Bed of Stone

Bed of Stone
Studio album by Aṣa
Released 25 August 2014 (2014-08-25)
Recorded 2013
Genre
Length 47:17
Label Naive Records
Producer
Aṣa chronology
Beautiful Imperfection
(2011)		 Bed Of Stone
(2014)
Singles from Bed of Stone
  1. "Dead Again"
    Released: 23 May 2014

Bed of Stone is the third studio album by Nigerian-French recording artist Aṣa. It was released on 25 August 2014 through Naive Records. Recorded in the East-Sussex area in the UK, the album was co-written and produced by Blair MacKichan, a British producer that has already worked with Sia and Lily Allen. Bed of Stone is, according to the label company an album that goes "right to the heart". It features a folk sound similar to her previous albums Beautiful Imperfection and Aṣa.

Its lead single, "Dead Again" was released in May, 2014, while a clip video has broadcast the same day. The song is the opening track of the record, it is a piano ballad that deals with a bitter love. The album was acclaimed by critics upon release.

Critical reception

Bed of Stone received widespread critical acclaim upon release. Pop Magazine rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, and called it "a full and rounded musical experience," as well as a more "personal" album than Aṣa's previous releases. They also praised the album's musical style, calling it "smooth" and "graceful".[1] Festus Okubor Goziem of 360Submissions also praised Bed of Stone, and deemed it a "masterful, controlled, [and] confident album." They further applauded Aṣa for her vocal delivery, and compared her to Florence and the Machine, Alabama Shakes and The Civil Wars.[2] Bellanaija acclaimed the album, stating that the album was "one of the best albums you would hear this year"; they further praised it by calling it "Grammy-winning music".[3] Udochukwu Ikwuagwu of The Breaking Times gave Bed of Stone another acclaimed review. He rated the album an 8 out of 10, and called it a "near-masterpiece"; Aṣa's vocal delivery and songwriting, as well as the album's production, were particularly acclaimed.[4] Oscar Okeke of Lo Batan gave a positive, albeit more critical, review of the album. Rating the album a B on a scale of A to F, Okeke praised the album's production and its lyrical content, but was more critical of Aṣa's vocal delivery; "Intensified vocals and a surge of instrumentals is what the album needs. It’s called a musical frisson, and Asa could have given us more of it," Okeke said in his review.[5]

Track listing

No. TitleMusicProducer(s) Length
1. "Dead Again"  AṣaBlair MacKichan 3:07
2. "Eyo"  Asa,MacKichan 3:16
3. "Satan Be Gone"  Asa,MacKichan 2:36
4. "Bed of Stone"  AsaConstant 4:20
5. "Moving on"  AsaAsa 4:16
6. "Grateful"  AsaMacKichan 2:45
7. "Society"  AsaMacKichan 3:03
8. "How Did Love Find Me"  AsaMacKichan 3:41
9. "Ife"  AsaConstant 3:46
10. "Situation"  AsaMacKichan 2:40
11. "New Year"  AsaMacKichan 3:01
12. "The One That Never Comes"  AsaMacKichan 4:06
Total length:
 47:52
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No. TitleMusicProducer(s) Length
13. "Sometimes I Wonder"  AsaMacKichan 2:59
14. "Shine Your Light"  AsaMacKichan 3:34

Chart performance

Chart Peak
Position
French Albums Chart[6] 38
French Physical Albums Chart[7] 44
French Digital Albums Chart[8] 9
Swiss Albums Chart 64

References

  1. ↑ "Asa - Bed Of Stone review".
  2. ↑ "Asa's Bed Of Stone review".
  3. ↑ "Should You Bump This – Music Review: Asa – Bed of Stone".
  4. ↑ "Album review: Bed of Stone - Asa".
  5. ↑ cite web|url = http://www.thebreakingtimes.com/album-review-bed-stone-asa/|title = http://www.thebreakingtimes.com/album-review-bed-stone-asa/
  6. ↑ "Asa : Bed Of Stone" (in German). Chartsinfrance. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  7. ↑ "Asa : Bed Of Stone" (in German). Chartsinfrance. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  8. ↑ "Asa : Bed Of Stone" (in German). Chartsinfrance. Retrieved 2014-09-05.


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