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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = The Heart Speaks in Whispers
| name = The Heart Speaks in Whispers
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Corinne Bailey Rae]]
| artist = [[Corinne Bailey Rae]]
| Cover = Corinne Bailey Rae The Heart Speaks in Whispers.jpg
| cover = Corinne Bailey Rae The Heart Speaks in Whispers.jpg
| alt =
| Released = {{Start date|2016|5|13|df=yes}}
| released = {{Start date|2016|5|13|df=yes}}
| Recorded = 2015–2016
| recorded = 2015–2016
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| Length = 55:31
| studio =
| Label = [[Virgin EMI Records]]
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| Producer = {{flatlist|
| length = {{duration|m=55|s=31}}
| label = [[Virgin EMI Records|Virgin EMI]]
* [[Corinne Bailey Rae]]
| producer = {{hlist|Stephen James Brown|[[Steve Chrisanthou]]|[[Malay (record producer)|James Ryan Ho]]|Corinne Bailey Rae|Paris Strother}}
* Stephen James Brown
| prev_title = [[The Love EP (Corinne Bailey Rae EP)|The Love EP]]
* [[Steve Chrisanthou]]
| prev_year = 2011
* Paris Strother
| next_title = [[Black Rainbows (Corinne Bailey Rae album)|Black Rainbows]]
* [[Malay (record producer)|James Ryan Ho]]
| next_year = 2023
}}
| Last album = ''[[The Love EP (Corinne Bailey Rae EP)|The Love EP]]''<br />(2011)
| This album = '''''The Heart Speaks in Whispers'''''<br />(2016)
| Next album =
}}
}}


