Evering Road

Evering Road
Evering Road
Studio album by Tom Grennan
Released	12 March 2021
Genre	Indie pop
Length	46:00
Label	Insanity
Producer	Dan Grech-Marguerat; Lostboy; Mark Ralph; The Six; Dan Bryer; Jamie Scott; Mark Crew; Dan Priddy; Jim Eliot; Jonny Lattimer; Ollie Green; Eg White; Zach Witness; Charlie Hugall; Eddie Serafica; Jimmy Hogarth; TMS;
Tom Grennan chronology
Singles from Evering Road
	"This Is the Place"; Released: 20 January 2020; "Oh Please"; Released: 23 April 2020; "Amen"; Released: 1 October 2020; "Little Bit of Love"; Released: 8 January 2021;
Singles from Evering Road (Deluxe/Special Edition)
	"By Your Side"; Released: 4 June 2021; "Don't Break the Heart"; Released: 3 September 2021;

Evering Road is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Tom Grennan, released on 12 March 2021 through Insanity Records. It was supported by the singles "This Is the Place" and "Little Bit of Love", while the deluxe edition includes the single "Let's Go Home Together" with Ella Henderson. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Grennan's first chart-topping effort.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Belfast Telegraph	7/10^[3]
Clash	8/10^[4]
Evening Standard	^[5]
Gigwise	^[6]
i	^[7]
The Line of Best Fit	7/10^[8]
NME	^[1]

A special edition of the album was released on 3 September 2021 featuring five additional songs. The tracks are re-ordered on the digital edition of the album, but the original order is retained on the CD, with the five new songs added at the end, and the 21 tracks spread over two discs.

Background

The title is the name of a street in Hackney, London where Grennan lived with an ex-girlfriend, and the album was partially inspired by their breakup.^[5]^[3]

Critical reception

David Smyth of the Evening Standard compared Grennan to Lewis Capaldi, positing that the album could be "an attempt to jump ahead [of Capaldi] again" with the bombast of its production (including "stirring violins, gospel choirs and grand flourishes") and Grennan's hoarse voice.^[5] Reviewing the album for NME, El Hunt called the album an improvement over Lighting Matches with some "surprising [...] experimental moments" but primarily "nondescript" and "middle of the road", with Hunt wishing that Grennan pushed his sound further.^[1]

Writing for British newspaper i, Kate Solomon felt that "Grennan is very good at the contemplative verse-anthemic chorus-contemplative middle-eight structure that lends itself to V Festival sets and his gravelly voice is strong and likeable", but criticised Grennan for having an "aggressive self-interest" on the album and "repeatedly ask[ing] others to make allowances for him" in its lyrics, deeming it "totally devoid of empathy".^[7]

Commercial performance

Evering Road debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart dated 19 March 2021, with 17,000 chart sales, 73% of which came from physical copies.^[9]

Track listing

*Evering Road* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"If Only"	Thomas Grennan Harley Sulé Fergus Brignall	Dan Grech-Marguerat	3:30
2.	"Something Better"	Grennan Thomas Mann Peter Rycroft	Lostboy	3:03
3.	"Little Bit of Love"	Grennan Daniel Bryer Mike Needle	Lostboy Bryer Jamie Scott Needle^[v]	3:46
4.	"Amen"	Grennan Josh Record Tinashe Fazakerley Wayne Hector Lucian Nagy	Mark Crew Dan Priddy Rationale^[c] Nagy^[c]	2:59
5.	"It Hurts"	Grennan Jim Eliot	Eliot	3:48
6.	"Never Be a Right Time"	Grennan Jez Ashurst Nicholas Atkinson	Mark Ralph	3:04
7.	"This Is the Place"	Grennan Daniel Smith Richard Boardman Pablo Bowman Sarah Blanchard Daniel Boyle David Solence	The Six Ralph	3:05
8.	"Sweeter Then"	Grennan Sulé Brignall	Grech-Marguerat	3:24
9.	"Make My Mind Up"	Grennan Jonny Lattimer	Lattimer	3:17
10.	"Second Time"	Grennan Ashurst Atkinson	Grech-Marguerat	3:13
11.	"You Matter to Me"	Grennan Ollie Green	Green	3:13
12.	"Oh Please"	Grennan Zachary Witness Francis White	Eg White Witness	3:40
13.	"I Don't Need a Reason"	Grennan Kieron McIntosh Charlie Hugall	Hugall Eddie Serafica	2:52
14.	"Love Has Different Ways to Say Goodbye"	Grennan Lauren Aquilina Jimmy Hogarth	Hogarth	3:06
Total length:				46:00

Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Let's Go Home Together" (with Ella Henderson)	Gabriella Henderson James Arthur Thomas Barnes Peter Kelleher Benjamin Kohn	TMS	3:28
16.	"Long Live You and I"	Grennan Smith Anya Jones Boardman Solence	The Six	2:45
Total length:				52:13

