Singing to Strangers

Singing to Strangers is the sixth studio album by English singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti, released on 15 March 2019 through BMG.^[2] The lead single, "Candlelight", was released in December 2018.^[3] Savoretti embarked on a European tour in support of the album.^[3] It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with 32,264 units.^[4] It is Savoretti's final album for BMG.

Singing to Strangers
Studio album by Jack Savoretti
Released	15 March 2019 (2019-03-15)
Studio	Ennio Morricone's studio, Rome^[1]
Length	64:18
Label	BMG
Producer	Cam Blackwood
Jack Savoretti chronology
Sleep No More (2016) Singing to Strangers (2019) Europiana (2021)

Background

Savoretti named the album Singing to Strangers because, he said, "That's my job: I sing to strangers. That's what I've spent most of my life doing. Singing to friends and family and fans; they're already onside, so you can, to some extent sing anything. Strangers need convincing, touching, connection."^[5]

Recording

The album was recorded in Rome at Ennio Morricone's studio in mid-2018 with producer Cam Blackwood.^[2] In addition to writing with Kylie Minogue,^[6] Savoretti co-wrote a track with Bob Dylan titled "Touchy Situation".^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Candlelight"	Jack Savoretti Joel Laslett Pott	4:31
2.	"Love Is on the Line"	Savoretti Davide Rossi Pedro Vito Sebastian Sternberg	3:30
3.	"Dying for Your Love"	Savoretti Jake Gosling	4:02
4.	"Better Off Without Me"	Savoretti Gosling	4:01
5.	"What More Can I Do?"	Savoretti Rossi Vito Sternberg	4:57
6.	"Singing to Strangers" (interlude)	Savoretti Rossi Vito Sternberg	2:53
7.	"Youth and Love"	Savoretti Samuel Dixon Cam Blackwood Thomas Visser	3:55
8.	"Touchy Situation"	Savoretti Robert Zimmerman	4:26
9.	"Greatest Mistake"	Savoretti	4:59
10.	"Things I Thought I'd Never Do"	Savoretti	4:10
11.	"Going Home"	Savoretti	4:26
Total length:			64:18

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Symmetry"	Savoretti Matthew Benbrook	3:29
13.	"Beginning of Us"	Savoretti Nikolaj Torp Larsen	3:48
14.	"Music's Too Sad Without You" (with Kylie Minogue; live from Venice)	Kylie Minogue Savoretti Dixon	4:40
15.	"Vedrai Vedrai / Oblivion" (live from Venice)	Astor Piazzolla Luigi Tenco	6:31

Special edition additional tracks^[8][9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Waiting for the Sun"	Savoretti Rossi Vito Sternberg	3:16
17.	"Closer"	Savoretti Steve Mac	3:21
18.	"Christmas Morning"	Savoretti Kristoffer Sonne Larsen	2:46
19.	"Greatest Mistake" (edit)	Savoretti	3:40
20.	"Youth and Love" (featuring Mika)	Savoretti Dixon Blackwood Visser	3:32
21.	"Music's Too Sad Without You" (with Kylie Minogue)	Minogue Savoretti Dixon	4:08
22.	"Human" (with Ward Thomas; live at the SSE Arena, Wembley)	Brandon Flowers Dave Keuning Mark Stoermer Ronnie Vannucci, Jr.	4:11
23.	"Things I Thought I'd Never Do" (live at the SSE Arena, Wembley)	Savoretti	7:06
24.	"Candlelight" (Ken Bruce piano session)	Savoretti Pott	4:30
25.	"You and Me as One" (with Sigma)	Savoretti Joe Lenzie	3:27
Total length:			104:32

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[10] 23 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[11] 200 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[12] 99 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13] 98 Irish Albums (IRMA)^[14] 47 Italian Albums (FIMI)^[15] 19 Scottish Albums (OCC)^[16] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17] 8 UK Albums (OCC)^[18] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position UK Albums (OCC)^[19] 28

References

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