 26 October 2017
  3. "'Til I'm Done"
    Released: 16 February 2018
  4. "Make Your Own Kind of Music"
    Released: 20 April 2018
  5. "Warrior"
    Released: 6 July 2018
The Architect – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Evolution" (featuring Samuel L. Jackson)
1:04
2."The Architect"
3:25
3."Guilty"
4:19
4."Crybaby"
Starsmith3:53
5."I'll Be Gentle" (with John Legend)
  • Starsmith
  • Shatkin
4:15
6."Politics of Hope" (featuring Owen Jones)Faith
  • Starsmith
  • Faith
0:54
7."Kings and Queens"
  • Shatkin
3:51
8."Surrender"
  • Green
  • Ghostwriter
  • James Reynolds
3:33
9."Warrior"
  • Dixon
  • Shatkin
  • Emre Ramazanoglu
3:44
10."Til I'm Done"
  • Shatkin
  • TMS
3:44
11."Lost and Lonely"
3:41
12."Still Around"
3:47
13."Pawns" (featuring Baby N'Sola, Janelle Martin & Naomi Miller)
  • Faith
  • Starsmith
  • Faith
0:51
14."WW3"
  • Shatkin
3:10
15."Love Me as I Am"
  • Ahlund
  • Birgisson
4:31
Total length:48:42
The Architect – Digital Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Make Your Own Kind of Music"
  • Barry Mann
  • Cynthia Weil
2:43
Total length:51:25
The Architect – Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Power to the Peaceful"
  • Hartman
3:18
17."Tonight's Not the Only Night"
  • Faith
  • White
  • White
  • Shatkin
3:47
18."My Body"
  • Starsmith
  • Reynolds
  • Brown
3:48
19."Price of Fame"
  • Shatkin
  • Brenneck
  • Steinweiss
3:00
Total length:62:35
The Architect – Digital Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
20."Make Your Own Kind of Music"
  • Barry Mann
  • Cynthia Weil
2:43
Total length:65:18
The Architect – Zeitgeist Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
20."Loyal"
3:40
21."Final Breath"
  • Starsmith
3:12
22."Your Ex"
3:36
23."Older"
  • Faith
  • Dow-Smith
  • Tighe
Starsmith3:06
24."Make Your Own Kind of Music"
  • Barry Mann
  • Cynthia Weil
  • TMS
  • Chris Bishop
  • Kelpner
  • Cook
  • David Arnold
2:43
25."Lullaby" (with Sigala)
  • Joe Ashworth
  • Sigala
  • Joakim Jarl
3:24

Notes

[1] [21] [22]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [34] Platinum300,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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