Porcelain (Matt Cardle album)

Porcelain
Studio album by Matt Cardle
Released	28 October 2013 (2013-10-28)
Recorded	2012–2013
Genre	Pop rock
Length	38:59
Label	Absolute
Producer	Matt Cardle (also exec.), Ben Cullum, Ash Howes, Tom Peters, Dan McDougall, Jamie Scott, Toby Smith, Will Talbot (exec.)
Matt Cardle chronology
The Fire (2012) Porcelain (2013) Intimate and Live (2016)
Matt Cardle studio album chronology
The Fire (2012) Porcelain (2013) Time to Be Alive (2018)
Singles from Porcelain
"Loving You" Released: 18 August 2013 "When You Were My Girl" Released: 13 October 2013 "Hit My Heart" Released: 30 March 2014

Porcelain is the third studio album released by English musician Matt Cardle. The album was released on 25 October 2013 in Ireland, and on 28 October in the United Kingdom. Recording locations include London, Los Angeles and New York.^[1] It is primarily written by Cardle but, as with his previous albums, he worked with various songwriters, including Conner Reeves and American R&B artist Brian McKnight. Cardle has also produced the album and played the majority of the instruments.

The lead single was a duet with Spice Girl Melanie C, called "Loving You" which was released on 18 August 2013 and reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. A second single, "When You Were My Girl", was released on 13 October 2013. The album was released on digital download and physical CD as well as a very limited number of vinyl copies available through Cardle's official website. Porcelain is Cardle's first album to be released worldwide.

The Porcelain Tour in support of the album took place over the UK and Ireland in April 2014.^[2] The album received largely positive reviews. It reached number 11 on the UK Albums Chart, number 3 in the Independent Album Chart and number 22 on the Scottish Album Chart.