'''''The Heart Speaks in Whispers''''' is the third [[studio album]] by English singer-songwriter [[Corinne Bailey Rae]]. The album was released on 13 May 2016, by [[Virgin EMI Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heart-speaks-in-whispers-deluxe/id1085269116 |title=The Heart Speaks in Whispers (Deluxe) by Corinne Bailey Rae on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2016-05-13 |accessdate=2016-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Jody Rosen |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7348464/corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-new-sound-overcoming-heartbreak |title=Corinne Bailey Rae on New Album 'The Heart Speaks in Whispers' |publisher=Billboard |date=2016-04-28 |accessdate=2016-05-10}}</ref> It is the follow-up to her second studio album, ''[[The Sea (Corinne Bailey Rae album)|The Sea]]'' (2010).
'''''The Heart Speaks in Whispers''''' is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter [[Corinne Bailey Rae]], released on 13 May 2016 by [[Virgin EMI Records]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heart-speaks-in-whispers-deluxe/id1085269116 |title=The Heart Speaks in Whispers (Deluxe) by Corinne Bailey Rae on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2016-05-13 |accessdate=2016-05-13 |archive-date=16 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416003939/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heart-speaks-in-whispers-deluxe/id1085269116 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Jody Rosen |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7348464/corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-new-sound-overcoming-heartbreak |title=Corinne Bailey Rae on New Album 'The Heart Speaks in Whispers' |publisher=Billboard |date=2016-04-28 |accessdate=2016-05-10 |archive-date=5 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505071248/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7348464/corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-new-sound-overcoming-heartbreak |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| MC = 74/100<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-heart-speaks-in-whispers/corinne-bailey-rae |title=Reviews for The Heart Speaks in Whispers by Corinne Bailey Rae |publisher=Metacritic |date=2016-05-11 |accessdate=2016-05-23}}</ref>
| ADM = 6.9/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8010/Corinne-Bailey-Rae-The-Heart-Speaks-In-Whispers.aspx|title=The Heart Speaks In Whispers by Corinne Bailey Rae reviews|work=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=2 November 2016|archive-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104004330/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8010/Corinne-Bailey-Rae-The-Heart-Speaks-In-Whispers.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
| MC = 74/100<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-heart-speaks-in-whispers/corinne-bailey-rae |title=Reviews for The Heart Speaks in Whispers by Corinne Bailey Rae |publisher=Metacritic |date=2016-05-11 |accessdate=2016-05-23 |archive-date=16 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516201333/http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-heart-speaks-in-whispers/corinne-bailey-rae |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Andy Kellman |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-mw0002922617 |title=The Heart Speaks in Whispers - Corinne Bailey Rae &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2016-05-13 |accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Andy Kellman |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-mw0002922617 |title=The Heart Speaks in Whispers - Corinne Bailey Rae &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2016-05-13 |accessdate=2016-05-15 |archive-date=16 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516033010/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-mw0002922617 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Drowned in Sound]]
| rev2 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller |first=Kellan |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19424/reviews/4150042 |title=Album Review: Corinne Bailey Rae - The Heart Speaks in Whispers |publisher=Drownedinsound.com |date=2016-05-12 |accessdate=2016-05-17}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Kellan |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19424/reviews/4150042 |title=Album Review: Corinne Bailey Rae - The Heart Speaks in Whispers |publisher=Drownedinsound.com |date=2016-05-12 |accessdate=2016-05-17 |archive-date=16 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516201348/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19424/reviews/4150042 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Jonze |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/12/corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-review-cd-pop-virgin |title=Corinne Bailey Rae: The Heart Speaks in Whispers review – sweet, smooth soul &#124; Music |publisher=The Guardian |date=2016-05-12 |accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref>
| rev3score = 8/10<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web | url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/corinne_bailey_rae-the_heart_speaks_in_whispers | title=Corinne Bailey Rae - The Heart Speaks in Whispers | publisher=[[Exclaim!]] | date=May 27, 2016 | accessdate=August 26, 2016 | author=Abdigir, Ebyan | archive-date=21 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921002921/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/corinne_bailey_rae-the_heart_speaks_in_whispers | url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev4 = [[The Independent]]''
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite news|author=Andy Gill |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-skepta-konnichiwa-corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-twin-peaks-down-in-a7024556.html |title=Album reviews: Skepta - Konnichiwa, Corinne Bailey Rae - The Heart Speaks In Whispers, Twin Peaks - Down In Heaven |publisher=The Independent |date=2016-05-11 |accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref>
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Tim Jonze |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/12/corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-review-cd-pop-virgin |title=Corinne Bailey Rae: The Heart Speaks in Whispers review – sweet, smooth soul &#124; Music |work=The Guardian |date=2016-05-12 |accessdate=2016-05-15 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220203444/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/12/corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-review-cd-pop-virgin |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev5 = [[musicOMH]]
| rev5 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Murphy |first=John |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/corinne-bailey-rae-heart-speaks-whispers |title=Corinne Bailey Rae – The Heart Speaks In Whispers |publisher=musicOMH |date=2016-05-15 |accessdate=2016-05-17}}</ref>
| rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite news|author=Andy Gill |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-skepta-konnichiwa-corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-twin-peaks-down-in-a7024556.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-skepta-konnichiwa-corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-twin-peaks-down-in-a7024556.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Album reviews: Skepta - Konnichiwa, Corinne Bailey Rae - The Heart Speaks In Whispers, Twin Peaks - Down In Heaven |work=The Independent |date=2016-05-11 |accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref>
| rev6 = [[PopMatters]]
| rev6 = ''[[musicOMH]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers/ |title=Corinne Bailey Rae: The Heart Speaks in Whispers |publisher=PopMatters |date=2016-05-12 |accessdate=2016-05-17}}</ref>
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=John |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/corinne-bailey-rae-heart-speaks-whispers |title=Corinne Bailey Rae – The Heart Speaks In Whispers |publisher=musicOMH |date=2016-05-15 |accessdate=2016-05-17 |archive-date=16 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516021157/http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/corinne-bailey-rae-heart-speaks-whispers |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev7 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7score = 7.6/10<ref>{{cite web|author=Marcus J. Moore |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21900-corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers/ |title=Corinne Bailey Rae: The Heart Speaks in Whispers Album Review |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2016-05-14 |accessdate=2016-05-17}}</ref>
| rev7score = 7.6/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Marcus J. Moore |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21900-corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers/ |title=Corinne Bailey Rae: The Heart Speaks in Whispers Album Review |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2016-05-14 |accessdate=2016-05-17 |archive-date=17 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517065154/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21900-corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|rev8 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev8 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
|rev8score = 8/10<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web | url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/corinne_bailey_rae-the_heart_speaks_in_whispers | title=Corinne Bailey Rae - The Heart Speaks in Whispers | publisher=[[Exclaim!]] | date=May 27, 2016 | accessdate=August 26, 2016 | author=Abdigir, Ebyan}}</ref>
| rev8score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers/ |title=Corinne Bailey Rae: The Heart Speaks in Whispers |publisher=PopMatters |date=2016-05-12 |accessdate=2016-05-17 |archive-date=13 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513103212/http://www.popmatters.com/review/corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
}}


