Rock Candy (album)
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| Released | 14 October 2022 | |||
| Studio | Blackbird Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Length | 30:55 | |||
| Label | Frontier | |||
| Producer | Jacob Bunton | |||
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| Singles from Rock Candy | ||||
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Rock Candy is the fifth studio album by Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter Orianthi. It was released on 14 October 2022 through Frontiers Records.[1] The album's lead single "Light It Up" was released on 27 July 2022.[2] The album is Orianthi's second release in 2022, following Live from Hollywood, a live CD/DVD and Blu-ray.[3]
Background
[edit]On January 8, Orianthi recorded Live from Hollywood, a live CD/DVD.[4] It was released on 15 July 2022 and serves as an appetiser for the upcoming album.[5]
During an interview Orianthi revealed that the record was done and it took twelve days to complete it while working with her good friend Jacob Bunton. The two of them wrote one song and recorded one song a day for the album.[6] In the same interview she announced that she was planning to make a blues-pop record but her label wanted something heavy. "We went for the heavy aspect because that's what the label wanted. Also, I think some of the fans wanted that, too."
Promotion
[edit]In March 2022 Orianthi announced the title for Rock Candy for the first time on her social media pages.[7] In June 2022 the singer announced that she would be shooting two music videos, back to back, for the first two singles from the album.[8] On 27 July 2022 the first single, "Light It Up", was released along with its music video.[9] The second single, "Fire Together" was released 7 September 2022.[10]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Orianthi Panagaris and Jacob Bunton, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Illuminate (Part I)" | 0:56 | |
| 2. | "Light It Up" | 3:48 | |
| 3. | "Fire Together" |
| 3:23 |
| 4. | "Where Did Your Heart Go" | 2:57 | |
| 5. | "Red Light" | 2:45 | |
| 6. | "Void" | 3:24 | |
| 7. | "Burning" | 2:48 | |
| 8. | "Living Is Like Dying Without You" |
| 3:59 |
| 9. | "Witches & the Devil" | 1:59 | |
| 10. | "Getting to Me" |
| 2:52 |
| 11. | "Illuminate (Part II)" | 2:04 | |
| Total length: | 30:55 | ||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[11] | 72 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 63 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[13] | 49 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] | 40 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15] | 17 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Orianthi – Rock Candy – CD". Frontiers Music Srl.
- ^ Matt Owen (28 July 2022). "Orianthi announces new album Rock Candy and drops riff-loaded single Light It Up". guitarworld.
- ^ Owen, Matt (11 May 2022). "Orianthi announces new live album, Live From Hollywood". guitarworld.
- ^ "Orianthi To Film New Live DVD In Los Angeles, CA". Metal Anarchy. 22 December 2021.
- ^ Meister, The (24 June 2022). "ORIANTHI - Live From Hollywood (July 15, 2022)". CGCM Rock Radio.
- ^ DiCecco, Andrew (21 July 2022). "An Interview with Orianthi". vwmusicrocks.com.
- ^ @iamorianthi (3 March 2022). "RoCkCaNdY 💋🍭🎸 .. new album coming soon" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @iamorianthi (23 June 2022). "Video shoot tomorrow for new single" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Orianthi - "Light It Up" - Official Music Video". Orianthi - "Light It Up" - Official Music Video.
- ^ @orianthi (5 September 2022). "Japanese press today .. my next single "fire together" comes out on Wednesday love to you all ✌🏻❤️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of October 19, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Orianthi – Rock Candy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2022.