Harmony (Serena Ryder album)

Harmony

Studio album by Serena Ryder

Released

November 27, 2012

Genre

Indie rock, blues rock, folk rock

Label

EMI, Serenader Source

Producer

Jerrod Bettis, Jon Levine

Serena Ryder chronology

Is It O.K.
(2008)

Harmony
(2012)

Singles from Harmony

"Stompa"
Released: September 27, 2012^[1]
"What I Wouldn't Do"
Released: November 6, 2012^[2]
"Fall"
Released: November 27, 2013^[3]
"Heavy Love"
Released: 2014

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

Harmony is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder. The album was released on November 27, 2012 in Canada, and on August 27, 2013 in the USA. A French edition featuring bilingual versions of two songs was released for the Quebec market on September 24, 2013. It received three Juno Award Nominations in 2013, winning Adult Alternative Album with five more (pending) nominations the following year including Album of the Year.

Commercial performance

The album was certified gold by Music Canada on February 7, 2013, shipping 40,000 copies.^[5] The album attained platinum certification in July 2013.^[6]

In 2013, the album sold 74,000 copies in Canada.^[7]

Singles

The lead single, titled "Stompa", was released on September 27, 2012, in Canada, and then on February 26, 2013 to the U.S. The song peaked at #8 on the Canadian Hot 100, after spending 16 weeks on the chart. The second Canadian single, titled "What I Wouldn't Do", was released in early November 2012, and has reached #8 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song "For You" "reinterprets"^[8] Screamin' Jay Hawkins' well-known "I Put a Spell on You" and shares a songwriting credit with his estate.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"What I Wouldn't Do"	Ryder Jerrod Bettis	3:40
2.	"Fall"	Ryder Jon Levine	3:30
3.	"Call Me"	Ryder Meghan Kabir	3:35
4.	"Baby Come Back"	Ryder Bettis	4:47
5.	"Please Baby Please"	Ryder Dan Burns Aidan Hawken	4:37
6.	"For You"	Ryder Levine Screamin' Jay Hawkins	4:04
7.	"Heavy Love"	Ryder Bettis	3:19
8.	"Stompa"	Ryder Bettis	3:41
9.	"Mary Go Round"	Ryder Jeff Coplan	3:28
10.	"Nobody But You"	Ryder	0:51

iTunes Store bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Circle of the Sun"	Ryder Levine Derek Downham	3:02
12.	"Hey There"	Ryder Maïa Davies	3:06
13.	"Fated To Love" (Pre-order only)	Ryder Todor Kobakov	3:27

French edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"What I Wouldn't Do" (Version française)	Ryder Jerrod Bettis Liane De Lotbinière Maïa Davies	3:41
2.	"Fall"	Ryder Jon Levine	3:30
3.	"Call Me"	Ryder Meghan Kabir	3:35
4.	"Baby Come Back"	Ryder Bettis	4:47
5.	"Please Baby Please"	Ryder Dan Burns Aidan Hawken	4:37
6.	"For You"	Ryder Levine Screamin' Jay Hawkins	4:04
7.	"Heavy Love"	Ryder Bettis	3:19
8.	"Stompa" (Version française)	Ryder Bettis Liane De Lotbinière	3:11
9.	"Mary Go Round"	Ryder Jeff Coplan	3:28
10.	"Nobody But You"	Ryder	0:51
11.	"Circle of the Sun"	Ryder Levine Derek Downham	3:02
12.	"Hey There"	Ryder Davies	3:06
13.	"Stompa"	Ryder Bettis	3:41
14.	"What I Wouldn't Do"	Ryder Jerrod Bettis	3:40

U.S. edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"What I Wouldn't Do"	Ryder Jerrod Bettis	3:40
2.	"Stompa"	Ryder Bettis	3:41
3.	"Mary Go Round"	Ryder Jeff Coplan	3:28
4.	"Baby Come Back"	Ryder Bettis	4:47
5.	"Fall"	Ryder Jon Levine	3:30
6.	"Call Me"	Ryder Meghan Kabir	3:35
7.	"Heavy Love"	Ryder Bettis	3:19
8.	"Please Baby Please"	Ryder Dan Burns Aidan Hawken	4:37
9.	"For You"	Ryder Levine Screamin' Jay Hawkins	4:04
10.	"Nobody But You"	Ryder	0:51
11.	"Stompa" (Radio Edit)	Ryder Bettis	3:04

U.S. iTunes Store bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Circle of the Sun"	Ryder Levine Derek Downham	3:02
12.	"Hey There"	Ryder Maïa Davies	3:06
13.	"Fated To Love"	Ryder Todor Kobakov	3:27
14.	"Stompa" (Radio Edit)	Ryder Bettis	3:04

Charts

Chart (2012–13)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart^[9]	11

References

↑ Video on YouTube
↑ https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/what-i-wouldnt-do-single/id574272481
↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVUPFN0ZGmI
↑ Collar, Matt. "Harmony - Serena Ryder". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
↑ "Canadian album certifications – Serena Ryder – Harmony". Music Canada.
↑ "Soulful songstress Serena Ryder is first performer announced for the Canada's Walk of Fame Festival September 19-21 at Massey Hall". CNW Group, July 22, 2013.
↑ "Canada’s Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists". January 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
↑ Kaplan, Ben (27 November 2012). "Serena Ryder finds herself with Harmony". National Post. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
↑ "Serena Ryder Album Chart History: Billboard Canadian Albums Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 15 August 2013.

Serena Ryder

Studio albums	Falling Out (1999) Unlikely Emergency (2005) If Your Memory Serves You Well (2006) Is It O.K. (2008) Harmony (2012)

Notable singles	"Stompa" "What I Wouldn't Do"

Featured singles	"Wavin' Flag" (Haiti Mix)

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