Corinne Bailey Rae (album)

Corinne Bailey Rae
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Studio album by
Released24 February 2006 (2006-02-24)
Recorded2004–2005
Studio
  • The Idle
  • Olympic (London)
  • Taxlight
  • John Ellis's place
Genre
Length41:35
LabelEMI
Producer
Corinne Bailey Rae chronology
Corinne Bailey Rae
(2006)
Live in London & New York
(2007)
Alternative cover
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North American and Japanese cover
Singles from Corinne Bailey Rae
  1. "Like a Star"
    Released: 7 November 2005
  2. "Put Your Records On"
    Released: 20 February 2006
  3. "Trouble Sleeping"
    Released: 29 May 2006
  4. "I'd Like To"
    Released: 12 February 2007

Corinne Bailey Rae is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, released on 24 February 2006 by EMI. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Four singles were released from the album: "Like a Star", "Put Your Records On", "Trouble Sleeping" and "I'd Like To". Corinne Bailey Rae has sold over four million copies worldwide.

Release and promotion

"Like a Star" was released as the album's lead single in a limited-edition format in 2005, peaking at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart. When re-released in October 2006, "Like a Star" reached a new peak position of number 32 on the UK chart. The second single, "Put Your Records On", peaked at number two in February 2006. "Trouble Sleeping" was released as the album's third single in May 2006, peaking at number 40 in the UK.

"I'd Like To" was released on 12 February 2007 as the fourth and final single. On the same day, the album was re-released with a bonus disc containing some of the B-sides and remixes included on previous singles, as well as three new tracks—one of which, a cover of Björk's 1993 song "Venus as a Boy", only previously appeared on a covermount for Q magazine. Several songs from the album appear in the 2006 comedy-drama film Venus starring Peter O'Toole. In the United States, "Breathless" was released as a promotional single in 2007.

Commercial performance

Corinne Bailey Rae debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 108,181 copies in its first week. The album had sold 968,341 copies in the United Kingdom by May 2016, earning a triple platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 22 July 2013.

The album debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, selling 40,000 copies in its first week. On the issue dated 3 March 2007, it peaked at number four with 120,000 copies sold. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 5 December 2006, and had sold 1.9 million copies in the US by January 2010. As of October 2009, Corinne Bailey Rae had sold over four million copies worldwide.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Blender
Entertainment WeeklyB
Los Angeles Times
NME6/10
Pitchfork8.0/10
PopMatters5/10
Q
Rolling Stone
Spin

Corinne Bailey Rae received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 69, based on 13 reviews. While some critics perceived filler as a weakness of the album, Bailey Rae earned positive comparisons to female recording artists such as Billie Holiday, Norah Jones, Erykah Badu, Minnie Riperton, and Macy Gray. David Jeffries of AllMusic called it "pleasingly homegrown, warm, and poignant in parts". Los Angeles Times writer Natalie Nichols compared Bailey Rae's music to that of Sade and Stevie Wonder. Michael Endelman of Entertainment Weekly called it "extremely agreeable, a bit predictable, and occasionally irresistible". MusicOMH writer Michael Hubbard called the debut "exceptional in every way" and "a breath of fresh air" Preston Jones of Slant Magazine was more lukewarm, saying "Rae’s amiable competence marks her as a talent worth keeping tabs on, but the strength of Corinne Bailey Rae is fleeting, a triumph of mood over tangible substance."

In contrast, Neil Spencer of The Observer gave the album a scathing review, saying "Beyond her calling card single, 'Like a Star', however, she shows a lack of ambition. The arrangements are generic (Al Green's leftovers, mostly), the cooing backing singers bland, and the lyrics pedestrian."

Paste listed the album as the 41st best of 2006.

