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Porcelain is the third studio album released by English musician Matt Cardle. The album was released on 25 October 2013 in Ireland, and on 28 October in the United Kingdom. Recording locations include London, Los Angeles and New York. It is primarily written by Cardle but, as with his previous albums, he worked with various songwriters, including Conner Reeves and American R&B artist Brian McKnight. Cardle has also produced the album and played the majority of the instruments.

The lead single was a duet with Spice Girl Melanie C, called "Loving You" which was released on 18 August 2013 and reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. A second single, "When You Were My Girl", was released on 13 October 2013. The album was released on digital download and physical CD as well as a very limited number of vinyl copies available through Cardle's official website. Porcelain is Cardle's first album to be released worldwide.

The Porcelain Tour in support of the album took place over the UK and Ireland in April 2014. The album received largely positive reviews. It reached number 11 on the UK Albums Chart, number 3 in the Independent Album Chart and number 22 on the Scottish Album Chart.

After completion of his previous record, The Fire, Cardle continued writing and recording, using incomplete tracks to start working towards a third album. Cardle confirmed he was in the process of making a third album on 16 April 2013 in a video message to his fans on Facebook. On 14 May 2013 at the European Charts Launch Party, Cardle spoke about where he was in the process of making the album at that point, saying for him it was the "difficult third album" as opposed to the difficult second. He also described the album as a lot more diverse than his previous records. In later interviews he revealed has been pushing his vocal range more and experimenting with different instruments.

On 15 July 2013, it was announced that he had teamed up with Absolute Marketing for the release, his manager explaining, "When considering who to partner with on the project, it was always imperative that Matt and I be able to remain fully in control of the A&R process, creative direction and ultimately the allocation of an agreed promotional and marketing budget." On 8 October 2013 Cardle announced he has signed a worldwide publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis, giving them ownership of his back catalogue as a result of the Sony/ATV/EMI merge, and making it his first album to be released internationally.

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