All I Need (Foxes album)

All I Need is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Foxes, released on 5 February 2016.[1]

All I Need
Studio album by
Foxes
Released5 February 2016[1]
Recorded2015
Genre
Length41:46
Label
Producer
Foxes chronology
Glorious
(2014)		 All I Need
(2016)		 Friends in the Corner
(2021)
Singles from All I Need
  1. "Body Talk"
    Released: 24 July 2015
  2. "Better Love"
    Released: 4 September 2015
  3. "Amazing"
    Released: 4 December 2015
  4. "Cruel"
    Released: 29 April 2016

Background

Foxes started work on the album in January 2015 in Los Angeles. Commenting on the album's direction, Foxes said "I was inspired a lot more with this record with stripping things back and making it a lot more emotional. I didn't want to do a concept album, I always like it when I can write from a diary in a way. It's quite an emotional album. It's got elements from the first one, but it's definitely not as produced. The tracks feel a lot more vocal [with] piano and strings. It's still cinematic in ways but I'm a lot more honest on this record this time around, which is quite a scary thing to be." She has also said that the album was inspired by relationships.[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Guardian[5]
The Irish Times[6]
The National[7]
NME4/5[8]
The Observer[9]
Pitchfork Media4.9/10[10]
Popmatters[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Q[3]

All I Need received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 67 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 9 reviews.[3]

Promotion

Singles

"Body Talk" was released as the album's lead single on 24 July 2015 in the United Kingdom.[13]

On her Facebook page, Foxes announced that the second single would be "Better Love", co-written by Dan Smith from Bastille. The song which features Smith's vocals was released on 4 September 2015.[14]

"Amazing" was released as the album's third single on 4 December 2015.[15]

"Cruel" was released as the album's fourth single on 19 April 2016, the same day that its video was released.

Other songs

A video for "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" was launched by H&M as part of the H&M Loves Music campaign.[16]

"If You Leave Me Now" was released on 27 November 2015 as a promotional single.[17]

"Devil Side" was released on 26 December 2015 as a promotional single.[18] This was followed by the release of "Wicked Love" on 29 January 2016, a week before the album's release.

Acoustic versions

Acoustic versions of a few tracks from All I Need have been released onto Vevo. All of them feature Foxes singing into a mic and Sam Kennedy, Foxes' keyboard player for live performances, playing the piano. The acoustic version for "Devil Side" was uploaded on February 7, 2016.[19] The acoustic version for "Scar" was released on February 23, 2016.[20] The acoustic version for "On My Way" was released on February 28, 2016.[21]

Commercial performance

All I Need sold 7,724 copies in its first week inside of the United Kingdom, which resulted in a debut chart position of 12. As of November 2016 the album has sold 13,000 copies in the UK and 16,500 worldwide. According to Official Charts Company data, All I Need has vended 36,463 copies to date.

Tour

In July 2015, Foxes announced a tour in anticipation of the release of the album throughout October 2015.[22]

Track listing
All I Need – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rise Up (Intro)"
Mark Ralph0:58
2."Better Love"
  • Tim Bran
  • Roy Kerr
3:35
3."Body Talk"
Eliot3:29
4."Cruel"
Ralph3:46
5."If You Leave Me Now"
  • Allen
  • Eliot
Eliot4:51
6."Amazing"
Ralph3:47
7."Devil Side"
  • Wilson
  • Felix Snow (add.)
3:59
8."Feet Don't Fail Me Now"
Shatkin3:23
9."Wicked Love"
Ralph3:14
10."Scar"
  • Bran
  • Kerr
3:08
11."Money"
  • Allen
  • Quant
Ralph3:14
12."On My Way"
  • Allen
  • Shatkin
  • Bran
  • Kerr
4:22
Total length:41:46
All I Need – Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Shoot Me Down"
  • Allen
  • Quant
  • Harpoon
Ralph3:38
14."Lose My Cool"
  • Allen
  • Jonny Harris
  • Bnann
  • Charlie Fink
Ralph3:22
15."All I Need"
Howe3:49
16."Rise Up (Reprise)"
  • Allen
  • Quant
Ralph2:35
Total length:55:10
All I Need – Japanese version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Body Talk" (live)
  • Allen
  • Jim Eliot
Eliot3:23
18."Holding onto Heaven" (live)
  • Allen
  • Harris
  • Toby Gad
  • Ghostwriter
  • Mike Spencer
  • Future Cut
3:26
19."Let Go for Tonight" (live)
  • Allen
  • Tom Hull
  • Kid Harpoon
  • Spencer
  • Future Cut
  • Ben Preston
3:14
20."Youth" (live)
  • Allen
  • Jonny Harris
Ghostwriter2:51
Total length:55:10

