Reverie (Ben Platt album)

Reverie is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Ben Platt. It was released on August 13, 2021, through Atlantic Records.^[2] Two songs were released from the album on April 23, 2021, and July 16, 2021, respectively: "Imagine" and "Happy to Be Sad".^[3]

Reverie
Studio album by Ben Platt
Released	August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13)
Length	39:55
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Ben Abraham Jon Bellion German Jeff Gitty Alex Hope Bram Inscore Ian Kirkpatrick Michael Pollack Zach Skelton Gian Stone The Monsters & Strangerz
Ben Platt chronology
The Politician: Music from the Netflix Original Series (2019) Reverie (2021) Dear Evan Hansen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2021)
Singles from Reverie
"Imagine" Released: April 23, 2021 "Happy to Be Sad" Released: July 16, 2021

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Track listing

Reverie track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"King of the World, Pt. 1"	Ben Platt Michael Pollack Shane McAnally	Bram Inscore	1:06
2.	"Childhood Bedroom"	Platt Julia Michaels Pollack	Gian Stone Ian Kirkpatrick	3:17
3.	"Happy to Be Sad"	Platt Caroline Pennell Pollack Zach Skelton	Pollack Skelton	4:24
4.	"I Wanna Love You But I Don't"	Alex Hope Platt Pollack Sam Fischer	Hope German Jordan K. Johnson and Stefan Johnson (The Monsters & Strangerz)	3:24
5.	"Leave My Mind"	Platt Stone Kirkpatrick Michaels Pollack	Stone Kirkpatrick	3:18
6.	"Dance with You"	Ben Abraham Platt Stone Pollack PJ Hardin	Abraham Stone Pollack	3:19
7.	"King of the World, Pt. 2"	Platt Pollack McAnally	Inscore	1:24
8.	"Carefully"	Hope Platt Pollack	Hope	4:45
9.	"Chasing You"	Platt Michaels Pollack	Stone Pollack	3:02
10.	"Come Back"	Platt Pollack Nate Cyphert	Jeff Gitty	3:36
11.	"Dark Times"	Platt Jake Gosling Pollack Sean Douglas	Pollack	4:06
12.	"Imagine"	Alexander Izquierdo Platt Jon Bellion The Monsterz & Strangerz Pollack	Bellion The Monsters & Strangerz	2:44
13.	"King of the World, Pt. 3"	Platt Pollack McAnally	Inscore	1:30
Total length:				39:55

Charts

Chart performance for Reverie

Chart (2021-2022)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	67
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	160
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[6]	36
UK Albums Sales (OCC)^[7]	32
UK Album Downloads (OCC)^[8]	9
US Billboard 200^[9]	84

Release history

Reverie release history

Region	Date	Formats	Label	Ref.
Various	August 13, 2021	CD digital download streaming	Atlantic	^[10]^[11]

Tour

 

Poster for The Reverie Tour

On August 14, 2021, Platt announced his second concert tour to promote Reverie, scheduled to begin February 23, 2022.^[12] The tour was later postponed due to the COVID pandemic and rescheduled to begin on September 3, 2022 in Seattle, Washington before concluding in Miami, Florida on October 7, 2022, for a total of 20 stops.^[13] The tour featured opening acts from Aly and AJ and Chappell Roan. The set list included songs from Reverie, his first album Sing to Me Instead, some covers, and some Broadway tunes.^[14]

Platt played tribute to the closing of Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen on September 18, 2022 by performing "Waving Through a Window" at the Nashville stop of the tour.^[15]

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America ^[16]^[17]
September 3, 2022	Seattle	United States	Wamu Theatre
September 4, 2022	Portland		Theatre of the Clouds
September 6, 2022	Salt Lake City		Maverik Center
September 8, 2022	Las Vegas		The Theatre at Virgin Hotels
September 9, 2022	San Diego		The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
September 11, 2022	Stanford		Frost Amphitheater at Stanford
September 12, 2022	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
September 15, 2022	Dallas		Texas Trust Cu Theatre
September 17, 2022	St Louis		The Fabulous Fox Theatre
September 18, 2022	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
September 19, 2022	Columbus		Schottenstein Center
September 22, 2022	Minneapolis		Target Center
September 23, 2022	Chicago		Wintrust Arena
September 25, 2022	Toronto	Canada	Coca-Cola Coliseum
September 27, 2022	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden^[18]
September 29, 2022	Boston		Agganis Arena
October 1, 2022	Atlantic City		Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
October 4, 2022	Atlanta		Fox Theatre Atlanta
October 6, 2022	Orlando		Amway Center
October 7, 2022	Miami		Hard Rock Live

References

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2. "Ben Platt's Second Solo Album Reverie Set to Drop August 13". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
3. Daw, Stephen. "First Out: New Music From Rebecca Black, Greyson Chance, K.Flay & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
4. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 August 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1642. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 23, 2021. p. 6.
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6. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2022. 40. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
7. "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
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14. Hamblin, Abby (31 August 2022). "Ben Platt is back home on a concert stage, and it's a 'Reverie". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
15. Benefield, Chadwick (September 20, 2022). "10 Awesome Photos from the Ben Platt Concert at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville". WBKR. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
16. Johnson, Kevin C. "Broadway star Ben Platt moves past fears to tell his own story with 'Reverie'". St Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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