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Beautiful Life
Beautiful Life
Studio album by Rick Astley
Released	13 July 2018
Recorded	2017
Genre	Pop; soul;
Length	42:35
Label	BMG
Producer	Rick Astley
Rick Astley chronology
Singles from Beautiful Life
	"Beautiful Life"; Released: 1 June 2018; "Empty Heart"; Released: 6 July 2018; "Try"; Released: 23 August 2018; "She Makes Me"; Released: 9 November 2018;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Independent	^[1]
The Sunday Times	^[2]

Beautiful Life is the eighth studio album by English singer and songwriter Rick Astley. It was released on 13 July 2018 by BMG.^[3] The album peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart.

Background

On 1 June 2018, Astley posted a video on Twitter announcing his upcoming album Beautiful Life set for release on 20 July.^[4]^{[non-primary source needed]} Beautiful Life ended up being released earlier than previously said, with its release date on 13 July 2018. Talking about the album, Astley said, "In the midst of all this madness, I just went back into my little home studio because that's what I love to do. It's my refuge really. I was tinkering about with bits and pieces and before you know it, I was making a new record."^[5]

Singles

"Beautiful Life" was released as the lead single from the album on 1 June 2018. "Empty Heart" was released as the second single from the album on 6 July 2018. "Try" was released as the third single from the album on 23 August 2018. "She Makes Me" was released as the fourth single from the album on 9 November 2018.

Commercial performance

Beautiful Life debuted at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart. It became Astley's fifth top ten album in the United Kingdom. In Germany, the album debuted at number 40 on the German Albums Chart. The album has also charted in Austria, Belgium and Switzerland.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rick Astley

*Beautiful Life* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beautiful Life"	3:43
2.	"Chance to Dance"	3:11
3.	"She Makes Me"	3:34
4.	"Shivers"	3:38
5.	"Last Night on Earth"	3:37
6.	"Every Corner"	3:24
7.	"I Need the Light"	3:05
8.	"Better Together"	3:12
9.	"Empty Heart"	4:14
10.	"Rise Up"	3:15
11.	"Try"	3:55
12.	"The Good Old Days"	3:47
Total length:		42:35

Personnel

Rick Astley – vocals, all instruments, producer
Dawn Joseph – backing vocals (1, 5–12)
Lauren Johnson – backing vocals (5, 8, 11, 12)
Matthew Payne, Nicolas Jones, Connor Smither – brass (9)
Dan Frampton – engineer, mixing
Randy Merrill – mastering
Rankin – photography, design

Charts

Chart performance for *Beautiful Life*
Chart (2018)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[6]	70
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	84
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[8]	171
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	40
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[10]	5
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[11]	36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	44
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	6
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[14]	1