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| Released | 6 August 2021 | |||
| Length | 45:28 | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
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Crying on the Bathroom Floor is the eighth studio album by British singer Will Young. It was released on 6 August 2021 through Cooking Vinyl. An album of cover versions of songs by female artists, it includes lead single "Daniel" (originally recorded by Bat for Lashes) which did not enter the Official UK Top 100 Chart but peaked at number 31 on the Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100,[1] "Elizabeth Taylor" (originally by Clare Maguire)[2] and the title track "Crying on the Bathroom Floor" (originally by MUNA).[3]
Background
Following his previous album, Lexicon, released in 2019, Young wanted to highlight female artists he admired, saying, "After 18 years of recording and performing a lot of original material, I loved the idea of creating an album that celebrates some of the modern female artists I so admire in pop. In today’s times it's so much easier and accepted to occupy other genders, ideas and explore new avenues. I wanted to understand what it might be like to sing their lyrics; a song about a boy called Daniel; crying on the bathroom floor, feeling like Elizabeth Taylor. This is not a covers album as such, well certainly not in the standard way. I wanted to bring songs from female artists who I admire into a new arena. I wanted to work with Richard X again and create a true pop record."[4]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Evening Standard |   [5] |
| The Independent | [6] |
| musicOMH | [7] |
David Smyth from Evening Standard found that "leftfield pop artists such as Muna, Lykke Li and Sky Ferreira deserve the wider attention they may get from Young making their music more Radio 2 friendly. In most cases, with the help of regular production collaborator Richard X, he's made electronic originals sound a bit more organic, with lots of piano, a bit of guitar and his high, sad, soulful voice [...] If this album serves to direct his mainstream fanbase towards the superior originals, it will have done a worthwhile job.[5] Roisin O'Connor remarked that "the fact he is able to celebrate his sexuality now means these songs transcend the bog-standard cover version and become something far more moving [...] It's testament to Young’s emotional maturity, along with his pop savvy, that this does stand as an album in its own right."[6]
Track listing
All tracks produced by Richard X.[6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Daniel" | Natasha Khan | Bat for Lashes | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Crying on the Bathroom Floor" | Muna | Muna | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Till There's Nothing Left" | Cam | 3:44 | |
| 4. | "Indestructible" | Robyn | 3:44 | |
| 5. | "Strong" |
| London Grammar | 5:03 |
| 6. | "I Follow Rivers" | Lykke Li | 4:39 | |
| 7. | "Everything Is Embarrassing" | Sky Ferreira | 3:52 | |
| 8. | "Losing You" |
| Solange | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Missing" | Everything but the Girl | 4:16 | |
| 10. | "Elizabeth Taylor" |
| Clare Maguire | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 45:28 | |||
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 3 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] | 1 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 6 August 2021 | Cooking Vinyl | [10] |
References
- ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100: 07 May 2021 - 13 May 2021". 30 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Will Young Unveils New Single "Elizabeth Taylor"". stereoboard. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Will Young Posts Title Track Of Upcoming Album Crying on the Bathroom Floor". stereoboard. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Will Young Releases New Covers Album Celebrating Female Artists". Cooking Vinyl. 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b Smyth, David (6 August 2021). "Will Young Crying on the Bathroom Floor review: an intriguing, if not radical, collection of covers". Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b c O'Connor, Roisin; Nugent, Annabel (4 August 2021). "Album reviews: Will Young – Crying on the Bathroom Floor, and Fredo – Independence Day". The Independent. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Young, Martyn (5 August 2021). "Will Young – Crying On The Bathroom Floor". musicOMH. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Crying on the Bathroom Floor". Retrieved 12 August 2021.
