Heavy Love (Louise album)

Heavy Love is the fourth studio album by English singer Louise. It was released on 17 January 2020 by Lil Lou Records under partnership with Warner. The album was preceded by the single "Stretch", released on 26 March 2019.[7][8] The album includes contributions from Clean Bandit, Eg White, Raye, Karen Poole and Sinéad Harnett.[7][8] "Lead Me On" was released on 4 July 2019 as the album's second single, receiving its premiere on BBC Radio 2. "Not the Same" was released as the third single alongside a lyric video. The track reached BBC Radio 2's C-List. "Hurt" was released as the fourth single with a 'Single Version', with the track being added BBC Radio 2's A-List.[9][10]

Heavy Love
Studio album by
Louise
Released17 January 2020
Genre
Length40:31
Label
Producer
Louise chronology
Changing Faces – The Best of Louise
(2001)		 Heavy Love
(2020)		 Greatest Hits
(2023)
Singles from Heavy Love
  1. "Stretch"
    Released: 26 March 2019 [2]
  2. "Lead Me On"
    Released: 3 July 2019 [3]
  3. "Not the Same"
    Released: 11 October 2019 [4]
  4. "Hurt"
    Released: 1 January 2020 [5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Culture Fix UK[6]

On 4 September 2019, it was announced that the album would be postponed from 18 October 2019 to 17 January 2020, with Louise citing the promotional schedule for 9 to 5: The Musical as the reason for the delayed release.[11]

The album debuted at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart on the issue dated 24 January 2020.

Track listing
Heavy Love – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stretch"
  • Louise Redknapp
  • Oliver Lundstorm
  • Dotter
  • John Fransson
  • Fredrik Samsson
  • Jonathan Eyden
Oliver & Samsson3:23
2."Lead Me On"
3:43
3."Breaking Back Together"
  • Angelo
  • Ash Howes[a]
3:08
4."Not the Same"
  • Redknapp
  • Skylar Adams
  • Daniel Shah
Skylar Adams2:57
5."Small Talk"
Meredith3:03
6."Hurt"
Jacob Manson3:16
7."Hammer"
Hight3:43
8."Just a Minute"
  • Redknapp
  • Adams
  • Shah
Adams, Howes2:51
9."Wonder Woman"
Josh Monroy4:10
10."Hands on the Sink"
Eg White, Fred Cox3:31
11."Straight to My Heart"
3:34
12."Wrong"
3:12
Total length:40:31
Heavy Love – Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Give You Up"
  • Redknapp
  • Harnett
  • Farquharson
  • Philip Cook
Phil Cook3:53
12."Straight to My Heart"
  • Penrose
  • Norton
  • Bonnick
  • Chapman
  • LDN Noise
  • Cook
  • Howes[a]
3:34
13."Villain"
Page3:07
14."Settle for Nothing"
  • Redknapp
  • Shah
  • Adams
3:10
15."Wrong"
  • Redknapp
  • Aquilina
  • Jackson
  • Argyle
  • Anderson
3:12
Total length:50:41

Charts
Chart performance for Heavy Love
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 6
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 11
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] 2

Heavy Love Tour

Dates:

The Heavy Love Tour began in Southampton on 12 March 2020, visiting the following venues:

Postponed dates

The following dates were announced as indefinitely postponed on 17 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic:[15]

Setlist

The setlist on 12 March:

  1. "Hammer"
  2. "In Walked Love" (new mix by Steve Anderson)
  3. "Stretch" (Initial Talk Remix)
  4. "2 Faced"
  5. "Stay" (Eternal song), including an interpolation of "Sweet Love" by Anita Baker
  6. "Villain"
  7. "Escapade" (Janet Jackson cover)
  8. "Lead Me On"
  9. "Stuck in the Middle with You"
  10. "Straight to My Heart"
  11. "Naked" (new mix by Steve Anderson)
  12. "Settle for Nothing"
  13. "So Good (Eternal song)
  14. "Oh Baby I..." (Eternal song)
  15. "Just a Step from Heaven" (Eternal song)
  16. "Light of My Life" (Piano and Vocal Mix)
  17. "Not the Same"
  18. "Arms Around the World" (new mix by Steve Anderson)

Encore:

  1. "Wrong"
  2. "Hurt"
  3. "The Boss" (Diana Ross cover)
  4. "Let's Go Round Again", including an interpolation of "One More Time" by Daft Punk

References
  1. Cummings, Louise (14 January 2020). "Celebrity Interview: Louise is the comeback queen". Velvet. Retrieved 17 January 2020. It's got an old school funk feel to it, a bit souly, some R&B, and gospel-inspired songs. I'm super proud of it," she beams.
  2. "Stretch". Google Play. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. "Lead Me On". Google Play. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. "Hammer". Google Play. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  5. "Louise – Hurt (2020, 256 KBPS, File)". Discogs.
  6. McArthur, Andrew. "Album Review: Louise – Heavy Love". Culture Fix UK. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  7. White, Jack (25 March 2019). "Louise announces her new album Heavy Love and lead track Stretch: first listen preview". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  8. Wass, Mike (26 March 2019). "Louise Announces Comeback LP 'Heavy Love,' New Single Drops This Week". Idolator. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  9. @LouiseRedknapp (1 January 2020). "SURPRISE!!!!, Happy New Year! • Let's start the year as we mean to go on 🎶 ... Hurt is OUT NOW! taken from my new album Heavy Love' Hurt (Radio Version): open.spotify.com/track/4jsBqs3iuk1PjlxoKaKa9s?si=lieozWJlSEyDS9HRgZJaWQ Hurt (Album Version): itunes.apple.com/gb/album/1457033225?uo=4&app=itunes&at=10lqoH&lId=1630341&cId=FA&src=Linkfire&sr=5&ct=LFV_d7048b732156f1c0f806831e67cc58c6&itscg=30440&itsct=catchall_p5" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. @LouiseRedknapp (8 January 2020). "And... Thank you so much @BBCRadio2 for having #Hurt on the A-List for a second week Multiple musical notes Orange heart and... BBC Local Radio for also adding 'Hurt' to the A-List of your 38 stations! and of course thank you to @alexnobulalex and @carriecurtis10 for all your hard work! xxx" (Tweet) – via Twitter.https://twitter.com/LouiseRedknapp/status/1214997470276653056
  11. Redknapp, Louise (5 September 2019). "Official announcement by Louise". Retrieved 5 September 2019 – via Facebook.
  12. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  14. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  15. Newman, Vicki (17 March 2020). "Louise Redknapp cancels Heavy Love tour as coronavirus fears grow". Mirror Online. Retrieved 8 December 2020.


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