''The Heart Speaks in Whispers'' received generally positive reviews from [[Music criticism|music critic]]s. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[Weighted mean|average]] score of 74 based on 17 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic1"/> In a positive review, Andy Kellman of AllMusic stated "The more electrified and groove-oriented material is bound to elicit parallels drawn to the likes of early Erykah Badu and, well, King."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-mw0002922617 |title=Remarkable and Flexible Artist |last=Kellman |first=Andy |date=May 18, 2016 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 18, 2016}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Exclaim!]]'', Ebyan Abdigir called the album "thoughtful and light, with an emotional range and sharp artistic direction that was lacking on her past records."<ref name="exclaim"/>
''The Heart Speaks in Whispers'' received generally positive reviews from [[Music criticism|music critic]]s. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[Weighted mean|average]] score of 74 based on 17 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic1"/> In a positive review, Andy Kellman of [[AllMusic]] stated "The more electrified and groove-oriented material is bound to elicit parallels drawn to the likes of early Erykah Badu and, well, King."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-mw0002922617 |title=Remarkable and Flexible Artist |last=Kellman |first=Andy |date=May 18, 2016 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 18, 2016 |archive-date=16 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516033010/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-mw0002922617 |url-status=live }}</ref> Writing for ''[[Exclaim!]]'', Ebyan Abdigir called the album "thoughtful and light, with an emotional range and sharp artistic direction that was lacking on her past records."<ref name="exclaim"/>


==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
In the United States, the album debuted at number 31 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 14,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|author=Amaya Mendizabal |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7385837/corinne-bailey-rae-bows-top-rb-hip-hop-albums |title=Corinne Bailey Rae Bows at No. 3 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |publisher=Billboard |date=2016-05-26 |accessdate=2016-06-17}}</ref>
In the United States, the album debuted at number 31 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 14,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web |author=Amaya Mendizabal |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7385837/corinne-bailey-rae-bows-top-rb-hip-hop-albums |title=Corinne Bailey Rae Bows at No. 3 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |publisher=Billboard |date=2016-05-26 |accessdate=2016-06-17 |archive-date=29 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629221709/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7385837/corinne-bailey-rae-bows-top-rb-hip-hop-albums |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
Credits adapted from [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tidal.com/album/60144855 |title=The Heart Speaks in Whispers by Corinne Bailey Rae |publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]] |accessdate=2016-05-13}}</ref>
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = ''The Heart Speaks in Whispers'' {{nobold|— Standard edition}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-heart-speaks-in-whispers/id1083709974 |title=The Heart Speaks in Whispers by Corinne Bailey Rae on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.gb|date=2016-05-13 |accessdate=2016-05-13}}</ref>
| headline = ''The Heart Speaks in Whispers''&nbsp;– {{nobold| Standard edition}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-heart-speaks-in-whispers/id1083709974 |title=The Heart Speaks in Whispers by Corinne Bailey Rae on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.gb |date=2016-05-13 |accessdate=2016-05-13 |archive-date=22 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822090919/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-heart-speaks-in-whispers/id1083709974 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| total_length = 55:31
| total_length = 55:31
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = The Skies Will Break
| writing_credits = yes

| title1 = The Skies Will Break
| writer1 = {{flatlist|
| writer1 = {{flatlist|
* [[Corinne Bailey Rae]]
* [[Corinne Bailey Rae]]
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}}
}}
| extra1 = {{flatlist|
| extra1 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
}}
}}
| length1 = 4:53
| length1 = 4:53


