Blood Orange (album)

Blood Orange is the second studio album by English singer Freya Ridings. It was released on 28 April 2023, by Good Soldier Records and AWAL.^[2] The first single "Weekends" was released on 12 January 2023.^[3]

Blood Orange
Studio album by Freya Ridings
Released	28 April 2023 (2023-04-28)
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	47:26
Label	Good Soldier AWAL
Producer	Kamille Will Bloomfield Steve Mac Ewan J. Phillips Lostboy Sammy Witte Jack Gilbert Spencer Stewart Jimmy Napes Ryan Linvill Federico Vindver Jesse Shatkin
Freya Ridings chronology
Freya Ridings (2019) Blood Orange (2023)
Singles from Blood Orange
"Weekends" Released: 12 January 2023 "Face in the Crowd" Released: 17 February 2023 "Can I Jump?" Released: 24 March 2023 "Perfect" Released: 7 April 2023 "I Feel Love" Released: 27 April 2023

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Dork	[1]
The Line of Best Fit	3/10[4]
The Telegraph	[5]

Martyn Young from Dork called Blood Orange "impressive in its scope and ambition" and noted: "Combining widescreen anthemic string-laden pop with joyous disco-tinged hops and just the right dose of heartbreak, it's a step up from an artist looking to establish themselves as a big deal."^[1]

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, Blood Orange spent one week at number seven on the UK Albums Chart with recorded sales of 7,654 units over the first week.^[6] It became Ridings' second top 10 album in the region, following her debut which peaked at number three.^[6]

Track listing

Blood Orange track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Blood Orange"	Freya Ridings Camille Purcell Will Bloomfield	Kamille Bloomfield	3:13
2.	"Bite Me"	Ridings Purcell Bloomfield	Kamille Bloomfield	4:09
3.	"Weekends"	Ridings Steve Mac	Mac	3:20
4.	"Face in the Crowd"	Ridings	Ewan J. Phillips	3:24
5.	"Perfect"	Ridings Phillips	Phillips	3:06
6.	"Dancing in a Hurricane"	Ridings Peter Rycroft Phil Plested	Lostboy	3:14
7.	"Happier Alone"	Ridings Casey Smith Sammy Witte	White	3:14
8.	"Wither on the Vine"	Ridings Amy Wadge Arden Ridings Phil Cook	White	3:19
9.	"Bitter"	Ridings Mona Khoshoi Sammy Witte	White	3:23
10.	"Someone New"	Ridings Mark Taylor Paul Barry	Phillips Jack Gilbert	3:23
11.	"Last Day That You Loved Me"	Ridings Caroline Ailin Spencer Stewart	Stewart	3:05
12.	"Wolves"	Ridings James Napier	Jimmy Napes Ryan Linvill	3:30
13.	"Can I Jump?"	Ridings Annika Bennett Federico Vindver Scott Harris	Vindver	3:43
14.	"I Feel Love"	Ridings Jesse Shatkin Stephen Wrabel	Shatkin	3:13
Total length:				47:26

Charts

Chart performance for Blood Orange

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[7]	15
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8]	71
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	18
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10]	82
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11]	9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	28
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	7