Sing to Me Instead
Sing to Me Instead is the debut studio album by American actor/singer Ben Platt. It was released on March 29, 2019. Two songs were released from the album on February 1, 2019: "Bad Habit" and "Ease My Mind". It is the actor's first creative project after originating the role of the titular character in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen aside from appearing on one of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamildrops, "Found/Tonight".
Platt premiered the first single "Bad Habit" during a live performance and collaboration with Foley Gallery in early 2019. He later performed the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on February 21, 2019. "Ease My Mind", "Grow as We Go" and "Temporary Love" were released as pre-release downloads on February 13, March 1, and March 8, 2019, respectively. Each song was accompanied with a music video premiere on YouTube. A deluxe edition of the album was released on May 20, 2020, in conjunction with the release of the Netflix special, Ben Platt Live from Radio [City Music Hall].
Track listing
Track listing adapted from Apple Music. Credits adapted from Spotify and Tidal.Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.- Jenn Decilveo – drum programming, mellotron, organ, piano, synthesizer, background vocals
- Larry Goldings – organ
- Jacob Green – electric guitar
- Alex Hope – guitars
- Sam Kauffman-Skloff – drums
- Patrick Kelly – bass
- David Levita – guitar
- Michael Pollack – piano, Juno synth
- Michael Wooten – organ
- Julia Adamy – bass
- David Cook – piano
- Nir Felder – guitars
- Justin Goldner – guitars
- Crystal Monee Hall – background vocals
- Kojo Littles – background vocals
- Amanda Lo – violin
- Allen René Louis – background vocals
- Renat Pinchas – cello
- Mike Ricchiuti – organ
- Derrick Wright – drums
- Jordan Katz – trumpet
- Mike Rocha – trumpet
- Charlie Bisharat – strings
- Meredith Crawford – strings
- Ross Gasworth – strings
- Kevin Hart – string arrangements, strings
- Luanne Homzy – strings
- Benjamin Jacobson – strings
- Kevin Kumar – strings
- Jim McMillan – strings, string orchestrator
- Linnea Powell – strings
- Mary Sloan – strings
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