''Waves'' is the fourth studio album and the second major record label album by American singer and songwriter
Rachel Platten
Rachel Ashley Platten (born May 20, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and author. After releasing two albums independently in 2003 and 2011, she signed with Columbia Records in 2015 and released her mainstream debut single, "Fight Song", w ...
. It was released on October 27, 2017.
Singles
The album's lead single, "
Broken Glass", was released on August 18, 2017.
Release and promotion
On October 4, 2017, Platten announced ''Waves'' via Twitter. "Perfect for You" was released as the album's first promotional single on October 6, 2017. "Collide" was released as the second promotional single on October 20, 2017.
The album was released on October 27, 2017, worldwide, with a standard track edition with 13 songs, released to retailers and
digital download and
streaming
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services. A deluxe edition with three extra songs was released exclusively to
Target
Target may refer to:
Physical items
* Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports
** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...
stores in the United States.
Commercial performance
Waves debuted at number 73 on the
''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 8,000 units which was a significant drop in comparison to her previous album ''Wildfire'' which debuted at number 5 with sales of 45,000.
Track listing
Notes
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signifies a vocal
producer
Charts
References
2017 albums
Columbia Records albums
Rachel Platten albums
Albums produced by Jason Evigan
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