![]() Styles performed the songs " Sign of the Times" and "Ever Since New York" on 15 April episode of Saturday Night Live. ![]() The album track " Sweet Creature" was released as a promotional single on 2 May. The album name, artwork, and track list were revealed on 13 April. On 31 March 2017, Styles announced the album's lead single to be " Sign of the Times", which was released on 7 April. The album was primarily recorded at The Village in Los Angeles. Recording sessions for the album took place in a number of locations, including in Los Angeles, London, and the Gee Jam Hotel Recording Studio in Port Antonio, Jamaica, where Styles and his production team had a two-month writing retreat in the autumn of 2016. Johnson and Kid Harpoon would go on to produce much of Styles' second album Fine Line together. Īdditionally, One Direction producer John Ryan helped write " Two Ghosts" with Julian Bunetta and English singer-songwriter Kid Harpoon produced "Carolina" and " Sweet Creature". ![]() Most of the album is written by the two with Bhasker associates producers Tyler Johnson and Alex Salibian, engineer/bassist Ryan Nasci, and guitarist Mitch Rowland Rowland was introduced by Nasci when a session musician dropped out. Styles enlisted American producer Jeff Bhasker to executive produce the album. ![]() In June, it was confirmed that Styles had signed a recording contract with Columbia Records. In February 2016, it was confirmed that Styles had left the group's management, becoming the second member of the band to do so after Zayn Malik's departure almost a year prior. Representatives for the group denied the report in a statement to Billboard, stating, "nothing has changed regarding hiatus plans for the group, and all will be revealed in due time from the band members' own mouths." In January 2016, Us Weekly published a report claiming that the group's hiatus would, in fact, become a permanent split, noting that each of the four remaining group members did not renew their contracts following the completion of the On the Road Again Tour in October 2015. In August 2015, One Direction announced that an extended hiatus would take place following the release of their fifth studio album. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Harry Styles was the ninth global best-selling album of 2017 with sales of one million copies. It has been certified platinum in the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, Italy, Brazil, Denmark, Poland, and Mexico. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and debuted atop the charts in several countries, including Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. In support of the album, Styles embarked on his first headlining concert tour, Harry Styles: Live on Tour. It was preceded by the release of its lead single, " Sign of the Times", while " Two Ghosts" and " Kiwi" served as the second and third worldwide singles, respectively. The record has been described by various publications as influenced by music from the 1960s and 1970s, including classic rock and singer-songwriter ballads. Lyrically, Harry Styles' themes is dominated by focus on women and relationships. For the album, Styles worked with producers Jeff Bhasker, Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon. The album was released on, through Columbia Records and Erskine. Harry Styles is the debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Harry Styles.
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