''Every Cloud – Silver Linings'' is the second studio album by British producer and DJ
Sigala
Bruce Fielder (born 1 November 1992), known professionally as Sigala, is an English DJ and record producer. He has had eight songs peak within the top ten of the UK Singles Chart, including his 2015 debut single "Easy Love (Sigala song), Easy ...
, released on 3 March 2023 through
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound or Ministry of Sound Group is a multimedia entertainment business based in London with a nightclub, shared workspace and private members' club, worldwide events operation, music publisher (popular music), music publishing busin ...
along with the eleventh single, "Feels This Good". It was originally the first part (11 of 20 tracks) of the full album ''Every Cloud'', which experienced multiple delays throughout 2022 and 2023 and had a final release date of 1 December 2023, before it was ultimately scrapped due to a track not getting
sample clearance. All tracks from ''Silver Linings'' had been issued as singles by the time of its release. The album as released includes guest appearances from
Talia Mar
Natalia Margaret Louise Mar (née Haddock; born 6 November 1996) is an English singer-songwriter and internet personality. Her collaboration with Sigala on " Stay the Night" charted at number eleven on the UK singles chart.
Early life
Natal ...
,
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag ...
,
Sam Ryder
Sam Ryder Robinson (born 25 June 1989) is an English singer, songwriter, producer, composer and social media personality. He rose to prominence in 2020, after posting music covers on TikTok, during the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom, f ...
,
Becky Hill
Rebecca Claire Hill (born 14 February 1994) is an English singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after appearing on the first series of '' The Voice UK'', auditioning with John Legend's " Ordinary People". She joined Jessie J's team and rea ...
,
Gabry Ponte
Gabriele "Gabry" Ponte (; born 20 April 1973) is an Italian musician, DJ and producer, best known as a member of Eiffel 65. He represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with his song " Tutta l'Italia", qualifying for the grand final.
Ca ...
,
Alex Gaudino
Alessandro Alfonso Fortunato Gaudino (; born 23 January 1970 in Salerno, Campania), better known by his stage name Alex Gaudino, is an Italian DJ and record producer.
Biography Early career (1993–2006)
Alessandro Alfonso Fortunato Gaudino was ...
,
James Arthur
James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012. His debut single, a cover of Shontelle's " Impossible", was released by Syco Music aft ...
,
Rita Ora
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,
Alok,
Ellie Goulding
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,
MNEK
Uzoechi Osisioma "Uzo" Emenike (; born 9 November 1994), professionally known by his stage name MNEK ( ; a gramogram of Emenike), is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He has been nominated for a Grammy and a Brit Award, and ha ...
,
Mae Muller
Holly Mae Muller (born 26 August 1997) is an English singer. She rose to prominence in 2021 after releasing the single "Better Days (Neiked, Mae Muller and Polo G song), Better Days", a collaboration with Swedish music collective Neiked and Ame ...
,
Caity Baser and
Stefflon Don
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.
Background and composition
After the success of his debut album ''
Brighter Days
''Brighter Days'' is the debut studio album by British DJ and record producer Sigala. It was released through Ministry of Sound and Columbia Records on 28 September 2018. It includes his six UK top 10 singles, including the number-one hit "Easy ...
'' in 2018, Sigala expressed an interest in working with
Becky Hill
Rebecca Claire Hill (born 14 February 1994) is an English singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after appearing on the first series of '' The Voice UK'', auditioning with John Legend's " Ordinary People". She joined Jessie J's team and rea ...
after having a few ideas for new song that he felt suited her best. In an interview with The Nocturnal Times, he said, "Growing up I was massively into
trance
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, from the likes of
Tiesto and
Armin van Buuren..." which in turn served as a huge inspiration for the track.
Three years prior to working with Becky, whilst writing songs for his debut album, Sigala revealed that he took people away with him to a songwriting camp out in Thailand, which included his production partner Jarly,
The Invisible Men and Ida Martinsen Botten. Some songs written with The Invisible Men made the album, including "
Just Got Paid" and "What You Waiting For", whilst the rest of the material was largely forgotten about. However, some of those were uprooted for his second album, which were "
Heaven on My Mind", "
Melody
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" and "
Stay the Night".
In some cases, songs were also given to Sigala by other artists to work on, which was the case for "
Lasting Lover". Sigala said that the song was originally presented to him as a stripped-back acoustic song, written by Scottish singer-songwriter
Lewis Capaldi
Lewis Marc Capaldi (born 7 October 1996) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. In March 2019, his single "Someone You Loved" (2018) topped the UK Singles Chart where it remained for seven weeks, and in November 2019, it reached number ...
