Rationale (album)

Rationale is the self-titled debut studio album by Zimbabwe-born British singer-songwriter Rationale. It was released on 13 October 2017 through Warner Music UK.

Rationale
Studio album by Rationale
Released	13 October 2017
Length	40:59
Label	Warner
Producer	Rationale (exec.) Mark Crew Braque Mark Ralph ST!NT Simon Aldred
Rationale chronology
Saved (2010) Rationale (2017)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	7/10[2]
Mixmag	8/10[3]
The Guardian	[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Re.Up"	Tinashe Fazakerley Zena Kitt	Rationale	3:11
2.	"Oil and Water"	Fazakerley	Rationale	3:31
3.	"Loving Life"	Fazakerley	Rationale Mark Ralph^[b]	3:16
4.	"Fast Lane"	Fazakerley	Rationale	2:35
5.	"Prodigal Son"	Fazakerley	Rationale Mark Crew^[b] Braque^[b]	3:41
6.	"Losing Sleep"	Fazakerley Mark Crew Daniel Priddy	Rationale Crew^[b] Braque^[b]	3:30
7.	"Into the Blue"	Fazakerley Emily Schwartz Daniel Smith Crew Priddy	Rationale Crew^[a] Braque^[a]	3:21
8.	"Fuel to the Fire"	Fazakerley	Rationale	3:31
9.	"Phenomenal"	Fazakerley	Rationale	3:23
10.	"Deliverance"	Fazakerley	Rationale Crew^[b] Braque^[b]	3:39
11.	"Tumbling Down"	Fazakerley John Hill Ajay Bhattacharya Daniel Parker	ST!NT	3:03
12.	"Somewhere to Belong"	Fazakerley Simon Aldred	Aldred	4:18

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[5]	82

References

1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
2. Rosebury, Will (12 October 2017). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
3. "November: 18 Albums You Need To Hear This Month". Mixmag. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. Joshi, Tasha (8 October 2017). "Rationale: Rationale review – soulful and charismatic". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 April 2019.