Phase (Jack Garratt album)

Phase is the debut studio album by the English singer and songwriter Jack Garratt, released on 19 February 2016 by Island Records internationally and by Interscope Records in the United States.[1] It debuted at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart on sales of 18,198.[2]

Phase
Studio album by
Released19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
Recorded2014–2015
Studio
Genre
Length46:53
Label
ProducerJack Garratt
Jack Garratt chronology
Apple Music Festival: London 2015
(2015)
Phase
(2016)
Love, Death & Dancing
(2020)
Singles from Phase
  1. "The Love You're Given"
    Released: 15 December 2014
  2. "Chemical"
    Released: 19 February 2015
  3. "Weathered"
    Released: 12 July 2015
  4. "Breathe Life"
    Released: 16 October 2015
  5. "Worry"
    Released: 11 December 2015
  6. "Surprise Yourself"
    Released: 25 April 2016
  7. "Far Cry"
    Released: 19 August 2016

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.3/10[3]
Metacritic64/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
The Daily Telegraph     [6]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[7]
The Guardian     [8]
The Irish Times     [9]
NME3/5[10]
The Observer     [11]
Pitchfork5.6/10[12]
Q     [13]
Uncut7/10[14]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, based on 15 reviews.[4]

Writing for Exclaim!, Paula Reid called Phase "a strong start to Garratt's career," praising his vocal and lyrical work.[15]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Coalesce (Synesthesia Pt. II)"Jack GarrattGarratt2:23
2."Breathe Life"GarrattGarratt4:23
3."Far Cry"Garratt3:54
4."Weathered"Garratt
4:35
5."Worry"
  • Garratt
  • Bastian Langebæk
  • Garratt
  • Carassius Gold
4:03
6."The Love You're Given"
Garratt5:00
7."I Know All What I Do"Garratt
  • Garratt
  • Brett Cox
3:03
8."Surprise Yourself"Garratt
4:21
9."Chemical"GarrattGarratt3:35
10."Fire"GarrattGarratt4:18
11."Synesthesia Pt. III"GarrattGarratt2:26
12."My House Is Your Home"GarrattGarratt4:58
Total length:46:53
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Falling"Garratt & Henry Brill3:59
2."Water"Garratt3:40
3."I Couldn't Want You Anyway"Garratt4:35
4."Remnants"Garratt5:57
5."Synesthesia, Pt. I"Garratt3:49
6."Lonesome Valley"Garratt5:42
7."Water" (acoustic)Garratt4:55

Personnel edit

  • Jack Garratt – vocals, all instruments, drum programming, production, mixing
  • Mike Spencer – additional bass, guitars and keyboards ("Weathered" and "Surprise Yourself")
  • Carassius Gold – mixing ("Worry")
  • Brett Cox – mixing ("Coalese Synesthesia Pt. II", "I Know All What I Do", "Fire", "Far Cry", "Synesthesia Pt. III" and "My House Is Your Home")
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Zoë Zimmer – design, photography, art direction

Charts edit

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 9
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 88
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 21
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21] 20
Italian Albums (FIMI)[22] 63
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[23] 37
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 7
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 3
US Billboard 200[27] 127

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ "Phase (Deluxe) by Jack Garratt on iTunes". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (26 February 2016). "BRITs triumph keeps Adele at No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Phase by Jack Garratt reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Reviews for Phase by Jack Garratt". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  5. ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "Phase – Jack Garratt". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  6. ^ McCormick, Neil; Brown, Helen (22 September 2016). "The best albums of 2016". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  7. ^ Snetiker, Marc (19 February 2016). "Jack Garratt's Phase: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  8. ^ Petridis, Alexis (18 February 2016). "Jack Garratt: Phase review – Jack of all trades". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  9. ^ Murphy, Lauren (18 February 2016). "Album of the week: Jack Garratt – Phase: firing and pinging on all cylinders". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  10. ^ Bartleet, Larry (19 February 2016). "Jack Garratt – 'Phase' Review". NME. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  11. ^ Empire, Kitty (21 February 2016). "Jack Garratt: Phase review – unrequited love over dubstep stylings". The Observer. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  12. ^ Snapes, Laura (18 February 2016). "Jack Garratt: Phase". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  13. ^ Barton, Laura (March 2016). "Smooth Mover". Q (356): 116.
  14. ^ Bentley, Mark (March 2016). "Jack Garratt: Phase". Uncut (226): 75.
  15. ^ Reid, Paula (23 February 2016). "Jack Garratt: Phase". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Jack Garratt – Phase". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jack Garratt – Phase" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jack Garratt – Phase" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  19. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jack Garratt – Phase" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  20. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jack Garratt – Phase" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  21. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 8, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  22. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Jack Garratt – Phase". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  23. ^ "Charts.nz – Jack Garratt – Phase". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  25. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jack Garratt – Phase". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  26. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  27. ^ "Jack Garratt – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  28. ^ "British album certifications – Jack Garratt – Phase". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 February 2024.