Accolades

Bailey Rae received a nomination for Best UK & Ireland Act at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards. That same year, she won two MOBO Awards for Best UK Newcomer and Best UK Female, as well as a Mojo Award for Best New Act. Bailey Rae won Outstanding New Artist at the 2007 NAACP Image Awards, and was nominated for Outstanding Female Artist and Outstanding Album. At the 2007 Grammy Awards, Bailey Rae received a nomination for Best New Artist, while "Put Your Records On" was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The following year, Bailey Rae was nominated for another Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "Like a Star", and "Put Your Records On" won an ASCAP Award for Song of the Year.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Like a Star"Corinne Bailey RaeSteve Chrisanthou4:01
2."Enchantment"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Rod Bowkett
  • Chrisanthou
  • Bowkett[a]
3:56
3."Put Your Records On"
3:34
4."Till It Happens to You"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Pamela Sheyne
  • Paul Herman
  • Herman
  • Justin Broad
4:36
5."Trouble Sleeping"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Beck
  • Chrisanthou
Chrisanthou3:27
6."Call Me When You Get This"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Steve Bush
  • Bush
  • Chrisanthou[a]
5:02
7."Choux Pastry Heart"
Andrew Hale3:56
8."Breathless"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Marc Nelkin
Chrisanthou4:13
9."I'd Like To"
  • Tommy D
  • Herman
4:05
10."Butterfly"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bowkett
Chrisanthou3:52
11."Seasons Change"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Steve Brown
  • RKW
  • Brown
  • Chrisanthou[a]
4:53
Total length:41:35
iTunes Store, UK vinyl and Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Another Rainy Day"Bailey RaeBailey Rae3:15
Total length:44:50
Japanese limited edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Emeraldine"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Hale
Hale4:31
14."Put Your Records On" (acoustic)
  • Bailey Rae
  • Beck
  • Chrisanthou
 3:50
15."Like a Star" (acoustic)Bailey Rae 4:23
Total length:57:54
UK special edition bonus disc, digital deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Since I've Been Loving You"Bailey Rae4:22
2."Emeraldine"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Hale
Hale4:31
3."No Love Child"
  • Cara Robinson
  • Wayne Pollock
4:00
4."Enchantment" (Amp Fiddler Remix)
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bowkett
  • Chrisanthou
  • Bowkett[a]
  • Fiddler[b]
3:25
5."Venus as a Boy"Björk GuðmundsdóttirChrisanthou2:58
6."I'd Like To" (Weekender Mix)
  • Bailey Rae
  • Danvers
  • Herman
3:30
7."I Won't Let You Lie to Yourself"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Nelkin
  • Lassen
  • Chrisanthou
  • Rae[a]
3:50
8."Another Rainy Day"Bailey RaeBailey Rae3:15
9."Daydreaming"Aretha FranklinAriana Morgenstern3:54
Total length:33:45
European special edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Since I've Been Loving You"
  • Page
  • Plant
  • Jones
Bailey Rae4:22
2."Emeraldine"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Hale
Hale4:31
3."Munich"
  • George Thomas
  • Sara Carter
3:58
4."No Love Child"
  • Robinson
  • Pollock
4:00
5."Enchantment" (Amp Fiddler Remix)
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bowkett
  • Chrisanthou
  • Bowkett[a]
  • Fiddler[b]
3:25
6."Venus as a Boy"BjörkBailey Rae2:58
7."I'd Like To" (Weekender Mix)
  • Bailey Rae
  • Danvers
  • Herman
3:30
8."I Won't Let You Lie to Yourself"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Nelkin
  • Lassen
  • Chrisanthou
  • Bailey Rae[a]
3:50
9."Another Rainy Day"Bailey RaeBailey Rae3:15
10."Daydreaming"FranklinMorgenstern3:54
Total length:37:43
North American deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Since I've Been Loving You"
  • Page
  • Plant
  • Jones
Bailey Rae4:22
2."Emeraldine"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Hale
Hale4:31
3."Munich"
  • Smith
  • Urbanowicz
  • Leetch
  • Lay
  • Thomas
  • Carter
3:58
4."Venus as a Boy"GuðmundsdóttirBailey Rae2:58
5."Another Rainy Day"Bailey RaeBailey Rae3:15
6."Daydreaming"FranklinMorgenstern3:54
7."Enchantment" (Amp Fiddler Remix)
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bowkett
  • Chrisanthou
  • Bowkett[a]
  • Fiddler[b]
3:25
8."I'd Like To" (Weekender Mix)
  • Bailey Rae
  • Danvers
  • Herman
3:30
Total length:29:53
US and UK digital bonus track versions
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Since I've Been Loving You"
  • Page
  • Plant
  • Jones
Bailey Rae4:22
2."Emeraldine"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Hale
Hale4:31
3."Venus as a Boy"BjörkBailey Rae2:58
4."Another Rainy Day"Bailey RaeBailey Rae3:15
5."Daydreaming"FranklinMorgenstern3:54
6."Enchantment" (Amp Fiddler Remix)
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bowkett
  • Chrisanthou
  • Bowkett[a]
  • Fiddler[b]
3:25
7."I'd Like To" (Weekender Mix)
  • Bailey Rae
  • Danvers
  • Herman
3:30
Total length:29:53
15th Anniversary edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Like a Star"Bailey RaeChrisanthou4:01
2."Enchantment"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bowkett
  • Chrisanthou
  • Bowkett[a]
3:56
3."Put Your Records On"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Beck
  • Chrisanthou
  • Chrisanthou
  • Hogarth[a]
3:34
4."Till It Happens to You"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Sheyne
  • Herman
  • Herman
  • Broad
4:36
5."Trouble Sleeping"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Beck
  • Chrisanthou
Chrisanthou3:27
6."Another Rainy Day"Bailey RaeBailey Rae3:15
7."Call Me When You Get This"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bush
  • Bush
  • Chrisanthou[a]
5:02
8."Choux Pastry Heart"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Lassen
Hale3:56
9."Breathless"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Nelkin
Chrisanthou4:13
10."I'd Like To"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Danvers
  • Herman
  • Tommy D
  • Herman
4:05
11."Butterfly"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bowkett
Chrisanthou3:52
12."Seasons Change"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Steve Brown
  • RKW
  • Brown
  • Chrisanthou[a]
4:53
Total length:44:50

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[b] signifies a remixer
  • ^[c] signifies a main and additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Corinne Bailey Rae.

