Английская Википедия:High Expectations

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High Expectations is the debut studio album by English singer Mabel. It was released on 2 August 2019 by Polydor UK. Originally scheduled for release on 15 July, the album was pushed back to 2 August to alter several songs. Mabel worked with writers and producers such as Tre Jean-Marie, Steve Mac and MNEK to create the album, with its tracks incorporating elements of pop and R&B.

The album was supported by two singles, as well as one promotional single. Its lead single "Don't Call Me Up" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks, making it Mabel's highest charting single in the UK. It also became her international mainstream breakthrough, managing to peak within the top 10 in over twenty countries. The track also became Mabel's first US Billboard Hot 100 chart entry, peaking at 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album's second and final single "Mad Love" became Mabel's third UK top-10 single, peaking at number eight. "Bad Behaviour" was released as the only promotional single from the album on 23 July 2019; it debuted at number 94 on the UK Singles Chart.

Upon its release, High Expectations received positive reviews from music critics, many of whom complimented its production and the singer's vocals. The album was also a commercial success, debuting at number three on the UK Albums Chart and at number five on the Irish Albums Chart.

Background

In October 2017, Mabel released her debut mixtape, Ivy to Roses. Its lead single, "Finders Keepers", peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and became her first top ten single. The mixtape was then reissued in January 2019, featuring six additional singles including "Don't Call Me Up". High Expectations was then officially announced on 18 April of the same year, with a scheduled release date of July 12. The release date was later pushed back to August 2.

Singles

The album's lead single "Don't Call Me Up" was released on 18 January 2019. It was initially included on the 2019 reissue of Ivy to Roses. The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks, making it Mabel's highest charting single in the UK. It became her international mainstream breakthrough, managing to peak within the top 10 in over twenty other countries including Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway where it reached the top three. The track also became the singer's first US Billboard Hot 100 chart entry where it rose to number 66.

"Mad Love" was released as the second and final single from the album on 7 June 2019. It became Mabel's third UK top-10 single, peaking at number eight, and her second top-10 single in Ireland where it reached number six.

The album's only promotional single, "Bad Behaviour", was released on 23 July 2019, alongside a music video directed by Oliver Kane. The track debuted at number 94 on the UK Singles Chart. A music video for the track "OK (Anxiety Anthem)" premiered on Dazed on 16 August 2019, directed by Jade Jackman.

Critical reception

High Expectations received positive reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 61, based on 10 reviews. Reviewing the album for musicOMH, Ben Devlin hailed it as "a convincing display of versatility and quality songwriting that firmly establishes Mabel as a force to be reckoned with in UK pop", while Chris Taylor of DIY regarded it as "effortlessly cool" with "no faux-earnestness". Q magazine's Laura Barton called the album "highly polished" and said the singer "perfected the art of writing songs that even on first listen sound totally ubiquitous". In NME, Hannah Mylrea wrote that Mabel's "gorgeous silky vocals soar, the glossy production is stellar, but the exuberance and effervescent attitude that make tunes like 'Don't Call Me Up' so brilliant aren't found throughout."

Andrew Wright of The Skinny stated that the singer found her individual identity with High Expectations which he described as well-rounded despite "some over-zealous Top 40 attempts". Conversely, Joe Hale of Clash found it "almost too airbrushed, with Mabel playing it a little too safe to qualify being described as wholly original or progressive", but concluded that it had "some real highlights" and "moments of talent and flair". Despite finding the album strong and well-crafted, The GuardianШаблон:'s Alexis Petridis also believed it lacked personality and only "occasionally hints its maker might be more interesting and individual". Kitty Empire was more critical in The Observer, writing, "High Expectations is just disappointingly all right, lacking any playfulness, or top spin, or a sense of who Mabel is," while Uncut critic Johnny Sharp commented, "Despite some pleasant enough tunes, she lacks the vocal charisma to stand out from other wannabe Rihannas, Mileys and Dua Lipas." Mick Jacobs of PopMatters concluded, "Though sung in a beautiful, agile voice, the album's contents lack any innovation that truly set them apart, even amongst themselves."

Commercial performance

High Expectations debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart, behind Ed Sheeran's No.6 Collaborations Project and Lewis Capaldi's Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, with first-week sales of 9,761 album-equivalent units. It dropped to number 10 in its second week with sales of 4,184 units. On the Irish Albums Chart, it debuted at number five, the highest new entry for the chart dated 9 August 2019. The album also debuted in the top 40 in Norway and Switzerland. In the US, High Expectations entered at number 198 on the Billboard 200. Hugh McIntyre of Forbes cited its debut as "a prime example of how the UK and the US music industries can be drastically different".

