Brutal Romantic is the fourth studio album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Brooke Fraser. It was released on 18 November 2014 in Australia,[1] New Zealand, North America and Asia, and in Spring 2015 in Europe.[2] It was produced by Fraser and David Kosten. It was recorded at Kosten's West London studio, and the orchestral parts were recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios.[3]

Brutal Romantic
Studio album by
Released18 November 2014 (2014-11-18)
GenrePop
Length37:05
LabelVagrant
ProducerBrooke Fraser, David Kosten
Brooke Fraser chronology
Flags
(2010)
Brutal Romantic
(2014)
A Sides
(2016)
Singles from Brutal Romantic
  1. "Kings & Queens"
    Released: 23 September 2014

The album's first track "Psychosocial" was released 13 August 2014 as a taster track[4] ahead of the album's first single "Kings & Queens", which was sent to radio 23 September 2014.[citation needed]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Psychosocial"Brooke Fraser3:01
2."Thunder"Fraser, Matt Hales3:39
3."Start a War"Fraser, Scott Ligertwood3:10
4."Kings & Queens"Fraser, Ligertwood, Joel Pott3:36
5."Bloodrush"Fraser3:39
6."Brutal Romance"Fraser4:46
7."Je Suis Pret"Fraser, Kid Harpoon4:24
8."Magical Machine"Fraser, Dan Wilson4:05
9."New Histories"Fraser, Tobias Fröberg3:39
10."New Year's Eve"Fraser3:00
Total length:37:05

Charts edit

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 23
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 6
US Billboard 200[7] 157

References edit

  1. ^ "Brutal Romantic by Brooke Fraser on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Brutal Romantic on Brooke Fraser's official website". iTunes. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Brooke Fraser on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Deciphering Brooke". Stack.net.au. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Brooke Fraser – Brutal Romantic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Brooke Fraser – Brutal Romantic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Brooke Fraser Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2019.