Welcome to the *new* Jessie Ware base! Since the old base expired a couple years ago, I've built this new thread where Jessie fans can come to discuss the soulful British chanteuse's albums, videos, tour, sales & certifications, promo, etc. The OP is still under construction, but if you'd like to see something added to it, just let me know in a PM!
Jessie Ware began her career in music in 2009, working as a back-up singer for British singer-songwriter Jack Peñate as he toured his second album. In 2010, Jessie collaborated with several musicians, including SBTRKT, Man Like Me, Sampha, and Florence + the Machine, providing backing vocals for Florence's 2011 acclaimed album Ceremonials. Jessie spent 2011 recording what would become her first album: Devotion.
The release of Jessie Ware's debut album Devotion was preceded by several singles, including "Strangest Feeling," a track released in October 2011 which did not make the final tracklist. (It was, however, included as a bonus track on for the iTunes deluxe edition of the album.) The first official single, "Running," was released in February 2012 and was followed by "110%" (which was changed to the title "If You're Never Gonna Move" when a sample had to be swapped) and "Wildest Moments." The album was released in the UK on August 20, 2012 and met with critical acclaim, scoring an 85 on Metacritic. Following the album's release, three more singles were released: "Night Light," "Sweet Talk," and "Imagine It Was Us." Jessie toured the UK, US, and various international festivals in support of the album. In 2014, Pitchfork included the album in their list of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far.
01. Devotion
02. Wildest Moments
03. Running
04. Still Love Me
05. No to Love
06. Night Light
07. Swan Song
08. Sweet Talk
09. 110%
10. Taking in Water
11. Something Inside
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12. Imagine It Was Us
13. Valentine
14. Wildest Moments (ft. A$AP Rocky) [Remix]
15. Running (Disclosure Remix)
16. Strangest Feeling
17. What You Won't Do For Love
Running (2.24.2012)
110%/If You're Never Gonna Move (4.13.2012)
Wildest Moments (6.29.2012)
Night Light (9.25.2012)
Sweet Talk (1.21.2013)
Imagine It Was Us (4.12.2013)
On June 23, 2014, Jessie returned to the music scene with the first single from her new album, the title track "Tough Love." The single became her first top 40 hit in the UK and was selected as one of the best 100 tracks of 2014 by Pitchfork. Second single "Say You Love Me," written with Ed Sheeran, followed in September, giving Jessie her highest peak on the UK singles chart at #22. Tough Love was released on October 13, 2014 in the UK and became her second top 10 album. Tough Love included music with new collaborators like Benny Blanco, American R&B singer Miguel, and hit songwriter Dev Hynes. Like her debut, the album was met with positive reviews from critics.
Tough Love
UK: 10.13.2014 (#9 peak)
US: 10.24.2014 (#50 peak)
01. Tough Love
02. You & I (Forever)
03. Cruel
04. Say You Love Me
05. Sweetest Song
06. Kind of…Sometimes…Maybe
07. Want Your Feeling
08. Pieces
09. Keep on Lying
10. Champagne Kisses
11. Desire
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12. All on You
13. Share It All
14. The Way We Are
15. Midnight Caller
Tough Love (6.23.2014)
Say You Love Me (9.28.2014)
You & I (Forever) (1.12.2015)
Champagne Kisses (2015)
VALENTINE
Jessie Ware + Sampha
Released as single and 12" heart-shaped vinyl on 12.14.2011.
THE CRYING GAME
Nicki Minaj (ft. Jessie Ware)
Appears on Nicki Minaj's 2014 album The Pinkprint.
Let's get this out the way. What are your trinities, hennies?
Devotion: Wildest Moments, Taking In Water, Night Light Tough Love: This is impossible I guess Champagne Kisses, You & I (Forever), Tough Love? SYLM should be there, along with Want Your Feeling
Thanks bb I spent like an hour just looking for the font for the banners
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Originally posted by Already Gone
Omg yass I was getting into her last week
She's SO good, I still need to listen to her albums tho
Her single selection is so on point, but there are still so many good album tracks! Be sure to come back and let us know what you think after you listen!