Piece of Me (Lady Wray album)

Piece of Me is the third studio album by American singer Lady Wray, released on January 28, 2022, by Big Crown Records.[1][2]

Piece of Me
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)[1][2]
Recorded2018–2021
Studio
Genre
Length42:42
LabelBig Crown Records
ProducerLeon Michels
Lady Wray chronology
Queen Alone
(2016)
Piece of Me
(2022)

Recording and production

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In 2018, Lady Wray began recording Piece of Me. Leon Michels and Thomas Brenneck produced the entire album, most of which was recorded at Michels' home studio.[3] Wray's father Kenneth Wray Sr. appears on the song "Beauty in the Fire". The song "Melody" features Wray's daughter Melody Bascote.

Singles

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In April 2019, Wray released the title-track single "Piece of Me".[4] In August 2019, she released another single called "Come On In".[5] In October 2020, the single "Storms" was released.[6] In June 2021, she released "Games People Play".[7] In October 2021, Wray released the single "Under the Sun", along with its music video.[8][9] In November 2021, "Through It All" was released as the following single.[10] In December 2021, "Thank You" was released as a single.[11]

Track listing

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All songs written by Nicole Wray and produced by Leon Michels.

Piece of Me track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I Do"3:00
2."Through It All"3:24
3."Piece of Me"3:44
4."Come On In"3:38
5."Under the Sun"3:21
6."Where Were You"4:16
7."Beauty in the Fire" (featuring Kenneth Wray Sr.)3:29
8."Games People Play"3:41
9."Melody" (featuring Melody Bloom Bascote)3:48
10."Thank You"3:26
11."Joy & Pain"3:43
12."Storms"3:11

Personnel

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Credits adapted from album jacket notes.

Charts

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Chart performance for Piece of Me
Chart (2022) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] 43
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[13] 7

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lady Wray: Piece of Me". iTunes. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lady Wray: Piece of Me". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Lady Wray". bigcrownrecords.com.
  4. ^ "Lady Wray: Piece of Me (single)". iTunes. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Lady Wray: Come On In (single)". iTunes. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Lady Wray: Storms (single)". iTunes. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Lady Wray: Games People Play (single)". iTunes. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Lady Wray - Under the Sun". spotify.com. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  9. ^ "Lady Wray - Under the Sun (music video)". YouTube. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Lady Wray - Through It All / Under the Sun". bigcrownrecords.com.
  11. ^ "Lady Wray - Thank You". spotify.com. 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  12. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 4, 2022.