Album · Lianne La Havas
Blood by Lianne La Havas
Blood is an album by Lianne La Havas, released in 2015. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “What You Don't Do”, on 4 lists with a best position of #34.
Blood, Lianne La Havas' second album, arrived on Warner Bros. on 31 July 2015, and it's the sound of a singer going looking for where she came from. After the acoustic-leaning Is Your Love Big Enough? in 2012 and a long run of tours and festivals, she went to Jamaica to reconnect with her roots, started writing there, and met reggae producer Stephen McGregor, who ended up helping to produce the record. Matt Hales came back into the fold, Paul Epworth is in the credits too, and La Havas co-wrote every song. The title nods to her Jamaican and Greek heritage.
The acoustic intimacy of the debut gives way to neo soul and jazz, shot through with R&B, doo-wop, reggae and gospel, riding fat basslines and electronic sparkle while she sings about love, relationships and who she is. It went to number two in the UK, topped the charts in the Netherlands and Norway, and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album in 2016.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Blood on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What You Don't Do | 4 | #34 | – | 2015–2018 | |
| 2 | Green & Gold | 1 | #69 | – | 2015 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.