''Through the Night'' is the debut album from

Ren Harvieu Lauren Maria "Ren" Harvieu (born 3 September 1990) is an English singer and songwriter from Broughton, Salford, Greater Manchester. Early life and education Harvieu was introduced to music by her mother. While in sixth form college, she performe ...

released on May 14, 2012 on Island Records. It entered the UK mid-week album chart at number 2.

Background

The release of the album was postponed after the accident which happened on May 31, 2011.

was with friends in an East London field, watching them performing acrobatic leaps over a hedge when she was knocked to the ground and broke her back. "I heard it snap. I couldn't feel my feet. I wasn't on drugs or even drunk. I thought I was gonna die," the singer recalled. After a 14-hour operation Harvieu spent months recovering at the Stanmore's Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, not knowing whether she’ll be able to walk again.Doyle, Tom. Q, March 2012, #308. Q Now. The Singer Who Cheated Death. p. 35

Reception

''Through the Night'' received generally positive reviews from

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upon its release. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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score of 63, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews."

Track listing

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2012 debut albums Island Records albums Albums produced by Jimmy Hogarth