Key (Alison Moyet album)

2024 studio album by Alison Moyet

Key

Studio album by

Alison Moyet

Released| 4 October 2024 (2024-10-04)
Recorded| 2023
Genre|

* Alternative pop
* synth-pop

Length| 73:37
Label| Cooking Vinyl
Producer| Sean McGhee
Alison Moyet chronology
| The Other Live Collection
(2017)  | Key
(2024)  |

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Alternative cover

Amazon Exclusive Cover

Alternative cover

Moyet Moments Edition Cover

Singles from  Key

1. "Such Small Ale"
Released: 13 June 2024

Key is the tenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released on 4 October 2024, by Cooking Vinyl.[1][2][3]

The album entered into the UK Albums Chart at #8. Contains 16 reworked songs from Moyet's solo catalog - encompassing songs that had been released as singles in their original form as well as deep cuts - along with two brand new tracks.[1] A world tour in support of the album will begin in 2025.[4] The album coincides with the singer's 40th anniversary as a solo artist.[5]

Moyet premiered the first single, "Such Small Ale", on Vernon Kay's mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds 13 June 2024.[6][7]

## Track listing

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Key track listingNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Originally from| Length

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1.| "Where Hides Sleep"| Steve Jolley, Alison Moyet, Tony Swain| Alf| 3:57
2.| "All Cried Out"| Moyet, Jolley, Swain| Alf| 3:36
3.| "Such Small Ale"| Moyet, Richard Oakes, Sean McGhee| Previously unreleased| 4:21
4.| "All Signs of Life"| Moyet, Guy Sigsworth| The Minutes| 3:56
5.| "Can't Say It Like I Mean It"| Moyet, Pete Glenister| The Turn| 5:21
6.| "Fire"| Moyet, Glenister| The Turn| 4:26
7.| "Filigree"| Moyet, Sigsworth| The Minutes| 4:48
8.| "The Impervious Me"| Moyet, McGhee, John Garden| Previously unreleased| 4:19
9.| "More"| Moyet, Glenister| Hometime| 3:23
10.| "Is This Love?"| Moyet, Jean Guiot| Raindancing| 4:47
11.| "Tongue Tied"| Moyet, Glenister| Hometime| 3:11
12.| "My Right A.R.M."| Moyet, Glenister| Hoodoo| 4:39
13.| "So Am I"| Moyet, Ian Broudie| Essex| 4:00
14.| "My Best Day"| Moyet, Broudie| Jollification| 4:08
15.| "World Without End"| Moyet, Glenister| The Turn| 3:00
16.| "This House"| Moyet| Hoodoo| 3:50
17.| "Love Resurrection"| Jolley, Moyet, Swain| Alf| 3:54
18.| "You Don't Have to Go"| Moyet, Glenister| Hometime| 4:01
Total length:| 73:37

## Personnel

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### Musicians

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* Alison Moyet – lead and backing vocals (all tracks), arranger (tracks 3 & 8)
* Sean McGhee – synthesizers, keyboards, programming, electric bass, guitars, additional backing vocals
* Richard Oakes – guitars (tracks 3, 4, 9, 13, 14 & 18), arranger (track 3)
* David Ballard – drums and percussion (tracks 3 & 8)
* John Garden – piano (track 7), piano and synthesisers (track 8), arranger (tracks 8 & 10)
* Chris Wood – electric guitar (track 7)
* Ben Nicholls – double bass (track 7)

### Technical

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* Sean McGhee – producer and arranger (all tracks), mixer (track 7)
* Chris Elms – mixer (tracks 1-6 and 8-18)
* Brendan Cox – vocal recording engineer (tracks 1-6, 8-10 and 12-18), drum recording engineer (tracks 3 & 8)
* Jake Stainer – assistant engineer (tracks 3 & 8)
* Simon Heyworth – mastering engineer
* Bill Sellar – mastering engineer

### Artwork

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* Alison Moyet – artwork, photography
* Naomi Davison – photography
* Tommy Evans – graphic design

## Charts

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Chart performance for Key Chart (2024)  | Peak
position

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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 57
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 99
UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 8
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] | 3

## References

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1. ^ a b "Alison Moyet to Release New Solo Album". AlisonMoyet.com. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
2. ^ "Alison Moyet Returns with 40th Anniversary Album Key". Retropop. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
3. ^ "Alison Moyet Announces New Solo Album and 2025 World Tour". Classic Pop. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
4. ^ "2025 World Tour Announced". AlisonMoyet.com. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
5. ^ "40 Moyet Moments Podcast Launched". AlisonMoyet.com. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
6. ^ "Alison Moyet – "Such Small Ale"". Stereogum. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
7. ^ "Alison Moyet – "Such Small Ale"". Stereogum. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alison Moyet – Key" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alison Moyet – Key". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
12. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

* v
* t
* e

Alison Moyet

With Yazoo/Yaz|

* Upstairs at Eric's
* You and Me Both

Studio albums|

* Alf
* Raindancing
* Hoodoo
* Essex
* Hometime
* Voice
* The Turn
* The Minutes
* Other
* Key

Compilation albums|

* Singles
* The Essential Alison Moyet
* The Best of Alison Moyet

Live releases|

* One Blue Voice
* Minutes and Seconds – Live
* The Other Live Collection

Singles|

* "Love Resurrection"
* "All Cried Out"
* "Invisible"
* "That Ole Devil Called Love"
* "For You Only"
* "Is This Love?"
* "Weak in the Presence of Beauty"
* "Ordinary Girl"
* "Sleep Like Breathing"
* "Love Letters"
* "It Won't Be Long"
* "Wishing You Were Here"
* "This House"
* "Falling"
* "Whispering Your Name"
* "Getting into Something"
* "Ode to Boy"
* "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
* "Solid Wood"
* "Should I Feel That It's Over"
* "Do You Ever Wonder"
* "More"
* "The Windmills of Your Mind"
* "Almost Blue"/"Alfie"
* "Slipping Away"
* "One More Time"
* "A Guy Like You"
* "When I Was Your Girl"
* "Love Reign Supreme"
* "Changeling"
* "Reassuring Pinches"
* "The Rarest Birds"

Other related articles|

* Discography
* Songs
* "Honey for the Bees"

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