Harmony (Serena Ryder album)

Harmony
Studio album by Serena Ryder
Released November 27, 2012
Genre Indie rock, blues rock, folk rock
Label EMI, Serenader Source
Producer Jerrod Bettis, Jon Levine
Serena Ryder chronology
Is It O.K.
(2008)Is It O.K.2008		 Harmony
(2012)		 Utopia
(2017)Utopia2017
Singles from Harmony
  1. "Stompa"
    Released: September 27, 2012[1]
  2. "What I Wouldn't Do"
    Released: November 6, 2012[2]
  3. "Fall"
    Released: November 27, 2013[3]
  4. "Heavy Love"
    Released: 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Harmony is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder. The album was released on November 27, 2012 in Canada, and on August 27, 2013 in the USA. A French edition featuring bilingual versions of two songs was released for the Quebec market on September 24, 2013. It received three Juno Award Nominations in 2013, winning Adult Alternative Album with five more (pending) nominations the following year including Album of the Year.

Commercial performance

The album was certified gold by Music Canada on February 7, 2013, shipping 40,000 copies.[5] The album attained platinum certification in July 2013.[6]

In 2013, the album sold 74,000 copies in Canada.[7]

Singles

The lead single, titled "Stompa", was released on September 27, 2012, in Canada, and then on February 26, 2013 to the U.S. The song peaked at #8 on the Canadian Hot 100, after spending 16 weeks on the chart. The second Canadian single, titled "What I Wouldn't Do", was released in early November 2012, and has reached #8 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song "For You" "reinterprets"[8] Screamin' Jay Hawkins' well-known "I Put a Spell on You" and shares a songwriting credit with his estate.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What I Wouldn't Do"
3:40
2."Fall"
3:30
3."Call Me"
  • Ryder
  • Meghan Kabir
3:35
4."Baby Come Back"
  • Ryder
  • Bettis
4:47
5."Please Baby Please"
4:37
6."For You"
4:04
7."Heavy Love"
  • Ryder
  • Bettis
3:19
8."Stompa"
  • Ryder
  • Bettis
3:41
9."Mary Go Round"
  • Ryder
  • Jeff Coplan
3:28
10."Nobody But You"
  • Ryder
0:51

Charts

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[9] 11

References

  1. ↑ Video on YouTube
  2. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/what-i-wouldnt-do-single/id574272481
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVUPFN0ZGmI
  4. ↑ Collar, Matt. "Harmony - Serena Ryder". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Serena Ryder – Harmony". Music Canada.
  6. ↑ "Soulful songstress Serena Ryder is first performer announced for the Canada's Walk of Fame Festival September 19-21 at Massey Hall". CNW Group, July 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Canada's Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists". January 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  8. ↑ Kaplan, Ben (27 November 2012). "Serena Ryder finds herself with Harmony". National Post. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Serena Ryder Album Chart History: Billboard Canadian Albums Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
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