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Love Letter is the debut extended play (EP) by Malinda Kathleen Reese. The EP was released on September 14th, 2018, for digital download and streaming.
Theme[]
The songs of the album are themed around love in general, and Malinda’s personal experiences. She describes the album as "a story", which starts with youthful joy, moves to a first love experience, and ends with finding strength from those experiences.
Background[]
On February 10th, Malinda posted the lyric video for "Last First Love" on her main YouTube channel, and she wrote in the description the following:[1]
“ | I've been on YouTube for 4 years today, and I am so grateful that I get to make music and do what I love because of you all. I released this single for Valentine's Day, but hopefully you'll hear it again re-tracked for an EP! | ” |
A few months later, on July 13th, 2018, Malinda announced that she is currently working on an EP,[2] althought the name of it was released only on August 21st, in a video "A massive change" and, until its official release, it was avalible for digital pre-ordering.[3]
On September 14th, 2019, the EP's one year anniversary, Malinda said the following:[4]
“ | My debut EP came out a year ago. We’ve grown together so much since then. But the first steps will always be precious 💙 thank you for the love this lil one has received!! | ” |
Reception and reviews[]
The EP was met with mostly positive reviews from Malinda's fans and people from YouTube.
Website | Score | Ref. |
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Album Of The Year | 78/100 | [5] |
Amazon | [6] | |
Rate Your Music | [7] | |
Google Play | [8] |
Tracklist[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "Not The Same" | Malinda • Hannah Tobias • Johnny DelToro | Tobias • DelToro | 3:50 | |
2. | "Last First Love" | Tobias | DelToro | 2:12 | |
3. | "Surrender" | Malinda • Tobias • DelToro | Tobias • DelToro | 3:37 | |
4. | "Running" | Malinda | Tobias • DelToro | 3:35 | |
5. | "Safely" | Malinda • Tobias | Tobias • DelToro • Nicholas Yee | 4:25 | |
6. | "Fearless" | Malinda • Tobias • DelToro | Tobias • DelToro | 3:27 | |
7. | "Love Letter" | Malinda • Tobias • DelToro | Tobias • DelToro | 3:41 |
Trivia[]
- On the day of the release of the EP, Malinda posted a short video of her dancing to the EP's songs.[9]
- Malinda did an episode of Google Translate Sings, in which she translated the songs from the EP.
- Malinda did a giveaway with the #myloveletter. To participate in this giveaway, you needed to send Malinda a photo on Twitter or Instagram, and describe a way in which you gave back to someone or something you love.[10][11] The winner received free album merch and a signed album.
- "Not The Same", "Safely", and "Love Letter" are the only songs from the album without music videos.
- On November 8th, 2018, Malinda released physical copies of the album, which can be bought for $10 USD. There is also a signed version, which can be bought for $15 USD.[12][13]
- The album was finished on August 16th, 2018.[14]
- The cover art was taken by Merlin Showalter.[15]
- The Last First Love in this album is a different track from the single.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y003k4SmLsE
- ↑ https://twitter.com/missmalindakat/status/1017813643809959937
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BmwGZrZHrnv/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/missmalindakat/status/1172868385161601024
- ↑ https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/123050-malinda-love-letter/user-reviews/
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Love-Letter-Malinda/dp/B07GLCSFW8
- ↑ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/malinda-kathleen-reese/love-letter.p/
- ↑ https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Love_Letter?id=B2szfyabxldridrb4m7vouwhhku
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BntTVw0nbWC/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BnwdlIKHqv_/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/missmalindakat/status/1041036589500178432
- ↑ https://www.malindakathleenreese.com/shop/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/missmalindakat/status/1060663879867469825
- ↑ https://www.patreon.com/posts/we-finished-20785338
- ↑ https://twitter.com/missmalindakat/status/1039979645691748353
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Love Letter | |||
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Tracklist |
1. "Not The Same" | ||
Music Videos | |||