Harry Styles (album)

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Harry Styles is a studio debut album by British singer and songwriter Harry Styles. The album was released on May 12, 2017, through Columbia Records and Styles own label, Erskine Records. For the album, Styles works with producers Jeff Bhasker, Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon.

The record was defined by music publications as a collection of soft rock, rock, Britpop and pop. It was preceded by the release of its main single, "Sign of the Times", while "Two Ghosts" and "Kiwi" each functioned as the second and third singles. The film received positive reviews from music critics, and commercially, it debuted on top of charts in several countries, including Australia, Canada, Britain and the United States. It has been certified platinum in Australia, Poland, and Mexico, and gold in eight countries, including the UK and US. To promote the album, Styles embarked on his first headlining concert tour, Harry Styles: Live on Tour.

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After a five-year stint Harry Styles with the Irish-Irish One Direction boy band, it was announced that the band was undergoing an extended hiatus, which further fueled the rumors of the band's permanent dissolution. On January 13, 2016, Us Weekly published a report stating that group hiatus would, in fact, be a permanent split, with a "source" stating that each of the four remaining group members did not renew their contract after the completion of On the Road Again Tour in October 2015. Representatives for the group denied the report in a statement to Billboard, stating, "nothing has changed about the hiatus plan for the group, and all will be revealed in time from the mouth the band members themselves. "

In February, it was confirmed that Styles had left the group's management and had started a solo career path, becoming the second band member to do so after Zayn Malik's departure a year earlier. In June, it was confirmed that Styles had signed a solo record contract. Recording sessions for the album take place in a number of locations. These include studios in California, the original English Styles, and Studio Gee Jam Studio Recording Studio in Port Antonio, Jamaica, where Styles and his production team experience a two-month writing retreat in the fall of 2016.

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Promotions

On March 31, 2017, Styles revealed the front cover and the name of the first album on his social media. "Sign of the Times" was later released on 7 April. The album name, artwork and playlist were revealed on April 13th. The album song "Sweet Creature" was released as a promotional single on May 2, 2017. Styles performed "Sign of the Times" and "Ever Since New York" on Saturday Night Live on April 15, 2017 On April 21st, Styles appeared on The Graham Norton Show for his first solo performance in his home country, and then five days later, he appeared on the French television program Quotidien.

On May 9th, Styles performed "Carolina", "Sign of the Times", "Ever Since New York" and One Direction's "Stockholm Syndrome" at the Today Show show. A day after the album's release, he led a sold-out concert at The Garage, a 600-capacity venue in Islington, London. On May 15, a 49-minute documentary was released via Apple Music to further promote the album. The documentary features an interview segment with Styles, a snapshot of Jamaican Jamaican retas with producer Jeff Bhasker, as well as a series of full band recording recordings filmed at London's famous Abbey Road Studios. She performed songs from the album every night on The Late Late Show with James Corden from May 15-19, as well as appearing in the segment of the 'Carpool Karaoke' event. Styles is embarking on a world tour, Harry Styles: Live on Tour, from September 2017 to July 2018.

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Music and themes

Music publications describe this album as soft rock, rock, Britpop, and pop. Critics noted the influence by British classical rock and folk singers. Eve Barlow describes this album as "cocktail of psychedelia, Britpop, and balladry", while for Jon Caramanica of The New York Times "steeped in singer-songwriting music from the late 1960s and 1970s, and at times, in the fierce flamboyant rocks of the late 1970s and 1980s." Lyrics, album themes mostly focus on women and relationships. In a Rolling Stone interview with Cameron Crowe, Styles says "the only touching subject that is the hardest is love, whether it is platonic, romantic, loving it, grabbing it, eliminating it... always touching you hardest.

The album opens with a soft musical number, "Meet Me in the Hallway" is a psychedelic pop ballad done with a twisting guitar. "Sign of the Times" is a pop rock, soft rock, apocalyptic ballad that musically summarizes the aspirations of Styles. The vague groove path of the Caribbean "Carolina" reminds the style of Britpop Blur; described by Styles as "the little fun we've been wanting but nothing" while making the album. "Two Ghosts" is a soft country-influenced rock ballad about ex-lover. Lullaby-like folk acoustic ballad "Sweet Creature" discusses the strength of bonds that survive despite bad times. The uptempo song "Only Angel" leads to glam rock. In the rock song "Kiwi" he sang about a classic femme fatale. The slower path, rock singer "Ever Since New York", featured lyrics about meditation on loss and longing. In "Woman", Styles compares his jealousy with the howling animal. With "From The Dining Table", they display a "fertile" multi-part harmony. The latter, closer pathways, sonically acoustically acoustically acting, and display references to sexual habits.

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Critical reception

At Metacritic, which gives a normalized ranking of 100 to reviews of major criticism, the album has an average score of 68 out of 100, which shows "favorable public reviews" based on 24 reviews.

