Love Is a Basic Need is the seventh studio album by English rock band Embrace. It was released on 2 March 2018 through Cooking Vinyl.

Love Is a Basic Need
Studio album by
Released2 March 2018
Recorded2017
StudioMagnetic North Studios, Halifax, England
GenreAlternative rock
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerRichard McNamara
Embrace chronology
Embrace
(2014)
Love Is a Basic Need
(2018)
How to Be a Person Like Other People
(2022)
Singles from Love Is a Basic Need
  1. "Wake Up Call"
    Released: 16 November 2017
  2. "Never"
    Released: 17 January 2018
  3. "Love Is a Basic Need"
    Released: 14 February 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
GIGsoup65%[2]
musicOMH[3]
The Skinny[4]
Stereoboard[5]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Danny McNamara and Richard McNamara

No.TitleLength
1."The Finish Line"4:00
2."Never"3:20
3."Wake Up Call"3:31
4."Snake Oil"4:32
5."Where You Sleeping"4:13
6."All That Remains"4:57
7."Rabbit Hole"4:56
8."Horseshoe in My Glove"3:17
9."My Luck Comes in Threes"4:18
10."Love Is a Basic Need"6:35

Charts edit

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[6] 93
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 5

References edit

  1. ^ "Love Is a Basic Need". Allmusic. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Embrace 'Love Is a Basic Need'". GIGsoup. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Embrace – Love Is a Basic Need". musicOMH. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Embrace – Love Is a Basic Need". The Skinny. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Embrace – Love Is a Basic Need (Album Review)". Stereoboard. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 9 March 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2018.