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A Perfect Contradiction

A Perfect Contradiction is a studio album. It is the third one by the English recording artist Paloma Faith. It was released by Sony Music Entertainment on 10 March 2014.[1] The album is a pop album. It has elements of R&B, jazz, soul, Motown and disco. The album received mixed to positive reviews; it spawned six singles; "Can't Rely on You", "Only Love Can Hurt Like This", "Trouble with My Baby", "Ready for the Good Life", "Leave While I'm Not Looking" and "Beauty Remains";[2] the first two of these charted within the top 10 in the United Kingdom and "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" topped the charts in Australia.

Track listing

A Perfect Contradiction – Standard edition
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Can't Rely on You"  Williams 3:15
2. "Mouth to Mouth"  
  • Saadiq
  • AC Burrell[a]
  • G'harah Degeddingseze[a]
  • Stinson[b]
 4:23
3. "Take Me"  
  • Mr Hudson
  • Degeddingseze[a]
  • Burrell[a]
 3:10
4. "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"  
 3:52
5. "Other Woman"  
  • Plan B
  • Appapoulay[a]
  • Mcintosh[a]
 3:08
6. "Taste My Own Tears"  
  • Burrell
  • Degeddingseze
  • Matthewman[b]
 3:02
7. "Trouble with My Baby"  Robson 3:00
8. "The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall)"  
  • Dylan Wiggins
  • Stinson[b]
 3:01
9. "Impossible Heart"  
  • Braide
  • Burrell[a]
  • Degeddingseze[a]
 4:31
10. "Love Only Leaves You Lonely"  
  • Saadiq
  • Wiggins
  • Stinson[b]
 4:31
11. "It's the Not Knowing"  
 3:29
Total length:
 39:22
A Perfect Contradiction – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No. Title Length
12. "Can't Rely on You" (Live from the Kitchen) 3:42
13. "Trouble with My Baby" (Live from the Living Room) 2:57
14. "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" (Off the Cuff) 3:43
15. "It's the Not Knowing" (Exposed Version) 3:35
A Perfect Contradiction: Outsiders' Edition[3]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
12. "Beauty Remains"  Bernard Butler[4] 3:36
13. "Ready for the Good Life"  Åhlund 3:25
14. "Leave While I'm Not Looking"  
  • Komi
  • JL
  • Burrell
 3:53
15. "Changing" (alternate version)
  • BB Banks[5]
  • Faith[c]
  • David Odlum[c]
 3:16
A Perfect Contradiction: Outsiders' Edition – Deluxe edition (disc 2)[6]
No. Title Length
1. "Mouth to Mouth" (Live from BBC Proms 2014) 4:44
2. "Take Me" (Live from BBC Proms 2014) 4:47
3. "Trouble with My Baby" (Live from BBC Proms 2014) 3:24
4. "I'd Rather Go Blind" (with Ty Taylor) (Live from BBC Proms 2014) 5:27
5. "Other Woman" (Live from BBC Proms 2014) 3:50
6. "It's the Not Knowing" (Live from BBC Proms 2014) 3:58
7. "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" (Live from BBC Proms 2014) 4:12
8. "Upside Down" (Live from BBC Proms 2014) 4:47
9. "Can't Rely on You" (Live from BBC Proms 2014) 4:41

Notes

  • ^[a]  signifies an additional record producer.
  • ^[b]  signifies a vocal producer.
  • ^[c]  signifies a co-record producer.
  • "The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall)" is a Sisters Love cover.
  • At the BBC Proms, Faith did perform fifteen songs, although six were not included in the "Deluxe Outsider's Edition" -see above. The omitted tracks are: "Love Only Leaves You Lonely", "Taste My Own Tears", "Let Me Down Easy" (a Bettye LaVette cover), "All Night Long" (a Keely Smith cover), "Picking Up The Pieces", and the encore, "Freedom".[7]

A Perfect Contradiction Media

  • Faith performing in February 2015 at Paradiso Amsterdam

References

  1. ↑ Mike Wass. "Paloma Faith Reveals Stunning 'A Perfect Contradiction' Cover And Tracklist | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on". Idolator.com. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  2. ↑ "Paloma Faith - My next single is… 'Leave While I'm Not... - Facebook". facebook.com.
  3. ↑ "A Perfect Contradiction Outsiders' Edition". Amazon.com.
  4. ↑ Beauty Remains. 9 October 2014 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ Changing. 11 May 2015 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "iTunes – Music – A Perfect Contradiction Outsiders' Edition (Deluxe Version) by Paloma Faith". iTunes Store.
  7. ↑ "Paloma Faith Setlist". setlist.fm.
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