Evering Road

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Evering Road
Studio album by
Tom Grennan
Released12 March 2021 (2021-03-12)
GenreIndie pop[1]
Length46:00
LabelInsanity
Producer
Tom Grennan chronology
Lighting Matches
(2018) 		Evering Road
(2021) 		What Ifs & Maybes
(2023)
Singles from Evering Road
  1. "This Is the Place"
    Released: 20 January 2020
  2. "Oh Please"
    Released: 23 April 2020
  3. "Amen"
    Released: 1 October 2020
  4. "Little Bit of Love"
    Released: 8 January 2021
Singles from Evering Road (Deluxe/Special Edition)
  1. "By Your Side"
    Released: 4 June 2021
  2. "Don't Break the Heart"
    Released: 3 September 2021[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Belfast Telegraph7/10[3]
Clash8/10[4]
Evening Standard[5]
Gigwise[6]
i[7]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[8]
NME[1]

Evering Road is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Tom Grennan, released on 12 March 2021 through Insanity Records. It was supported by the singles "This Is the Place" and "Little Bit of Love", while the deluxe edition includes the single "Let's Go Home Together" with Ella Henderson. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Grennan's first chart-topping effort.

A special edition of the album was released on 3 September 2021 featuring five additional songs. The tracks are re-ordered on the digital edition of the album, but the original order is retained on the CD, with the five new songs added at the end, and the 21 tracks spread over two discs.

Background[edit]

The title is the name of a street in Hackney, London where Grennan lived with an ex-girlfriend, and the album was partially inspired by their breakup.[5][3]

Critical reception[edit]

David Smyth of the Evening Standard compared Grennan to Lewis Capaldi, positing that the album could be "an attempt to jump ahead [of Capaldi] again" with the bombast of its production (including "stirring violins, gospel choirs and grand flourishes") and Grennan's hoarse voice.[5] Reviewing the album for NME, El Hunt called the album an improvement over Lighting Matches with some "surprising [...] experimental moments" but primarily "nondescript" and "middle of the road", with Hunt wishing that Grennan pushed his sound further.[1]

Writing for British newspaper i, Kate Solomon felt that "Grennan is very good at the contemplative verse-anthemic chorus-contemplative middle-eight structure that lends itself to V Festival sets and his gravelly voice is strong and likeable", but criticised Grennan for having an "aggressive self-interest" on the album and "repeatedly ask[ing] others to make allowances for him" in its lyrics, deeming it "totally devoid of empathy".[7]

Commercial performance[edit]

Evering Road debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart dated 19 March 2021, with 17,000 chart sales, 73% of which came from physical copies.[9]

Track listing[edit]

Evering Road track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If Only"
Dan Grech-Marguerat3:30
2."Something Better"
Lostboy3:03
3."Little Bit of Love"
3:46
4."Amen"
2:59
5."It Hurts"
Eliot3:48
6."Never Be a Right Time"
Mark Ralph3:04
7."This Is the Place"
  • Grennan
  • Daniel Smith
  • Richard Boardman
  • Pablo Bowman
  • Sarah Blanchard
  • Daniel Boyle
  • David Solence
  • The Six
  • Ralph
3:05
8."Sweeter Then"
  • Grennan
  • Sulé
  • Brignall
Grech-Marguerat3:24
9."Make My Mind Up"
Lattimer3:17
10."Second Time"
  • Grennan
  • Ashurst
  • Atkinson
Grech-Marguerat3:13
11."You Matter to Me"
  • Grennan
  • Ollie Green
Green3:13
12."Oh Please"
3:40
13."I Don't Need a Reason"
  • Hugall
  • Eddie Serafica
2:52
14."Love Has Different Ways to Say Goodbye"
Hogarth3:06
Total length:46:00
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Let's Go Home Together" (with Ella Henderson)
TMS3:28
16."Long Live You and I"
  • Grennan
  • Smith
  • Anya Jones
  • Boardman
  • Solence
The Six2:45
Total length:52:13
Evering Road (Special Edition) track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't Break the Heart"
  • Grennan
  • Mann
  • Barnes
  • Kelleher
  • Kohn
TMS3:50
2."Little Bit of Love"
  • Grennan
  • Bryer
  • Needle
  • Lostboy
  • Bryer
  • Scott
  • Needle
3:46
3."If Only"
  • Grennan
  • Sulé
  • Brignall
Grech-Marguerat3:30
4."It Hurts"
  • Grennan
  • Eliot
Eliot3:48
5."Let's Go Home Together" (with Ella Henderson)
  • Henderson
  • Arthur
  • Barnes
  • Kelleher
  • Kohn
TMS3:28
6."This Is the Place"
  • Grennan
  • Smith
  • Bowman
  • Blanchard
  • Boyle
  • Solence
  • Ralph
3:05
7."Never Be a Right Time"
  • Grennan
  • Atkinson
Ralph3:04
8."Sweeter Then"
  • Grennan
  • Sulé
  • Brignall
Grech-Marguerat3:24
9."Make My Mind Up"
  • Grennan
  • Lattimer
Lattimer3:17
10."By Your Side" (Calvin Harris featuring Tom Grennan)
Harris3:11
11."Something Better"
  • Grennan
  • Mann
  • Peter Rycroft
Lostboy3:03
12."You Matter to Me"
  • Grennan
  • Ollie Green
Green3:13
13."Second Time"
  • Grennan
  • Ashurst
  • Atkinson
Grech-Marguerat3:13
14."Oh Please"
  • Grennan
  • Witness
  • White
  • White
  • Witness
3:40
15."I Don't Need a Reason"
  • Grennan
  • McIntosh
  • Hugall
  • Hugall
  • Serafica
2:52
16."Amen"
  • Grennan
  • Record
  • Fazakerley
  • Hector
  • Nagy
  • Crew
  • Dan Priddy
  • Nagy
2:59
17."Love Has Different Ways to Say Goodbye"
  • Grennan
  • Aquilina
  • Hogarth
Hogarth3:06
18."Long Live You and I"
  • Grennan
  • Smith
  • Anya Jones
  • Boardman
  • Solence
The Six2:45
19."People Always Meant to Be"
  • Grennan
  • Ed Thomas
  • Michael Stafford
Thomas3:56
20."Being Angry"
  • Grennan
  • Green
  • Danny Connors
  • Ivory Layne
Green2:51
21."Little Bit of Love" (Live from Abbey Road)
  • Grennan
  • Bryer
  • Needle
  • Rosie Danvers
  • Tommy Danvers
3:41

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for Evering Road
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Hunt, El (3 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – 'Evering Road' review: nice but nondescript". NME. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Don't Break the Heart – Single by Tom Grennan". Apple Music. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b Horton, Tom (12 March 2021). "Album reviews: From The Horrors to Arab Strap". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ Harrison, Emma (10 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – Evering Road | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Smyth, David (12 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – Evering Road review: he's angling for Lewis Capaldi's crown". Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. ^ Smith, Harrison (12 March 2021). "Album Review: Tom Grennan – Evering Road". Gigwise. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b Solomon, Kate (11 March 2021). "Tom Grennan, Evering Road, review: rich, radio-friendly, and totally devoid of empathy". i. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  8. ^ Ahmed, Narzra (9 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – Evering Road | Album Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  9. ^ Ainsley, Helen (19 March 2021). "Tom Grennan's Evering Road claims Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart: 'Thank you from the bottom of my heart'". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  10. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 October 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1649. Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 October 2021. p. 22.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tom Grennan – Evering Road" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Tom Grennan – Evering Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  15. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202146 into search. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  17. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  18. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Tom Grennan – Evering Road". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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