Begin to Look Around

Begin to Look Around
Studio album by
Gretta Ray
Released27 August 2021
Length53:28
Label
Producer
Gretta Ray chronology
Here and Now
(2018) 		Begin to Look Around
(2021) 		Positive Spin
(2023)
Singles from Begin to Look Around
  1. "Passion"
    Released: 4 December 2020[1]
  2. "Bigger Than Me"/"Readymade"
    Released: 12 March 2021[2]
  3. "Human"/"Passion"
    Released: 20 May 2021[3]
  4. "Cherish"/"The Brink"
    Released: 23 July 2021[4]
  5. "Love Me Right"
    Released: 27 August 2021[5]
  6. "It's Almost Christmas in Philly"
    Released: 26 November 2021[6]

Begin to Look Around is the debut studio album from Australian singer-songwriter Gretta Ray, released on 27 August 2021 through EMI Music Australia.

The album was announced in May 2021 with Ray saying "This record is a documentation and celebration of the lessons I have learned about love, life and my unremitting passion for music as I've stepped into my early twenties. It is beautiful how much you change your mind throughout those formative years; things can always be seen from a different perspective, and when you're immersed in incredible opportunities that see you travelling the world, falling in and out of love and losing your sense of independence only for it to return stronger than ever before, it is only natural that your view of yourself and the world will be refined when you wake up, and begin to look around."[7][8]

Ray was set to preview tracks from the album at Oxford Art Factory, Sydney on 24 June 2021 and at The Night Cat, Melbourne on 1 July 2021,[8] but the tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Breakthrough Artist - Release.[9]

At the J Awards of 2021, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[10]

In April 2022, Ray announced the Begin To Look Around album tour, which began on 2 June 2022 in Brisbane.[11]

  1. ^ "Passion – Single by Gretta Ray on Apple Music". Apple Music. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Bigger Than Me / Readymade – Single by Gretta Ray on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ ""Human"/"Passion" – Single by Gretta Ray on Apple Music". Apple Music. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ ""Cherish"/"The Brink" – Single by Gretta Ray on Apple Music". Apple Music. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. '^ "My debut album Begin To Look Around is OUT NOW! As is my new single "Love Me Right", and my favourite music video we've done for this campaign". Twitter. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. ^ ""It's Almost Christmas in Philly" – Single by Gretta Ray on Apple Music". Apple Music. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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  8. ^ a b Newstead, Al (21 May 2021). "Gretta Ray is ready for her big debut album, shares "Human" and show dates". ABC. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. ^ Kelly, Vivienne (20 October 2021). "ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge". The Music Network. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. ^ Kelly, Vivienne (1 November 2021). "Triple j reveals J Awards nominees". The Music Network. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Gretta Ray Announces June National Tour Dates". Music Feeds. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.