| title2 = Hey, I Won't Break Your Heart
| title2 = Hey, I Won't Break Your Heart
| writer2 = {{flatlist|
| writer2 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
}}
}}
| extra2 = {{flatlist|
| extra2 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
}}
}}
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| title3 = Been to the Moon
| title3 = Been to the Moon
| writer3 = {{flatlist|
| writer3 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
* Amber Strother
* Amber Strother
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}}
}}
| extra3 = {{flatlist|
| extra3 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
}}
}}
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| title4 = Tell Me
| title4 = Tell Me
| writer4 = {{flatlist|
| writer4 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
* [[Steve Chrisanthou]]
* [[Steve Chrisanthou]]
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}}
}}
| extra4 = {{flatlist|
| extra4 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
* P. Strother
* P. Strother
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| title5 = Stop Where You Are
| title5 = Stop Where You Are
| writer5 = {{flatlist|
| writer5 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Chrisanthou
* Chrisanthou
}}
}}
| extra5 = {{flatlist|
| extra5 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Chrisanthou
* Chrisanthou
}}
}}
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| title6 = Green Aphrodisiac
| title6 = Green Aphrodisiac
| writer6 = {{flatlist|
| writer6 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* P. Strother
* P. Strother
* A. Strother
* A. Strother
}}
}}
| extra6 = {{flatlist|
| extra6 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
* P. Strother
* P. Strother
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| title7 = Horse Print Dress
| title7 = Horse Print Dress
| writer7 = {{flatlist|
| writer7 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
* P. Strother
* P. Strother
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}}
}}
| extra7 = {{flatlist|
| extra7 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
}}
}}
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| title8 = Do You Ever Think of Me?
| title8 = Do You Ever Think of Me?
| writer8 = {{flatlist|
| writer8 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* [[Ashford & Simpson|Valerie Simpson]]
* [[Ashford & Simpson|Valerie Simpson]]
* [[Curtis Mayfield]]
* [[Curtis Mayfield]]
}}
}}
| extra8 = {{flatlist|
| extra8 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
}}
}}
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| title9 = Caramel
| title9 = Caramel
| writer9 = {{flatlist|
| writer9 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
}}
}}
| extra9 = {{flatlist|
| extra9 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
}}
}}
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| title10 = Taken by Dreams
| title10 = Taken by Dreams
| writer10 = {{flatlist|
| writer10 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
* John Hill
* John Hill
}}
}}
| extra10 = {{flatlist|
| extra10 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
}}
}}
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| title11 = Walk On
| title11 = Walk On
| writer11 = {{flatlist|
| writer11 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
}}
}}
| extra11 = {{flatlist|
| extra11 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
}}
}}
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| title12 = Night
| title12 = Night
| writer12 = {{flatlist|
| writer12 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
}}
}}
| extra12 = {{flatlist|
| extra12 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
}}
}}
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}}
}}


{{Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = ''The Heart Speaks in Whispers'' {{nobold|— Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/heart-speaks-in-whispers-deluxe/id1083727804 |title=The Heart Speaks in Whispers (Deluxe) by Corinne Bailey Rae on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.gb|date=2016-05-13 |accessdate=2016-05-13}}</ref>
| headline = ''The Heart Speaks in Whispers''&nbsp;– {{nobold| Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/heart-speaks-in-whispers-deluxe/id1083727804 |title=The Heart Speaks in Whispers (Deluxe) by Corinne Bailey Rae on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.gb |date=2016-05-13 |accessdate=2016-05-13 |archive-date=5 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505082426/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/heart-speaks-in-whispers-deluxe/id1083727804 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| collapsed = no
| total_length = 1:15:32
| total_length = 75:32
| title13 = In the Dark
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| writer13 = {{flatlist|
| writing_credits = yes
* Bailey Rae

| title13 = In the Dark
| writer13 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* [[Malay (record producer)|James Ho]]
* [[Malay (record producer)|James Ho]]
}}
}}
| extra13 = {{flatlist|
| extra13 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
* Ho
* Ho
}}
}}
| length13 = 4:49
| length13 = 4:49

| title14 = Ice Cream Colours
| title14 = Ice Cream Colours
| writer14 = {{flatlist|
| writer14 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
}}
}}
| extra14 = {{flatlist|
| extra14 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* Chrisanthou
* Chrisanthou
}}
}}
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| title15 = High
| title15 = High
| writer15 = {{flatlist|
| writer15 = {{flatlist|
* Rae
* Bailey Rae
* [[Chuck Harmony]]
* [[Chuck Harmony]]
* [[Claude Kelly]]
* [[Claude Kelly]]
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* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
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| title16 = Push On for the Dawn
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* Bailey Rae
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* Bailey Rae
* Brown
* Brown
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| length16 = 6:11
| length16 = 6:11
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* Brown
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==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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{{albumchart|Ireland|100|year=2016|week=20|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 May 2016}}
{{album chart|Ireland|100|year=2016|week=20|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 May 2016}}
|-
|-
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{{albumchart|UK2|14|date=2016-05-20|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 May 2016}}
| 79
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{{albumchart|Billboard200|31|artist=Corinne Bailey Rae|rowheader=true|accessdate=24 May 2016}}
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{{album chart|UKR&B|3|date=2016-05-20|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 December 2016}}
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{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|3|artist=Corinne Bailey Rae|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 December 2016}}
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|}
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===Year-end charts===
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|+Year-end chart performance for ''The Heart Speaks in Whispers''
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! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=December 10, 2016 |archive-date=18 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018045309/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 73
|}
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==References==
==References==
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The Heart Speaks in Whispers
Studio album by
Corinne Bailey Rae
Released13 May 2016 (2016-05-13)
Recorded2015–2016
GenreR&B
Length55:31
LabelVirgin EMI
Producer
Corinne Bailey Rae chronology
The Love EP
(2011) 		The Heart Speaks in Whispers
(2016) 		Black Rainbows
(2023)