Tour

Mabel announced the US and Canada dates of her headlining tour in support of the album on 7 June 2019. General sale of tickets also began on the same date. Dates in the UK and Europe were announced on July 19, 2019 via her social media. The general sale of tickets for European dates began on July 21. The supporting act was R&B singer Kali Claire. The European leg of the tour commenced on January 28, 2020 in Dublin, Ireland.

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening acts

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act(s)
North America
12 August 2019	Cambridge	United States	The Sinclair	Maya B
14 August 2019	Washington		Union Stage
15 August 2019	New York		The Bowery Ballroom
17 August 2019	Toronto	Canada	Velvet Underground
19 August 2019	San Francisco	United States	Slim's
20 August 2019	Los Angeles		Troubadour
Europe
24 August 2019	London	UK	Clapham Common	-
	Reading		Little John's Farm
25 August 2019	Leeds		Bramham Park
31 August 2019	Costessey		Norfolk Showground
1 September 2019	Liverpool		Sefton Park
3 September 2019	London		Coal Drops Yard
Asia
5 September 2019	Tokyo	Japan	ELE	-
Europe
28 January 2020	Dublin	Ireland	3Olympia Theatre	Kali Claire
29 January 2020
30 January 2020	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Ulster Hall
1 February 2020	Glasgow	Scotland	O2 Academy
2 February 2020	Leeds	UK	O2 Academy
4 February 2020	Liverpool		O2 Academy
5 February 2020	Manchester		O2 Victoria Warehouse
7 February 2020	Nottingham		Rock City
11 February 2020	Birmingham		O2 Academy
12 February 2020	London		Eventim Apollo
21 February 2020	Madrid	Spain	Joy Eslava
22 February 2020	Barcelona		La 2 de Apollo
25 February 2020	Zurich	Switzerland	Plaza Club
26 February 2020	Paris	France	Le Trianon
28 February 2020	Brussels	Belgium	L’Orangerie du Botanique
29 February 2020	Cologne	Germany	Gloria
1 March 2020	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg (The Max)
3 March 2020	Berlin	Germany	Kesselhaus
4 March 2020	Hamburg		Mojo
5 March 2020	Copenhagen	Denmark	Vega

Cancelled shows - Festivals

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act(s)/Festival	Reason
8 February 2020	Norwich	UK	UEA	Kali Claire	Illness
9 February 2020	Southampton		O2 Guildhall
24 February 2020	Milan	Italy	Magazzini Generali		COVID-19 pandemic
8 March 2020	Oslo	Norway	Rockefeller
4 June 2020	Barcelona	Spain	Parc del Forum	-
19 June 2020	Landgraaf	Netherlands	Megaland
25-29 June 2020	Pilton	UK	Worthy Farm
2 July 2020	Werchter	Belgium	Festivalpark
3 July 2020	Dublin	Ireland	Marlay Park
5 August 2020	Budapest	Hungary	Óbudai-sziget
9 August 2020	Newquay	UK	Fistral Beach and Watergate Bay
14 August 2020	Helsinki	Finland	Suvilahti
28 August 2020	Leeds	UK	Bramham Park
29 August 2020	Reading		Little Johny's Park
4 September 2020	County Laois	Ireland	Stradbally Hall
5-6 September 2020	Berlin	Germany	Olympiapark

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album liner notes. Шаблон:Track listing

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Personnel

Credits for High Expectations adapted from Allmusic.

Performers and vocals

• Mabel – primary artist, vocals Шаблон:Small
• Kamille – background vocals Шаблон:Small, additional vocals Шаблон:Small, featured vocals Шаблон:Small
• Kojo Funds – vocals Шаблон:Small
• Not3s – vocals Шаблон:Small
• Rich the Kid – vocals Шаблон:Small
• Raye – vocals Шаблон:Small
• Stefflon Don – vocals Шаблон:Small
• Anthony Hannides – background vocals Шаблон:Small
• Michael Hannides – background vocals, piano, drums Шаблон:Small
• 169 – background vocals, drum programming, keyboards Шаблон:Small
• MNEK – background vocals, keyboards, drum programming Шаблон:Small, additional vocals Шаблон:Small
• Kali Claire McLoughlin – background vocals Шаблон:Small
• Nick Trygstad – cello Шаблон:Small
• Simon Turner – cello Шаблон:Small
• Paulette Bayley – violin Шаблон:Small
• Peter Whitfield – violin Шаблон:Small
• Sarah Brandwood-Spencer – violin Шаблон:Small
• Tre Jean-Marie – bass, piano, strings, synthesizer Шаблон:Small
• Josh Werner – bass guitar Шаблон:Small
• Chris Laws – drums Шаблон:Small
• Steve Mac – keyboards Шаблон:Small
• Tim Laws – guitar Шаблон:Small
• Al Shux – bass, drums, keys Шаблон:Small
• Fraser T. Smith – drum programming Шаблон:Small, keyboards Шаблон:Small
• Jordan Riley – drums, keyboards Шаблон:Small, synthesizer programming Шаблон:Small, bass, piano Шаблон:Small
• Lewis Allen – guitar Шаблон:Small
• Leo Kalyan – (drums and keys) programming Шаблон:Small
• Stephen Kozmeniuk – drums, strings Шаблон:Small
• Jimmy Napes – piano Шаблон:Small
• Marlon Roudette – electric guitar Шаблон:Small
• Alastair "AoD" O'Donnell – guitar Шаблон:Small
• Timucin Lam – all instruments Шаблон:Small
• Twice as Nice – drum, synthesizer programming Шаблон:Small
• Charlie Handsome – synthesizer programming, drums Шаблон:Small
• Josh Crocker – drums, keyboards Шаблон:Small