, before he made it into the song it is. "It was amazing.", Sigala elaborated, "It came to me as a ballad, just like an acoustic song with just guitar and his voice on it. I worked on it a bit and I got in touch with James from there just to see if he wanted to sing it. It's really cool to have him involved." Another song that was given to him was the album's succeeding single "
You for Me
''You for Me'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy film directed by Don Weis and starring Peter Lawford, Jane Greer and Gig Young. The film was produced by Henry Berman, with music by Alberto Colombo.
Plot
Katie, a nurse, must decide whether she ...
", which started to contribute more solid
tropical house
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vibes. The song, originally sung and written by
Charli XCX
Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is a British singer and songwriter. She began posting songs on Myspace in 2008 before entering the London rave scene. Signing a recording contract with Asylum Re ...
,
Sigala worked with
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag ...
and
2022 Eurovision runner-up
Sam Ryder
Sam Ryder Robinson (born 25 June 1989) is an English singer, songwriter, producer, composer and social media personality. He rose to prominence in 2020, after posting music covers on TikTok, during the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom, f ...
on the song "Living Without You" which was sonically reminiscent to his early hit singles. He opened up about how he managed to work with Sam almost before the events of Eurovision. He elaborated, "I was so lucky to work with Sam just before Eurovision sent him stratospheric and I've wanted to work with David Guetta for years, he's an absolute legend". The song was worked on by Sigala and Guetta and also given to the artists by
Tom Grennan
Thomas Grennan (born 8 June 1995) is an English singer and songwriter from Bedford. Grennan found fame as the guest vocalist on Chase & Status's "All Goes Wrong" in 2016. His debut album, ''Lighting Matches'', was released in July 2018. The a ...
, who was the song's co-writer and was also writing for other artists like
Westlife
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and
Clean Bandit
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.
Promotion and release
The album was announced for pre-order on 21 October 2022 and was made available for CD,
vinyl
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* Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a particular vinyl polymer
* Vinyl cation, a type of carbocation
* Vinyl group, a broad class of organic molecules in chemistry
* Vinyl polymer, a group of polymers derived from vinyl ...
and
cassette formats. The track list also revealed that Sigala's previously released single "
We Got Love", featuring
Ella Henderson
Gabriella Michelle Henderson (born 12 January 1996) is a British singer and songwriter. She competed in the ninth series of '' The X Factor UK'' in 2012, being the eighth contestant eliminated despite being a strong favourite to win. She sign ...
, did not make the final cut of the album. Sigala said on his social media, "I've worked so hard on this album and can't wait for it to be out." He also announced he would embark on a UK tour to promote the album in March 2023.
Track listing
Notes
*
signifies a co-producer.
* "Melody" features uncredited vocals from Ida Martinsen Botten.
* "Rely on Me" features uncredited vocals from Elvira Citro.
* "Rely on Me" samples the song "
2 Times
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", as performed by
Ann Lee
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and written by
Annerley Gordon
Annerley Emma Gordon (born 12 November 1967), most known professionally as Ann Lee, is a British Eurodance singer and songwriter, who rose to fame in the late 1990s. She is known primarily for her hit singles " 2 Times" and "Voices".
Career
Ha ...
,
Daniela Galli
Daniela Galli (), also known as Dhany (born 23 October 1972), is an Italian singer-songwriter. She is most known for her work with Benassi Bros. music project.
Discography Studio albums
* ''Quiero Respirar (2000)''
* ''E-Motions (2007)''
Singl ...
, Paul Sears, Marco Sorcini and Alfredo Pignagnoli.
* "
Lasting Lover" samples the song "
Time to Pretend
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", as performed by
MGMT
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Originally signed to Cantora Records by the nascent ...
and written by
Andrew VanWyngarden
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and
Ben Goldwasser
Benjamin Nicholas Hunter Goldwasser (born December 17, 1982) is an American songwriter and musician in the psychedelic rock band MGMT, for which he primarily plays keyboards and sings. In 2009, his song "Electric Feel" (co-written with bandmate ...
.
Cancelled release
The intended full version of ''Every Cloud'' was to have 20 tracks and a different running order, leaving nine that were ultimately not released (marked below with an asterisk). The track listing was as follows:
Charts
Certifications
References
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2023 albums
Ministry of Sound albums
Sigala albums
Unreleased albums