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Little Red is the second studio album by British singer Katy B . It was released on 7 February 2014 by Rinse, Columbia Records and Sony Music . The album includes the singles "5 AM ", "Crying for No Reason " and "Still ". The album is her first number 1 on the UK Albums Chart .
Singles
"5 AM " was released as the lead single on 4 November 2013.[ 6] It reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart . "Crying for No Reason " was released as the album's second single on 26 January 2014.[ 7] It debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart. "Still " was released as the album's third single on 2 May 2014.[citation needed ]
Other songs
"What Love Is Made Of " was released on 5 July 2013[ 8] and reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart; however, the song did not make the album's final cut. "Aaliyah", originally released as part of the Danger EP, received extensive airplay on the likes of BBC Radio 1 and became part of the album.
Tour
On 12 November 2013 it was announced that Katy B will be doing a five-date UK tour. A date for London's Roundhouse in October 2014 was added on 17 January 2014. On 5 March 2014, full tour dates for October were added.[ 9]
Critical reception
The album received generally positive reviews, with an average score of 74/100 on Metacritic .
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Next Thing" 3:03 2. "5 AM " Geeneus 3:21 3. "Aaliyah" (featuring Jessie Ware ) Geeneus 4:38 4. "Crying for No Reason " Geeneus 4:02 5. "I Like You" George Fitzgerald 4:03 6. "All My Lovin'" 4:41 7. "Tumbling Down" Geeneus 4:42 8. "Everything" Route 94 3:47 9. "Play" (featuring Sampha ) Sampha 3:23 10. "Sapphire Blue" Greene 4:27 11. "Emotions" 4:35 12. "Still " 3:29
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[ 11] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 13. "Blue Eyes" M. J. Cole 5:17 14. "Stay Down" Moto Blanco 3:17 15. "Hot Like Fire" Geeneus 3:54 16. "Wicked Love" Al Shux 4:03 17. "Sky's the Limit"
Brien
Warren
Michael Dodman
3:49
Deluxe edition bonus disc[ 12] Title 1. "Little Red" (Continuous Mix) 65:52
iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks[ 13] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 13. "Blue Eyes" M. J. Cole 5:17 14. "Stay Down" Moto Blanco 3:17 15. "Hot Like Fire" Geeneus 3:54 16. "Wicked Love" Al Shux 4:03 17. "Sky's the Limit"
Brien
Warren
Michael Dodman
3:49 18. "Little Red" (Continuous Mix) 65:52
Continuous Mix track listing Title 1. "Crying for No Reason" 2. "Sapphire Blue" 3. "I Like You" 4. "Everything" 5. "Tumbling Down" 6. "Play" (featuring Sampha) 7. "Aaliyah" (featuring Jessie Ware) 8. "Next Thing" 9. "Blue Eyes" 10. "5 AM" 11. "Sky's the Limit" 12. "Wicked Love" 13. "Stay Down" 14. "All My Lovin'" 15. "Emotions" 16. "Hot Like Fire" 17. "Still"
Personnel
Credits adapted from Little Red album liner notes.
Katy B – vocals
Geeneus – engineer, producer
DJ Zinc – engineer, keys, mixing
The Invisible Men – engineer, producer
Jessie Ware – vocals
Sampha – producer, vocals
Phil Tan – mixing
Joey Dyer – keys, programming
Jon Shave – keys, programming
Jarrad Hearman – engineer, mixing
George Fitzgerald – mixing, production
Glenn Callaghan – keys
Jacques Greene – producer
Jason Pebworth – keys
George Astaslo – programming
Moto Blanco – producer
Joker – producer
Adam Harris – Guitar
Tom Forrest – mixing
Route 94 – producer
Largo – engineer, producer
Al Shux – mixing, producer
Huxley – producer
Fraser T Smith – producer
Beatriz Artola – engineer
M.J. Cole – engineer, producer
Stuart Hawkes – mastering
Simon Emmett – photography
Give Up Art – art direction, design
Weekly charts
Year-end
Certifications
Release history
Country
Release date
Format
Label
Ireland[ 22]
7 February 2014
Germany[ 23]
10 February 2014
United Kingdom
References
Studio albums EPs Singles Features singles Tours