Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
Capaldi sitting with his arms around his legs in a room with red lighting before a red and black background
Studio album by Lewis Capaldi
Released 17 May 2019 (2019-05-17)
Recorded 2016–2019
Genre
Length 42:17 (original)
53:14 (extended version)
Label
Producer
Lewis Capaldi chronology
Breach
(2018)		 Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
(2019)		 Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent
(2023)
Singles from Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
Singles from Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent

Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent is the debut studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi. It was released on 17 May 2019 through Vertigo Records in Europe and Capitol Records in the United States, and distributed globally by Universal Music. It includes the top 10 single "Grace", the UK and US number one single "Someone You Loved"[3] and "Hold Me While You Wait", among several songs previously included on Capaldi's 2018 EPs Bloom and Breach. Capaldi went on tour in support of the record in May 2019, and finished the tour in October 2019.[4] It peaked at number one in the UK and Ireland, becoming the fastest-selling album of the year and also outselling all of the top 10 combined in both countries. It was certified gold in the UK a week after its release. The album was the best selling album in the UK in 2019 and 2020, with "Someone You Loved" being the best selling single of 2019 in the UK.

Background

In the album announcement, Capaldi said: "Everyone always tells you about how amazing recording their first album was and how they'll always look back on the 'process' with fond memories. I will look back on it as an extremely stressful time that somehow also managed to be extremely boring." He went on to describe that while he liked "building up the songs", he did not enjoy re-recording guitar parts and the long mixing process. Capaldi also joked that he did not think that when he got to release his debut album that he "would give it a name as stupid I have, but here we are".[5] MTV said Capaldi "might have just won Best Album Title of 2019".[6]

The album title comes from a lyric in an unreleased song called “Figure it Out”.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 70/100[8]
Review scores
Source Rating
Clash 4/10[10]
Evening Standard 3/5 stars[11]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[1]
The Independent 4/5 stars[12]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10[13]
NME 2/5 stars[14]
Q 4/5 stars[15]
The Skinny 4/5 stars[16]
The Times 3/5 stars[17]
Vice A−[18]

Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian said that "few artists have quite such a disparity between their music and their public persona" as Capaldi, who, in song, is "a man utterly battered by a breakup". He called Capaldi's honesty "appealing" and felt that there is "some solid songwriting here, and a nobility to the sheer honesty of the lyrics", describing the music as "full-force, ugly crying pop".[1] Roisin O'Connor of The Independent called Capaldi's voice "a gravelly powerhouse that manages to evoke the 22-year-old's natural charisma even on the weepiest of ballads" and said the album "alternates between piano and guitar-based tracks, with production that retains raw moments" that, while "not the most adventurous album [...] is more about unveiling the rough materials Capaldi has to work with".[12] Hayley Milross from The Line of Best Fit called the album "an assured and settled debut", saying that while Capaldi may not have "deliver[ed] an album that leans towards the extraordinary", it is a "collection of poignant love songs that are honest and sincere".[13]

Robin Murray of Clash questioned why Capaldi's music is "so boring" given his "hilarious" public persona. Murray judged that the album "isn't something anyone should hate. It's well produced, well played, and for the more part well written, if highly repetitive in its he said/she said subject matter", saying its "refusal to be disliked" is "perhaps its most dispiriting, irritating aspect".[10] Writing for NME, Jordan Bassett characterised the album as "emotional piano ballads" that "sit at stark contrast with his public persona", concluding that it is "somewhat baffling that such a charismatic star could make a record so lacking in personality, though his fans won't mind one bit".[14]

Commercial performance

The album became the second fastest-selling album of the year in Ireland after three days of availability.[19] The album started atop the Irish Albums Chart with 6,389 units (physical sales, downloads and streaming). It later became the fastest-selling album of the year, the decade and the fourth all-time in the country.[20]

The album has reached over 10 million sales worldwide.[21]

