Only When We're Naked

Only When We're Naked
Only When We're Naked
Studio album by Zak Abel
Released	6 October 2017
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Sky Adams; Cass Lowe; Will Simms; Eg White; Fred Cox;
Zak Abel chronology
Singles from Only When We're Naked
	"Unstable"; Released: 2017; "Rock Bottom"; Released: 2017; "All I Ever Do (Is Say Goodbye)"; Released: 2017; "Only When We're Naked"; Released: 2017; "The River"; Released: 2017;

Only When We're Naked is the debut studio album by Moroccan-English musician Zak Abel. It was released on 6 October 2017 through Atlantic Records.^[1]^[2] The album includes the singles "Unstable", "Rock Bottom", "All I Ever Do (Is Say Goodbye)", "Only When We're Naked" and "The River".

Background

Talking about the album, Abel said: "I'm really into African sounds. I have been for the last 2 years. The album is basically a compilation of songs that I felt were me at my most vulnerable and most honest as I was writing them. I'd say my general sound is very soul pop and funk but the album has quite a lot of African influences too. I wanted to try some of that out."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Unstable"	Zak Zilesnick Danny Shah Sky Adams Lawrie Martin	Adams	3:45
2.	"Still Want UUU"	Zilesnick Shah Adams Martin	Adams	3:12
3.	"Broken"	Zilesnick Adams Fred Cox Amy Wadge	Adams	3:04
4.	"The River"	Zilesnick Cass Lowe	Lowe	4:01
5.	"Beautiful Lie"	Zilesnick Adams Martin Maegan Cottone	Adams	3:29
6.	"Only When We're Naked"	Zilesnick Shah Adams Martin Will Simms Guy Chambers	Adams Simms^[a]	3:04
7.	"Awakening"	Zilesnick Adams Tim Woodcock	Adams	3:05
8.	"Deserve to Be Loved"	Zilesnick Francis White	Eg White Adams^[b]	3:57
9.	"Rock Bottom" (featuring Wretch 32)	Zilesnick Cox Jonny Lattimer Jermine Scott Samuel Ademosu J. Warner	Cox	3:46
10.	"All I Ever Do (Is Say Goodbye)"	Zilesnick Shah Adams Martin	Adams	3:00
Total length:				34:23

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	100

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	6 October 2017^[1]	Digital download	Atlantic Records

References

^ ^a ^b "Only When We're Naked by Zak Abel on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ "Zak Abel pens track-by-track for new album Only When We're Naked". The Independent. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ "Zak Abel: 5 things you need to know". Glamour. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[iTunes-1] "Only When We're Naked by Zak Abel on Apple Music". music.apple.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[2] "Zak Abel pens track-by-track for new album Only When We're Naked". The Independent. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[3] "Zak Abel: 5 things you need to know". Glamour. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[ac_UK2_-4] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

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