The Heart Speaks in Whispers

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The Heart Speaks in Whispers
Corinne Bailey Rae The Heart Speaks in Whispers.jpg
Studio album by Corinne Bailey Rae
Released 13 May 2016 (2016-05-13)
Recorded 2015–2016
Genre R&B
Length 55:31
Label Virgin EMI Records
Producer
Corinne Bailey Rae chronology
The Love EP
(2011)The Love EP2011		 The Heart Speaks in Whispers
(2016)

The Heart Speaks in Whispers is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae. The album was released on 13 May 2016, by Virgin EMI Records.[1][2] It is the follow-up to her second studio album, The Sea (2010).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 73/100[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[4]
Drowned in Sound 4/5 stars[5]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[6]
The Independent 2/5 stars[7]
musicOMH 4/5 stars[8]
PopMatters 3.5/5 stars[9]
Pitchfork Media 7.6/10[10]

The Heart Speaks in Whispers received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73 based on 14 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[3] In a positive review, Andy Kellman of AllMusic stated "The more electrified and groove-oriented material is bound to elicit parallels drawn to the likes of early Erykah Badu and, well, King.[11]"

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]

The Heart Speaks in Whispers — Standard edition[13]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "The Skies Will Break"  
  • Rae
  • Brown
 4:53
2. "Hey, I Won't Break Your Heart"  
  • Rae
  • Rae
  • Brown
 4:48
3. "Been to the Moon"  
  • Rae
  • Brown
  • Amber Strother
  • Paris Strother
  • Rae
  • Brown
 4:04
4. "Tell Me"  
  • Rae
  • Brown
  • P. Strother
 4:08
5. "Stop Where You Are"  
  • Rae
  • Chrisanthou
  • Rae
  • Chrisanthou
 4:10
6. "Green Aphrodisiac"  
  • Rae
  • P. Strother
  • A. Strother
  • Rae
  • Brown
  • P. Strother
 5:51
7. "Horse Print Dress"  
  • Rae
  • Brown
  • P. Strother
  • A. Strother
  • Chrisanthou
  • Rae
  • Brown
 4:03
8. "Do You Ever Think of Me?"  
  • Rae
  • Brown
 5:26
9. "Caramel"  
  • Rae
  • Rae
  • Brown
 5:15
10. "Taken by Dreams"  
  • Rae
  • Brown
  • John Hill
  • Rae
  • Brown
 3:55
11. "Walk On"  
  • Rae
  • Rae
  • Brown
 4:26
12. "Night"  
  • Rae
  • Rae
  • Brown
 4:32
Total length:
 55:31
The Heart Speaks in Whispers — Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[14]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
13. "In the Dark"  
  • Rae
  • Brown
  • Ho
 4:49
14. "Ice Cream Colours"  
  • Rae
  • Brown
  • Rae
  • Chrisanthou
 3:15
15. "High"  
  • Rae
  • Brown
 5:46
16. "Push On for the Dawn"  
  • Rae
  • Rae
  • Brown
 6:11
Total length:
 1:15:32

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 111
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[17] 74
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 100
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 14
US Billboard 200[20] 31

References

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  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Corinne Bailey Rae – The Heart Speaks in Whispers" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Corinne Bailey Rae – The Heart Speaks in Whispers" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Corinne Bailey Rae – The Heart Speaks in Whispers" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 20, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Corinne Bailey Rae – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Corinne Bailey Rae. Retrieved 24 May 2016.


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