Little Red (album)

Little Red is the second studio album by British singer Katy B. It was released on 7 February 2014 by Rinse, Columbia Records and Sony Music. The album includes the singles "5 AM", "Crying for No Reason" and "Still". The album is her first number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.

Little Red
Studio album by Katy B
Released	7 February 2014
Genre	Electronic dance[1][2][3][4] R&B[5]
Length	48:11
Label	Rinse Columbia Sony
Producer	The Arcade The Invisible Men Geeneus George FitzGerald Joker Route 94 Sampha Jacques Greene Moto Blanco Fraser T Smith M. J. Cole Al Shux Huxley
Katy B chronology
On a Mission (2011) Little Red (2014) Honey (2016)
Singles from Little Red
"5 AM" Released: 4 November 2013 "Crying for No Reason" Released: 26 January 2014 "Still" Released: 2 May 2014

Singles

"5 AM" was released as the lead single on 4 November 2013.[6] It reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. "Crying for No Reason" was released as the album's second single on 26 January 2014.[7] It debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart. "Still" was released as the album's third single on 2 May 2014.

Other songs

"What Love Is Made Of" was released on 5 July 2013[8] and reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart; however, the song did not make the album's final cut. "Aaliyah", originally released as part of the Danger EP, received extensive airplay on the likes of BBC Radio 1 and became part of the album.

Promotion

Tour

On 12 November 2013 it was announced that Katy B will be doing a five-date UK tour. A date for London's Roundhouse in October 2014 was added on 17 January 2014. On 5 March 2014, full tour dates for October were added.[9]

Tour dates[10][9]
Date	City	Country	Venue
Leg 1, March 2014
25 March 2014	Brighton	England	Concorde 2
26 March 2014	London		KOKO
27 March 2014	Oxford		O2 Academy
28 March 2014	Birmingham		The Institute
29 March 2014	Manchester		Manchester Academy
Leg 2, October 2014
18 October 2014	Birmingham	England	O2 Academy Birmingham
19 October 2014	Nottingham		Rock City
20 October 2014	Southend		Cliffs Pavilion
21 October 2014	Bournemouth		O2 Academy Bournemouth
23 October 2014	London		Roundhouse
24 October 2014	Bristol		O2 Academy Bristol
25 October 2014	Manchester		Manchester Academy
27 October 2014	Leeds		O2 Academy Leeds
29 October 2014	Newcastle		O2 Academy Newcastle

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[11]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[12]
The Daily Telegraph	[13]
DIY	[14]
The Guardian	[15]
The Independent	[16]
NME	[17]
The Observer	[18]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[19]
Rolling Stone	[20]
Slant Magazine	[21]

The album received generally positive reviews, with an average score of 74/100 on Metacritic.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Next Thing"	Kathleen Brien The Invisible Men The Arcade	The Invisible Men The Arcade	3:03
2.	"5 AM"	Brien Gordon Warren Guy Chambers	Geeneus	3:21
3.	"Aaliyah" (featuring Jessie Ware)	Brien Jessie Ware Warren	Geeneus	4:38
4.	"Crying for No Reason"	Brien Warren Chambers	Geeneus	4:02
5.	"I Like You"	Brien George Fitzgerald	George Fitzgerald	4:03
6.	"All My Lovin'"	Brien Warren Liam McLean	Joker Geeneus (add.)	4:41
7.	"Tumbling Down"	Brien Warren	Geeneus	4:42
8.	"Everything"	Brien Rowan Jones	Route 94	3:47
9.	"Play" (featuring Sampha)	Brien Sampha Sisay	Sampha	3:23
10.	"Sapphire Blue"	Brien Jacques Greene	Greene	4:27
11.	"Emotions"	Brien Warren Arthur Smith John Cohen	Geeneus Moto Blanco	4:35
12.	"Still"	Brien Warren Fraser T Smith	Geeneus Fraser T Smith	3:29
Total length:				48:11

Deluxe edition bonus tracks[22]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Blue Eyes"	Brien Fraser T Smith Matthew Coleman	M. J. Cole	5:17
14.	"Stay Down"	Brien Cohen A. Smith	Moto Blanco	3:17
15.	"Hot Like Fire"	Brien Warren	Geeneus	3:54
16.	"Wicked Love"	Brien Al Shuckburgh	Al Shux	4:03
17.	"Sky's the Limit"	Brien Warren Michael Dodman	Huxley Geeneus (add.)	3:49
Total length:				68:31

Deluxe edition bonus disc[23]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Little Red" (Continuous Mix)	65:52

iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks[24]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Blue Eyes"	Brien Fraser T Smith Matthew Coleman	M. J. Cole	5:17
14.	"Stay Down"	Brien Cohen A. Smith	Moto Blanco	3:17
15.	"Hot Like Fire"	Brien Warren	Geeneus	3:54
16.	"Wicked Love"	Brien Al Shuckburgh	Al Shux	4:03
17.	"Sky's the Limit"	Brien Warren Michael Dodman	Huxley Geeneus (add.)	3:49
18.	"Little Red" (Continuous Mix)			65:52

Continuous Mix track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crying for No Reason"
2.	"Sapphire Blue"
3.	"I Like You"
4.	"Everything"
5.	"Tumbling Down"
6.	"Play" (featuring Sampha)
7.	"Aaliyah" (featuring Jessie Ware)
8.	"Next Thing"
9.	"Blue Eyes"
10.	"5 AM"
11.	"Sky's the Limit"
12.	"Wicked Love"
13.	"Stay Down"
14.	"All My Lovin'"
15.	"Emotions"
16.	"Hot Like Fire"
17.	"Still"

Vinyl

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crying for No Reason"	4:02
2.	"I Like You"	4:03
3.	"All My Lovin'"	4:41
4.	"Aaliyah" (featuring Jessie Ware)	4:38
5.	"5 AM" (Route 94 Remix)	5:15
6.	"Next Thing"	3:03
7.	"Tumbling Down"	4:42
8.	"Sapphire Blue"	4:27
9.	"Play" (featuring Sampha)	3:23
10.	"Blue Eyes"	5:17
11.	"Emotions"	4:35
12.	"Sky's the Limit"	3:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from Little Red album liner notes.

Katy B – vocals Geeneus – engineer, producer DJ Zinc – engineer, keys, mixing The Invisible Men – engineer, producer Jessie Ware – vocals Sampha – producer, vocals Phil Tan – mixing Joey Dyer – keys, programming Jon Shave – keys, programming Jarrad Hearman – engineer, mixing George Fitzgerald – mixing, production Glenn Callaghan – keys Jacques Greene – producer Jason Pebworth – keys George Astaslo – programming

Moto Blanco – producer Joker – producer Adam Harris – Guitar Tom Forrest – mixing Route 94 – producer Largo – engineer, producer Al Shux – mixing, producer Huxley – producer Fraser T Smith – producer Beatriz Artola – engineer M.J. Cole – engineer, producer Stuart Hawkes – mastering Simon Emmett – photography Give Up Art – art direction, design

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25]	100
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26]	22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26]	129
Irish Albums (IRMA)[27]	35
Scottish Albums (OCC)[28]	1
Swiss Albums (Swiss Hitparade)[26]	61
UK Albums (OCC)[29]	1

Year-end

Chart (2014)	Rank
UK Albums (OCC)[30]	82

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[31]	Gold	100,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Release date	Format	Label
Ireland[32]	7 February 2014	CD digital download	Rinse Columbia Sony
Germany[33]	10 February 2014
United Kingdom
United Kingdom	19 April 2014	Vinyl

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