Heavy Love is the fourth studio album by English singer Louise. It was released on 17 January 2020 by Lil Lou Records Ltd, under partnership with Warner. The album includes contributions from Clean Bandit, Eg White, Raye, Karen Poole and Sinéad Harnett.
The album was preceded by the single "Stretch", released on 26 March 2019. "Lead Me On" was released on 4 July 2019 as the album's second single, receiving its premiere on BBC Radio 2. Louise followed this in September 2019 with the album's third single, "Breaking Back Together". "Not the Same" was released as the fourth single alongside a lyric video. The track reached BBC Radio 2's C-List. "Hurt" was released as the fifth single with a 'Single Version', with the track being added BBC Radio 2's A-List.
On 4 September 2019, it was announced that the album would be postponed from 18 October 2019 to 17 January 2020, with Louise citing the promotional schedule for ' as the reason for the delayed release.
The album debuted at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart on the issue dated 24 January 2020.
Culture Fix UK acclaimed Louise as a "formidable force" and called Heavy Love a welcome return of "tremendous proportions". In a five-star review, they lauded her vocals, songwriting and the album's production, concluding that "Heavy Love presents an artist at the top of their game â stylistically ambitious in its musical scope, refreshingly honest in its songwriting and produced with an immaculate polish. Heavy Love is pop music at its finest and a delightful welcome back to Louise. It is a challenge to imagine any other pop album being quite this good in 2020."
Dates:
The Heavy Love Tour began in Southampton on 12 March 2020, visiting the following venues:
Postponed dates
The following dates were announced as indefinitely postponed on 17 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic:
Setlist
The setlist on 12 March:
Encore: