How Were We to Know

How Were We to Know is the fifth studio album by Scottish singer Emeli Sandé. It was released by Chrysalis Records on 17 November 2023.^[1][2][3]

How Were We to Know
Studio album by Emeli Sandé
Released	17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)
Length	41:19
Label	Chrysalis
Emeli Sandé chronology
Let's Say for Instance (2022) How Were We to Know (2023)
Singles from How Were We to Know
"There for You" Released: 23 August 2023 "How Were We to Know" Released: 20 September 2023 "All This Love" Released: 18 October 2023

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
i	[4]
laut.de	[5]
The Scotsman	[6]

The Scotsman critic Fiona Shepherd noted that How Were We to Know "features more general musings on the nature of love and heartbreak, delivered with her usual MOR lyrical wisdom, all just vague enough to apply universally."^[6] Ed Power from i noted that "there are moments on her latest album when she feels ready to take on the world. But epic emotions demand epic music. How Were We to Know misses its chance and too often settles for energy-sapping power balladry."^[4]

Track listing

How Were We to Know track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All This Love"	Adele Emily Sandé Matthew Holmes Philip Leigh	3:30
2.	"My Boy Likes to Party"	Sandé Henri Davies	3:25
3.	"Lighthouse"	Sandé Leigh	3:21
4.	"How Were We to Know"	Sandé Leight Chris Loco	3:12
5.	"Too Much"	Sandé Jonny Coffer	2:54
6.	"Nothing We Can't Handle"	Sandé Holmes Leigh	3:32
7.	"Like I Loved You"	Sandé Ollie Green	3:32
8.	"There for You"	Sandé Daniel Caruana	4:25
9.	"True Colours"	Sandé Holmes Leigh	3:40
10.	"End of Time"	Sandé Adam Lee	3:59
11.	"Love"	Sandé	5:45
Total length:			41:19

Charts

Chart performance for How Were We to Know

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7]	19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	84
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	49
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10]	3

Release history

Release dates and formats for How Were We to Know

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	17 November 2023	CD digital download streaming vinyl	Chrysalis	[11]

References

1. Nugent, Annabel (November 20, 2023). "Emeli Sandé: 'Being a woman in the industry made me insecure about the way I looked'". The Independent. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
2. Clemente, Valentina (November 22, 2023). "Emeli Sandé, "How Were We To Know è il mio album più intenso'". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved December 19, 2023.
3. Pedder, Alan (November 14, 2023). "Emeli Sandé comes full circle with her pop desires". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
4. Power, Ed (17 November 2023). "Emeli Sandé, How Were We to Know, review: her voice is good – these energy-sapping power ballads aren't". i. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
5. Hartleib, Anastasia (24 November 2023). "Songs über ewige Liebe, Selbstliebe und die Liebe selbst". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
6. Shepherd, Fiona (13 November 2023). "What's On; Album reviews: Emeli Sandé, David Holmes, Cat Power, Conscious Route". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Emeli Sandé – How Were We to Know". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
10. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
11. "How Were We to Know by Emeli Sandé". Apple Music (NE). Retrieved 20 November 2023.