Musicians

  • Corinne Bailey Rae – vocals, backing vocals (all tracks); acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 8, 10, 11); Spanish guitar (tracks 1, 11); percussion (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 10); electric guitar (tracks 2, 10); bass, piano (track 7); Moog, additional keyboards (track 10)
  • Paul Siddal – keys (tracks 1, 2, 8, 10)
  • Steve Chrisanthou – organ (tracks 1, 5); programming (tracks 1–3, 5, 8, 10); electric guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8, 10); Spanish guitar, horn sampling, percussion (track 3); piano (track 10)
  • The London Session Orchestra – strings (tracks 1, 2, 6, 10)
  • Gavyn Wright – director of The London Session Orchestra (tracks 1, 2, 6, 10)
  • Wil Malone – string arrangement and conducting (tracks 1, 2, 6, 10)
  • Rod Bowkett – bass, acoustic guitar (track 2)
  • John Beck – keyboard (tracks 3, 5)
  • Joe TattonHammond organ (track 3)
  • Cara Robinson – additional backing vocals (track 3)
  • Jason Rae – alto saxophone (tracks 3, 5, 8–10); baritone saxophone (tracks 8, 9); flute (track 11)
  • Jim Corrytenor saxophone (tracks 3, 5, 8–10)
  • Malcolm Strachan – trumpet (tracks 3, 5, 8–10)
  • Sam Dixon – bass (track 3)
  • Paul Herman – guitar, drum programming (track 4); acoustic guitar, electric guitar (track 9)
  • Aubrey Nunn – bass guitar (track 4)
  • Jess Bailey – Wurlitzer piano, Hammond organ (track 4)
  • Justin Broad – drum programming (tracks 4, 9)
  • Kenny Higgins – bass guitar (tracks 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Steve Bush – electric guitar, bass, programming (track 6)
  • Andy Platts – Fender Rhodes, additional guitar (track 6)
  • Steve Brown – Hammond organ, additional Fender Rhodes (track 6); backing vocals, Jupiter synths, music box sampling, Wurlitzer piano (track 11)
  • Andrew Halegrand piano, programming (track 7)
  • Pete Lewinson – drums (track 7)
  • Kenji Jammer – electric guitar, acoustic guitar (track 7)
  • Colin Waterman – drums (track 8)
  • Paul McKendrick – additional backing vocals (track 8)
  • Livingston Brown – bass guitar (track 9)
  • Tommy D – keys, drum programming (track 9)
  • Mikey Lawrence – drums, percussion (track 11)
  • John Ellis – glockenspiel, backing vocals (track 11)
  • Yvonne Ellis – programming (track 11)

Technical

  • Steve Chrisanthou – recording, production (tracks 1–3, 5, 8, 10); additional production (tracks 6, 11); mixing (track 11)
  • Jeremy Wheatley – mixing (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Rod Bowkett – additional production (track 2)
  • Justin Broad – engineering (tracks 4, 9); production (track 4)
  • Jimmy Hogarth – additional production (track 3)
  • Paul Herman – mixing, production (tracks 4, 9)
  • Steve Bush – production (track 6)
  • Andrew Hale – production (track 7)
  • Mike Pela – mixing (track 7)
  • David Ayers – engineering (track 7)
  • Ian Duncan – engineering (track 7)
  • Tommy D – production, mixing (track 9)
  • Steve Brown – additional recording, production (track 11)
  • Yvonne Ellis – engineering (track 11)
  • Dan Hope – additional recording (track 11)
  • RKW – production (track 11)

Artwork

  • Irene Rukerebuka – design, photography
  • Darren Lewis – artwork
  • Emma Hardy – additional photography inside booklet

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Corinne Bailey Rae
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Gold 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP) Gold 75,000*
Germany (BVMI) Gold 100,000^
Ireland (IRMA) 2× Platinum 30,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold 7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Gold 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) 3× Platinum 968,341
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,900,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Corinne Bailey Rae
Region Date Edition Label Ref.
Ireland 24 February 2006 Standard EMI
United Kingdom 27 February 2006
Germany 3 March 2006
Australia 17 March 2006
Canada 20 June 2006
United States Capitol
Japan 12 July 2006 EMI
29 November 2006 Limited
United States 6 February 2007 Deluxe Capitol
United Kingdom 12 February 2007 Special EMI
Canada 13 February 2007 Deluxe
Germany 16 February 2007 Special
United Kingdom 13 August 2021 15th Anniversary Virgin
United States Capitol

Notes

  1. ^ Tracks 1–3, 5, 8 and 10
  2. ^ Strings on tracks 2, 6 and 10
  3. ^ a b Additional recording on track 11

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