Willpower
Studio album by
Joy Denalane
ReleasedOctober 6, 2023 (2023-10-06)
Length42:44
LanguageEnglish
Label
Producer
Joy Denalane chronology
Let Yourself Be Loved
(2020)		 Willpower
(2023)
Singles from Willpower
  1. "Hideaway"
    Released: August 4, 2023
  2. "Happy"
    Released: September 15, 2023
  3. "Fly By"
    Released: October 4, 2023

Willpower is the sixth studio album by German singer Joy Denalane. It was released by Lesedi Music in association with Four Music on October 6, 2023.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Laut.de[1]

Laut.de editor Philipp Kause called the album a "great record" and noted: "In a few years the release will be seen as a strong milestone."[1] Andrian Kreye, writing for Süddeutsche Zeitung, wrote that "on her new album Willpower, singer Joy Denalane collapses the space-time of pop. Wonderful."[2] Westdeutscher Rundfunk critic Marc Mühlenbrock found that "Denalane remains true to her great love for the soul of bygone eras, but travels a decade further in the time machine: after the sound of the late 60s, it is now the turn of the late 70s. Her band and her voice also master this sound vision skillfully."[3]

Chart performance

Willpower debuted and peaked at number 33 on the German Albums Chart for the week of October 13, 2023.[4] It became Denalane's lowest-charting album yet as well as her first album to miss the top ten in Germany.[4]

Track listing

Willpower track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't We Smile"
  • Denalane
  • Fonce Mizell
  • Larry Mizell
  • Sekou Neblett
2:53
2."Fly By"
3:21
3."I Believe" (featuring Ghostface Killah)
3:42
4."Hideaway"
  • Denalane
  • Coles
  • Di Gioia
  • Clarke
4:19
5."Revolutions"
  • Denalane
  • Herre
  • Di Gioia
  • Neblett
4:14
6."Far Cry"
  • Denalane
  • Di Gioia
  • Neblett
2:35
7."Good Times Better"
  • Denalane
  • Alan Freeman
  • Derek Moore
  • Ron Howden
  • Roye Terrence Albrighton
  • Neblett
4:04
8."All of Me"
  • Denalane
  • Herre
  • Di Gioia
  • Neblett
3:36
9."By Heart"
  • Denalane
  • Herre
  • Di Gioia
  • Neblett
3:47
10."Willpower"
  • Denalane
  • Di Gioia
  • Neblett
3:36
11."True (Soweto)"
  • Denalane
  • Di Gioia
  • Clarke
3:33
12."Happy"
  • Denalane
  • Di Gioia
  • Clarke
2:57
Total length:42:44

Charts

Chart performance for Willpower
Chart (2023) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 33

Release history

Willpower release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various October 6, 2023 [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Kause, Philipp. "Joy Denalane, Willpower". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ Kreye, Andrian (October 16, 2023). "Letzte Strahlen vor dem Herbst". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ KaMühlenbrock use, Marc (October 9, 2023). "Willpower – Retro-Soul zu Ehren von Papa". wdr.de (in German). Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Offiziellecharts.de – Joy Denalane – Willpower" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Willpower". Apple Music (DE). Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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