Is Your Love Big Enough?

Is Your Love Big Enough?
Studio album by Lianne La Havas
Released July 6, 2012 (2012-07-06)
Genre Alternative, folk, soul
Length 45:31
Label Warner Bros., Nonesuch
Producer Matt Hales
Lianne La Havas chronology
Is Your Love Big Enough?
(2012)		 Blood
(2015)
Singles from Is Your Love Big Enough?
  1. "No Room for Doubt"
    Released: October 21, 2011
  2. "Forget"
    Released: December 30, 2011
  3. "Lost & Found"
    Released: April 27, 2012
  4. "Is Your Love Big Enough?"
    Released: May 22, 2012
  5. "Age"
    Released: December 3, 2012

Is Your Love Big Enough? is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas. It was released in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2012 through Warner Bros. The album peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart.

The album was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize[1] and 2013 Ivor Novello Awards.[2]

Background

Whilst attending sixth-form in Croydon, a friend of La Havas', the singer and songwriter Allan Rose (who had attended the Brit School), introduced her to other musicians who would assist La Havas in the recording of her first demos.[3] Through that same friend La Havas was also introduced to British singer Paloma Faith; she later sang backing vocals on tour for Faith. La Havas was co-writer and performer in The Paris Parade alongside Christian Pinchbeck (who designed the artwork for Lost & Found and is also now part of the duo Memphis Industries duo Elephant); their short-lived career would kick off La Havas' career in commercial music.[4] In 2010, Lianne signed to Warner Bros. Records, spending two years developing her songwriting skills before releasing any music publicly.[5][6]

Her first EP Lost & Found was released on 21 October 2011 on the Labour of Love label,[7] featuring Willy Mason on the opening track "No Room For Doubt".[8] That same month, La Havas released the live EP Live From LA, which was made available for free download on her website.[9][10] La Havas made her television debut on 21 October 2011 broadcast of BBC Two's Later… with Jools Holland, a programme that also featured Wisconsin folk band Bon Iver;[11] soon after this on 25 October 2011 it was announced that La Havas would be the supporting act for Bon Iver's December 2011 North American tour.[12]

Release and promotion

Festival La Voix Du Rock, Tourcoing, 2013 (Photo: Bellenger)

Her official debut single "Lost & Found" was released in the UK on 30 April 2012,[13] and her debut album, was released on 9 July 2012 on Warner Brothers.[5] "Forget" was released as the second single from the album on 30 December 2011. "Lost & Found" was released as the third single from the album on 27 April 2012. "Is Your Love Big Enough?" was released as the fourth single from the album on 22 May 2012. The song was heavily contributed to the 2014 documentary film The Distortion of Sound, which features Lianne and her live performance of the single. "Age" was released as the fifth single from the album on 3 December 2012.

At the end of 2012, Is Your Love Big Enough? was named iTunes Album of the Year. On 24 September 2012, September La Havas supported Alicia Keys at MTV 'Crashes' Manchester, a live performance in front of 1,000 people in Manchester Cathedral, which was broadcast in 164 countries. On 31 December 2012, she appeared on BBC Two's New Year's Eve show Jools' Annual Hootenanny singing Cow Cow Boogie. On 9 June 2013, La Havas played at the RockNess music festival in Inverness, Scotland,[14] and on 30 June 2013 La Havas performed at the Glastonbury Festival 2013.[15] La Havas also performed at the Isle of Wight Festival in June 2013.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound[16]
Rolling Stone[17]
The Guardian[18]
The Telegraph[19]
NME[20]
Digital Spy[21]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews".[22] Gaffa listed Is Your Love Big Enough? the 30th best album of 2012 by a non-Danish artist.[23]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Don't Wake Me Up"  Lianne La HavasMatt Hales 3:43
2. "Is Your Love Big Enough?"  La Havas, Hales, Willy MasonHales 3:22
3. "Lost & Found"  La Havas, HalesHales 4:28
4. "Au cinéma"  La Havas, HalesHales 4:18
5. "No Room for Doubt" (featuring Willy Mason)La Havas, Mason, HalesHales 4:05
6. "Forget"  La HavasHales 3:52
7. "Age"  La Havas, HalesHales 2:43
8. "Elusive"  Scott MatthewsHales 3:56
9. "Everything Everything"  La Havas, HalesHales 3:50
10. "Gone"  La Havas, HalesHales 4:25
11. "Tease Me"  La HavasMatt Ingram, Dan Cox, Hales 3:37
12. "They Could Be Wrong"  La Havas, HalesHales 3:21
Total length:
 45:31

