Devotion (Tirzah album)

Devotion is the debut studio album by British musician Tirzah. It was released through Domino on 10 August 2018.^{[9][13][14][7]}

Devotion
Studio album by Tirzah
Released	10 August 2018 (2018-08-10)
Recorded	2016–2018
Studio	Home (London, UK) The Green Room (London, UK) Mr. Punch Studios (London, UK)
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	38:43
Label	Domino
Producer	Mica Levi
Tirzah chronology
Make It Up (2015) Devotion (2018) Colourgrade (2021)
Singles from Devotion
"Gladly" Released: 3 March 2018 "Affection" Released: 14 July 2018 "Devotion" Released: 19 July 2018

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.6/10[2]
Metacritic	80/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Clash	7/10[5]
Exclaim!	9/10[6]
The Guardian	[7]
The Line of Best Fit	9/10[8]
Pitchfork	8.3/10[9]
Q	[10]
The Skinny	[11]
Uncut	7/10[12]

Reception

On review aggregator Metacritic, Devotion received a score of 80/100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[15] Kevin Lozano for Pitchfork praised it as "a compelling vision of what imperfect pop music can be", comparing the "sparse" songs to Arthur Russell, and referring to "Devotion" as "excruciatingly emotional".^[16] In a positive review for The Skinny, Nadia Younes said that it is "open", "intricate", and "fiercely unique ... one of the most crucial pop records of the year".^[17] Writing for PopMatters, Mark Matousek expressed support for Mica Levi's production work on the album and the pair's collaborations prior to Devotion, but says that Tirzah's contributions here cause "dilution" to the instrumentals and criticizes her lyrical obscurity.^[18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tirzah Mastin and Mica Levi, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fine Again"		2:53
2.	"Do You Know"		3:37
3.	"Gladly"		3:41
4.	"Holding On"		3:19
5.	"Affection"		3:41
6.	"Basic Need"		3:20
7.	"Guilty"		2:54
8.	"Devotion" (featuring Coby Sey)	Mastin Levi Coby Sey	4:14
9.	"Go Now"		3:06
10.	"Say When"		4:07
11.	"Reach Hi"		3:51
Total length:			38:43

Personnel

• Tirzah – primary artist, vocals
• Mica Levi – production, mixing
• Coby Sey - featured artist (track 8)
• Kwes – mixing, engineering
• Alexis Smith - engineering
• Christian Wright – mastering

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
UK Official Record Store Chart (OCC)[19]	29
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20]	22
UK Independent Albums Breakers Chart (OCC)[21]	6
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[22]	5