Willson (album)

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Willson
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2024
Length43:29
Label Independent
Producer
  • Collin Pastore
  • Jake Finch
Ashe chronology
Rae
(2022)
Willson
(2024)
Singles from Willson
  1. "Running Out of Time"
    Released: June 28, 2024
  2. "I Wanna Love You (But I Don't)"
    Released: August 2, 2024
  3. "I hope you die first"
    Released: August 2, 2024
  4. "Ashe"
    Released: September 4, 2024

Willson is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Ashe. It was released on September 6, 2024, and is her first album as an independent artist.

Contents

Background

In 2023, she was scheduled to embark on her Fun While It Lasted Tour. However, she announced the tour was canceled on February 1, 2023, citing she no longer felt "mentally healthy or resilient enough to go back on tour yet" and forced herself to take a break for her mental health. [1] [2] On June 21, 2024, she gave her first live performance in over a year where she performed "Moral of the Story" with Niall Horan during his Saratoga Springs stop on his tour. [3]

A week later on June 27, 2024, she announced her new album "Willson" would release on September 6, 2024, and is her first album being an independent artist. The lead single from the album, "Running Out of Time", was released on June 28, 2024. [4] She released her second and third singles, "I Wanna Love You (But I Don't)" and "I hope you die first" on August 2, 2024. [5]

Track listing

Willson track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Please don't fall in love with me"
  • Pastore
  • Finch
2:45
2."Running Out of Time"
  • Willson
  • Pastore
  • Finch
  • Julian Bunetta
  • Stephanie Jones
  • Pastore
  • Finch
3:35
3."Pull The Plug"
  • Willson
  • Pastore
  • Finch
  • Pastore
  • Finch
3:19
4."Cherry Trees"
  • Willson
  • Pastore
  • Finch
  • Pastore
  • Finch
3:03
5."I Wanna Love You (But I Don't)"
  • Willson
  • Pastore
  • Finch
  • Pastore
  • Finch
4:18
6."Helter Skelter"
  • Willson
  • Pastore
  • Finch
  • Pastore
  • Finch
3:48
7."Dear Stranger,"
  • Willson
  • Pastore
  • Finch
  • Pastore
  • Finch
3:31
8."Hornet's Nest"
  • Willson
  • Pastore
  • Finch
  • Pastore
  • Finch
4:10
9."Castle"
  • Willson
  • Pastore
  • Finch
  • Pastore
  • Finch
3:20
10."I hope you die first"
  • Willson
  • Pastore
  • Finch
  • Pastore
  • Finch
3:26
11."Devil Herself"
  • Willson
  • Pastore
  • Finch
  • Pastore
  • Finch
3:53
12."Ashe"
  • Willson
  • Pastore
  • Finch
  • Pastore
  • Finch
4:21
Total length:43:29
Willson – Physical Version
No.TitleLength
10."Don't Do Me Any Favors" 

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

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