''The Waiting Game'' is the debut
studio album
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by Irish singer
Una Healy. It was released on 10 February 2017, through
Decca Records
Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis (Decca), Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp, American Decca's first president, and Milton Rackmil, who later became American ...
.
The album was preceded by the release of one single "Stay My Love". British singer
Sam Palladio
Sam Christian Palladio Scott (born 21 November 1986) is an English actor and musician. He is best known for his starring role as Gunnar Scott in the ABC musical drama series '' Nashville'' (2012–18). Palladio has also had recurring roles on ...
features as the only collaboration on the album. The Waiting Game has sold 12,000 copies in the UK and Ireland.
Background and release
Following
The Saturdays
The Saturdays were a British-Irish girl group based in London, England. The group formed during the summer of 2007 and have been on hiatus since 2014. The lineup consists of Frankie Bridge, Una Healy, Rochelle Humes, Mollie King, and Vanessa Wh ...
hiatus in 2014, on 18 April 2016, Healy premiered her first solo track,
indie-inspired "Staring at the Moon", performing the song live on the semi-final of ''The Voice of Ireland''.
On 5 August 2017, Healy revealed she had signed a record deal with Decca Records. On 18 October 2016,
Digital Spy
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reported that Healy's debut album would be released in 2017, under the reported title, ''The Waiting Game''. On 27 October 2016, an audio video for the title track "The Waiting Game" was uploaded to Healy's YouTube account announcing the pre-order of the album. On 25 November 2016, an audio video for "Angel Like You" was released to Healy's YouTube channel.
Singles
"Stay My Love" was released as the album's lead single on 13 January 2017. The music video was released on Healy's YouTube channel on 20 January 2017 directed by Urban Strom. The song charted on the
Scottish Singles Chart at number fifty six.
Track listing
Album credits taken from Discogs.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Discogs.
Performers and musicians
*Una Healy – vocals
*Mark Read – backing vocals
*Sara Eker – backing vocals
Technical personnel
*Adam Phillips – guitar
*Brian Rawling – production
*Dick Beetham – mastering
*Dom Liu – recording, additional percussion
*Harry Rutherford – recording
*Ian Thomas – drums, bass
*Jeremy Meehan – bass
*Joe Corcoran – additional production
*Mark Read – piano
*Matt Furmidge – mixing, recording, percussion
Charts
Release history
References
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2017 debut albums
Decca Records albums