Still on My Mind is the fifth studio album by English singer Dido, released on 8 March 2019 through BMG.[2] It is her first studio album since 2013's Girl Who Got Away. The album was supported by singles "Give You Up", "Take You Home", "Friends" and "Just Because".
Dido wrote and recorded the album in the UK with her brother Rollo. She said she "only wanted to make another album if it was with him", and called the recording process simple and an "absolutely magical experience",[3] saying it was "made in such an easy way, all the vocals recorded on the sofa, a lot of it recorded at home".[4]
Dido learned a lot about production while making the album on songs like "Hell After This" and "Mad Love". She described her style of production as less professional, haphazard, and a mess compared to her brother, Rollo Armstrong, as she records everything in one take and is constantly deleting stuff. The final track on the album, "Have to Stay", was recorded in its first take as she was writing it. The person Dido was writing with, Ryan Laubscher, doesn't move chords for the first two verses of the song because he's getting to grips with what she's singing as she's singing it for the first time. Dido said she loved the feel of it so much that when she came in to record it properly, it never felt the same, so she kept the first recording.[5]
Still on My Mind received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 70 based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".
Promotion
Dido first announced the single "Give You Up" while answering fan questions on Twitter, and also revealed the title of "Chances".[16] Dido later stated in an interview with the Evening Standard that the final track on the album would be a song about parenthood titled "Have to Stay".[17]
Dido performed "Give You Up" live on The Jonathan Ross Show, which aired on 9 March 2019.[18]
Despite releasing a total of four singles from the album, Dido failed to promote the last three at all, due to being on tour.
↑There's no leap forwards here but Still On My mind is the sound of a woman playing to her strengths and the good ship Dido remains reassuringly unsinkable. [Apr 2019, p.92]
↑A return to form that shares DNA with Madonna's Ray Of Light, it combines Dido's introspection with meditative electronica. [May 2019, p.111]
↑"Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 11.Týden 2019 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
↑"Slovak Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Retrieved 20 March 2019. Note: On the chart page, select SK Albums and "201911" on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data.
