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Endlessly is the second studio album by Welsh singer-songwriter Duffy. It was released on 26 November 2010 in the UK by A&M Records (under Polydor), and in the US by Mercury Records. Duffy worked almost exlusively with Albert Hammond Snr. on the album, with all but one of the album's songs being written by Hammond and Duffy. Four of the songs received additional or co-production by Stuart Price. Music is also provided by The Roots and ?uestlove. Musically, the album follows the soul stylings of her first album Rockferry (2008), although Duffy drew inspiration from a variety of other genres, including disco and soft rock. It has been said that Duffy wrote the album in three weeks.

The album received mixed reviews, with critics stating that Duffy faltered outside of her comfort zone, although it was called a "proper somophore effort" and "Effortlessly". Vocally, Duffy's falsetto and vibrato were both criticised and praised. Commerically, it did not replicate Duffy's debut success, reaching just number 72 on the US Billboard 200. However, Endlessly reached the top ten on album charts in Denmark, Finland, Greece, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It has been certified Gold in three European countries thus far.

The first and only single from Endlessly, titled "Well, Well, Well", did not perform well on national charts, and was only a modest European success, reaching a peak of 37 on the European Hot 100 Singles chart and number 41 in the UK. The single features a rhythm section by United States hip hop group The Roots. Duffy promoted the album extensively throughout the world, performing on many television shows and conducting an array of print interviews. A live extended play (EP) of songs from the album was released in Germany in 2011 and plans for a concert tour are listed as "coming soon" on Duffy's website. However, since releasing the album, it has been announced that Duffy is taking an extended break from the music industry to work on her third studio album, and the planned second single from Endlessly - "My Boy" - was cancelled, though a single mix of the title track was digitally released.

Background

In late January 2010 Rough Trade Management, who with Jeanette Lee had managed Duffy, announced that they and the singer had parted amicably with the company. Duffy's new management said that "professional relationship between Duffy and Rough Trade management has run its course."[1][2]

On 16 September Duffy announced the release of her second album Endlessly. The album was recorded in New York, London and Spain over the course of three weeks[3] in the year prior to release. Duffy formed a songwriting partnership with Albert Hammond for the record. Endlessly was released in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2010. The album's lead single was scheduled on 21 November and is entitled "Well, Well, Well". It features a rhythm section by United States hip hop group The Roots.[2][4][5] The music video for "Well, Well, Well" premiered on Duffy's YouTube channel on 11 October 2010.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[7]
The A.V. Club(C-)[8]
Chicago Tribune[9]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[10]
The Guardian[11]
Los Angeles Times[12]
Paste(6.8/10)[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
Slant Magazine[15]
SPIN(7/10)[16]

Upon its release, Endlessly received generally mixed reviews from most music critics.[17] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 59, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[17]

Singles

"Well, Well, Well" was released as the album's lead single worldwide in October 2010. It was the album's only commercially-released single, reaching peaks of number 41 on the UK Singles Chart and 37 on the European Hot 100 Singles chart. In mainland Europe, it managed to chart in the top twenty in Finland, Belgium and Switzerland, reaching number 11 in the former.[18]

A second single release was planned for the songs "Endlessly", "Keeping My Baby" and "My Boy" in 2011, and a music video was filmed for the latter in February 2011. A clip of the prospective B-side to the "My Boy" release, scheduled for 13 March 2011, "Tell Me", was released on the internet and a single edit of "My Boy" was produced by Tom Elmherst. However, the single was removed from pre-order on digital outlets and the release was cancelled following Duffy's announcement of a career hiatus. It is not known if the song's music video or B-side will be released.

A single edit for "Endlessly" was digitally released in 2010.

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Albert Hammond and Duffy, except "Girl" by Don Paul and Paddy Chambers. Additional production by Stuart Price on "Keeping My Baby", "Don't Forsake Me" and "Lovestruck" with co-production on "Well, Well, Well".

