50 is the seventh studio album by English singer and songwriter Rick Astley. It was released on 10 June 2016 by BMG.[4] It is Astley's first studio album in more than 10 years, following Portrait (2005). In the United Kingdom, 50 became Astley's first number-one album since his 1987 debut album Whenever You Need Somebody. All songs on this album were sung, written and recorded by Astley himself. The album was later released on 7 October 2016 in the United States, marking his first American release since 1993's Body & Soul. The album was made as a commencement to Astley's 50th birthday in 2016, hence the album's title.
"Keep Singing" was released as the lead single from the album on 6 April 2016. "Angels on My Side" was released as the second single from the album on 13 May 2016. Astley announced a new limited single called "Dance" (which includes the song "God Says") on 19 July 2016.
Commercial performanceedit
50 debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 23,691 units in its opening week. It was Astley's first number-one album in the United Kingdom since Whenever You Need Somebody (1987).[5] In Germany, the album debuted at number 42 on the German Albums Chart, becoming his highest-charting album since Free (1991) which charted at number eight. On 8 July 2016, the album was certified Silver for sales of 60,000 copies from BPI. On 30 June 2017, Astley announced on his Twitter account that 50 had been certified Platinum in the United Kingdom (300,000 and more albums sold).
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chronologyGreatest Hits 2014 50 2016 Beautiful Life 2018 Singles from 50 Keep Singing Released 6 April 2016 1 Angels on My Side Released 13 May 2016 2 God Says Dance Released 7 September 2016Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 3 Contents 1 Singles 2 Commercial performance 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 4 1 Production 5 Charts and certifications 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 5 3 Certifications 6 References 7 External linksSingles edit Keep Singing was released as the lead single from the album on 6 April 2016 Angels on My Side was released as the second single from the album on 13 May 2016 Astley announced a new limited single called Dance which includes the song God Says on 19 July 2016 Commercial performance edit50 debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart selling 23 691 units in its opening week It was Astley s first number one album in the United Kingdom since Whenever You Need Somebody 1987 5 In Germany the album debuted at number 42 on the German Albums Chart becoming his highest charting album since Free 1991 which charted at number eight On 8 July 2016 the album was certified Silver for sales of 60 000 copies from BPI On 30 June 2017 Astley announced on his Twitter account that 50 had been certified Platinum in the United Kingdom 300 000 and more albums sold Track listing editAll tracks are written by Rick AstleyNo TitleLength1 Keep Singing 3 582 Angels on My Side 3 353 Wish Away 3 274 This Old House 4 305 Pieces 3 586 God Says Dance 3 157 I Like the Sun 3 408 Somebody Loves Me 3 229 Let It Rain 3 5210 Pray with Me 3 3911 Coming Home Tonight 3 2812 Let It Be Tonight 3 48 US bonus tracksNo TitleLength13 A Letter 3 5214 Sailing 2 50Personnel editRick Astley lead and backing vocals all instruments Dawn Joseph backing vocals 1 2 4 7 9 10 11 Annabel Williams backing vocals 1 10 Emilie Bausager Astley Lene Bausager Astley Georgia Frampton Jacqui Hughes and Kevin Hughes choir 9 Production edit Rick Astley producer Dan Frampton vocal producer engineer mixing Tom Coyne mastering We Art You art direction design Peter Neill photography Pip photography Recorded and Mixed at The Grey Room Hollywood California Mastered at Sterling Sound New York City New York Charts and certifications editWeekly charts edit Chart 2016 Peak positionAustrian Albums O3 Austria 6 41Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 7 35Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 8 76Dutch Albums Album Top 100 9 65German Albums Offizielle Top 100 10 21Scottish Albums OCC 11 1Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 12 70Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 13 44UK Albums OCC 14 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2016 PositionUK Albums OCC 15 18Certifications edit Region Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 17 Platinum 307 716 16 References edit Westbrook Caroline 7 April 2016 Rick Astley has just released a comeback single 23 years after his retirement Metro Angels on My Side Rick Astley Erlewine Stephen Thomas Rick Astley 50 AllMusic Retrieved 8 October 2016 Fitzpatrick Katie 31 May 2016 Rick Astley will perform and sign copies of his new album at HMV Manchester men Archived from the original on 2 June 2016 Retrieved 2 June 2016 Jones Alan Official Charts Analysis Rick Astley s 50 debuts at No 1 28 years after his first album Music Week Retrieved 17 June 2016 Austriancharts at Rick Astley 50 in German Hung Medien Retrieved 27 July 2016 Ultratop be Rick Astley 50 in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 17 June 2016 Ultratop be Rick Astley 50 in French Hung Medien Retrieved 17 June 2016 Dutchcharts nl Rick Astley 50 in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 17 June 2016 Offiziellecharts de Rick Astley 50 in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 17 June 2016 June 2016 40 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 18 June 2016 Spanishcharts com Rick Astley 50 Hung Medien Retrieved 29 June 2016 Swisscharts com Rick Astley 50 Hung Medien Retrieved 22 June 2016 June 2016 7502 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 18 June 2016 White Jack 30 December 2016 The Official Top 40 Biggest Albums of 2016 Official Charts Company Retrieved 31 December 2016 Rick Astley announces new album and tour British album certifications Rick Astley 50 British Phonographic Industry External links edit50 at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 50 album amp oldid 1180447316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
