Английская Википедия:Heartbreak Weather
Шаблон:Redirect-distinguish2 Шаблон:Use Irish English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox album Heartbreak Weather is the second studio album by Irish singer Niall Horan, released through Capitol Records on 13 March 2020. It was promoted with five singles: "Nice to Meet Ya", "Put a Little Love on Me", "No Judgement", the title track and "Black and White".[1]
On the Billboard 200 chart, Heartbreak Weather debuted at number four, marking Horan's second top-10 album in the United States. The album also debuted at number one on the Irish and UK album charts, marking Horan's first UK number one album as a solo artist.
Background and recording
Horan announced the album on 7 February 2020 alongside the release of the third single "No Judgement", and stated in a press release that with the album, he wanted to "tell the story that was in my head, hopefully lead people down the storytelling lane of an album track listing. [...] I wanted to write songs from different sides or from someone else looking in."[2] Horan took inspiration from the work of Bruce Springsteen[3] as well as the Arctic Monkeys and The Weeknd.[4] The album was recorded from October 2018 to January 2020.[5][6]
Promotion
Singles
"Nice to Meet Ya" was released as the album's lead single on 4 October 2019.[7] The song was promoted with many live performances including at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards, Saturday Night Live and The Late Late Show with James Corden. In the official video, it mentioned Heartbreak Weather on a poster, at the timestamp 1:15.[8][9][10] The song received a music video, directed by The Young Astronauts, which was released along with the song.[11] The song entered many official charts worldwide including peaking at number 7 on the Irish Singles Chart, 22 on the UK Singles Chart and 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Put a Little Love on Me" serves as the second single from the album, being released on 6 December 2019.[12] The song entered the Irish and Scottish singles chart peaking at number 32 and 38 respectively. The song received a music video which accompanied its release and was directed by Cameron Busby.[13]
"No Judgement" was released on 7 February 2020 as the album's third single.[14] The song was compared to Horan's 2017 single "Slow Hands".[15] The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles chart peaking at number 97 and 32 respectively. The song's music video was released alongside the song and was directed by Drew Kirsch.[16] The song also received a remix by Steve Void and an acoustic version.[17][18] "Black and White" was released on 21 April 2020 as the album's fourth single.[19]
Cancelled tour
Horan officially announced the Nice to Meet Ya Tour in October 2019.[20] The tour was set to go through North America, Oceania, Europe and Latin America between April and December 2020. On 3 April 2020 Horan announced the tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He stated he intended to tour in 2021, "when the crisis blows over."[21] No, rescheduled dates have been announced.[22] Lewis Capaldi, Fletcher and Maisie Peters were set to open for Horan on the tour.[20][23]
Critical reception
Шаблон:Album ratings Heartbreak Weather received generally favourable 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 63, based on eight reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[24]
AllMusic's Neil Yeung reviewed the album positively, stating that the production of the album was better than Horan's 2017 debut album, Flicker, adding that "despite the often dour and forlorn lyrical content, the songs are full-blooded and more energetic than the average breakup album".[25] Chris DeVille, writing for Stereogum, stated that the album is "much better" than Flicker, commenting that Heartbreak WeatherШаблон:'s writing, production, and performance all represented "an upgrade". However, he felt that "Horan is capable of evolving" but added that "such flourishes suggest this boy-band alumnus may someday grow up to be the man after all — or at the very least he won't be desperate for a reunion tour". Jason Scott, writing for American Songwriter, named the record "a stylistic leveling-up" while complimenting Horan's take on heartbreak.[26] Michael Cragg of The Guardian highlighted that the album contains "hints of experimentation, such as the swaggering hybrid of Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian in "Nice To Meet Ya", but it's the excellent title track's flirtation with glossy, synth-tinged MOR that suggests where Horan might be headed next. Proof that it's often the quiet ones you need to keep an eye on".[27] Mike Wass, writing for Idolator, wrote that the record "just might be pop's first, feel-good breakup album" and that "there's no sophomore slump here" while calling it "a winning collection of love songs from multiple perspectives with very few skips."[28]
Some reviews were more mixed. Mark Kennedy of the Associated Press called the album an "overall bright collection" and felt that Horan made "14 perfectly fine tracks, if not volcanic ones" and that it "is in no way a disaster" but that "it's just not an improvement on his debut effort".[29] Ella Kemp of NME called the album "a mixed bag" and felt that there was "a great voice let down by some not great songs", writing that Horan's "lyrical landscape is somewhat thinner and the production even more impenetrable" than that of Flicker. She concluded by complimenting Horan's "incredible" and "convincing" voice, adding that the album "isn't an entirely lost cause, but one to build upon for a more inspiring future all the same".[30] Adam White, writing for The Independent, described Heartbreak Weather as "a tranquilliser of an album that only occasionally sparks to life" and "largely drab", explaining that Horan "struggles to define his musical identity on his shiny if haphazard second album" which is "entirely stuck on safe mode". Nevertheless, White specifically praised "New Angel" and "Arms of a Stranger", calling the latter "concert-ready and irresistibly shiny".[31] Writing for The Telegraph, Neil McCormick felt like the album lacks "any particular character" and that "everything sounds like something you might have heard somewhere before", stating that the record is "the closest thing to a One Direction album since the band split".[32] Ed Power of the Irish Examiner wrote that Horan "ticks the boxes but doesn't cause a storm".[33] Quinn Moreland, writing for Pitchfork, felt the Horan "spends too much of the record bouncing between sounds and songwriting concepts to feel distinct" but did compliment the album's final track, "Still," calling it "the realest, rawest moment on the record and a small bit of proof that Horan has the potential to make it on his own."[34]
Commercial performance
Heartbreak Weather debuted atop the Irish Albums Chart and UK Albums Chart.[35][36]
In the United States, the album debuted at number four with 59,000 equivalent album units (42,000 pure) in its first week, making it the top-selling album of the week.[37] The album also debuted at number one on the Top Album Sales chart, marking Horan’s second leader on the list, following his debut album, Flicker.
