The Search for Everything is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mayer, released on April 14, 2017 by Columbia Records. It is a loose concept album based on the emotions and thoughts of dealing with a break-up: opening with the initial break-up, and closing with the girl getting married.
On January 30, 2017, John Mayer announced his headlining arena tour, The Search for Everything World Tour, which took place in North America in 2017.[10] On February 24, Mayer announced 30 more tour dates.[11]
Mayer announced in early 2019 that he will be taking The Search for Everything on tour again. Mayer announced seven Asian tour dates,[15] nine European dates[16] and 32 US dates[17] spanning from March to October 2019.[18]
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Search for Everything has an average score of 61, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 4 reviews.[19]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars, commenting "Although it's ostensibly a breakup album, The Search for Everything doesn't feel haunted: Mayer glides through the record so smoothly, the supple sound seems almost insouciant. It is also quite alluring. "[21] Jim Farber of Entertainment Weekly called it "the most deeply personal album Mayer has ever released", giving it B+ while stating "if mellowness remains Mayer’s weakness, the brilliance of his best compositions provides a worthy trade-off".[23]Robert Christgau gave this album a two-star honorable mention: "If you wonder why women fall for a guy with his romantic history, listen to his songs with an open mind", highlighting "Love on the Weekend" and "Never on the Day You Leave".[25]
However, Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club gave the album a D, stating "John Mayer loses all trace of anything interesting".[20] The 4.9 out of 10 review from Katherine St. Asaph of Pitchfork was also unfavorable, saying the album is "pleasantly bland".[24]
Commercial performanceedit
The Search for Everything debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 132,000 album-equivalent units, of which 120,000 were pure album sales, becoming Mayer's ninth top 10 album on the chart.[27] It debuted at number one on the US Billboard Top Rock Albums, becoming the third number one album by Mayer in 2017 on this chart following the two EPs Wave One and Wave Two.[28][29]
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^Sophie Schillaci (January 20, 2017). "John Mayer Debuts More New Music With 'The Search for Everything: Wave One' EP". Etonline.com. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^"John Mayer Unpacks 'The Search for Everything' Wave 2 «". Radio.com. February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^Kreps, Daniel (January 30, 2017). "John Mayer Maps Out 'Search for Everything' World Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^"John Mayer Adds 30+ Tour Dates To "The Search For Everything" Tour". Liveforlivemusic.com. February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^Reed, Ryan (December 7, 2016). "Watch John Mayer Perform Romantic 'Love on the Weekend' on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
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^"John Mayer Announces 2019 Asia Tour: See Dates". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
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^ ab"Actress, Little Dragon and John Mayer (but not Kendrick) inthis week's music reviews". The A.V. Club. The Onion. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
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^ abFarber, Jim (April 14, 2017). "John Mayer's The Search for Everything review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
^ abSt. Asaph, Katherine (19 April 2017). "John Mayer: The Search for Everything Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
^ abChristgau, Robert (7 July 2017). "John Mayer".
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^Caulfield, Keith (April 23, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, John Mayer & 'Fate of the Furious' Bow in Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
^Rutherford, Kevin (April 28, 2017). "John Mayer Scores Record Third No. 1 in Same Year on Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
^McIntyre, Hugh (April 28, 2017). "How John Mayer Turned One New Album Into Three Hit Charting Appearances". Forbes. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
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