Track listing

Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent track listing
No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Grace"  
  • Atkinson
  • Holloway
 3:03
2. "Bruises"   Earp 3:38
3. "Hold Me While You Wait"  
  • Capaldi
  • Atkinson
  • Holloway
  • TMS
 3:26
4. "Someone You Loved"   TMS 3:02
5. "Maybe"  
  • Atkinson
  • Holloway
 3:30
6. "Forever"  
  • Joe Janiak
 3:30
7. "One"   Phil Cook 2:59
8. "Don't Get Me Wrong"  
  • Hartman
  • Atkinson[b]
  • Holloway[b]
 3:33
9. "Hollywood"  
  • Capaldi
  • Atkinson
  • Holloway
 3:11
10. "Lost on You"  
  • Sneddon
  • Pillai
 3:15
11. "Fade"   Malay 4:04
12. "Headspace"  
  • Capaldi
  • Atkinson
  • Holloway
 5:06
Total length:
 42:17
Extended edition bonus tracks
No. Title Producer(s) Length
13. "Before You Go"   TMS 3:36
14. "Leaving My Love Behind"  
  • Andrew Frampton
  • Max Farrar
 3:31
15. "Let It Roll"  
  • Atkinson
  • Holloway
 3:39
Total length:
 53:03
Japan bonus tracks[22]
No. Title Length
16. "Someone You Loved" (live from Capitol Studio / 1 Mic 1 Take) 3:30
17. "Bruises" (live orchestral version) 3:49
18. "Bruises" (guitar acoustic) 3:47
Total length:
 64:24

Personnel

Vocals and production

  • Lewis Capaldi – lead vocals, backing vocals, production
  • Nicolas Atkinson – backing vocals
  • TMS – production
  • Nicolas Atkinson – production
  • Edd Holloway – production
  • James Earp – production
  • Anu Pilai – production
  • Malay Ho – production
  • Phil Cook – production
  • Joe Janiak – production
  • Andrew Frampton – production

Technical

  • Spike Stent – mixing
  • Edd Holloway – mixing
  • Mike Cave – mixing
  • Robert Voseign – mastering
  • Mike Cave – mastering
  • Lewis Capaldi – executive producer
  • Ryan Walter – executive producer

Artwork

  • Alexandra Gavillet – photography
  • Rory Dewar – art design
  • Dan Sanders – art commission

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[100] Platinum 70,000
Canada (Music Canada)[101] 2× Platinum 160,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[102] 3× Platinum 0
France (SNEP)[103] Gold 50,000
Germany (BVMI)[104] Gold 100,000
Italy (FIMI)[105] Gold 25,000
Netherlands (NVPI)[106] Gold 25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[107] 4× Platinum 60,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[108] 4× Platinum 120,000
Poland (ZPAV)[109] 2× Platinum 40,000
Singapore[110] 2× Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.
Sweden (GLF)[111] 2× Platinum 80,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[112] 5× Platinum 1,500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ “Lewis Capaldi review – an ecstatic sense of homecoming”. The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2020
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent". Hung Medien.
  24. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent" (in German). Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  26. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent" (in French). Hung Medien.
  27. ↑ "Illegal name entered Lewis Capaldi/Lewis+Capaldi/chart?f=309 Lewis Capaldi – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Lewis Capaldi.
  28. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201930,31 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data.
  29. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent". Hung Medien.
  30. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  31. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi: Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  32. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent". Hung Medien.
  33. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  34. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Lewis Capaldi – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
  35. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent". Hung Medien.
  36. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  37. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  38. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  39. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent". Hung Medien.
  40. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent". Hung Medien.
  41. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  42. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  43. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent". Hung Medien.
  44. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent". Hung Medien.
  45. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  46. ↑ Illegal name entered Lewis Capaldi/Lewis+Capaldi/chart?f=305 "Lewis Capaldi – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Lewis Capaldi.
  47. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  48. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  49. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  50. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  51. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  52. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  53. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  54. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  55. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  56. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  57. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  58. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  59. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  60. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  61. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  62. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  63. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  64. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  65. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  66. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  67. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  68. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  69. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  70. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  71. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  72. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  73. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  74. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  75. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  76. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  77. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  78. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  79. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  80. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  81. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  82. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  83. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  84. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  85. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  86. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  87. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  88. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  89. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  90. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  91. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  92. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  93. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  94. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  95. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  96. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  97. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  98. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  99. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  100. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  101. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  102. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Click on næste to go to page 11391 if certification from official website
  103. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  104. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  105. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Select Album e Compilation in the field Sezione. Enter Lewis Capaldi in the field Filtra. Select 2020 in the field Anno. The certification will load automatically
  106. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  107. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  108. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  109. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  110. ↑ UNSUPPORTED OR EMPTY REGION: Singapore.
  111. ↑ NO certyear WAS PROVIDED for SWEDISH CERTIFICATION.
  112. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Divinely_Uninspired_to_a_Hellish_Extent&oldid=727014425"