Let the Music Play (Stan Walker album)

Let the Music Play
Studio album by Stan Walker
Released	18 November 2011 (2011-11-18)
Genre	Dance-pop R&B pop
Label	Sony
Producer	Louis Schoorl Drew Pearson Anthony Egizii David Musumeci Khaled Richard Vission Chico Bennett Brad Ackley Lindsay Rimes Adam "Wyshmaster" Cherrington Nicholas "RAS" Furlong Braddon Williams Static Revenger Michael D'Arcy Styalz Fuego Carl Dimataga
Stan Walker chronology
From the Inside Out (2010) Let the Music Play (2011) Inventing Myself (2013)
Singles from Let the Music Play
"Loud" Released: 6 May 2011 "Light It Up" Released: 16 September 2011 "Music Won't Break Your Heart" Released: 23 March 2012

Let the Music Play is the third studio album by Australian-New Zealand recording artist Stan Walker, released through Sony Music Australia on 18 November 2011. Walker worked with several record producers on the album, including Richard Vission, Chico Bennett, Nicholas "RAS" Furlong and Static Revenger, among others. The album featured several guest vocalists, including Jessica Mauboy, Annabel Fay and Walker's mother April, who is featured in a remake of Eva Cassidy's version of "Songbird". Musically, the album features more up-tempo dance-pop and R&B genres than Walker's previous album, From the Inside Out (2010), which included deep and emotional tracks.

Two singles preceded the album's release including, lead single "Loud", which reached the top-ten on the singles charts of Australia and New Zealand. "Light It Up", featuring Static Revenger, was released as the album's second single. Let the Music Play debuted at number 18 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming the lowest charting album of Walker's career to date. On the New Zealand Albums Chart, the album debuted at number 12.

Walker described the album as "a declaration of a celebration", stating that it is far more upbeat, playful and fresh in comparison to the deeper tracks on his previous album From the Inside Out (2010). In an interview with Nathan Taylor from Western Weekender, Walker explained, "The last album was more serious and showed the deeper parts of me. This one still shows all the depths of me but also me as a 21-year-old – the young, crazy and fun side definitely comes out in Let the Music Play." The album was inspired by many sounds from around the world, including Indian Bollywood to UK bubble gum pop and Māori culture.

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