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Leap is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter James Bay, released on 8 July 2022 through Mercury and Republic Records. It was preceded by the singles "Give Me the Reason", "One Life" and "Everybody Needs Someone", and includes production and songwriting from Dave Cobb, Foy Vance, Ian Fitchuk, Joel Little and Finneas.[6]

Leap
Studio album by
James Bay
Released8 July 2022 (2022-07-08)
StudioBlackbird, Nashville; London
Length43:40
Label
  • Mercury
  • Republic
Producer
James Bay chronology
Oh My Messy Mind
(2019)		 Leap
(2022)
Singles from Leap
  1. "Give Me the Reason"
    Released: 24 March 2022
  2. "One Life"
    Released: 13 May 2022
  3. "Everybody Needs Someone"
    Released: 24 June 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Arts Desk[1]
Clash8/10[2]
Evening Standard[3]
Gigwise[4]
NME[5]

Recording


The album was recorded "in a mixture of in person and remote sessions" in Nashville and London.[7]


Critical reception


Roy Sang of Clash described Leap as "a warm hug to those hankering to see the silver lining amidst the storms of life" and felt that it "exhibits a more unguarded side of Bay than seen previously as a successful attempt to augment his artistic palette".[2] Ali Shutler of NME characterised the album as "a bold, self-assured collection of songs about satisfaction" and "very much a return to those breakout acoustic campfire songs" from earlier in his career, commenting that "Bay has never sounded so sure of himself", concluding that Leap is a "touching, delicate record that finally sees Bay entirely comfortable with who he is".[5]

Reviewing the album for the Evening Standard David Smyth called the album a "retreat to the sounds that made [Bay] big in the first place", writing that "Too much of the rest stays in his comfort zone, mid-paced and melodic. He's back in the middle of the road, waiting to see if the masses will rejoin him."[3] Joe Muggs of The Arts Desk found that the "woah-woahs and undeniable emotional gut punches are all there, so the album will do fine" and Bay's "talent" to be "absolutely undeniable", but in light of the "far rawer emotion" of artists like Sam Fender, wondered if Bay "might not be capable of something much more lastingly powerful if he punched through the homilies and got to something a bit more individualist".[1]


Commercial performance


Leap debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart.[8] At the midweek stage, Bay was 300 chart units ahead of the number two album.[9]


Track listing


Leap track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Give Me the Reason"
Gabe Simon3:54
2."Nowhere Left to Go"
  • Bay
  • Jacob Kasher Hindlin
  • Michael Pollack
Joel Little3:24
3."Save Your Love"
  • Finneas
  • Benjamin Rice
3:23
4."Everybody Needs Someone"
Dave Cobb3:28
5."One Life"
  • Ian Fitchuk
  • Bay
3:25
6."Silent Love"
  • Jon Green
  • Sacha Skarbek
  • Bay
3:35
7."Love Don't Hate Me"
  • Bay
  • Jimmy Hogarth
  • Green
Cobb3:27
8."Brilliant Still"
Cobb3:33
9."Right Now"
  • Cobb
  • Bay
4:12
10."We Used to Shine"
  • Bay
  • Simon Aldred
Cobb3:48
11."Endless Summer Nights"
  • Bay
  • Green
  • Paul Epworth
Cobb3:29
12."Better"
  • Bay
  • Aldred
Bay4:02
Total length:43:40
Leap deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Chew on My Heart"
  • Bay
  • Andrew Haas
  • Ian Franzino
  • Ryan
  • Ryan
  • Afterhrs
3:15
14."One Life" (acoustic)
  • Bay
  • Ghermezian
  • Gruska
  • Morris
  • Wrabel
  • Robson
  • Fitchuk
  • Bay
3:19
15."Give Me the Reason" (stripped acoustic)
  • Bay
  • Vance
  • Simon
Simon3:52
16."Chew on My Heart" (acoustic)
  • Bay
  • Haas
  • Franzino
  • Ryan
Green3:17
Total length:57:23

Personnel


Musicians

Technical


Charts


Chart performance for Leap
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 64
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 36
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 4
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[14] 95

References


  1. Muggs, Joe (8 July 2022). "Album: James Bay – Leap". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. Sang, Roy (30 June 2022). "James Bay – Leap | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. Smyth, David (8 July 2022). "James Bay – Leap review: Back in the middle of the road". Evening Standard. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. Smith, Harrison (7 July 2022). "Album Review: James Bay – Leap". Gigwise. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. Shutler, Ali (8 July 2022). "James Bay – 'Leap' review: self-assured songs about satisfaction". NME. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. Murray, Robin (13 May 2022). "Leap Of Faith: James Bay On His New Album". Clash. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. "James Bay Releases New Single "Everybody Needs Someone" Today". Umusic. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  9. Griffiths, George (11 July 2022). "Can James Bay Leap to a second UK Number 1 album this week?". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  10. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 18 July 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1689. Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 July 2022. p. 6.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – James Bay – Leap" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  12. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – James Bay – Leap". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  14. "James Bay Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2022.


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