Empire (Blanche album)

Empire is the debut studio album by Belgian singer and songwriter Blanche. It was released on 29 May 2020 by PIAS Belgium.[1] The album includes the singles "Empire", "Fences", "1, 2, Miss You" and "Soon".

Empire
Studio album by
Released29 May 2020
GenreIndie pop
Length46:00
LabelPIAS Belgium
Producer
  • Rich Cooper
  • François Gustin
Singles from Empire
  1. "Soon"
    Released: 20 July 2018
  2. "Empire"
    Released: 13 February 2020
  3. "Fences"
    Released: 27 March 2020
  4. "1, 2, Miss You"
    Released: 8 May 2020
  5. "Till We Collide"
    Released: 26 June 2020
  6. "Summer Nights"
    Released: 28 August 2020

Background

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Talking about the album, Blanche said on her official website, "Empire is an album to be digested from start to finish, whereby every song has been placed with intention. Empire is rich in arrangements, nuanced in its rhythms and dripped in diversified themes. This is my album; these are my songs and my feelings. Some songs are more personal, others are like modern tales."[2]

Singles

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"Empire" was released as the lead single from the album on 13 February 2020. "Fences" was released as the second single from the album on 27 March 2020. "1, 2, Miss You" was released as the third single from the album on 8 May 2020. "Till We Collide" was released as the fourth single on 26 June 2020. "Summer Nights" was released as the album's fifth single on 28 August 2020.[3]

"Soon", released as a single on 20 July 2018, was also included on the album.

Track listing

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Empire track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
Rich Cooper0:18
2."Empire"
  • Delvaux
  • Dumoulin
  • Vogt
  • Hammil
  • Cooper
Cooper4:57
3."Till We Collide"
  • Delvaux
  • Johnny Lattimer
  • Phil Cook
Cooper3:21
4."Fences"
  • Delvaux
  • François Gustin
  • Thomas Medard
  • François Gustin
  • Cooper
3:23
5."Only You"
  • Delvaux
  • Dumoulin
  • Medard
Cooper3:55
6."Lonely"
  • Delvaux
  • Henri Peiffer
  • Johannes Genard
Rich Cooper3:28
7."How Does That Sound"
  • Delvaux
  • Laura Welsh
  • Cooper
Cooper3:28
8."Soon"
  • Delvaux
  • Toma Médard
Gustin3:17
9."1, 2, Miss You"
  • Delvaux
  • Jessica Sharman
  • Cooper
Cooper3:38
10."Summer Nights"
  • Delvaux
  • Emily Philips
  • Anthony Whiting
Cooper3:54
11."Pain"
  • Delvaux
  • Dumoulin
Gustin4:26
12."We Had"
  • Delvaux
  • Gustin
  • Jan Maarschalk Lemmens
  • Joe Hammil
  • PJ
Gustin4:02
13."Stubborn"
  • Delvaux
  • Gustin
  • Matthew Alcin
Gustin3:39
Total length:46:00

Charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 7

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Various 29 May 2020[1] PIAS Belgium

References

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  1. ^ a b "Empire by Blanche". Apple Music. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "EMPIRE (Blanche Album) | Tracklisting, Singles And Release Date". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Discographie Blanche [BE]". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blanche %5BBE%5D – Empire" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blanche %5BBE%5D – Empire" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2020.