"Like a Star" was released as the album's lead single in a limited-edition format in 2005, peaking at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart. When re-released in October 2006, "Like a Star" reached a new peak position of number 32 on the UK chart. The second single, "Put Your Records On", peaked at number two in February 2006. "Trouble Sleeping" was released as the album's third single in May 2006, peaking at number 40 in the UK.
"I'd Like To" was released on 12 February 2007 as the fourth and final single. On the same day, the album was re-released with a bonus disc containing some of the B-sides and remixes included on previous singles, as well as three new tracks—one of which, a cover of Björk's 1993 song "Venus as a Boy", only previously appeared on a covermount for Q magazine. Several songs from the album appear in the 2006 comedy-drama film Venus starring Peter O'Toole. In the United States, "Breathless" was released as a promotional single in 2007.
Commercial performanceedit
Corinne Bailey Rae debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 108,181 copies in its first week.[4] The album had sold 968,341 copies in the United Kingdom by May 2016,[5] earning a triple platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 22 July 2013.[6]
The album debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, selling 40,000 copies in its first week.[7] On the issue dated 3 March 2007, it peaked at number four with 120,000 copies sold.[8] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 5 December 2006,[9] and had sold 1.9 million copies in the US by January 2010.[10] As of October 2009, Corinne Bailey Rae had sold over four million copies worldwide.[11]
Corinne Bailey Rae received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 69, based on 13 reviews.[12] While some critics perceived filler as a weakness of the album, Bailey Rae earned positive comparisons to female recording artists such as Billie Holiday, Norah Jones, Erykah Badu, Minnie Riperton, and Macy Gray.[14][19][20][22][23] David Jeffries of AllMusic called it "pleasingly homegrown, warm, and poignant in parts".[13]Los Angeles Times writer Natalie Nichols compared Bailey Rae's music to that of Sade and Stevie Wonder.[16] Michael Endelman of Entertainment Weekly called it "extremely agreeable, a bit predictable, and occasionally irresistible".[15]MusicOMH writer Michael Hubbard called the debut "exceptional in every way" and "a breath of fresh air"[24] Preston Jones of Slant Magazine was more lukewarm, saying "Rae’s amiable competence marks her as a talent worth keeping tabs on, but the strength of Corinne Bailey Rae is fleeting, a triumph of mood over tangible substance."[3]
In contrast, Neil Spencer of The Observer gave the album a scathing review, saying "Beyond her calling card single, 'Like a Star', however, she shows a lack of ambition. The arrangements are generic (Al Green's leftovers, mostly), the cooing backing singers bland, and the lyrics pedestrian."[25]
Paste listed the album as the 41st best of 2006.[26]
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