Love & Money (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Love & Money
| type = studio
| artist = Katie Melua
| cover = Katie Melua - Love & Money.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2023|3|24|df=y}}
| recorded = Mid-2022
| studio = Real World Studios (Wiltshire)
RAK Studios (London)
Home studios (UK and Germany)
| genre =
| length = 35:50
| label = BMG
| producer = Leo Abrahams
| prev_title = Album No. 8
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Love & Money
| type = studio
| single1 = Golden Record
| single1date = 12 January 2023
| single2 = Those Sweet Days
| single2date = 3 February 2023
| single3 = Quiet Moves
| single3date = 1 March 2023
}}
}}
Love & Money is the ninth studio album by Georgian-British singer-songwriter Katie Melua. It was released on 24 March 2023 through BMG Rights Management.
Background
In January 2023, Melua announced the album, "a stunning and personal 10 track glimpse" into the life and journey of the singer-songwriter. It was once again produced by Leo Abrahams, while recording took place in summer 2022 at Real World Studios, owned by Peter Gabriel.{{cite web|url=http://www.melodic.net/news/katie-melua-announces-new-album-love-money-out-march-24th|title=Katie Melua Announces New Album Love & Money Out March 24Th|last=Wippsson|first=Johan|website=Melodic|date=13 January 2023|access-date=23 December 2023}} Ahead of the news, she announced the Love & Money tour through Europe in November 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/23135593.katie-melua-announces-glasgow-gig-love-money-tour/|title=Katie Melua announces Glasgow gig on Love & Money tour|last=Mitchell|first=Nicole|website=Glasgow Times|date=18 November 2022|access-date=23 December 2023}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/love-money-mw0003908378|title=Katie Melua – Love & Money|website=AllMusic|access-date=23 December 2023}}
}}
Love & Money received generally positive reviews from music critics. To Matt Collar of AllMusic, it felt like Melua was "happy and wants to mark the occasion", calling the record a "subtle, yet palpable shift" from her previous album (2020). Collar thought that if Love & Money represents the sound of Melua "getting carried away", "it seems to suit her just fine".
In a mixed review, Josephine Maria Bayer at Laut.de thought it was "inexplicable" how Melua renounced her former "warm band and orchestra sound". According to Bayer, it would have suited Melua better if she had taken a longer creative break, saying that the production on the album cannot "keep up with the brilliance" of her previous works.{{cite web|url=https://www.laut.de/Katie-Melua/Alben/Love-Money-120499|title=Love & Money von Katie Melua|last=Bayer|first=Josephine Maria|website=Laut.de|date=24 March 2023|access-date=23 December 2023}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Love & Money track listing
| title1 = Golden Record
| writer1 = {{hlist|Katie Melua|Will Taylor}}
| length1 = 3:33
| title2 = Quiet Moves
| writer2 = {{hlist|K. Melua|Taylor|Tobias Kuhn}}
| length2 = 3:58
| title3 = 14 Windows
| writer3 = {{hlist|K. Melua|Abrahams|Petter Ericson Stakee}}
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = Lie in the Heat
| writer4 = {{hlist|K. Melua|Abrahams|Zurab Melua}}
| length4 = 2:48
| title5 = Darling Star
| writer5 = {{hlist|K. Melua|Z. Melua}}
| length5 = 3:11
| title6 = Reefs
| writer6 = {{hlist|K. Melua|Stakee}}
| length6 = 4:36
| title7 = First Date
| writer7 = {{hlist|K. Melua|Tim Harries}}
| length7 = 3:35
| title8 = Pick Me Up
| writer8 = {{hlist|K. Melua|Abrahams|Taylor|Z. Melua}}
| length8 = 3:39
| title9 = Those Sweet Days
| writer9 = {{hlist|K. Melua|Abrahams|Jeremy Warmsley}}
| length9 = 3:25
| title10 = Love & Money
| writer10 = {{hlist|K. Melua|Taylor}}
| length10 = 3:20
| total_length = 35:50
}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Love & Money ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Austria|29|artist=Katie Melua|album=Love & Money|rowheader=true|access-date=23 December 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|67|artist=Katie Melua|album=Love & Money|rowheader=true|access-date=23 December 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|27|artist=Katie Melua|album=Love & Money|rowheader=true|access-date=23 December 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|77|artist=Katie Melua|album=Love & Money|rowheader=true|access-date=23 December 2023}} |
| {{album chart|France|91|artist=Katie Melua|album=Love & Money|rowheader=true|access-date=23 December 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|9|id=512055|artist=Katie Melua|album=Love & Money|rowheader=true|access-date=23 December 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Poland2|25|date=24.03.2023–30.03.2023|rowheader=true|access-date=23 December 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|12|date=20230331|rowheader=true|access-date=23 December 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|7|artist=Katie Melua|album=Love & Money|rowheader=true|access-date=23 December 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|35|date=20230331|rowheader=true|access-date=23 December 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|2|date=20230331|rowheader=true|access-date=23 December 2023}} |