*Evering Road (Special Edition)* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Break the Heart"	Grennan Mann Barnes Kelleher Kohn	TMS	3:50
2.	"Little Bit of Love"	Grennan Bryer Needle	Lostboy Bryer Scott Needle	3:46
3.	"If Only"	Grennan Sulé Brignall	Grech-Marguerat	3:30
4.	"It Hurts"	Grennan Eliot	Eliot	3:48
5.	"Let's Go Home Together" (with Ella Henderson)	Henderson Arthur Barnes Kelleher Kohn	TMS	3:28
6.	"This Is the Place"	Grennan Smith Bowman Blanchard Boyle Solence	Ralph	3:05
7.	"Never Be a Right Time"	Grennan Atkinson	Ralph	3:04
8.	"Sweeter Then"	Grennan Sulé Brignall	Grech-Marguerat	3:24
9.	"Make My Mind Up"	Grennan Lattimer	Lattimer	3:17
10.	"By Your Side" (Calvin Harris featuring Tom Grennan)	Grennan Adam Wiles Jamie Scott John Newman Mike Needle Theo Hutchcraft	Harris	3:11
11.	"Something Better"	Grennan Mann Peter Rycroft	Lostboy	3:03
12.	"You Matter to Me"	Grennan Ollie Green	Green	3:13
13.	"Second Time"	Grennan Ashurst Atkinson	Grech-Marguerat	3:13
14.	"Oh Please"	Grennan Witness White	White Witness	3:40
15.	"I Don't Need a Reason"	Grennan McIntosh Hugall	Hugall Serafica	2:52
16.	"Amen"	Grennan Record Fazakerley Hector Nagy	Crew Dan Priddy Nagy	2:59
17.	"Love Has Different Ways to Say Goodbye"	Grennan Aquilina Hogarth	Hogarth	3:06
18.	"Long Live You and I"	Grennan Smith Anya Jones Boardman Solence	The Six	2:45
19.	"People Always Meant to Be"	Grennan Ed Thomas Michael Stafford	Thomas	3:56
20.	"Being Angry"	Grennan Green Danny Connors Ivory Layne	Green	2:51
21.	"Little Bit of Love" (Live from Abbey Road)	Grennan Bryer Needle	Rosie Danvers Tommy Danvers	3:41

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Evering Road*
Chart (2021–2022)	Peak position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)^[10]	3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[11]	50
French Albums (SNEP)^[12]	111
Irish Albums (OCC)^[13]	19
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[14]	2
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[15]	87
UK Albums (OCC)^[16]	1

Year-end charts

2021 year-end chart performance for *Evering Road*
Chart (2021)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	52

2022 year-end chart performance for *Evering Road*
Chart (2022)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[18]	93

Certifications

Certifications for *Evering Road*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[19]	Gold	100,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hunt, El (3 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – 'Evering Road' review: nice but nondescript". NME. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ "Don't Break the Heart – Single by Tom Grennan". Apple Music. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b Horton, Tom (12 March 2021). "Album reviews: From The Horrors to Arab Strap". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ Harrison, Emma (10 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – Evering Road | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Smyth, David (12 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – Evering Road review: he's angling for Lewis Capaldi's crown". Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ Smith, Harrison (12 March 2021). "Album Review: Tom Grennan – Evering Road". Gigwise. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b Solomon, Kate (11 March 2021). "Tom Grennan, Evering Road, review: rich, radio-friendly, and totally devoid of empathy". i. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ Ahmed, Narzra (9 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – Evering Road | Album Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ Ainsley, Helen (19 March 2021). "Tom Grennan's Evering Road claims Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart: 'Thank you from the bottom of my heart'". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 October 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1649. Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 October 2021. p. 22.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tom Grennan – Evering Road" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ "Lescharts.com – Tom Grennan – Evering Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 46. týden 2021 in the date selector. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
^ "British album certifications – Tom Grennan – Evering Road". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

[NME-1] Hunt, El (3 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – 'Evering Road' review: nice but nondescript". NME. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[2] "Don't Break the Heart – Single by Tom Grennan". Apple Music. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

[BT-3] Horton, Tom (12 March 2021). "Album reviews: From The Horrors to Arab Strap". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[4] Harrison, Emma (10 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – Evering Road | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[Standard-5] Smyth, David (12 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – Evering Road review: he's angling for Lewis Capaldi's crown". Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[6] Smith, Harrison (12 March 2021). "Album Review: Tom Grennan – Evering Road". Gigwise. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[ipaper-7] Solomon, Kate (11 March 2021). "Tom Grennan, Evering Road, review: rich, radio-friendly, and totally devoid of empathy". i. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[8] Ahmed, Narzra (9 March 2021). "Tom Grennan – Evering Road | Album Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[9] Ainsley, Helen (19 March 2021). "Tom Grennan's Evering Road claims Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart: 'Thank you from the bottom of my heart'". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[10] "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 October 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1649. Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 October 2021. p. 22.

[ac_Netherlands_Tom_Grennan-11] "Dutchcharts.nl – Tom Grennan – Evering Road" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[ac_France_Tom_Grennan-12] "Lescharts.com – Tom Grennan – Evering Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[ac_Ireland3_-13] "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-14] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[sc_Slovakia2_-15] "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 46. týden 2021 in the date selector. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[ac_UK2_-16] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[17] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

[18] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[United_KingdomTom_GrennanEvering_RoadalbumCertRef-19] "British album certifications – Tom Grennan – Evering Road". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

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