''50'' is the seventh studio album by English singer and songwriter

Rick Astley Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and radio personality, who has been active in music for several decades. He gained worldwide fame in the 1980s, having multiple hits including his signature song " Ne ...

. It was released on 10 June 2016 by BMG. It is Astley's first studio album in more than 10 years, following ''

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'' (2005). In the United Kingdom, ''50'' became Astley's first number-one album since his 1987 debut album ''

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''. All songs on this album were sung, written and recorded by Astley himself. The album was later released on 7 October 2016 in the United States, marking his first American release since 1993's '' Body & Soul''. The album was made as a commencement to Astley's 50th birthday in 2016, hence the album's title.

Singles

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" was released as the lead single from the album on 6 April 2016. "

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" was released as the second single from the album on 13 May 2016. Astley announced a new limited single called "Dance" (which includes the song "God Says") on 19 July 2016.

Commercial performance

''50'' debuted at number one on the

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, selling 23,691 units in its opening week. It was Astley's first number-one album in the United Kingdom since ''

'' (1987). In Germany, the album debuted at number 42 on the

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, becoming his highest-charting album since '' Free'' (1991) which charted at number eight. On 8 July 2016, the album was certified Silver for sales of 60,000 copies from BPI. On 30 June 2017, Astley announced on his Twitter account that ''50'' had been certified Platinum in the United Kingdom (300,000 and more albums sold).

Track listing

Personnel

* Rick Astley – lead and backing vocals, all instruments * Dawn Joseph – backing vocals (1, 2, 4-7, 9, 10, 11) * Annabel Williams – backing vocals (1, 10) * Emilie Bausager Astley, Lene Bausager Astley, Georgia Frampton, Jacqui Hughes and Kevin Hughes – choir (9)

Production

* Rick Astley – producer * Dan Frampton – vocal producer, engineer, mixing *

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– mastering * We Art You – art direction, design * Peter Neill – photography * Pip – photography * Recorded and Mixed at The Grey Room (Hollywood, California). * Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).

Singles

Commercial performance

Track listing

Personnel

Production

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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