The Wave (album)

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The Wave
Tom Chaplin - The Wave.jpg
Studio album by
Tom Chaplin
Released14 October 2016 (2016-10-14)
RecordedJanuary–June 2016
Studio Pasadena, California and London, England
Length42:39
Label Island
Producer Matt Hales
Tom Chaplin chronology
The Wave
(2016)		 Twelve Tales of Christmas
(2017)
Singles from The Wave
  1. "Quicksand"
    Released: 26 August 2016 [1]
  2. "Still Waiting"
    Released: 16 January 2017
  3. "Solid Gold"
    Released: 17 March 2017 [2]
  4. "See It So Clear"
    Released: 14 April 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [3]
Review scores
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The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
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The Wave is the debut solo studio album by the English singer-songwriter Tom Chaplin. The album was released on 14 October 2016 by Island Records. [7]

Contents

Background

It is Chaplin's first solo album since Keane announced their hiatus in 2013, and Chaplin has called the process of recording a solo album a "daunting prospect for someone who knows nothing else". [8]

After the band members began new projects, Chaplin began using drugs due to anxiety over the album and "thought [he] was going to die" in early 2015: "When I finally liberated myself from years of spiraling addiction, a place of inspiration and creativity became available to me. I set about writing an album that documents my transition from the darkest recesses of human experience to a place of resolution, fulfillment and happiness. At long last I am comfortable in my own skin and have achieved that elusive dream of writing a set of songs I can truly call my own." [8] [9]

Tour

On 5 September 2016, Chaplin announced his first solo tour to accompany the release of the album. The tour was described as "a run of intimate club shows", which ran between 23 October and 31 October 2016 consisting of eight shows, visiting Brighton, Bristol, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Islington in London. [10]

These shows were followed in 2017 by the Carried By The Wave Tour, which visited the US and Canada and venues throughout western Europe before returning to the UK. Chaplin announced the dates and venues of the UK leg via his Facebook page on 23 October 2016, [11] with tickets going on sale four days later [12] and a second date at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill being added to the list on 31 October, after the first date sold out. [13] Chaplin was supported on the UK leg of the tour by Australian singer-songwriter Ainslie Wills. [14]

On 14 November 2016 the dates for the US and Canada leg were announced, three days prior to tickets going on sale. [15]

On 6 December the dates for the European leg were announced, [16] and tickets for these shows went on sale on 9 December. [17]

Music videos

The first video from the album was for "Hardened Heart", which became available to view on 12 August 2016. The album's first single, "Quicksand" was released accompanied by a music video on 26 August.

A video of an acoustic version of "Quicksand" also became available to view prior to the release of the album, which was followed by acoustic videos of the tracks "Hold On to Our Love" and "Still Waiting".

A video for "Still Waiting" became available to view on YouTube on 20 January 2017 to mark its official release as a single.

On 17 March 2017, a video for a new version of "Solid Gold" performed by Chaplin in collaboration with JONES was released, alongside its release as a single on iTunes.

Singles

"Quicksand" was released as the first single from the album, on 26 August 2016. [18]

After the commencement of the opening leg of the Carried by the Wave Tour, across North America, the album's opening track "Still Waiting" was officially released as a single, on 20 January 2017.

In March 2017, Chaplin announced that the album version of "Solid Gold" had been re-recorded for release as a single, with the new version featuring a collaboration between Chaplin and British singer-songwriter JONES. [19] The new collaboration was released as a digital download single on 17 March 2017. [2]

Two other tracks were sold prior to the album's release - "Hardened Heart" [20] and "Hold On to Our Love" [21] - though these were not released as radio singles.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Still Waiting"
  • Tom Chaplin
  • Dan Heath
3:51
2."Hardened Heart"
  • Chaplin
  • Max McElligott
3:44
3."The River"
4:12
4."Worthless Words"
  • Chaplin
  • Hales
3:05
5."I Remember You"Chaplin3:46
6."Bring the Rain"
  • Chaplin
  • McElligott
4:16
7."Hold On to Our Love"
  • Chaplin
  • McElligott
3:45
8."Quicksand"
  • Chaplin
  • Hales
4:03
9."Solid Gold"
3:53
10."See It So Clear"
  • Chaplin
  • Hales
4:34
11."The Wave"
3:24
Total length:42:39
Deluxe version (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Better Way"
  • Chaplin
  • McElligott
4:10
13."Turning Back"
  • Chaplin
  • Chaplin
  • McElligott
3:32
14."Love Wins"
  • Chaplin
  • Chaplin
  • McElligott
3:58
15."Cheating Death"
  • Chaplin
  • Chaplin
  • McElligott
4:15
16."Bound Together"
  • Chaplin
  • Morris
3:21
Total length:61:57

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22] 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [23] 34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [24] 31
French Albums (SNEP) [25] 139
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [26] 76
Irish Albums (IRMA) [27] 26
Scottish Albums (OCC) [28] 5
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [29] 35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [30] 84
UK Albums (OCC) [31] 3

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Silver60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalog no.
Worldwide14 October 2016 Island B01K60KKEO

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