Release formats

Is Your Love Big Enough? (Standard edition)[26]
Is Your Love Big Enough? (Deluxe edition)[27]
Is Your Love Big Enough? (Limited vinyl edition)[28]
Is Your Love Big Enough? (iTunes Festival)

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[29] 30
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[30] 66
Dutch Albums Chart[31] 3
French Albums Chart[32] 96
German Albums Chart[33] 30
Irish Album Chart[34] 21
Swiss Albums Chart[35] 32
UK Albums Chart[36] 4
US Billboard 200[37] 142
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[38] 7
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[39] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[40] 42

Release history

Regions Dates Format(s) Label(s) Edition(s)
Ireland July 6, 2012 CD, digital download, LP Warner Bros. Standard, deluxe, limited
United Kingdom[41] 9 July 2012
Belgium[42] 13 July 2012
France[43]
Netherlands[44]
France[45] 16 July 2012
United States[46] 7 August 2012
United Kingdom 10 December 2012 Digital download iTunes Festival

References

  1. ↑ Mercury Prize - 2012 Albums of the Year
  2. ↑ "Ivor Novellos 2013: Winners in full". 16 May 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Jasmine Gardner (12 April 2012). "Sound of the summer: Lianne Le Havas – Music – Arts – Evening Standard". Thisislondon.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ligature Magazine, retrieved October 17". Ligaturemagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Lianne La Havas: 'A Lot Has Happened In My Life' | First On | DIY". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "3 UK Female Singers to Look Out For". Yinnyang.co.uk. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Lost and Found: Lianne La Havas". Amazon.co.uk. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  8. ↑ Ligature Magazine.
  9. ↑ "FreEP: Lianne La Havas – "Live In L.A" « PinBoardBlog.com – Alt-Urban Specialists". Pinboardblog.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  10. ↑ Peter Vidani (8 October 2011). "Lady. Bang. Beat". Lady. Bang. Beat. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  11. ↑ "BBC – BBC Two Programmes – Later... with Jools Holland, Series 39, Episode 5". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  12. ↑ De Souza, Kris, "Lianne La Havas confirmed for Bon Iver's December US tour"; Thefourohfive, 25 October 2011 (retrieved 27 October 2011)
  13. ↑ "Lianne La Havas' Sold Out Scala Show To Be Streamed Live". Femalefirst.co.uk. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  14. ↑ Lynn, Kirstin. "RockNess 2013: Lianne La Havas raises the bar in supreme soul diva set". STV. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  15. ↑ Lachno, James (1 July 2013). "Glastonbury 2013, Day Three review: other stages: Bobby Womack, Lianne Le Havas, Sir Bruce Forsyth". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "Lianne La Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough? - Album Reviews - Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Lianne La Havas Is Your Love Big Enough? Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  18. ↑ Kitty Empire. "Lianne La Havas: Is Your Love Big Enough? – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  19. ↑ Helen Brown (6 July 2012). "Lianne La Havas, Is Your Love Big Enough?, review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "NME Reviews - Lianne La Havas - 'Is Your Love Big Enough?' - NME.COM". NME.COM. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Lianne La Havas: 'Is Your Love Big Enough?' - Album review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "Reviews for Is Your Love Big Enough? by Lianne La Havas - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  23. ↑ "Guide: GAFFA kårer årets album" [Guide: State’s Albums of 2012] (in Danish). Gaffa. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  24. ↑ "Is Your Love Big Enough? (Deluxe Edition) by Lianne La Havas on iTunes".
  25. ↑ "iTunes Store". Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  26. ↑ "Artist Is Your Love Big Enough?. Buy online, http". liannelahavas.com. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  27. ↑ "Artist Is Your Love Big Enough?. Buy online, http". liannelahavas.com. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  28. ↑ "Artist Is Your Love Big Enough? [Limited Edition]. Buy online, http". liannelahavas.com. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
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  30. ↑ "Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough?". ultratop.be. Hung Medien.
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  32. ↑ "Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough?". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien.
  33. ↑ "Album - Lianne La Havas, Is Your Love Big Enough?". Media Control. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  34. ↑ ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  35. ↑ "Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough?". hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  36. ↑ "2012-07-21 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive - Official Charts".
  37. ↑ "Lianne La Havas – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Lianne La Havas. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  38. ↑ "Lianne La Havas – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for Lianne La Havas. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  39. ↑ "Lianne La Havas – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Lianne La Havas. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  40. ↑ "Lianne La Havas – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Lianne La Havas. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  41. ↑ "Is Your Love Big Enough? (Deluxe edition): Amazon.co.uk: Music".
  42. ↑ "ultrapop.be - Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough?".
  43. ↑ "Is Your Love Big Enough?: Amazon.de: Musik".
  44. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Is Your Love Big Enough?".
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