Key (Alison Moyet album)

Key is the tenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released on 4 October 2024, by Cooking Vinyl.^[1][2][3]

Key
Studio album by Alison Moyet
Released	4 October 2024 (2024-10-04)
Recorded	2023
Genre	Alternative pop synth-pop
Length	73:37
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Producer	Sean McGhee
Alison Moyet chronology
The Other Live Collection (2017) Key (2024)
Alternative cover
Amazon Exclusive Cover
Alternative cover
Moyet Moments Edition Cover
Singles from Key
"Such Small Ale" Released: 13 June 2024

The album entered into the UK Albums Chart at #8. Contains 16 reworked songs from Moyet's solo catalog - encompassing songs that had been released as singles in their original form as well as deep cuts - along with two brand new tracks.^[1] A world tour in support of the album will begin in 2025.^[4] The album coincides with the singer's 40th anniversary as a solo artist.^[5]

Moyet premiered the first single, "Such Small Ale", on Vernon Kay's mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds 13 June 2024.^[6][7]

Track listing

Key track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
1.	"Where Hides Sleep"	Steve Jolley, Alison Moyet, Tony Swain	Alf	3:57
2.	"All Cried Out"	Moyet, Jolley, Swain	Alf	3:36
3.	"Such Small Ale"	Moyet, Richard Oakes, Sean McGhee	Previously unreleased	4:21
4.	"All Signs of Life"	Moyet, Guy Sigsworth	The Minutes	3:56
5.	"Can't Say It Like I Mean It"	Moyet, Pete Glenister	The Turn	5:21
6.	"Fire"	Moyet, Glenister	The Turn	4:26
7.	"Filigree"	Moyet, Sigsworth	The Minutes	4:48
8.	"The Impervious Me"	Moyet, McGhee, John Garden	Previously unreleased	4:19
9.	"More"	Moyet, Glenister	Hometime	3:23
10.	"Is This Love?"	Moyet, Jean Guiot	Raindancing	4:47
11.	"Tongue Tied"	Moyet, Glenister	Hometime	3:11
12.	"My Right A.R.M."	Moyet, Glenister	Hoodoo	4:39
13.	"So Am I"	Moyet, Ian Broudie	Essex	4:00
14.	"My Best Day"	Moyet, Broudie	Jollification	4:08
15.	"World Without End"	Moyet, Glenister	The Turn	3:00
16.	"This House"	Moyet	Hoodoo	3:50
17.	"Love Resurrection"	Jolley, Moyet, Swain	Alf	3:54
18.	"You Don't Have to Go"	Moyet, Glenister	Hometime	4:01
Total length:				73:37

Personnel

Musicians

• Alison Moyet – lead and backing vocals (all tracks), arranger (tracks 3 & 8)
• Sean McGhee – synthesizers, keyboards, programming, electric bass, guitars, additional backing vocals
• Richard Oakes – guitars (tracks 3, 4, 9, 13, 14 & 18), arranger (track 3)
• David Ballard – drums and percussion (tracks 3 & 8)
• John Garden – piano (track 7), piano and synthesisers (track 8), arranger (tracks 8 & 10)
• Chris Wood – electric guitar (track 7)
• Ben Nicholls – double bass (track 7)

Technical

• Sean McGhee – producer and arranger (all tracks), mixer (track 7)
• Chris Elms – mixer (tracks 1-6 and 8-18)
• Brendan Cox – vocal recording engineer (tracks 1-6, 8-10 and 12-18), drum recording engineer (tracks 3 & 8)
• Jake Stainer – assistant engineer (tracks 3 & 8)
• Simon Heyworth – mastering engineer
• Bill Sellar – mastering engineer

Artwork

• Alison Moyet – artwork, photography
• Naomi Davison – photography
• Tommy Evans – graphic design

Charts

Chart performance for Key

Chart (2024)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	57
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9]	5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	99
UK Albums (OCC)[11]	8
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12]	3