Sound of a Woman
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Released | October 13, 2014 | |||
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Length | 50:21 | |||
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Sound of a Woman is the major label debut studio album by Canadian singer Kiesza. It is her second album after her 2008 self-titled independent release[3] and her first full-length international debut. It was released on October 13, 2014.
Background
In February 2014, Kiesza released the video for her new single "Hideaway" through the indie label Lokal Legend.
Shortly after "Hideaway" charted, Kiesza released a new video for her cover of
Kiesza described Sound of a Woman as having grunge, rock, and folk influences in addition to her usual house or dance genre and that some songs on the album would be surprising to people.[11]
Singles
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"Giant in My Heart" was released as the album's second single on June 13, 2014, and reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart, while "Bad Thing" featuring American rapper Joey Badass was released as the album's third single on September 22, 2014.[12] "No Enemiesz" was released as the album's fourth single on November 23, 2014. Its music video was released a month earlier on October 24, 2014.
"Sound of a Woman" was released as the album's fifth single on May 24, 2015. The
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Idolator | 4/5[19] |
The New York Times | positive[20] |
NOW Magazine | [21] |
The Observer | [22] |
Pitchfork | 5.2/10[23] |
Slant Magazine | [24] |
Spin | positive[25] |
Sound of a Woman received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63 based on twelve reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[13] Brennan Carley of Spin called it "one of the most elastic albums of the 1990s, both 20 years too late and also totally in time" and noted that Kiesza "shows the insight to carve a lane out for herself in pop music that apparently nobody else felt the need to journey down."[25] Melody Lau of Exclaim! felt that the album makes "an important statement" in the dance music scene and hailed Kiesza's voice as "exceptionally strong and versatile."[17] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times wrote that "while [Kiesza] doesn't quite have the freedom in her voice to mimic fully the divas she's aiming for, she sings powerfully and with an understanding of how to deliver notes with rhythmic aggression."[20]
Bianca Gracie of
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hideaway" |
| Afuni | 4:11 |
2. | "No Enemiesz" |
| Afuni | 3:17 |
3. | "Losin' My Mind" (featuring Mick Jenkins) |
| Afuni | 3:51 |
4. | "So Deep" |
| Afuni | 4:28 |
5. | "Vietnam" |
| Afuni | 3:50 |
6. | "Bad Thing" (featuring Joey Badass) |
| Afuni | 3:31 |
7. | " What Is Love " |
| Afuni | 3:08 |
8. | "Sound of a Woman" |
| Afuni | 3:46 |
9. | "The Love" |
| Afuni | 3:57 |
10. | "Piano" |
| Afuni | 4:28 |
11. | "Giant in My Heart" |
| Afuni | 4:29 |
12. | "Over Myself" |
| Simen & Espen | 3:32 |
13. | "Cut Me Loose" |
| Orvosh | 3:53 |
Total length: | 50:21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Hideaway" (acoustic version) |
| 3:14 |
Total length: | 53:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Hideaway" (acoustic version) |
| 3:16 |
15. | " Andrew Hozier-Byrne | 4:43 | |
16. | "Prayer in C" (Lilly Wood and the Prick cover) (BBC live version) | 3:55 | |
17. | "Take Ü There" (Jack Ü featuring Kiesza) |
| 3:30 |
18. | "Hideaway" (video) | 4:36 | |
19. | "Giant in My Heart" (video) | 4:37 | |
Total length: | 73:36 |
Charts
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[27] | 18 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28] | 19 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[29] | 33 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[30] | 14 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[31] | 66 |
French Albums ( SNEP)[32]
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160 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[33] | 10 |
Italian Albums ( FIMI)[34]
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28 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] | 14 |
UK Albums (OCC)[36] | 40 |
US Billboard 200[37] | 42 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[38] | 1 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label |
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Australia[39] | October 17, 2014 |
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United States | October 21, 2014 | ||
United Kingdom | December 1, 2014 | ||
Brazil[40] | February 25, 2015 | CD | Universal Music
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References
- ^ Persaud, Navi (13 October 2014). "Kiesza And Mick Jenkins Release 'Losin' My Mind': 'Sound Of A Woman' Album Next Week". emptylighthouse.com. Westbourne International LLC. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
The song features Kiesza's soulful lyrics about heartbreak and being completely obsessively in love with someone. There is an old school R&B vibe and Jenkins adds a quality verse
- ^ a b "Cut Me Loose (SeeB Remix)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "KIESZA 2008 Independent Release CD recorded before Hideaway or Giant In My Heart". eBay. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ a b Daw, Robbie (March 20, 2014). "Popping Up: Kiesza". Idolator. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ a b Gentile, John (February 13, 2014). "Kiesza Barrels Through the Pain in 'Hideaway' – Video Premiere". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "Kiesza – 'Hideaway'". PopJustice.com. January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ Herr, Lindsay (February 13, 2014). "Kiesza takes it to the streets in her debut video for lead single "Hideaway"". EarMilk. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ Lane, Daniel (April 20, 2014). "Kiesza claims her debut UK Number 1 single with Hideaway". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- Idolator. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ a b Bell, Mike (May 3, 2014). "Calgary singer Kiesza taking the pop music world by storm". Calgary Herald. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "Kiesza reveals tracklisting for debut album Sound Of A Woman". Officialcharts.com. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (September 22, 2014). "Kiesza – "Bad Thing" (Feat. Joey Bada$$)". Stereogum.
- ^ a b "Sound of a Woman - Kiesza". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ a b Phares, Heather (October 2014). "Kiesza Sound of a Woman". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Diver, Mike (26 November 2014). "Kiesza – Sound Of A Woman". Clash. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b Sperounes, Sandra (23 October 2014). "Album review: Kiesza, Sound of a Woman". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b Lau, Melody (October 2014). "Kiesza Sound of a Woman". Exclaim!. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Gibsone, Harriet (27 November 2014). "Kiesza: Sound of a Woman review – full-throttle pop with lots of jazz hands". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Idolator. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ a b Caramanica, Jon (20 October 2014). "Aretha Franklin, Annie Lennox and Kiesza Release New Albums". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ a b Leconte, Julia (23 October 2014). "Kiesza Sound Of A Woman (Universal)". Now. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Jones, Corinne (30 November 2014). "Kiesza: Sound of a Woman review – too much stylistic muddle". The Guardian/The Observer. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b Fitzmaurice, Larry (22 October 2014). "Kiesza Sound Of A Woman". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (14 October 2014). "Kiesza Sound of a Woman". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ a b Carley, Brennan (21 October 2014). "SPIN Album of the Week: Kiesza Channels '90s House Divas on 'Sound of a Woman'". Spin. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Elliot Greiner. "Kiesza- Sound of A Woman; Music". Mxdwn. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Kiesza – Sound Of A Woman" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Kiesza – Sound Of A Woman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Kiesza – Sound Of A Woman" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Kiesza Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kiesza – Sound Of A Woman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Kiesza – Sound Of A Woman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Artisti - Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 20-10-2014 al 26-10-2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kiesza – Sounf Of A Woman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "{{{artist}}} | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Billboard 200: 2014-10-30". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Kiesza Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Sound of a Woman by Kiesza". iTunes Store. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Sound Of A Woman – Explicit Version". Livraria Saraiva. Retrieved 17 February 2015.