Personnel

Musicians

  • Foxes – vocals
  • Ben Kennedy – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 9–14, 16), percussion (1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16), background vocals (6, 9, 11)
  • Sam Kennedy – keyboards (1, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16), programming (1, 4), background vocals (9, 11, 13, 14), percussion (9, 11), piano (9–14, 16)
  • Rosie Langley – violin (1, 16)
  • Dan Smith – background vocals (2)
  • Jonny Harris – background vocals (2)
  • Roy Kerr – keyboards, programming (2, 10, 12); performance arrangement (12)
  • Sam Dixon – keyboards (2, 6), background vocals (6)
  • Tim Bran – keyboards, programming (2, 10, 12); background vocals, guitar (10)
  • Davide Rossi – strings (2, 10)
  • Jim Eliot – drums, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer (3, 5)
  • Sally Herbert – performance arrangement (5)
  • Chris Worsey – cello (5)
  • Ian Burdge – cello (5)
  • Bruce White – viola (5)
  • Max Baillie – viola (5)
  • Rachel Robson – viola (5)
  • Alison Dods – violin (5)
  • Everton Nelson – violin (5)
  • Ian Humphries – violin (5)
  • Julia Singleton – violin (5)
  • Richard George – violin (5)
  • Rick Koster – violin (5)
  • Tom Pigott-Smith – violin (5)
  • Dan Wilson – bass guitar, drums, organ, piano, strings (7)
  • Felix Snow – programming (7)
  • John Rausch – programming (7)
  • Brian Brundage – synthesizer (7)
  • Ken Chastain – tambourine (7)
  • Jesse Shatkin – bass guitar, piano, programming (8)
  • Danny Levin – brass (8)
  • Erick Serna – guitar (8)
  • Peter Lee Johnson – violin (8)
  • David Moyer – woodwinds (8)
  • Charlie Fowler – bass guitar (9, 11), background vocals (11)
  • Juliet Roberts – background vocals (10, 12)
  • Alfie Ralph – vocals (11)
  • Arthur Anstee – vocals (11)
  • Betty Pearce – vocals (11)
  • Billy-Ray Ralph – vocals (11)
  • Bluebelle Carroll – vocals (11)
  • Cassady Carroll – vocals (11)
  • Darcey Garland – vocals (11)
  • Frida Storp – vocals (11)
  • Harvey Anstee – vocals (11)
  • Jack Garland – vocals (11)
  • Jade Morgan Meredith – vocals (11)
  • Kitty Faith – vocals (11)
  • Lily Turner – vocals (11)
  • Madeline Bruce – vocals (11)
  • Misty Soni – vocals (11)
  • Ronnie Ball – vocals (11)
  • Roxy Harcourt – vocals (11)
  • Savannah Lumley – vocals (11)
  • Scarlett Faith – vocals (11)
  • Sylvie Turner – vocals (11)
  • Tippi Rose Bruce – vocals (11)
  • Hannah Robinson – background vocals (15)
  • Theo Vinden – cello (15)
  • Natalie Cavey – viola (15)
  • Gillian Maguire – violin (15)
  • Stephanie Cavey – violin (15)

Technical

  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Mark Ralph – mixing (1, 3–7, 9–14, 16)
  • Mark Stent – mixing (2)
  • Liam Howe – mixing (15)
  • Jesse Shatkin – mixing, engineering (8)
  • Drew Smith – engineering (1, 4, 5, 7, 9–14, 16)
  • Tom Fuller – engineering (1, 4, 5, 7, 9–14, 16)
  • Jack Ruston – engineering (2, 10, 12)
  • Julian Burg – engineering (8)
  • Geoff Green – engineering assistance (2)

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 53
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 48
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[25] 111
Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] 15
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[27] 102
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 99
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 12
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[30] 6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[31] 8

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  7. March, Nick (15 February 2016). "Album review: All I Need by Foxes is a well-crafted piece of commercial music". The National. 16 February 2016.
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  18. "Devil Side by Foxes". Spotify.
  19. FoxesVEVO (7 February 2016). "Foxes - Devil Side (Acoustic)" – via YouTube.
  20. FoxesVEVO (23 February 2016). "Foxes - Scar (Acoustic)" – via YouTube.
  21. FoxesVEVO (28 February 2016). "Foxes - On My Way (Acoustic)" – via YouTube.
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