Track listing
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Notes
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Heartbreak Weather.[38]
Studios
Main recording locations Шаблон:Div col
- Playpen (Calabasas) Шаблон:Spaced ndash recording Шаблон:Small
- Sound City Studios (Sherman Oaks) Шаблон:Spaced ndash recording Шаблон:Small
- SARM Music Village (London) Шаблон:Spaced ndash recording Шаблон:Small
- Sanctuary Studios (The Bahamas) Шаблон:Spaced ndash recording Шаблон:Small
- Inspiration Way (Los Angeles) Шаблон:Spaced ndash recording Шаблон:Small
- Enemy Dojo (Calabasas) Шаблон:Spaced ndash recording Шаблон:Small
- The Barn Studios (Richmond) Шаблон:Spaced ndash recording Шаблон:Small
- State of the Ark Studios (Richmond) Шаблон:Spaced ndash recording Шаблон:Small
- The Shed Studios (Van Nuys) Шаблон:Spaced ndash recording Шаблон:Small
- Laurel House Studios (Los Angeles) Шаблон:Spaced ndash recording Шаблон:Small
- Echo Studio (Los Angeles) Шаблон:Spaced ndash recording Шаблон:Small
- Home Team (Nashville) Шаблон:Spaced ndash recording Шаблон:Small
Additional recording locations Шаблон:Div col
- Air Studios (London) Шаблон:Spaced ndash strings Шаблон:Small
Engineering locations Шаблон:Div col
- Camden Recording Studios (Dublin, Ireland) Шаблон:Spaced ndash additional engineering Шаблон:Small
Mixing and mastering locations Шаблон:Div col
- Mixsuite LA (Los Angeles) Шаблон:Spaced ndash mixing
- Sterling Sound (New York) Шаблон:Spaced ndash mastering
Vocals and musicians
- Niall Horan – lead vocals, background vocals Шаблон:Small, guitar Шаблон:Small, acoustic guitar Шаблон:Small
- Julian Bunetta – background vocals Шаблон:Small, keys Шаблон:Small, bass Шаблон:Small, guitar Шаблон:Small, drums Шаблон:Small, piano Шаблон:Small, keyboards Шаблон:Small
- John Ryan – background vocals Шаблон:Small, guitar Шаблон:Small, keys Шаблон:Small, bass Шаблон:Small
- Jamie Scott – background vocals Шаблон:Small, piano, drums, bass Шаблон:Small, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, string arrangement Шаблон:Small
- Tobias Jesso Jr. – background vocals Шаблон:Small
- Afterhrs – keys Шаблон:Small
- Nate Mercereau – guitar Шаблон:Small, bass Шаблон:Small
- Teddy Geiger – guitar Шаблон:Small
- Forrest Miller – fiddle Шаблон:Small
- Derreck Wells – guitar Шаблон:Small
- Mike Needle – background vocals Шаблон:Small
- Daniel Bryer – background vocals, electric guitar Шаблон:Small, drums Шаблон:Small
- Noah Conrad – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, bass Шаблон:Small
- Jake Cartwright – electric guitar Шаблон:Small, orchestral drum Шаблон:Small
- Andrew Haas – bass Шаблон:Small
- Ruth-Anne Cunningham – background vocals Шаблон:Small
- Luke Potashnick – guitars Шаблон:Small, acoustic guitar, electric guitar Шаблон:Small
- Songa Lee – violin Шаблон:Small
- Charlie Bisharat – violin Шаблон:Small
- Alma Fernandez – violin Шаблон:Small
- Jacob Braun – cello Шаблон:Small
- Greg Kurstin – guitar, bass Шаблон:Small, drums, synthesizers, keyboards Шаблон:Small, strings arrangement Шаблон:Small, piano Шаблон:Small, tiple Шаблон:Small
- Aaron Sterling – drums Шаблон:Small, percussion Шаблон:Small
- Benji Lysaght – guitar Шаблон:Small
- Max Whipple – bass Шаблон:Small
- Kane Richotte – percussion Шаблон:Small
- Martin Hannah – shaker Шаблон:Small
- Ed Blunt – string arrangement Шаблон:Small
- Simon Baggs – violin Шаблон:Small
- Danny Bhattacharya – violin Шаблон:Small
- Shlomy Dobrinsky – violin Шаблон:Small
- Cindy Foster – violin Шаблон:Small
- Dorina Markoff – violin Шаблон:Small
- Dominic Moore – violin Шаблон:Small
