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Other is the ninth studio album by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released on 16 June 2017, by Cooking Vinyl.[12]

Other
Studio album by Alison Moyet
Released	16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)
Recorded	2016–17
Studio	Frou Frou Central (London)
Genre	Electropop
Length	41:07
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Producer	Guy Sigsworth
Alison Moyet chronology
Minutes and Seconds - Live (2014) Other (2017) The Other Live Collection (2017)
Singles from Other
"Reassuring Pinches" Released: 30 April 2017 "The Rarest Birds" Released: 4 June 2017

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(80/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Fortitude Magazine	[3]
The Herald	(no rating)[4]
Louder Than War	8.5/10[5]
Mojo	[1]
musicOMH	[6]
Q	[7]
Record Collector	[8]
SLUG Magazine	(no rating)[9]
The Spill Magazine	[10]
theMusic.com.au	[11]
Uncut	[7]

It is her first album of new material since 2013's The Minutes, which saw her returning to her electronic music roots.

Background

"For me, making a record at this age, lyrically, is a different proposition. Observation in most cases replaces emotion. The invisibility of middle/aged woman rather thrills me and instead I watch. Subject matter covers what you might expect from a pop album. Dyslexia, locked-out syndrome, diversity, Persephone, doggedness and the Internet. Always asked what a song is about, I attempted to cooperate, but in truth though the lyrics incorporated my best attempt to describe what I see and of the meaning that is mine. I want, who chooses to, to find their own landscape or indeed none. Some of us have always felt 'Other'. I no longer wish it were otherwise.

— Alison Moyet on Other, March 2017[13]

In July 2013, Moyet revealed that she had begun writing new material for the follow-up to her eighth studio album, The Minutes.[14] Studio sessions commenced in October 2016. She previewed a new song, "Other", from the then yet-to-be-titled-album, live at The Lexington for Cooking Vinyl's 30th Anniversary event on 5 December 2016.[15]

On 17 March 2017, Moyet and her team revealed the title of the album as Other, along with describing it as an 'intelligent, adventurous electronic pop,' co-produced by Guy Sigsworth.[12] The album became available to purchase for pre-release, along with the album's title track.[12] A music video for "Other" was uploaded to Moyet's YouTube account.[16]

Singles

Moyet announced and debuted a radio edit of the album's first official single, "Reassuring Pinches" on 29 April 2017, on Graham Norton's BBC Radio 2 show.[17]

A music video for "The Rarest Birds", directed by Steve Gullick, premiered on 20 July 2017. The video was filmed in Brighton and features her daughter Caitlin Ballard. On the song, Moyet states, "The Rarest Birds is a paean to LGBTQ, to Brighton, to coming out after the darkest nights into the arms of those that delight in your flight. From me to you."[18] Moyet performed the song live on The Graham Norton Show.[19] The track was first previewed on Norton's radio show, 3 June 2017.^{[citation needed]}

Promotion

The Other Tour

From September through December 2017, Moyet embarked on her first world tour in 30 years[17] in support of the album, The Other Tour.[20]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for Other adapted from liner notes.[21]

• Alison Moyet – lyrics and vocals
• Guy Sigsworth – strings, synthesisers, piano, harpsichord, guitar, bass, sound design
• Chris Elms – programming (tracks 1–4, 6–10), additional guitar (track 9), mixing (tracks 1–4, 6–10), engineering (tracks 1–4, 6–10)
• Jake Miller – programming (tracks 1–4, 5–10), additional guitar/slide guitar (track 5), additional guitar (track 9), mixing (tracks 5, 8), engineering (tracks 1–4, 5–10)
• Caitlin Ballard – additional background vocals (track 3)
• Tim Debney – mastering at Fluid Mastering
• Steve Coats-Dennis – digital manager
• Steve Gullick – photography
• Richard Griffiths – management
• Harry Magee – management
• Georgie Gibbon – management

Charts

Chart performance for Other

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22]	113
Irish Albums (IRMA)[23]	91
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[24]	5
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25]	14
UK Albums (OCC)[26]	12
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[27]	3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[28]	32

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)	CD LP digital download cassette	Cooking Vinyl	[29]

References

External links

• Alison's Moyet's blog – The Other Tour

External links

• Alison Moyet's official website

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