Beautiful Life (Rick Astley album)

Beautiful Life
Studio album by Rick Astley
Released 13 July 2018
Recorded 2017
Genre
Length 42:35
Label BMG
Producer Rick Astley
Rick Astley chronology
50
(2016)		 Beautiful Life
(2018)
Singles from Beautiful Life
  1. "Beautiful Life"
    Released: 1 June 2018
  2. "Empty Heart"
    Released: 6 July 2018
  3. "Try"
    Released: 23 August 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Independent[1]
The Sunday Times[2]

Beautiful Life is the eighth studio album by English singer and songwriter Rick Astley. It was released on 13 July 2018 by BMG.[3] The album peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart.

Background

On 1 June 2018, Astley posted a video on Twitter announcing his upcoming album Beautiful Life set for release on 20 July.[4] Beautiful Life ended up being released earlier than previously said, with its release date on 13 July 2018. Talking about the album, Astley said, "In the midst of all this madness, I just went back into my little home studio because that’s what I love to do. It’s my refuge really. I was tinkering about with bits and pieces and before you know it, I was making a new record."[5]

Singles

"Beautiful Life" was released as the lead single from the album on 1 June 2018. "Empty Heart" was released as the second single from the album on 6 July 2018. "Try" was released as the third single from the album on 23 August 2018.

Commercial performance

Beautiful Life debuted at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart. It became Astley's fifth top ten album in the United Kingdom. In Germany, the album debuted at number 40 on the German Albums Chart. The album has also charted in Austria, Belgium and Switzerland.

Track listing

All tracks written by Rick Astley and Ed Sheeran.

No.TitleLength
1."Beautiful Life"3:43
2."Chance to Dance"3:11
3."She Makes Me"3:34
4."Shivers"3:38
5."Last Night on Earth"3:37
6."Every Corner"3:24
7."I Need the Light"3:05
8."Better Together"3:12
9."Empty Heart"4:14
10."Rise Up"3:15
11."Try"3:55
12."The Good Old Days"3:47

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 70
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 84
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 171
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 40
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 5
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[11] 44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 44
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 6

Release history

Country Date Label Format
United Kingdom 13 July 2018[3] BMG

References

  1. ↑ Stolworthy, Jacob. "Rick Astley, Beautiful Life, album review: Secures comeback in satisfying if safe manner". The Independent.
  2. ↑ Hodgkinson, Will. "Pop review: Rick Astley: Beautiful Life". The Sunday Times.
  3. 1 2 "Beautiful Life by Rick Astley". Apple Music.
  4. ↑ "Rick Astley on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Rick Astley unveils new single Beautiful Life and announces details of his ninth studio album". Official Charts Company. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Rick Astley – Beautiful Life" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rick Astley – Beautiful Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rick Astley – Beautiful Life" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rick Astley – Beautiful Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 30: del 20.7.2018 al 26.7.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rick Astley – Beautiful Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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