Balance (Lucy Spraggan album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Balance

| type = studio

| artist = Lucy Spraggan

| cover = Lucy_Spraggan_-_Balance.png

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2023|8|11|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Pop{{cite magazine |title=Album reviews: Miles Kane, Primal Scream, Lucy Spraggan|url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/album-reviews-miles-kane-primal-scream-lucy-spraggan-4243033 |magazine=The Scotsman |access-date=9 August 2023}}

| length = 44:52

| label = CTRL

| producer = {{hlist|Aron Bicskey|Philip Magee|Frank Colucci|Sam Preston}}

| prev_title = Choices

| prev_year = 2021

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Balance

| type = studio

| single1 = Everything Changes (Beer Fear, Pt. II)

| single1date = 26 August 2022

| single2 = Balance

| single2date = 7 December 2022

| single3 = OCD

| single3date = 3 March 2023

| single4 = Bodies

| single4date = 19 April 2023

| single5 = Empire

| single5date = 14 June 2023

}}}}

Balance is the seventh studio album by the English singer-songwriter Lucy Spraggan. The album was released on 11 August 2023 through her own label, CTRL Records.{{cite magazine |title=Lucy Spraggan announces new album|url=https://www.totalntertainment.com/music/lucy-spraggan-announces-new-album/|magazine=TotalNtertainment|access-date=5 August 2023}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Balance track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 44:52

| title1 = Everything Changes (Beer Fear, Pt. II)

| writer1 = {{hlist|Lucy Spraggan|Sam Preston}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Philip Magee|Frank Colucci}}

| length1 = 2:58

| title2 = OCD

| writer2 = {{hlist|Spraggan|Aron Bicskey}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Bicskey|Magee}}

| length2 = 3:28

| title3 = Balance

| writer3 = {{hlist|Spraggan|Bicskey}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Magee}}

| length3 = 3:34

| title4 = Bodies

| note4 =

| writer4 = {{hlist|Spraggan|Joe Hammill}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Magee}}

| length4 = 3:04

| title5 = Seasick

| writer5 = {{hlist|Joe Dunwell|Dave Dunwell}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Magee}}

| length5 = 3:02

| title6 = Not Another Travelling Song

| writer6 = {{hlist|Spraggan|Cian McSweeney|Magee|Stephen Garrigan}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Magee}}

| length6 = 3:25

| title7 = California

| writer7 = {{hlist|Spraggan|Hammill}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Magee}}

| length7 = 3:14

| title8 = Cocaine

| writer8 = {{hlist|Spraggan|Joe Dunwell|Dave Dunwell}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Magee}}

| length8 = 3:07

| title9 = Hope For the Best

| writer9 = {{hlist|Spraggan}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Bicskey|Magee}}

| length9 = 2:48

| title10 = Caroline

| writer10 = {{hlist|Spraggan|Hammill}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Bicskey|Magee}}

| length10 = 3:44

| title11 = Underdog

| writer11 = {{hlist|Spraggan|Joe Dunwell|Dave Dunwell}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Magee}}

| length11 = 3:26

| title12 = Empire

| writer12 = {{hlist|Spraggan|Joe Dunwell|Dave Dunwell}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Magee}}

| length12 = 3:05

| title13 = Manchester

| writer13 = {{hlist|Spraggan|Preston}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Magee}}

| length13 = 2:48

| title14 = Cost of Living

| writer14 = {{hlist|Spraggan|Preston}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Magee|Preston}}

| length14 = 3:09

}}

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Balance

! scope="col" | Chart (2023)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

{{album chart|Scotland|8|date=20230818|rowheader=true|access-date=19 August 2023}}

{{album chart|UK2|24|date=20230818|rowheader=true|access-date=18 August 2023}}

{{album chart|UKIndependent|3|date=20230818|rowheader=true|access-date=19 August 2023}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release dates and formats for Balance ! scope="col" \| Region ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Format(s) ! scope="col" \| Label ! scope="col" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row" \| Various \| 11 August 2023 \| {{hlist\|CD\|digital download\|LP\|streaming}} \| Ctrl Records \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite web \|title=Balance by Lucy Spraggan \|website=Amazon \|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Balance-Lucy-Spraggan/dp/B0BTJ3G2W7\|access-date=5 August 2023}}{{cite web \|title=Balance [VINYL]:Amazon.co.uk: CDs & Vinyl \|url=https://www.amazon.ca/Balance-Vinyl-Lucy-Spraggan/dp/B0BTJ5G33G\|publisher=Amazon Music\|access-date=5 August 2023}}{{cite web \|title=Balance by Lucy Spraggan on Apple Music \|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/balance/1666800644\|publisher=Apple Music \|access-date=5 August 2023}}

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|+ Release dates and formats for Balance

! scope="col" | Region

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Format(s)

! scope="col" | Label

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" | Various

| 11 August 2023

| {{hlist|CD|digital download|LP|streaming}}

| Ctrl Records

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web |title=Balance by Lucy Spraggan |website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Balance-Lucy-Spraggan/dp/B0BTJ3G2W7|access-date=5 August 2023}}{{cite web |title=Balance [VINYL]:Amazon.co.uk: CDs & Vinyl |url=https://www.amazon.ca/Balance-Vinyl-Lucy-Spraggan/dp/B0BTJ5G33G|publisher=Amazon Music|access-date=5 August 2023}}{{cite web |title=Balance by Lucy Spraggan on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/balance/1666800644|publisher=Apple Music |access-date=5 August 2023}}

References

External links

{{discogs master|3215277}}

Category:Lucy Spraggan albums

Category:2023 albums