The Heart Speaks in Whispers
2016 studio album by Corinne Bailey Rae
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The Heart Speaks in Whispers is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, released on 13 May 2016 by Virgin EMI Records.[1][2]
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| Released | 13 May 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 55:31 | |||
| Label | Virgin EMI | |||
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.9/10[3] |
| Metacritic | 74/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Drowned in Sound | [6] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| The Independent | [9] |
| musicOMH | [10] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10[11] |
| PopMatters |  [12] |
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 74 based on 17 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[4] 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."[13] Writing for Exclaim!, Ebyan Abdigir called the album "thoughtful and light, with an emotional range and sharp artistic direction that was lacking on her past records."[7]
Commercial performance
In the United States, the album debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Skies Will Break" |
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| 4:53 |
| 2. | "Hey, I Won't Break Your Heart" |
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| 4:48 |
| 3. | "Been to the Moon" |
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| 4:04 |
| 4. | "Tell Me" |
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| 4:08 |
| 5. | "Stop Where You Are" |
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| 4:10 |
| 6. | "Green Aphrodisiac" |
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| 5:51 |
| 7. | "Horse Print Dress" |
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| 4:03 |
| 8. | "Do You Ever Think of Me?" |
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| 5:26 |
| 9. | "Caramel" |
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| 5:15 |
| 10. | "Taken by Dreams" |
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| 3:55 |
| 11. | "Walk On" |
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| 4:26 |
| 12. | "Night" |
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| 4:32 |
| Total length: | 55:31 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "In the Dark" |
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| 4:49 |
| 14. | "Ice Cream Colours" |
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| 3:15 |
| 15. | "High" |
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| 5:46 |
| 16. | "Push On for the Dawn" |
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| 6:11 |
| Total length: | 75:32 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 17. | "Stop Where You Are" (Live at Capitol Studios) |
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| 4:13 |
| 18. | "Hey, I Won’t Break Your Heart" (Live at Capitol Studios) |
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| 5:09 |
| Total length: | 84:54 | |||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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