Tough Love (Jessie Ware album)

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Tough Love
Jessie Ware - Tough Love.png
Studio album by Jessie Ware
Released 13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)
Genre
Length 40:21
Label
Producer
Jessie Ware chronology
Devotion
(2012)Devotion2012		 Tough Love
(2014)
Singles from Tough Love
  1. "Tough Love"
    Released: 23 June 2014
  2. "Say You Love Me"
    Released: 28 September 2014
  3. "You & I (Forever)"
    Released: 12 January 2015
  4. "Champagne Kisses"
    Released: 20 April 2015

Tough Love is the second studio album by English recording artist Jessie Ware.[1] It was released on 13 October 2014 in the United Kingdom and 24 October 2014 in the United States.[2] The album was supported by the singles "Tough Love", "Say You Love Me", "You & I (Forever)", and "Champagne Kisses".

Background

At the beginning of 2014, Ware returned to the studio to write her second album. Ed Sheeran confirmed in an interview with Daily Star that they had written a song together for the new album.[3] (The song, "Say You Love Me", was released on 13 August 2014.)[4] "Tough Love" is the first single to be taken from the new album, airing for the first time on BBC Radio 1 as "Hottest Record" during the Zane Lowe's show and slated for a UK release on 3 August 2014. "Tough Love" was compared to "Prince at his minimalist '80s best" by Pitchfork, who interviewed Ware prior to the release.[5] "Tough Love" is produced together with BenZel, the production duo composed of London post-bass producer Two Inch Punch and mega-producer Benny Blanco who Ware previously worked with on the single "If You Love Me"; Benzel are also executive producers of her new album. It has been confirmed that Kid Harpoon, Dave Okumu, Julio Bashmore, Miguel, James Ford, Nineteen85, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran have also worked on the new album.[5]

Singles

"Tough Love", produced by BenZel, was released as the lead single from the album on 23 June 2014. The song peaked to number 34 on the UK Singles Chart, making it her first Top 40 single in the UK.[6]

"Say You Love Me" was released as the second single from the album on 28 September 2014 and became her second Top 40 hit, charting at number 22.[6]

"You & I (Forever)" was released as the third single from the album. The video for the song was released on 2 December 2014 and was directed by Adam Powell.[7] London-born producer Shift K3Y and Kidnap Kid remixed the track.[8]

On January 17, 2015, Ware confirmed on her Twitter account that the fourth single to be released from the album would be "Champagne Kisses".[9] Chris Sweeney directed the video, which was published on Ware's YouTube account on February 11, 2015.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 74/100[11]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[12]
The A.V. Club A-[13]
Consequence of Sound C[14]
Fact 2/5 stars[15]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[16]
NME 7/10[17]
The Observer 3/5 stars[18]
Pitchfork Media 7.3/10[19]
Popmatters 8/10[20]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[21]
Slant Magazine 4/5 stars[22]

Upon its release, Tough Love received generally positive reviews from music critics. According to Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to ratings and reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average of 74, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 26 critics.[11] At AllMusic, Andy Kellman rated the album three stars out of five, claiming that Tough Love has the same "high level of sophistication" as Ware's debut album Devotion, but with "less stimulating results".[12] David Brusie of The A.V. Club graded the album an A-, describing it as a "more than worthy" follow-up to Devotion, while highlighting Ware's strengths as a singer and songwriter. At The Guardian, Caroline Sullivan gave a positive review of the album, calling it "sensual and intriguing", while describing the album's content as a "boneless elegance" with "premium product".[16]

At PopMatters, Colin Fitzgerald rated Tough Love eight discs out of ten, noting that Ware has "gone the correct route", while highlighting the album's pop and R&B sounds of "Kind Of… Sometimes… Maybe" and the minimistical ballad "Keep on Lying".[20]

Track listing

Tough Love — Standard edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Tough Love"  
BenZel 3:26
2. "You & I (Forever)"  
BenZel 3:58
3. "Cruel"  
  • Okumu
  • Ford
 3:52
4. "Say You Love Me"  
BenZel 4:17
5. "Sweetest Song"  
Okumu 3:27
6. "Kind Of...Sometimes...Maybe"  
  • Ware
  • Blanco
  • Ash
  • Pimentel
 BenZel 3:34
7. "Want Your Feeling"  
Ford 4:21
8. "Pieces"  
3:25
9. "Keep on Lying"  
  • Ware
  • Dew
  • Matthew Walker
 Julio Bashmore 3:28
10. "Champagne Kisses"  
  • Ware
  • Blanco
  • Ash
 BenZel 3:22
11. "Desire"  
Nineteen85 3:11

Personnel

Credits for Tough Love adapted from AllMusic.[24]

Release history

Region Date Label Format(s) Edition
United Kingdom 13 October 2014
  • Standard
  • Deluxe
United States 24 October 2014

Charts

Chart (2014-2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 61
French Albums (SNEP)[28] 172
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29] 71
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30] 14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[31] 32
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[32] 6
Scottish Albums (OCC)[33] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 40
UK Albums (OCC)[35] 9
US Billboard 200[36] 50

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Poland (ZPAV)[37] Gold 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Silver 60,000

*sales figures based on certification alone

References

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