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| Released | October 27, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Length | 45:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Waves is the fourth studio album and the second major record label album by American singer and songwriter Rachel Platten. It was released on October 27, 2017. [1]
The album's lead single, "Broken Glass", was released on August 18, 2017. [2]
On October 4, 2017, Platten announced Waves via Twitter. [3] "Perfect for You" was released as the album's first promotional single on October 6, 2017. [4] "Collide" was released as the second promotional single on October 20, 2017. [5]
The album was released on October 27, 2017, worldwide, with a standard track edition with 13 songs, released to retailers and digital download and streaming services. A deluxe edition with three extra songs was released exclusively to Target stores [6] in the United States.
Waves debuted at number 73 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 8,000 units which was a significant drop in comparison to her previous album Wildfire which debuted at number 5 with sales of 45,000. [7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Perfect for You" |
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| 3:36 |
| 2. | "Whole Heart" |
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| 3:11 |
| 3. | "Collide" |
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| 3:25 |
| 4. | "Keep Up" |
| Levine | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Broken Glass" |
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| 2:59 |
| 6. | "Shivers" |
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| 2:55 |
| 7. | "Loose Ends" |
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| 3:31 |
| 8. | "Labels" |
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| 2:59 |
| 9. | "Loveback" |
| Kirkpatrick | 3:22 |
| 10. | "Hands" |
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| 3:54 |
| 11. | "Fooling You" |
| Kirkpatrick | 3:49 |
| 12. | "Good Life" |
| Levine | 3:46 |
| 13. | "Grace" |
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| 4:19 |
| Total length: | 45:21 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Even If It Hurts" |
| Jeberg | 3:11 |
| 15. | "Without You" |
| Levine | 3:29 |
| 16. | "Wild" |
| Levine | 3:05 |
| Total length: | 55:06 | |||
Notes
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [11] | 142 |
| South Korean Albums Overseas (Gaon) [12] | 30 |
| US Billboard 200 [13] | 73 |
Rachel Ashley Platten is an American singer-songwriter and author. After releasing two albums independently in 2003 and 2011, she signed with Columbia Records in 2015 and released her mainstream debut single, "Fight Song", which peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, topped charts in the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of multiple charts worldwide. Platten won a Daytime Emmy Award for a live performance of the song on Good Morning America. Her major-label debut studio album, Wildfire (2016), was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and featured the follow-up singles "Stand by You" and "Better Place". Her second major-label album, Waves (2017), followed a year later.
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