The Letter (Lemar album)

The Letter
Studio album by
Lemar
Released9 October 2015
Length41:10
LabelBMG
ProducerLarry Klein
Lemar chronology
Invincible
(2012) 		The Letter
(2015) 		Page In My Heart
(2023)
Singles from The Letter
  1. "The Letter"
    Released: 21 August 2015
  2. "Love Turned Hate"
    Released: 23 October 2015
  3. "Higher Love"
    Released: 18 December 2015
  4. "Someday We'll Be Together"
    Released: 13 April 2016

The Letter is the sixth studio album by English singer Lemar. It was released by BMG on 9 October 2015, and contains the singles "The Letter" and "Love Turned Hate". The album reached number 31 on the UK Albums Chart, an improvement on his two previous albums which fell short of the Top 40.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Observer[1]

Michael Cragg from The Observer called the album "a classy, patchy soul makeover" and rated the album three stars out of five.[1] L. Michael Gipson from SoulTracks felt that album "sees a return to the covers that made him an instant hit with fans [...] As for whether or not The Letter represents a creative peak or valley, let’s just say it represents more of the same safe choices we’ve seen from Lemar over the last nine or so years, one of more promise than fulfillment."[2]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Larry Klein.

The Letter track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Higher Love"
3:20
2."The Letter"Wayne Carson Thompson3:29
3."Love Song"Lesley Duncan4:18
4."Gimme Some Lovin'"
4:08
5."Bring It On Home to Me"Sam Cooke3:50
6."Love Turned Hate"
3:13
7."Tainted Love"Ed Cobb2:54
8."Love and Happiness"
4:56
9."Crazy Love"Van Morrison3:19
10."Someday We'll Be Together"
4:15
11."Never Be Another You"
3:38
12."River" (hidden track)Joni Mitchell4:04

Charts

Weekly chart performance for The Letter
Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 31

Release history

The Letter release history
Region Date Format Label Ref(s)
United Kingdom October 9, 2015
  • Digital download
  • CD
 BMG [4]

References

  1. ^ a b Cragg, Michael (11 October 2015). "Lemar: The Letter review – a classy, patchy soul makeover". The Observer. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ^ Gipson, L. Michael. "Lemar: The Reason". SoulTracks. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ^ "The Letter Lemar". www.amozon.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2015.