Phase (album)
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Released | 19 February 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
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Length | 46:53 | |||
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Producer | Jack Garratt | |||
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Phase is the debut studio album by the English singer and songwriter Jack Garratt, released on 19 February 2016 by Island Records internationally and by Interscope Records in the United States.[1] It debuted at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart on sales of 18,198.[2]
Critical reception[]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.3/10[3] |
Metacritic | 64/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
The Daily Telegraph | [6] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[7] |
The Guardian | [8] |
The Irish Times | [9] |
NME | 3/5[10] |
The Observer | [11] |
Pitchfork | 5.6/10[12] |
Q | [13] |
Uncut | 7/10[14] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, based on 15 reviews.[4]
Writing for Exclaim!, Paula Reid called Phase "a strong start to Garratt's career," praising his vocal and lyrical work.[15]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Coalesce (Synesthesia Pt. II)" | Jack Garratt | Garratt | 2:23 |
2. | "Breathe Life" | Garratt | Garratt | 4:23 |
3. | "Far Cry" |
| Garratt | 3:54 |
4. | "Weathered" | Garratt |
| 4:35 |
5. | "Worry" |
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| 4:03 |
6. | "The Love You're Given" |
| Garratt | 5:00 |
7. | "I Know All What I Do" | Garratt |
| 3:03 |
8. | "Surprise Yourself" | Garratt |
| 4:21 |
9. | "Chemical" | Garratt | Garratt | 3:35 |
10. | "Fire" | Garratt | Garratt | 4:18 |
11. | "Synesthesia Pt. III" | Garratt | Garratt | 2:26 |
12. | "My House Is Your Home" | Garratt | Garratt | 4:58 |
Total length: | 46:53 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Falling" | Garratt & Henry Brill | 3:59 |
2. | "Water" | Garratt | 3:40 |
3. | "I Couldn't Want You Anyway" | Garratt | 4:35 |
4. | "Remnants" | Garratt | 5:57 |
5. | "Synesthesia, Pt. I" | Garratt | 3:49 |
6. | "Lonesome Valley" | Garratt | 5:42 |
7. | "Water" (acoustic) | Garratt | 4:55 |
Personnel[]
- Jack Garratt – vocals, all instruments, drum programming, production, mixing
- Mike Spencer – additional bass, guitars and keyboards ("Weathered" and "Surprise Yourself")
- Carassius Gold – mixing ("Worry")
- Brett Cox – mixing ("Coalese Synesthesia Pt. II", "I Know All What I Do", "Fire", "Far Cry", "Synesthesia Pt. III" and "My House Is Your Home")
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering
- Zoë Zimmer – design, photography, art direction
Charts[]
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] | 9 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] | 34 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] | 18 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] | 88 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] | 21 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21] | 20 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[22] | 63 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[23] | 37 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] | 4 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] | 7 |
UK Albums (OCC)[26] | 3 |
US Billboard 200[27] | 127 |
References[]
- ^ "Phase (Deluxe) by Jack Garratt on iTunes". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Jones, Alan (26 February 2016). "BRITs triumph keeps Adele at No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Phase by Jack Garratt reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Reviews for Phase by Jack Garratt". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "Phase – Jack Garratt". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ McCormick, Neil; Brown, Helen (22 September 2016). "The best albums of 2016". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Snetiker, Marc (19 February 2016). "Jack Garratt's Phase: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (18 February 2016). "Jack Garratt: Phase review – Jack of all trades". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ Murphy, Lauren (18 February 2016). "Album of the week: Jack Garratt – Phase: firing and pinging on all cylinders". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Bartleet, Larry (19 February 2016). "Jack Garratt – 'Phase' Review". NME. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (21 February 2016). "Jack Garratt: Phase review – unrequited love over dubstep stylings". The Observer. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Snapes, Laura (18 February 2016). "Jack Garratt: Phase". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ Barton, Laura (March 2016). "Smooth Mover". Q (356): 116.
- ^ Bentley, Mark (March 2016). "Jack Garratt: Phase". Uncut (226): 75.
- ^ Reid, Paula (23 February 2016). "Jack Garratt: Phase". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Jack Garratt – Phase". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jack Garratt – Phase" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Jack Garratt – Phase" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Jack Garratt – Phase" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jack Garratt – Phase" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 8, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Jack Garratt – Phase". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Jack Garratt – Phase". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jack Garratt – Phase". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Jack Garratt – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
Categories:
- 2016 debut albums
- Island Records albums
- Jack Garratt albums