- Helen Paterson – violin Шаблон:Small
- Manuel Porta – violin Шаблон:Small
- Patrick Savage – violin Шаблон:Small
- Jo Watts – violin Шаблон:Small
- Nick Barr – viola Шаблон:Small
- Fiona Bonds – viola Шаблон:Small
- Morgan Goff – viola Шаблон:Small
- Yuri Zhislin – viola Шаблон:Small
- Chris Fish – cello Шаблон:Small
- Rachel Lander – cello Шаблон:Small
- Conor Masterson – violin Шаблон:Small
- Dernst (D'Mile) Emile II – organ Шаблон:Small
Production
- Jill Lamothe – production
- Julian Bunetta – production Шаблон:Small
- Teddy Geiger – production Шаблон:Small
- John Ryan – production Шаблон:Small
- Afterhrs – production Шаблон:Small
- Daniel Bryer – production, vocal production Шаблон:Small
- Jamie Scott – production, vocal production Шаблон:Small
- Noah Conrad – production Шаблон:Small
- Mike Needle – vocal production Шаблон:Small
- Greg Kurstin – production Шаблон:Small, strings production Шаблон:Small
- Tobias Jesso Jr. – production Шаблон:Small
- Jeff Gunnell – production Шаблон:Small
Technical
- Mark 'Spike' Stent – mixing
- Michael Freeman – mix assistant
- Matt Wolach – additional mix assistant
- Jeff Gunnell – engineering Шаблон:Small, assistant engineering Шаблон:Small, programming Шаблон:Small
- Mike Malchicoff – engineering Шаблон:Small
- Will Maclellan – assistant engineering Шаблон:Small
- Veronica Wyman – engineering, assistant engineering Шаблон:Small
- Richard Evatt – assistant engineering Шаблон:Small, engineering Шаблон:Small
- Teddy Geiger – programming Шаблон:Small
- Jesse Munsat – assistant engineering Шаблон:Small
- John Ryan – programming Шаблон:Small, engineering Шаблон:Small
- Julian Bunetta – programming Шаблон:Small, engineering Шаблон:Small
- Afterhrs – programming Шаблон:Small
- Martin Hannah – engineering Шаблон:Small
- Noah Conrad – engineering, programming Шаблон:Small
- Matt Cooke – assistant engineering Шаблон:Small, engineering Шаблон:Small
- Jake Cartwright – assistant engineering Шаблон:Small
- Jamie Scott – programming Шаблон:Small
- Daniel Bryer – programming Шаблон:Small
- Greg Kurstin – engineering Шаблон:Small
- Alex Pasco – engineering Шаблон:Small
- Julian Burg – engineering Шаблон:Small
- Ed Reyes – additional engineering Шаблон:Small
- Jack Power – additional engineering Шаблон:Small
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Will Quinnell – assistant mastering
Artwork and management
- Liz Isik – A&R admin
- Erynn Hill – A&R coordinator
- Martha Braithwaite – business affairs
- David Helfer – business affairs
- The Young Astronauts – art direction
- Dean Martindale – photography
- Mitra Darab – marketing
Charts
Weekly charts
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Estonian Albums (Eesti Tipp-40)[39] | 4 |
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[40] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2020) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[41] | 66 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[42] | 94 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[43] | 94 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[44] | 12 |
Chart (2021) | Position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[45] | 172 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[46] | 95 |
Certifications
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Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Шаблон:Abbr |
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Various | 13 March 2020 | Шаблон:Hlist | Capitol | [47][48][49][50] |
See also
References
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