Ryan O'Shaughnessy (EP)

Ryan O'Shaughnessy is the first EP by Irish singer-songwriter Ryan O'Shaughnessy released on 13 August 2012 in the United Kingdom. The EP peaked to number 1 on the Irish Albums Chart. The album includes the single "No Name".

Ryan O'Shaughnessy
EP by
Ryan O'Shaughnessy
ReleasedAugust 13, 2012 (2012-08-13)
Recorded2012 Peermusic Studios
GenrePop
Length20:47
Label
ProducerJonas Westling
Ryan O'Shaughnessy chronology
Ryan O'Shaughnessy
(2012)		 Back to Square One
(2016)
Singles from Ryan O'Shaughnessy
  1. "No Name"
    Released: 5 August 2012

Singles

"No Name" was released as the lead single from the EP on 5 August 2012. The single has peaked to number 3 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Digital Spy gave the EP a positive review stating, "Listening to his self-titled EP – a taster of what will follow on his debut album – it's easy to see why. Much like his contemporary, O'Shaughnessy is a fresh-faced singer-songwriter-guitar-player with a heavy heart. But while Sheeran regularly delves into the nastiness of drugs, miscarriages and booze, he remains in the tight, well-worn confines of love and relationships. Lead track 'No Name' – about an unrequited crush – remains as fresh and genuine as it did during its first outing earlier this year, while 'First Kiss' carries the same boy-next-door innocence without feeling overly contrived. 'Lost In You' and 'Sofa Bed' swerve dangerously close to borderline obsessive, but given they were written pre-BGT, something tell us he'll have a very different perspective come the full album."[1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Name"Ryan O'ShaughnessyWestling2:57
2."Time Stands Still"Ryan O'ShaughnessyWestling3:42
3."Sofa Bed"Ryan O'ShaughnessyWestling3:36
4."Lost in You"Ryan O'ShaughnessyWestling3:36
5."First Kiss"Ryan O'ShaughnessyWestling3:15
6."Waiting"Ryan O'ShaughnessyWestling3:41

Chart performance
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart[2] 1
UK Albums Chart 9

Release history
Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 10 August 2012[3] Digital download RCA Records
13 August 2012[4] CD

References
  1. Ryan O'Shaugnessy EP – review – Music Album Review. Digital Spy
  2. "Irish Albums Chart > Archive > Week Ending: August 16, 2012". GFK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. iTunes – Music – Ryan O'Shaughnessy – EP by Ryan O'Shaughnessy
  4. Ryan O'Shaughnessy: Amazon.co.uk: Music
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