Sing to Me Instead
2019 studio album by Ben Platt
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Sing to Me Instead is the debut studio album by American actor/singer Ben Platt.[2] It was released on March 29, 2019.[3] Two songs were released from the album on February 1, 2019: "Bad Habit" and "Ease My Mind".[4] It is the actor's first creative project after originating the role of the titular character in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen[2] aside from appearing on one of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamildrops, "Found/Tonight".
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| Released | March 29, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 44:49 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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Platt premiered the first single "Bad Habit" during a live performance and collaboration with Foley Gallery in early 2019.[5] He later performed the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on February 21, 2019.[6] "Ease My Mind", "Grow as We Go" and "Temporary Love" were released as pre-release downloads on February 13, March 1, and March 8, 2019, respectively. Each song was accompanied with a music video premiere on YouTube.[7][8][9] A deluxe edition of the album was released on May 20, 2020, in conjunction with the release of the Netflix special, Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall.[10]
Track listing
Track listing adapted from Apple Music. Credits adapted from Spotify and Tidal.[11]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bad Habit" |
| Decilveo | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Ease My Mind" |
| Decilveo | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Temporary Love" |
| Decilveo | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Grow as We Go" |
| Alex Hope | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Honest Man" |
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| 3:49 |
| 6. | "Hurt Me Once" |
| Eg White | 4:00 |
| 7. | "New" |
| Wells | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Better" |
| Decilveo | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Share Your Address" |
| Decilveo | 3:02 |
| 10. | "In Case You Don't Live Forever" |
| Decilveo | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Older" |
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| 3:27 |
| 12. | "Run Away" | Platt | Decilveo | 3:37 |
| Total length: | 44:49 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "So Will I" |
| Finneas | 4:11 |
| 14. | "Rain" |
| Hope | 3:33 |
| 15. | "Honest Man" (Live from Radio City Music Hall) |
| 3:59 | |
| 16. | "The Joke" (Brandi Carlile cover) (Live from Radio City Music Hall) |
| 4:27 | |
| 17. | "Share Your Address" (Live from Radio City Music Hall) |
| 5:09 | |
| 18. | "Ease My Mind" (Live from Radio City Music Hall) |
| 4:40 | |
| 19. | "Take Me to the Pilot" (Elton John cover) (Live from Radio City Music Hall) |
| 4:28 | |
| 20. | "Grow as We Go" (Live from Radio City Music Hall) |
| 4:13 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[13]
- Jenn Decilveo – drum programming, mellotron, organ, piano, synthesizer, background vocals
- Larry Goldings – organ
- Jacob Green – electric guitar
- Alex Hope – guitars
- Sam Kauffman-Skloff – drums
- Patrick Kelly – bass
- David Levita – guitar
- Michael Pollack – piano, Juno synth
- Michael Wooten – organ
- Julia Adamy – bass (tracks 16–20)
- David Cook – piano (tracks 16–20)
- Nir Felder – guitars (tracks 16–20)
- Justin Goldner – guitars (tracks 16–20)
- Crystal Monee Hall – background vocals (tracks 16–20)
- Kojo Littles – background vocals (tracks 16–20)
- Amanda Lo – violin (track 17)
- Allen René Louis – background vocals (tracks 16–20)
- Renat Pinchas – cello (track 17)
- Mike Ricchiuti – organ (tracks 16–20)
- Derrick Wright – drums (tracks 16–20)
- Jordan Katz – trumpet
- Mike Rocha – trumpet
- Charlie Bisharat – strings
- Meredith Crawford – strings
- Ross Gasworth – strings
- Kevin Hart – string arrangements, strings
- Luanne Homzy – strings
- Benjamin Jacobson – strings
- Kevin Kumar – strings
- Jim McMillan – strings, string orchestrator
- Linnea Powell – strings
- Mary Sloan – strings
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 32 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] | 57 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] | 50 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 79 |
| US Billboard 200[18] | 18 |