Phase (album)

Phase
Studio album by Jack Garratt
Released	19 February 2016
Recorded	2014–2015
Studio	Limbo Studios, London Ravenscourt Studios, London Medley Studios, Copenhagen
Genre	Indie pop, PBR&B
Length	46:53
Label	Island
Producer	Jack Garratt
Singles from Phase
"The Love You're Given" Released: 15 December 2014 "Chemical" Released: 19 February 2015 "Weathered" Released: 12 July 2015 "Breathe Life" Released: 16 October 2015 "Worry" Released: 11 December 2015 "Surprise Yourself" Released: 25 April 2016

Phase is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Jack Garratt. It was released on 19 February 2016 through Island Records.^[1] It debuted at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart on sales of 18,198.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	<ref name=""AllMusic review">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/phase-mw0002903074 |title=Phase - Jack Garratt |publisher=AllMusic |first=Neil Z. |last=Yeung |accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref>
Clash	6/10[4]
Exclaim!	8/10[5]
The Guardian	[6]
NME	3/5[7]
The New York Times	80/100[3][8]
Pitchfork	5.6/10[9]

Phase received generally favourable 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 67, based on 13 reviews.^[3]

Writing for Exclaim!, Paula Reid called Phase "a strong start to Garratt's career," praising his vocal and lyrical work.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Coalesce (Synesthesia Pt. II)"	Jack Garratt	Garratt	2:23
2.	"Breathe Life"	Garratt	Garratt	4:23
3.	"Far Cry"	Garratt Anthony Kilnofferand	Garratt	3:54
4.	"Weathered"	Garratt	Garratt Mike Spencer	4:35
5.	"Worry"	Garratt Bastian Langebæk	Garratt Carassius Gold	4:03
6.	"The Love You're Given"	Garratt Lisa Fischer Tom Hammer	Garratt	5:00
7.	"I Know All What I Do"	Garratt	Garratt Brett Cox	3:03
8.	"Surprise Yourself"	Garratt	Garrett Mike Spencer	4:21
9.	"Chemical"	Garratt	Garratt	3:35
10.	"Fire"	Garratt	Garratt	4:18
11.	"Synesthesia Pt. III"	Garratt	Garratt	2:26
12.	"My House Is Your Home"	Garratt	Garratt	4:58
Total length:				46:53

Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Falling"	Garratt & Henry Brill	3:59
2.	"Water"	Garratt	3:40
3.	"I Couldn't Want You Anyway"	Garratt	4:35
4.	"Remnants"	Garratt	5:57
5.	"Synesthesia, Pt. I"	Garratt	3:49
6.	"Lonesome Valley"	Garratt	5:42
7.	"Water" (acoustic)	Garratt	4:55

Personnel

• Jack Garratt – vocals, all instruments, drum programming, production, mixing
• Mike Spencer – additional bass, guitars and keyboards ("Weathered" and "Surprise Yourself")
• Carassius Gold – mixing ("Worry")
• Brett Cox – mixing ("Coalese Synesthesia Pt. II", "I Know All What I Do", "Fire", "Far Cry", "Synesthesia Pt. III" and "My House Is Your Home")
• Stuart Hawkes – mastering
• Zoë Zimmer – design, photography, art direction

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	9
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11]	34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	88
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14]	21
Irish Albums (IRMA)[15]	20
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16]	63
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17]	37
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	7
UK Albums (OCC)[20]	3
US Billboard 200[21]	127

References

1. "Phase (Deluxe) by Jack Garratt on iTunes". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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4. Green, Alex (15 February 2016). "Jack Garratt - Phase". Clash. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
5. Reid, Paula (23 February 2016). "Jack Garratt - Phase". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
6. Petridis, Alexis (18 February 2016). "Jack Garratt: Phase review – Jack of all trades". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
7. Bartleet, Larry (19 February 2016). "Jack Garratt - 'Phase' Review". NME. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
8. Pareles, Jon (17 February 2016). "Review: Jack Garratt Chops, Croons and Wobbles". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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