Linger Awhile

2022 studio album by Samara Joy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Linger Awhile

Linger Awhile is the second studio album by American jazz singer Samara Joy, released on September 16, 2022, through Verve Records. It was produced by Matt Pierson. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album and was responsible for Joy also winning Best New Artist at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[1]

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Linger Awhile
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ReleasedSeptember 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)
StudioSear Sound, New York City, US
GenreJazz
Length41:14
LabelVerve
ProducerMatt Pierson
Samara Joy chronology
Samara Joy
(2021)
Linger Awhile
(2022)
A Joyful Holiday
(2023)
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Following Joy's wins, the album reached number 158 on the US Billboard 200 and reached number one on the Jazz Albums chart with 8,500 album-equivalent units.[2]

Critical reception

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All About Jazz[3]
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Peter Moore of Jazzwise called Linger Awhile a "staggeringly fine album", noting "Guess Who I Saw Today" as a standout, and remarked on the "outstanding support from guitarist Pasquale Grasso, pianist Ben Paterson, bassist David Wong and drummer Kenny Washington" on the title track. Moore also called Joy's version of "'Round Midnight" a "wondrous take" and praised the "incredibly beautiful timbre" of her voice on "Someone to Watch Over Me".[4] Veronica Johnson of JazzTimes found "much to be admired" and a "musical maturation" on the album, writing that it is a "nostalgic stroll through well-known and obscure standards" with a "mixing of swing and sweet tunes", complimenting "the romantic feel [Joy] infuses into songs".[5]

Angelo Leonardi of All About Jazz commended Joy's partnership with guitarist Pasquale Grasso, opining that it is "inspiring" and "stands out" on "Someone to Watch Over Me", and felt that Joy "confirms all the good things that have been said about her: unusual interpretative maturity for her age, fresh chromatic variety, creative flair, [and] intense feeling", naming Linger Awhile album of the week.[3]

Track listing

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Linger Awhile track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Get Out of This Mood"
3:42
2."Guess Who I Saw Today"
4:09
3."Nostalgia (The Day I Knew)"3:30
4."Sweet Pumpkin" (featuring Pasquale Grasso)Ronnell Bright3:54
5."Misty"4:54
6."Social Call"4:30
7."I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)"
5:04
8."Linger Awhile" (featuring Pasquale Grasso)1:47
9."'Round Midnight"5:42
10."Someone to Watch Over Me" (featuring Pasquale Grasso)4:02
Total length:41:14
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Charts

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Chart performance for Linger Awhile
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[6] 4
French Albums (SNEP)[7]180
French Jazz Albums (SNEP)[8] 2
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[9] 26
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[10] 38
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11]78
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]37
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[13]14
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[14]1
US Billboard 200[15] 158
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[16] 1
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Release history

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Release history and formats for Linger Awhile
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States September 16, 2022
  • CD
  • vinyl LP
Verve Records [17]
Worldwide
  • CD
  • digital download
  • streaming
[18][19]
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