Standard edition[19][20]
No.TitleLength
1."My Boy"3:27
2."Too Hurt to Dance"3:15
3."Keeping My Baby"2:49
4."Well, Well, Well"2:45
5."Don't Forsake Me"4:01
6."Endlessly"2:59
7."Breath Away"4:12
8."Lovestruck"2:52
9."Girl"2:26
10."Hard for the Heart"4:57
Total length:33:52
Amazon.com digital bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."My Boy (Acoustic Version)" 
Barnes & Noble bonus track[21]
No.TitleLength
11."Endlessly (Acoustic Version)"3:03
Total length:37:10

Personnel

Charts and certifications

In the US, the album debuted at number 72 with first-week sales of 18,000 copies.[22]

Release history

Region Date Label
Germany,[34] 26 November 2010 Polydor, Universal Music
Argentina[35] 26 November 2010 Universal Music
Brazil[36] 27 November 2010
United Kingdom 29 November 2010 A&M Records, Polydor
United States[37] 7 December 2010 Mercury Records

References

  1. ^ Duffy turns her back on record company WalesOnline, 29 January 2010
  2. ^ a b Duffy Teams With Roots, Albert Hammond Billboard, 16 September 2010
  3. ^ Duffy returns with new album Endlessly Daily Post North Wales, 22 November 2010
  4. ^ Duffy unveils new 'hip hop' album Newsbeat, BBC Radio, 18 October 2010
  5. ^ Murray, Robin (16 September 2010). "Duffy Confirms Second Album". Clash. Clash Music. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Duffy – Well, Well, Well". YouTube.
  7. ^ Bush, John (7 December 2010). "Endlessly – Duffy". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  8. ^ Koski, Genevieve (7 December 2010). "Duffy: Endlessly". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Turn It Up: Album review: Duffy, 'Endlessly'". Chicago Tribune. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  10. ^ Reviewed by Melissa Maerz (1 December 2010). "Endlessly". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 December 2010. {{cite web}}: Text "1 Dec 2010" ignored (help)
  11. ^ Dean, Will (25 November 2010). "Duffy: Endlessly – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  12. ^ 7 December 2010  (7 December 2010). "Album review: Duffy's 'Endlessly'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 December 2010. {{cite web}}: Text "  6:00 am" ignored (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Duffy: Endlessly :: Music :: Reviews". Paste Magazine. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  14. ^ By  Jody Rosen (7 December 2010). "Endlessly by Duffy". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  15. ^ Cole, Matthew (28 November 2010). "Album Review: Duffy:: Endlessly". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  16. ^ Petrusich, Amanda. "Duffy, 'Endlessly' (Mercury)". SPIN. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  17. ^ a b "Endlessly Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  18. ^ "Duffy - Well Well Well - Music Charts". acharts.us. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  19. ^ "Endlessly:Duffy". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  20. ^ (Media notes). {{cite AV media notes}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |Format= ignored (|format= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Publisher= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Type= ignored (|type= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Year= ignored (|year= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ http://music.barnesandnoble.com/Endlessly/Duffy/e/602527594422/?itm=1&USRI=duffy
  22. ^ Keith Caulfield and Silvio Pietroluongo (16 December 2010). "Chart Moves: Susan Boyle, Black Keys, Adam Lambert, Rihanna, deadmau5". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  23. ^ Steffen Hung. "Duffy – Endlessly". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  24. ^ Nielsen SoundScan Charts JAM!
  25. ^ "Duffy: Endlessly". Suomen virallinen lista – Artistit. Tilastot. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  26. ^ "Unheilig wieder on top der Album-Charts". Media Control. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  27. ^ "Black Eyed Peas von null auf eins in die Download-Charts". Media Control. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  28. ^ Greek Top 75 Albums Chart IFPI
  29. ^ Irish Top 100 Albums Chart Irish Recorded Music Association
  30. ^ "Chart Track". Italy Albums Chart. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana/GfK. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  31. ^ "Album Top-40". IFPI Denmark (in Danish). Hitlisten. NU. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  32. ^ [1] Swedish albums chart
  33. ^ AWARDS 2010 swisscharts.com
  34. ^ "Endlessly: Duffy: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  35. ^ Endlessly (F) – Duffy Tematika.com
  36. ^ Duffy – Endlessly (Brazil release date) Livraria Cultura
  37. ^ Endlessly: Duffy Amazon.com
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