Samson & Delilah (album)

Samson & Delilah
Studio album by V V Brown
Released 9 September 2013
Recorded 2011–13
Length 49:11
Label YOY
Producer
V V Brown chronology

Travelling Like the Light
(2009)		 Samson & Delilah
(2013)
Singles from Samson & Delilah
  1. "Samson"
    Released: 14 July 2013[1]
  2. "The Apple"
    Released: 25 August 2013[2]
  3. "Faith"
    Released: 17 March 2014

Samson & Delilah is the third studio album by English recording artist V V Brown, released on 9 September 2013 on Brown's YOY Records. Brown initially had planned to follow up her critically acclaimed debut album with Lollipops and Politics, promoting the release of the album with a debut single.[3] The album was later shelved, in part due to do Brown's own wishes.[4] She then went independent for Samson & Delilah, which found Brown experimenting with a radically different change in musical direction. Samson & Delilah is a concept album based around the biblical story of the same name. A short film using material from the album was used to promote the record.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 82/100[5]
Review scores
Source Rating
All Music [6]
Boston Globe Positive[7]
Pop Matters [8]

Samson & Delilah received positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, the album received a score of 82 from professional sources, indicating "universal acclaim."[5] Most all music critics noted the drastic change in direction that Brown took for the album. Upon announcing a free stream of the album prior to the album's release, Idolator wrote that the record was "one of the boldest 180s between an artist’s first and second albums that we’ve witnessed in a long time. We’re talking a Yeezus-level departure from an act’s established sonics. If Janelle Monae is an android, V V Brown is now a T-1000."[9] Ryan Lathan, writing for Pop Matters, described the album as "skillfully produced" and "brave," one that "succeeds in forging a completely different identity for Brown," comparing the singer to Annie Lennox and Grace Jones.[8]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Substitute for Love"  
Maulini 5:03
2. "Nothing Really Matters"  
Dave Okumu 5:10
3. "Samson"  BrownOkumu 4:27
4. "I Can Give You More"  
  • Brown
  • Maulini
Maulini 4:09
5. "Igneous"  
  • Brown
  • Laurence Aldridge
Aldridge 4:45
6. "Looking for Love"  
Howe 4:52
7. "The Apple"  
Gabriel 3:11
8. "Faith"  
  • Brown
  • Aldridge
Aldridge 4:32
9. "Ghosts"  
  • Brown
  • Aldridge
Aldridge 2:50
10. "Knife"  
  • Brown
  • Maulini
Maulini 4:03
11. "Beginning"  
  • Brown
  • Okumu
Okumu 6:09
Total length:
 49:11

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[12] 158
UK Indie Albums Chart[13] 35

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom[14] 9 September 2013
  • CD
  • LP
  • digital download
 YOY Records
France[15] 7 October 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
8 October 2013 LP
United States[16]
  • CD
  • digital download
Germany[17] Digital download
18 October 2013
  • CD
  • LP

References

  1. ↑ "Samson – Single by V V Brown". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Apple – Single by V V Brown". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Children - Single by V V Brown".
  4. ↑ V V Brown (16 November 2012). "I cant wait for you...". Facebook. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Reviews for Samson & Delilah". Metacritic.
  6. ↑ Kellmann, Andy. "Review". All Music.
  7. ↑ Reed, James. "ALBUM REVIEW: V V BROWN SAMSON & DELILAH". Boston Globe.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lathan, Ryan. "V V Brown: Samson & Delilah". Pop Matters.
  9. ↑ Williott, Carl. "Exclusive: Stream V V Brown’s Bold, Beautiful New Album ‘Samson & Delilah’". Idolator.
  10. ↑ "Samson & Delilah (Deluxe Version) by V V Brown". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Samson & Delilah (Deluxe Version) by V V Brown". iTunes Store France. Apple. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 21.09.2013 (wk37)". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "2013 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
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