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| Released | 9 October 2015 | |||
| Length | 41:10 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Producer | Larry Klein | |||
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The Letter is the sixth studio album by English singer Lemar. It was released by BMG on 9 October 2015, and contains the singles "The Letter" and "Love Turned Hate". The album reached number 31 on the UK Albums Chart, an improvement on his two previous albums which fell short of the Top 40.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Observer |   [1] |
Michael Cragg from The Observer called the album "a classy, patchy soul makeover" and rated the album three stars out of five. [1] L. Michael Gipson from SoulTracks felt that album "sees a return to the covers that made him an instant hit with fans [...] As for whether or not The Letter represents a creative peak or valley, let’s just say it represents more of the same safe choices we’ve seen from Lemar over the last nine or so years, one of more promise than fulfillment." [2]
All tracks produced by Larry Klein.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Higher Love" |
| 3:20 |
| 2. | "The Letter" | Wayne Carson Thompson | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Love Song" | Lesley Duncan | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Gimme Some Lovin'" | 4:08 | |
| 5. | "Bring It On Home to Me" | Sam Cooke | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Love Turned Hate" |
| 3:13 |
| 7. | "Tainted Love" | Ed Cobb | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Love and Happiness" | 4:56 | |
| 9. | "Crazy Love" | Van Morrison | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Someday We'll Be Together" | 4:15 | |
| 11. | "Never Be Another You" |
| 3:38 |
| 12. | "River" (hidden track) | Joni Mitchell | 4:04 |
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC) [3] | 31 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | October 9, 2015 |
| BMG | [4] |
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