''The Heart Speaks in Whispers'' is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter

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, released on 13 May 2016 by

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Critical reception

''The Heart Speaks in Whispers'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. 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 74 based on 17 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". In a positive review, Andy Kellman of

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stated "The more electrified and groove-oriented material is bound to elicit parallels drawn to the likes of early Erykah Badu and, well, King." Writing for '' Exclaim!'', Ebyan Abdigir called the album "thoughtful and light, with an emotional range and sharp artistic direction that was lacking on her past records."

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at number 31 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heart Speaks in Whispers 2016 albums Albums produced by Malay (record producer) Corinne Bailey Rae albums Virgin EMI Records albums