Always (Gabrielle album)

Always is the fifth studio album by English singer Gabrielle. It was released by Systemtactic Limited and Go! Beat Records on 1 October 2007 through Universal Music. Her first release in over three years, Gabrielle reteamed with longtime collaborators Julian Gallagher and The Boilerhouse Boys to work on the album. Always received positive reviews from music critics and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 11 and the UK R&B Album Chart at number 4. A supporting tour took place in February 2008.

Always
Studio album by Gabrielle
Released	1 October 2007
Recorded	2004–2007
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	45:50
Label	Systemtactic Go Beat Universal
Producer	Julian Gallagher The Boilerhouse Boys
Gabrielle chronology
Play to Win (2004) Always (2007) Now and Always: 20 Years of Dreaming (2013)
Singles from Always
"Why" Released: September 24, 2007 "Every Little Teardrop" Released: December 3, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
allgigs.co.uk
AllMusic
Digital Spy

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Always"	Gabrielle Julian Gallagher	Gallagher	4:15
2.	"Heartbreaker"	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	3:04
3.	"Why"	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	3:13
4.	"I Remember"	Gabrielle Gallagher Tom Brock Robert Relf	Gallagher	3:03
5.	"Every Little Teardrop"	Gabrielle Gallagher	Gallagher	3:25
6.	"I'm Not in Love"	Gabrielle Gallagher	Gallagher	4:01
7.	"Love Me Like You Do"	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	3:22
8.	"Wiser"	Gabrielle Gallagher	Gallagher	4:01
9.	"All I Want"	Gabrielle Gallagher	Gallagher	3:46
10.	"It's Breaking My Heart"	Gabrielle Gallagher	Gallagher	3:27
11.	"Cold Sober Moment"	Gabrielle Gallagher	Gallagher	3:21
12.	"Show Me Love"	Gabrielle Gallagher	Gallagher	3:15
13.	"Closure"	Gabrielle Gallagher	Gallagher	3:46

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.

• Juan Alaya - guitar
• Mat Bartram - assistant engineer
• Mark Berrow - violin
• Rachel Bolt - viola
• Tom Brock - composer
• Gustav Clarkson - viola
• David "Crackers" Cracknell - piano
• Caroline Dale - cello
• David Daniels - cello
• Andy Dean - bass, composer, producer
• Liz Edwards Violin
• Gabrielle - composer, primary artist
• Dillon Gallagher - engineer
• Julian Gallagher - composer, drums, producer
• Simon Hale - piano, string arrangements, strings
• Ash Howes - mixing
• Richard Hynd - composer, keyboards, programming
• Garfield Jackson - viola
• Anders Kallmark - keyboards, mixing, programming
• Patrick Kiernan - violin
• Boguslaw Kostecki - violin
• Peter Lale - viola
• Chris Laurence - double bass
• Julian Leaper - violin
• William Lockhart - percussion, timpani
• Martin Loveday - cello
• Rita Manning - violin
• Christian Marsac - guitar, saxophone
• Perry Mason - leader, violin
• David McAlmont - background vocals
• Ally McErlaine - guitar
• Steve Morris - violin
• Everton Nelson - violin
• Tom Pigott-Smith - violin
• Chris Pitsillides - viola
• Chris Potter - engineer, mixing
• Steve Price - engineer
• Carmen Reece - background vocals
• Johnathan Rees - violin
• Robert Nelson Relf - composer
• Frank Ricotti - percussion
• Root - art direction, design
• Jackie Shave - violin
• Matthew Shave - photography
• Emlyn Singleton - violin
• Derrick Taylor - bass, violin
• Cathy Thompson - violin
• Christopher Tombling - violin
• Helen Tunstall - harp
• Lawrence Watson - photography
• Paul Weller - guitar, background vocals
• Bruce White - viola
• Ben Wiesner - drums
• Jonathan Williams - cello
• Ben Wolff - composer, drums, producer
• David Woodcock - violin
• Gavyn Wright - orchestra leader, violin
• Warren Zielinski - violin

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Always

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)	79
Scottish Albums (OCC)	27
UK Albums (OCC)	11
UK R&B Albums (OCC)	4