Production

• Tre Jean-Marie – production Шаблон:Small
• Dre Skull – production Шаблон:Small
• WILDLIFE! – additional production Шаблон:Small
• Cameron Gower Poole – (additional) vocal production Шаблон:Small
• Steve Mac – production Шаблон:Small
• Oak – production Шаблон:Small
• Al Shux – production Шаблон:Small
• Fraser T. Smith – production Шаблон:Small
• Jordan Riley – production Шаблон:Small
• MakeYouKnowLove – production Шаблон:Small
• Tyrell Paul – production Шаблон:Small
• Snakehips – production Шаблон:Small
• MXXWLL – production Шаблон:Small
• MNEK – production Шаблон:Small
• KOZ – production Шаблон:Small
• Leo Kalyan – additional production Шаблон:Small
• JD. Reid – production Шаблон:Small
• Alastair "AoD" O'Donnell – additional production Шаблон:Small
• Jay Weathers – production Шаблон:Small
• Jax Jones - production Шаблон:Small
• Mark Ralph - co-production Шаблон:Small
• Twice as Nice – production Шаблон:Small
• Charlie Handsome – production Шаблон:Small
• Josh Crocker – production Шаблон:Small
• GA – production Шаблон:Small
• Joel Pott – production Шаблон:Small

Technical

• Tre Jean-Marie – programming Шаблон:Small
• Nosa Apollo – programming Шаблон:Small
• Geoff Swan – mixing Шаблон:Small
• Lewis Chapman – assistant mixing Шаблон:Small
• Bill Zimmerman – additional engineering Шаблон:Small
• Phil Tan – mixing Шаблон:Small
• Dan Pursey – engineering Шаблон:Small
• Chris Laws – engineering Шаблон:Small
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing Шаблон:Small
• Al Shux – recording Шаблон:Small
• Manny Marroquin – mixing Шаблон:Small
• Chris Galland - engineering Шаблон:Small
• Jordan Riley – recording Шаблон:Small
• Niko Battistini – mix assistant Шаблон:Small
• Michael Freeman – mix assistant Шаблон:Small
• Wez Clarke – additional programming Шаблон:Small, mixing Шаблон:Small
• Cameron Gower Poole – mixing Шаблон:Small, recording Шаблон:Small
• MNEK – background vocals recording Шаблон:Small
• Matt Snell – assistant engineering Шаблон:Small
• JD. Reid – engineering Шаблон:Small, programming Шаблон:Small
• Jay Weathers – engineering Шаблон:Small
• Mike Spencer – additional engineering, mixing Шаблон:Small
• Mark Ralph – mixing Шаблон:Small
• Jamie Snell – editing Шаблон:Small
• Dan Parry – mixing Шаблон:Small
• Josh Crocker – programming Шаблон:Small

Artwork

• Mariano Vivanco – photography
• Ted Lovett (Studio) – art direction and design

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	70
French Albums (SNEP)	80
Greek Albums (IFPI)	72
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)	82
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)	98

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)	83

Chart (2020)	Position
Irish Albums (IRMA)	21
UK Albums (OCC)	16

Chart (2021)	Position
Irish Albums (IRMA)	49
UK Albums (OCC)	35

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	2 August 2019	Шаблон:Hlist	Polydor UK
Various	22 August 2019	LP Шаблон:Small
Japan	4 September 2019	CD	Universal

High Expectations... Stripped

High Expectations... Stripped is an acoustic version of the album recorded by Mabel at her home studio during the COVID-19 lockdowns. The album was released on 31 July 2020.

Mabel announced the album on 28 July 2020, saying "This year turned everyone's plans sideways and I’ve been using the time in my home studio to record an acoustic version of every track. Something a bit more intimate from me".