Blood Orange (album)

Blood Orange
Studio album by
Freya Ridings
Released28 April 2023 (2023-04-28)
GenrePop[1]
Length47:26
Label
Producer
Freya Ridings chronology
Freya Ridings
(2019) 		Blood Orange
(2023)
Singles from Blood Orange
  1. "Weekends"
    Released: 12 January 2023
  2. "Face in the Crowd"
    Released: 17 February 2023
  3. "Can I Jump?"
    Released: 24 March 2023
  4. "Perfect"
    Released: 7 April 2023
  5. "I Feel Love"
    Released: 27 April 2023

Blood Orange is the second studio album by English singer Freya Ridings. It was released on 28 April 2023, by Good Soldier Records and AWAL.[2] The first single "Weekends" was released on 12 January 2023.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Dork[1]
The Line of Best Fit3/10[4]
The Telegraph[5]

Martyn Young from Dork called Blood Orange "impressive in its scope and ambition" and noted: "Combining widescreen anthemic string-laden pop with joyous disco-tinged hops and just the right dose of heartbreak, it's a step up from an artist looking to establish themselves as a big deal."[1]

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, Blood Orange spent one week at number seven on the UK Albums Chart with recorded sales of 7,654 units over the first week.[6] It became Ridings' second top 10 album in the region, following her debut which peaked at number three.[6]

Track listing

Blood Orange track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Blood Orange"
3:13
2."Bite Me"
  • Ridings
  • Purcell
  • Bloomfield
  • Kamille
  • Bloomfield
4:09
3."Weekends"
Mac3:20
4."Face in the Crowd"RidingsEwan J. Phillips3:24
5."Perfect"
  • Ridings
  • Phillips
Phillips3:06
6."Dancing in a Hurricane"
Lostboy3:14
7."Happier Alone"
  • Ridings
  • Casey Smith
  • Sammy Witte
White3:14
8."Wither on the Vine"
White3:19
9."Bitter"
  • Ridings
  • Mona Khoshoi
  • Sammy Witte
White3:23
10."Someone New"
  • Phillips
  • Jack Gilbert
3:23
11."Last Day That You Loved Me"
Stewart3:05
12."Wolves"
3:30
13."Can I Jump?"
Vindver3:43
14."I Feel Love"
Shatkin3:13
Total length:47:26

Charts

Chart performance for Blood Orange
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[7] 15
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 71
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 18
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 82
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 28
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 7

References

  1. ^ a b c Young, Martyn (3 May 2023). "Freya Ridings – Blood Orange". Dork. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ Freya Ridings. "Blood Orange". Spotify. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. ^ Major, Michael (12 January 2023). "Freya Ridings Releases New Single Weekends From Upcoming Album". Broadway World. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. ^ Barker, Noah (28 April 2023). "Freya Ridings: Blood Orange review". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ Woods, Cat (28 April 2023). "The National borrow Taylor Swift, The Damned tear into Gary Glitter – the week's best albums". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b Jones, Alan (5 May 2023). "Charts analysis: The Lottery Winners hit the jackpot with first No.1 album". Music Week. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 May 2023". The ARIA Report. No. 1731. Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 May 2023. p. 25.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Freya Ridings – Blood Orange" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Freya Ridings – Blood Orange" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 5 May 2023". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Freya Ridings – Blood Orange". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2023.