Olivia Dean - The Art Of Loving [Limited 180g Silver Vinyl]

Olivia Dean builds The Art Of Loving around soul-pop songwriting that moves between romantic uncertainty, self-respect, intimacy, and the everyday work of maintaining connection. Her second album uses piano, guitar, horns, hand percussion, and layered vocals to support Dean's conversational phrasing, with soul, pop, and R&B shaping the arrangements. This limited edition vinyl record is pressed on heavyweight 180g silver vinyl from a half-speed master.

Nice To Each Other pairs a relaxed groove with lyrics about keeping a relationship open and honest, while Lady Lady turns inward with a stronger focus on self-worth and femininity. So Easy (To Fall In Love) moves with a lighter, more openly romantic tone and a classic pop-soul swing. Man I Need shifts toward a fuller gospel-tinged lift as Dean asks for emotional openness, giving the album one of its most energetic choruses while staying tied to the record's larger theme of how people give and receive love.

Dean treats love as more than a romantic idea, writing about friendship, attraction, boundaries, self-knowledge, distance, and the changes that follow a breakup. Baby Steps considers recovery after a relationship, while I've Seen It closes with a quieter reflection on what remains when love changes form. This pressing adds a printed inner sleeve to the silver 180g vinyl and half-speed master.

• Format: Vinyl LP, Limited Edition
• Standout tracks: Nice To Each Other, Man I Need, So Easy (To Fall In Love), Baby Steps
• Pressing details: 180g Silver Vinyl, Half-Speed Master, Printed Inner Sleeve
• Genre/style: Soul Pop, Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B
• UPC: 199957638203

Nice To Each Other and Man I Need show two sides of Dean's relationship writing: one negotiating closeness, the other asking for openness. Soul, pop, and R&B stay closely linked as the album moves through attraction, uncertainty, separation, and self-understanding.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. The Art Of Loving (Intro)
2. Nice To Each Other
3. Lady Lady
4. Close Up
5. So Easy (To Fall In Love)
6. Let Alone The One You Love

Side B:

1. Man I Need
2. Something In Between
3. Loud
4. Baby Steps
5. A Couple Minutes
6. I've Seen It