AllMusic's critics of the Sendra Team argue that the album works "very well" as a modern pop note and an extension of the voice and brand of One Direction, but "as the kind of personal statement Styles wants to make, it comes very close, but ultimately falls just short." To Jason Lipshutz of Billboard, Styles has chosen not to play radio and to make a great, insolent guitar album, arguing, "his commitment to juggling the 70s rock spirit never comes across as beyond the limit." NPR Ann Powers believes "[the album] is unlimited evidence of contemporary pop", and credited producer Jeff Bhasker for making it a "universal crowd-pleaser". Leonie Cooper of NME calls it "not-the-bad-actually mish-mash of Los Angeles' classic rock and ballad style", comparing the sound of the album to ZZ Top, Aerosmith and Sheryl Crow. Writing for Clash, Shahzaib Hussain felt when the recording "offered little in the way of innovation", it served as "a strong testimony to the 70s and 80s rock and indie". MusicOMH John Murphy commented that although sometimes "dips to bland pastiche", the album is a "good solo effort", which "as the latest step in the rebranding style for new audiences, it will be fine". Jon Caramanica of The New York Times believes the "sometimes furious, sometimes foggy" album is "almost brave in its resistance to the aesthetics of contemporary pop music." Weekly Entertainment ' s Leah Greenblatt thinks Gaya honors "her many musical heroes" while "trying all the matching styles." Similarly, Alexis Petridis of The Guardian argues that these "musical costumes" result in "varying degrees of success" because "not all album music accompanists work". Petridis called Styles "very good as a confessional singer-songwriter". Annie Zaleski from The A.V. The club feels Gaya takes a "bold step forward by relying on the past", adding, "hopefully the songs will one day pursue his ambitions". Rick Pearson of the Evening Standard calls this "a serious and mature self-conscious effort."

Los Angeles Times Mikael Wood believes Styles "never exaggerated his hands on this very relaxed collection" as the singer understands "what makes him a star in One Direction.. felt that he was not trying too hard. "However, he found the debut album" father-bait "" full of echoes of The Beatles, Pink Floyd and The Rolling Stones. " Corey van den Hoogenband from Exclaim! hopes some songs "try less to appease old fans", although "there are some songs above average here, and the seriousness that suggests [Styles] will have solo career results." Anjali Raguraman from The Straits Times called "Sign of the Times" the "strongest" song on the album, and felt Styles sounded "most confident at a slower rate", adding, "his experience shows when he falls into a weary metaphor". Mesfin Fekadu of the Associated Press notes the performance aspect of this album is where Styles "really shines", but "not so much" in the creative process. In Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot argues that this album specifies that Styles "can mute and style," but "has no hook and pop appeal" from the One Direction hits. David Sakllah of the Consequence of Sound thinks "that misstep does not diminish too much from this ambitious debut, if a bit unfocused," because "he must be on the right track". Neil McCormick of The Telegraph felt a contradiction to Styles who wanted an opportunity to tell his own story but with lyrics credited to six authors. Regarding the use of figures, Roisin O'Connor of The Independent criticizes Style for not trying to "break away from some of the more tired sex archetypes that dominate the rock music he loves clearly." Dave Hanratty in Drowned in Sound argues that he failed to "make a decisive statement" by "trying to be everything to all fans, all critics, all hopes, all angles of clicks" with "hollow karaoke assembly".

Troy L. Smith from Cleveland.com placed him as the second best solo band debut, behind Justin Timberlake Justified . In their year-end list of best albums, Billboard ranked number 10, Rolling Stone at 17, Fuse at 13, Time.com at 6, and Complex at the age of 33.

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Commercial performance

The album debuted on top of UK Album Chart with first week sales of 57,000 units, with Styles being the second One Direction member to achieve the number one solo album, following Zayn's Mind of Mine in April 2016. It also debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 230,000 units equivalent to the album, of which 193,000 were pure album sales. This is the first week of the highest selling debut for a British male singer album since Nielsen SoundScan began in 1991. It is also Sony Music's largest global seller in the second quarter of 2017.

The album is ranked 22nd in the list of 40 largest albums of the year 2017 on UK Album Chart.

According to IFPI, it is the ninth best-selling album of 2017, with 1 million copies shipped globally. This is the fourth best-selling album by British artists worldwide by 2017.

"Sign of the Times" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, the song debuted at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 The second single, "Two Ghosts", reaching number 58 on the UK Singles Chart and number 34 on the US Mainstream Top 40 charts.

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Track list

Credits are adapted from liner notes.

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Sample credit

• "Just Angel" contains an example of a dialog from the movie, Barfly .

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Personnel

Credits are adapted from linear notes from Harry Styles .

Performers and musicians

Production

Design

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Certification

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See also

• List Billboard 200 albums number-one in 2017
• Album list 2017 (Australia)
• Album list of number-one in 2017 (Belgium)
• Album list number one year 2017 (Ireland)
• Album list number one year 2017 (Poland)
• Album list 2017 (Spain)
• List of UK Albums Chart number 2017

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References

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