Hozier (album)

Hozier
A painting of a auburn-haired man who wears a light blue shirt and blue jeans is standing beside a room. His face and left shoulder are covered by two different paintings and the word "Hozier", stylized in all capital letters, is placed on the lower left corner of the picture.
Studio album by
Hozier
Released19 September 2014 (2014-09-19)
Genre
Length53:26
Label
Producer
Hozier chronology
From Eden
(2014) 		Hozier
(2014) 		Nina Cried Power
(2018)
Singles from Hozier
  1. "Take Me to Church"
    Released: 13 September 2013
  2. "From Eden"
    Released: 9 March 2014
  3. "Sedated"
    Released: 20 May 2014
  4. "Work Song"
    Released: 16 March 2015
  5. "Someone New"
    Released: 11 May 2015
  6. "Jackie and Wilson"
    Released: 29 September 2015
  7. "Cherry Wine"
    Released: 14 February 2016

Hozier is the debut studio album by Irish musician Hozier. It was released on 19 September 2014 by Island Records and Rubyworks Records. Before the album's release, he attracted attention from his 2013 and 2014 EPs Take Me to Church (2013) and From Eden (2014), which contained songs that were later included on the album. Hozier collaborated with producer Rob Kirwan during its recording. Hozier has been described as a blues, soul and indie rock album with elements of gospel, R&B and folk music.

Hozier received positive reviews from music critics, many of whom praised Hozier's songwriting and vocal performance. The record was also commercially successful, reaching top ten positions in several countries, including Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. Five of the album's singles—"Take Me to Church", "From Eden", "Sedated", "Work Song", and "Someone New"—charted in the top-50 of the Irish Singles Chart. The album's lead single, "Take Me to Church", was a huge success worldwide and also earned a nomination for Song of the Year at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in 2015. Following the release of the record, "Jackie and Wilson" and "Cherry Wine" were released as the album's sixth and seventh singles, respectively.