Under My Skin (Gabrielle album)

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Under My Skin
Gabrielle Under My Skin Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released17 August 2018
Recorded2017–2018
Genre
Length44:49(Standard Edition)
52:09 (Deluxe Edition)
Label
Producer
Gabrielle chronology
Now and Always: 20 Years of Dreaming
(2013)
Under My Skin
(2018)
Do It Again
(2021)
Singles from Under My Skin
  1. "Show Me"
    Released: 26 April 2018
  2. "Shine"
    Released: 6 July 2018
  3. "Under My Skin"
    Released: 25 October 2018
  4. "Every Step"
    Released: 10 February 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Under My Skin is the sixth studio album by English singer and songwriter Gabrielle. It was released on 17 August 2018 via BMG Rights Management, her first studio record in 11 years since 2007's Always. Two singles have been released from the album; the lead single, "Show Me", was released on 26 April 2018. The second single "Shine", was released on 6 July 2018.

Contents

Gabrielle launched the new record with a sold-out show at London's Jazz Café on 8 May 2018. [2]

Reception

In a 3 out of 5 star review, Dave Simpson of The Guardian referred to the album as "a heartfelt comeback" that "makes it seem as if she never went away" and added that "the glossy pop-soul production is as catchy as her smashes" but that several songs "would be self-help manual material if they weren’t so passionately, sincerely sung". He concluded by explaining that "while more grit in the butter wouldn’t have gone amiss, Under My Skin returns to the sound that made Gabrielle famous". [3]

Track listing

Under My Skin Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Under My Skin"
Ian Barter3:46
2."Thank You"
  • Gabrielle
  • Chrisanthou
Steve Chrisanthou 3:28
3."Show Me"
  • Gabrielle
  • Chrisanthou
Chrisanthou3:29
4."Every Step"
  • Gabrielle
  • Barter
Barter3:16
5."Stronger"
  • Gabrielle
  • Chrisanthou
  • Paul Siddall
Chrisanthou4:23
6."Put Up a Fight"
  • Gabrielle
  • Barter
Barter3:42
7."Signs"
  • Gabrielle
  • Barter
Barter3:51
8."Breathe"
  • Gabrielle
  • Barter
Barter3:57
9."Young and Crazy"
  • Gabrielle
  • Chrisanthou
Chrisanthou3:18
10."Take a Minute"
  • Gabrielle
  • Chrisanthou
Chrisanthou3:30
11."Won't Back Down"
  • Gabrielle
  • Sam Burgess
Barter4:12
12."Shine"
  • Gabrielle
  • Tim Larsson
  • Tobias Lundgren
  • Larsson
  • Lundgren
3:57
Under My Skin Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Like I Loved You"
  • Gabrielle
  • Larsson
  • Lundgren
  • Larsson
  • Lundgren
3:24
14."A Good Heart"
  • Gabrielle
  • Larsson
  • Lundgren
  • Larsson
  • Lundgren
3:51

Personnel

Adapted from qobuz [4]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [5] 5
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 7
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [7] 1

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
Various [8] 17 August 2018 digital download, audio streaming Standard Edition BMG Rights
UK [9] CD, LP
Various [10] 15 March 2019 digital download, audio streaming Deluxe Edition

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