The Glorification of Sadness

The Glorification of Sadness is the sixth studio album by British singer Paloma Faith. It was released on 16 February 2024, through Sony Music and RCA Records.

Background and promotion
In October 2023, Faith revealed that her upcoming album would be "pretty personal", stressing how "nervous" she was to put her private life out into public. It was produced by Swedish producer Martin Wave, who initially worked on only one song but became the "cornerstone of the album". The lead single "How You Leave a Man" was released on 11 October, which she described as "one of the most life-changing moments" of her life. The Glorification of Sadness is a "divorce album without the divorce" as she was separating from her partner of ten years, whom she has two children with. Writing songs for the album helped her "capture her state of mind", inspired by the breakup in 2022. Following "How You Leave a Man", the singer released "Bad Woman" which carries "a message of female empowerment at its very forefront". "Pressure", with British artist Kojey Radical, was released on 19 January 2024 as a promotional single and origins from a chorus sent to her by Liam Bailey and was then co-written with Gez O'Connell. The third single, "Sweatpants", was released simultaneously with the album on February 16.

On 21 February 2024, the track "Enjoy Yourself" was announced as the official single for the 2024 Red Nose Day campaign, organized by Comic Relief. On that date, the song received a digital single, in addition to an exclusive pre-sale on Amazon for two physical versions of the song (on CD and 7-inch vinyl) released on 8 March 2024.

Faith is set to promote the album through a 35-date Europe tour in April 2024.

Track listing
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Personnel
Musicians


 * Paloma Faith – vocals
 * Janelle Martin-Cousins – background vocals
 * Matt Maijah – background vocals
 * Naomi Miller – background vocals
 * Shanice Steele – background vocals (tracks 1, 3–12, 14, 15, 17)
 * Evan Blair – background vocals (track 1)
 * Martin Wave – guitar (tracks 1, 3, 11), bass guitar (1), background vocals (4); drums, piano (12); strings (14)
 * Ash Soan – drums (tracks 1, 6, 17)
 * Bryony James – cello (tracks 1, 12)
 * Rosie Danvers – cello, strings (tracks 1, 12)
 * Emma Owens – viola (tracks 1, 12)
 * Ellie Stanford – violin (tracks 1, 12)
 * Hayley Pomfrett – violin (tracks 1, 12)
 * Jenny Sacha – violin (tracks 1, 12)
 * Patrick Kiernan – violin (tracks 1, 12)
 * Steve Morris – violin (tracks 1, 12)
 * Meghan Cassidy – viola (track 1)
 * Miles Brett – violin (track 1)
 * Sally Jackson – violin (track 1)
 * Sarah Sexton – violin (track 1)
 * Teni Tinks – background vocals (tracks 2, 13)
 * Låpsley – background vocals (track 6)
 * Liam Bailey – background vocals (track 8)
 * Fred Cox – bass guitar, drums, guitar, keyboards, piano, programming (tracks 8, 15)
 * Maverick Sabre – background vocals (track 8)
 * George Moore – piano (track 8)
 * Kelsy Karter – background vocals (track 9)
 * Oumi Kapila – guitar (track 9)
 * Martyn Jackson – violin (track 12), instrumentation (17)
 * Andrew Marshall – double bass (track 12)
 * Wired Strings – strings (track 12)
 * Clifton Harrison – viola (track 12)
 * Charis Jenson – violin (track 12)
 * Natalia Bonner – violin (track 12)
 * Talay Riley – background vocals (track 14)
 * Christopher Allan – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Claire O'Connell – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Dai Emanuel – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Elizabeth Ball – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Eos Counsell – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Francis Kefford – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Ian Burdge – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Magnus Johnson – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Nina Foster – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Patrick Savage – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Rachael Lander – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Richard George – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Richard Pryce – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Sarah Quinn – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Simon Bags – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Thomas Kep – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Tom Pigott-Smith – instrumentation (track 17)
 * Peter Daley – piano (track 17)
 * David Arnold – strings (track 17)
 * Isobel Griffiths – strings (track 17)

Technical
 * Colin Leonard – mastering
 * Jaycen Joshua – mixing
 * Mike Seaberg – mixing (tracks 1–3, 5–17)
 * Isabel Gracefield – engineering (tracks 1, 12)
 * DJ Riggins – engineering assistance
 * Jacob Richards – engineering assistance
 * Rachel Blum – engineering assistance