Perspective (Lawson album)

Perspective
Studio album by Lawson
Released	8 July 2016
Recorded	March 2014 – March 2016
Genre	Pop rock
Label	Polydor, Global Talent
Lawson chronology
Lawson (2015) Perspective (2016)
Singles from Perspective
"Roads" Released: 24 May 2015 "Money" Released: 18 March 2016 "Where My Love Goes" Released: 13 May 2016 "Used to Be Us" Released: 1 July 2016

Perspective is the second studio album released by four-piece British band Lawson. The album was released on 8 July 2016.^[1] The album was preceded by the singles "Roads", "Money" and "Where My Love Goes". The album was recorded over the course of two years. Initial recording took place between March 2014 and April 2015; with additional recording sessions taking place between January and March 2016. The album introduces a more progressive and adult sound for the band, incorporating elements of synthpop amongst a heavier selection of electronic guitars.

Background

Singer Andy Brown said of the album title; "The word "Perspective" was the perfect album title, you know with everything I've been through personally over the last few years health-wise and changing perspective on life, so couldn't have been more perfect for me."^[2] The standard version of the album was released via iTunes^[3] while an exclusive version of the album containing seven bonus tracks was released as part of a box set through the band's official store.^[4]

Singles

• "Roads" was the first single to be released from the album on 24 May 2015. The single reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.^[5]
• "Money" was released as the album's second single on 18 March 2016. The single did not chart as well as its predecessor, and did not peak inside the top 100.
• "Where My Love Goes" was released as the album's third single on 13 May 2016. The music video was released on 19 May, and depicts Andy proposing to his girlfriend, Joey McDowall.^[6]

Track listing

Perspective — Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Perspective" (intro)	Andy Brown Joel Peat	Brown Peat	1:11
2.	"We Are the Fire"	Brown Ki Fitzgerald Harry Sommerdahl	John Fields	4:08
3.	"Money"	Brown Fitzgerald Matt Schwartz	Fields	2:49
4.	"Where My Love Goes"	Brown Tim Woodcock	Woodcock	3:42
5.	"Rio"	Brown Fitzgerald Schwartz	Fields	4:15
6.	"When I'm Old"	Brown Fitzgerald Joe Caleb David Dawood	Fields	3:04
7.	"Only Water"	Brown Eg White	Fields	4:16
8.	"Lion's Den"	Brown Adriano Buffone Gerard O'Connell	Fields	3:26
9.	"Roads"	Brown Duck Blackwell Fitzgerald	Fields	3:37
10.	"I Look Anyway"	Brown Fitzgerald Sommerdahl	Fields	3:51
11.	"Used to Be Us"	Brown Blackwell	Fields	3:53
12.	"Love & War"	Brown Fitzgerald Woodcock	Fields	3:54

Perspective — Deluxe edition bonus tracks
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Mountains"	Brown • Fitzgerald • Schwartz • Eric Turner	3:40
14.	"We Are Kings"	Brown • John Shanks • Gary Go • Ruth-Anne Cunningham	3:59
15.	"Love Is You"		3:38
16.	"Under the Sun"	Brown • Fitzgerald • Blackwell	3:24
17.	"Up in Flames"	Brown • Blackwell • John Reid	3:03
18.	"Champion"	Brown • Fitzgerald • Schwartz	3:28
19.	"The Life of Michael May"		3:34

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7]	13
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	23

Release history

Regions	Dates	Format(s)	Label(s)
Australia	7 July 2016	Digital download, CD	Polydor, Global Talent
United Kingdom	8 July 2016

References

1. http://store.hmv.com/music/lawson
2. "Lawson (@LawsonOfficial) - Twitter". Retrieved 8 July 2016.
3. "Perspective by Lawson on iTunes". Retrieved 8 July 2016.
4. "Lawson - Home". Lawson. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
5. "Artist - 7476 - Lawson". Official Charts Company. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
6. "Lawson - Where My Love Goes". Lawson on YouTube. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016 – via YouTube.
7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2016.