The Heart Speaks in Whispers is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, released on 13 May 2016 by Virgin EMI Records.[1][2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.9/10[3]
Metacritic74/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Drowned in Sound[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
The Independent[9]
musicOMH[10]
Pitchfork7.6/10[11]
PopMatters[12]

The Heart Speaks in Whispers received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74 based on 17 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[4] In a positive review, Andy Kellman of AllMusic stated "The more electrified and groove-oriented material is bound to elicit parallels drawn to the likes of early Erykah Badu and, well, King."[13] Writing for Exclaim!, Ebyan Abdigir called the album "thoughtful and light, with an emotional range and sharp artistic direction that was lacking on her past records."[7]

Commercial performance

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In the United States, the album debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.[14]

Track listing

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The Heart Speaks in Whispers – Standard edition[15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Skies Will Break"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
4:53
2."Hey, I Won't Break Your Heart"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
4:48
3."Been to the Moon"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
  • Amber Strother
  • Paris Strother
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
4:04
4."Tell Me"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
  • P. Strother
4:08
5."Stop Where You Are"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Chrisanthou
  • Bailey Rae
  • Chrisanthou
4:10
6."Green Aphrodisiac"
  • Bailey Rae
  • P. Strother
  • A. Strother
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
  • P. Strother
5:51
7."Horse Print Dress"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
  • P. Strother
  • A. Strother
  • Chrisanthou
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
4:03
8."Do You Ever Think of Me?"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
5:26
9."Caramel"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
5:15
10."Taken by Dreams"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
  • John Hill
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
3:55
11."Walk On"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
4:26
12."Night"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
4:32
Total length:55:31
The Heart Speaks in Whispers – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."In the Dark"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
  • Ho
4:49
14."Ice Cream Colours"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
  • Bailey Rae
  • Chrisanthou
3:15
15."High"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
5:46
16."Push On for the Dawn"
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
6:11
Total length:75:32
The Heart Speaks in Whispers – Target exclusive deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[17]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Stop Where You Are" (Live at Capitol Studios)
  • Bailey Rae
  • Chrisanthou
  • Bailey Rae
  • Chrisanthou
4:13
18."Hey, I Won’t Break Your Heart" (Live at Capitol Studios)
  • Bailey Rae
  • Bailey Rae
  • Brown
5:09
Total length:84:54

Charts

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References

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  2. ^ Jody Rosen (28 April 2016). "Corinne Bailey Rae on New Album 'The Heart Speaks in Whispers'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. ^ "The Heart Speaks In Whispers by Corinne Bailey Rae reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Reviews for The Heart Speaks in Whispers by Corinne Bailey Rae". Metacritic. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ^ Andy Kellman (13 May 2016). "The Heart Speaks in Whispers - Corinne Bailey Rae | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. ^ Miller, Kellan (12 May 2016). "Album Review: Corinne Bailey Rae - The Heart Speaks in Whispers". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  7. ^ a b Abdigir, Ebyan (27 May 2016). "Corinne Bailey Rae - The Heart Speaks in Whispers". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  8. ^ Tim Jonze (12 May 2016). "Corinne Bailey Rae: The Heart Speaks in Whispers review – sweet, smooth soul | Music". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  9. ^ Andy Gill (11 May 2016). "Album reviews: Skepta - Konnichiwa, Corinne Bailey Rae - The Heart Speaks In Whispers, Twin Peaks - Down In Heaven". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  10. ^ Murphy, John (15 May 2016). "Corinne Bailey Rae – The Heart Speaks In Whispers". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  11. ^ Marcus J. Moore (14 May 2016). "Corinne Bailey Rae: The Heart Speaks in Whispers Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Corinne Bailey Rae: The Heart Speaks in Whispers". PopMatters. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  13. ^ Kellman, Andy (18 May 2016). "Remarkable and Flexible Artist". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  14. ^ Amaya Mendizabal (26 May 2016). "Corinne Bailey Rae Bows at No. 3 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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