Before I Sleep (album)
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| Studio album by Bo Bruce | ||||
| Released | 29 April 2013 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, trip hop | |||
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57:33 (standard version) 69:04 (deluxe version) |
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| Label | Mercury | |||
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| The Daily Mirror |   |
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| There Goes The Fear |  |
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57:33 (standard version)
Before I Sleep is the debut studio album from British singer-songwriter Bo Bruce, released on 29 April 2013. The lead single from the album is titled Save Me, which was released on the same day as the album. The album peaked at number 6 in the Official Charts midweek UK Albums Chart on 1 May 2013 and charted at number 10 on the Official UK Top 40 Album Chart, on 5 May 2013.
Before I Sleep is the follow up to Bruce's independently released 2010 extended play (EP), titled Search The Night, which peaked at number two on the iTunes chart in June 2012. The album also marks Bruce's first release on a major record label. Bo commented of the writing process "The process of making this album has been extraordinary. It’s also been the hardest and most testing time of my life. But I’ve made an album I’m incredibly proud of and I can’t wait for people to hear it."
The release features a number of collaborations, including Johnny McDaid of Snow Patrol,Sia Furler, Greg Kurstin, Henry Binns of Zero 7, Joel Pott of Athlete and the second single co-written with former The Voice UK mentor Danny O'Donoghue, entitled 'Alive'. The album features several producers, including Tom Marsh, who worked on Bo's previous release Search The Night and James Flannigan.
It was announced that "Save Me" would be the first track from the album to be released as a single, which was released on the same day as the album. The track was written by Bruce, Shelly Poole and Matt Schwartz.
The second single from the album has been confirmed as "Alive", which is due for release in June 2013. The track was co-written by Bruce, Danny O'Donoghue and James Barry.
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