Crave is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kiesza. It was released through her own label Zebra Spirit Tribe on August 14, 2020, and serves as the follow-up to her debut album, Sound of a Woman, released in 2014. The album was called a "1980s-inspired upbeat dance album" by CBC.ca.[4]

Crave
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 14, 2020
Length32:48
LabelZebra Spirit Tribe
Producer
Kiesza chronology
Weird Kid
(2019)
Crave
(2020)
Singles from Crave
  1. "When Boys Cry"
    Released: January 10, 2020
  2. "All of the Feelings"
    Released: March 6, 2020
  3. "Crave"
    Released: April 10, 2020
  4. "Love Me with Your Lie"
    Released: June 12, 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
NME[2]
Pitchfork7.0/10[3]

Track listing

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Crave – track listing[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Run Renegade"Peter Wade4:05
2."All of the Feelings"
  • Ellestad
  • Adam Agati
  • Emery Taylor
Taylor3:37
3."Crave"
Electric3:36
4."Can't Be Saved"
  • L. Biancaniello
  • M. Biancaniello
3:33
5."Love Me with Your Lie"
  • Ellestad
  • Robert Wauchope
Bobby Love2:50
6."When Boys Cry"Malinchak2:53
7."Sky Ain't the Limit"
  • Ellestad
  • Daniel Foreman
  • Jacob Cunningham
Lick Drop3:15
8."Love Never Dies"
  • Ellestad
  • Malinchak
Malinchak5:03
9."Dance with Your Best Friend" (featuring LICK DROP, Cocanina and Shan Vincent de Paul)
Lick Drop3:56
Total length:32:48
Crave – Physical bonus tracks[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Sweet Love"
3:24
11."You're the Best"
  • Ellestad
  • Falkenberg
  • Furdal
NamahFalcon2:40
Total length:38:52
Crave – Deluxe edition reissue[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Dying for You"
  • Ellestad
  • Taylor Sparks
Sparks2:59
11."When the Stars Don't Shine"
  • Ellestad
  • Sparks
Sparks2:45
Total length:38:36

Charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[8] 81

Release history

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Release dates and formats for Crave
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various August 14, 2020 Standard Zebra Spirit Tribe [5][9]
CD Bonus track edition [6]
July 30, 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Deluxe edition [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Crave - Kiesza". Metacritic. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Daly, Rhian (August 13, 2020). "Kiesza – 'Crave' review: superstar-endorsed Canadian pop hero makes a jubilant comeback". NME. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Torres, Eric (August 15, 2020). "Kiesza: Crave Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  4. ^ Rashotte, Vivian (August 12, 2020). "'I'm fighting my way back': Kiesza stages a comeback after brain injury". CBC.ca. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Crave by Kiesza on Apple Music". Apple Music (US). Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Crave (CD) – Kiesza". Kiesza Official Store. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Crave (Deluxe) by Kiesza on Apple Music". Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 21 August 2020 - 27 August 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "Kiesza - Crave - Amazon.com Music". Amazon (US). Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.