Heavy Love (Louise album)

Heavy Love is the fourth studio album by English singer Louise. It was released on 17 January 2020 by Lil Lou Records Ltd, under partnership with Warner. The album includes contributions from Clean Bandit, Eg White, Raye, Karen Poole and Sinéad Harnett.^[7][8]

Heavy Love
Studio album by Louise
Released	17 January 2020
Genre	Funk gospel R&B[1]
Length	40:31
Label	Lil Lou Records Ltd Warner
Producer	Oliver & Samsson Freedo Jack Patterson Mark Ralph Michael Angelo Ash Howes
Louise chronology
Finest Moments (2002) Heavy Love (2020) Greatest Hits (2023)
Singles from Heavy Love
"Stretch" Released: 26 March 2019 [2] "Lead Me On" Released: 3 July 2019 [3] "Breaking Back Together" Released: 6 September 2019 "Not the Same" Released: 11 October 2019 [4] "Hurt" Released: 1 January 2020 [5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Culture Fix UK	[6]

Promotion

The album was preceded by the single "Stretch", released on 26 March 2019.^[7][8] "Lead Me On" was released on 4 July 2019 as the album's second single, receiving its premiere on BBC Radio 2. Louise followed this in September 2019 with the album's third single, "Breaking Back Together". "Not the Same" was released as the fourth single alongside a lyric video. The track reached BBC Radio 2's C-List.^{[citation needed]} "Hurt" was released as the fifth single with a 'Single Version', with the track being added BBC Radio 2's A-List.^{[9][10][non-primary source needed]}

On 4 September 2019, it was announced that the album would be postponed from 18 October 2019 to 17 January 2020, with Louise citing the promotional schedule for 9 to 5: The Musical as the reason for the delayed release.^{[11][non-primary source needed]}

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart on the issue dated 24 January 2020.

Reception

Culture Fix UK acclaimed Louise as a "formidable force" and called Heavy Love a welcome return of "tremendous proportions". In a five-star review, they lauded her vocals, songwriting and the album's production, concluding that "Heavy Love presents an artist at the top of their game – stylistically ambitious in its musical scope, refreshingly honest in its songwriting and produced with an immaculate polish. Heavy Love is pop music at its finest and a delightful welcome back to Louise. It is a challenge to imagine any other pop album being quite this good in 2020."^[6]

Track listing

Heavy Love – Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stretch"	Louise Redknapp Oliver Lundstorm Dotter John Fransson Fredrik Samsson Jonathan Eyden	Oliver & Samsson	3:23
2.	"Lead Me On"	Redknapp Chloe Latimer Jack Patterson Samuel Romans	Freedo Patterson Mark Ralph	3:43
3.	"Breaking Back Together"	Redknapp Sinead Harnett Michael Angelo Adam Argyle	Angelo Ash Howes[a]	3:08
4.	"Not the Same"	Redknapp Skylar Adams Daniel Shah	Skylar Adams	2:57
5.	"Small Talk"	Redknapp Georgia Overton Iain Farquharson Thomas Meredith	Meredith	3:03
6.	"Hurt"	Redknapp Karen Poole Chiara Hunter Argyle	Jacob Manson	3:16
7.	"Hammer"	Redknapp Hunter Timothy Deal Hannah Robinson	Hight	3:43
8.	"Just a Minute"	Redknapp Adams Shah	Adams, Howes	2:51
9.	"Wonder Woman"	Joanna Levesque Brandi Flores Joshua Monroy	Josh Monroy	4:10
10.	"Hands on the Sink"	Rachel Keen Francis White Fred Cox	Eg White, Fred Cox	3:31
11.	"Straight to My Heart"	Alice Penrose James Norton Gregory Bonnick Hayden Chapman	LDN Noise Phil Cook Howes[a]	3:34
12.	"Wrong"	Redknapp Lauren Aquilina Andrew Jackson Argyle	Steve Anderson	3:12
Total length:				40:31

Heavy Love – Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Give You Up"	Redknapp Harnett Farquharson Philip Cook	Phil Cook	3:53
12.	"Straight to My Heart"	Penrose Norton Bonnick Chapman	LDN Noise Cook Howes[a]	3:34
13.	"Villain"	Redknapp Thomas Dutton Robinson Josef Page	Page	3:07
14.	"Settle for Nothing"	Redknapp Shah Adams	Adams Howes[a]	3:10
15.	"Wrong"	Redknapp Aquilina Jackson Argyle	Anderson	3:12
Total length:				50:41

Charts

Chart performance for Heavy Love

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12]	6
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	11
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14]	2

Heavy Love Tour

Dates:

The Heavy Love Tour began in Southampton on 12 March 2020, visiting the following venues:

• 12 March 2020: 1865, Southampton
• 14 March 2020: Tramshed, Cardiff
• 15 March 2020: SWX, Bristol
• 16 March 2020: O2 Institute, Birmingham

Postponed dates

The following dates were announced as indefinitely postponed on 17 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic:^[15]

• 18 March 2020: Rock City, Nottingham
• 19 March 2020: O2 Ritz, Manchester
• 21 March 2020: Beckett Student Union, Leeds
• 22 March 2020: SWG3, Glasgow
• 24 March 2020: Boiler Shop, Newcastle
• 25 March 2020: Cambridge Junction, Cambridge
• 26 March 2020: Shepherd's Bush Empire, London

Setlist

The setlist on 12 March:

1. "Hammer"
2. "In Walked Love" (new mix by Steve Anderson)
3. "Stretch" (Initial Talk Remix)
4. "2 Faced"
5. "Stay" (Eternal song), including an interpolation of "Sweet Love" by Anita Baker
6. "Villain"
7. "Escapade" (Janet Jackson cover)
8. "Lead Me On"
9. "Stuck in the Middle with You"
10. "Straight to My Heart"
11. "Naked" (new mix by Steve Anderson)
12. "Settle for Nothing"
13. "So Good (Eternal song)
14. "Oh Baby I..." (Eternal song)
15. "Just a Step from Heaven" (Eternal song)
16. "Light of My Life" (Piano and Vocal Mix)
17. "Not the Same"
18. "Arms Around the World" (new mix by Steve Anderson)

Encore:

1. "Wrong"
2. "Hurt"
3. "The Boss" (Diana Ross cover)
4. "Let's Go Round Again", including an interpolation of "One More Time" by Daft Punk