2023 studio album by Tina Arena
| Love Saves | ||||
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| Studio album by Tina Arena | ||||
| Released | 14 July 2023 (2023-07-14) | |||
| Length | 43:53 | |||
| Label | Positive Dream | |||
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Love Saves is the thirteenth studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Tina Arena, released on 14 July 2023. The album was announced on 26 May 2023 alongside the release of two lead singles. Also included is the single "Church", released in 2021. "Love Saves" debuted at number 2 on the ARIA Charts.
At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Retropop Magazine |  |
Retropop Magazine called the album "her most personal body of work to date" saying "the LP sees the Australian superstar working through a period of personal turmoil and laying herself bare through her pointed lyrics and exceptional vocal performance."
Jeff Jenkins from Stack Magazine said "Her voice remains an instrument of beauty, but Arena refuses to trade on past glories in this collection of soaring, dramatic pop."
Bryget Chrisfield from Beat Magazine said " boasts one of the greatest Australian voices of all time and Love Saves rightfully places Tina's impeccable pipes front and centre." Chrisfield closed her review by saying "with her first album of original material in eight years, it's thrilling to witness Tina strutting into full power."
Commercial performance
Love Saves debuted at number 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart with 2,023 sales (1,613 physical). In its second week, the album fell to number 371.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Church" |
| 3:46 |
| 2. | "Cry Me a Miracle" |
| 3:54 |
| 3. | "Outrun the Night" |
| 3:45 |
| 4. | "Can't Say Anything" |
| 3:46 |
| 5. | "Devil in Me" |
| 4:26 |
| 6. | "Dancing on Thin Ice" |
| 4:08 |
| 7. | "Mother to Her Child" |
| 4:29 |
| 8. | "Dared to Love You First" |
| 4:09 |
| 9. | "Love Saves" |
| 3:41 |
| 10. | "House" |
| 3:44 |
| 11. | "Danser sur la Glace" |
| 4:05 |
| Total length: | 43:53 | ||
Personnel
- Mattias Lindblom – producer
- Robert L. Smith – mastering
- Mark Broughton – mixing
- Lewis Mitchell – mastering (vinyl)
- Andy Taylor – guitar
- Tony Levin – bass
- André Ferrari – drums
- Dea Norberg – backing vocals
- Tania Doko – backing vocals
- Steve Van Velvet – keyboards, programming, guitar
- Jack Earle – piano
- Michael Zlanabitning – piano
- Anders Wollbeck – keyboards, guitar
- Mattias Lindblom – drums
- Michael Paynter – backing vocals, engineering (track 8)
- Aaron Dobos – engineering
- Mats Landberg – engineering
- William Rousseau – engineering
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 2 |
References
- ^ "Tina Arena Announces New Album Love Saves". Rolling Stone Australia. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- "Tina Arena shares Dancing On Thin Ice from new album Love Saves". Retropop Magazine. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Tina Arena Releases New Single 'House' & Announces New Album Love Saves". The Music. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart".
- "Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards". Music Feeds. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Tina Arena – Love Saves". Retropop Magazine. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- "Tina Arena's new album contains the best lyric of the year". JB Hi-Fi. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- "Tina Arena bleeds authenticity on Love Saves". Beat Magazine. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- "The ARIA Chart Is Something To Get 'Angry' About". Noise11. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- "Australiancharts.com – Tina Arena – Love Saves". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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