Manuscript (album)

Manuscript is the third studio album by Sahrawi-born American singer-songwriter by Anaiyah. It was released on April 3, 2012 through Island Records. She work alongside producers such as Jheff Bhasker, Jimmy Douglass, Tim Mitchell, and Greg Wells. The title of the album was given because she wrote all the songs on the album, letters that began to be written when she was 14 years old. The recordings of the album took place between January 2011 to February 2012. Its incorporates most commercial pop music style with strong elements of dance-pop, electronic rock and blues.

The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised Aniyah vocal versatility. It debuted at number one at US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 197,000 copies. In May 2018, the album was certified three times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for album-equivalent units of three million copies. Internationally, the album was also was certified platium in Australia, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. In 2015, Aniyah received a nominated for Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal. As January 2019, the album sold 1,226,000 copies in the United States and over than 3 million copies worlwide.

It produced five singles, the lead single from the album "Hush", peaked at number six on the U.S Billboard Hot 100, where was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of three million units, also peaked at top three in several countries, incluiding Australia, Canada, France Germany, and the United Kingdom. "Foolish Heart" served as the album's second single, peaked at number seven in the United Stares, and worldwide reached top ten in many countries. Follow-up singles, "If You Go Away (Close the Door)", and final single from the album "Try" reached the top-twenty in the United States, and have a moderate success worlwide. She promoted the album by performing in various television shows, and her second concert tour Manuscript Tour in 2013.

Track listing
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 * 1) "Foolish Heart" – 3:46
 * 2) "Hush" – 3:34
 * 3) "Try" – 4:12
 * 4) "Keep Holding On" – 3:11
 * 5) "First Kiss" – 3:05
 * 6) "If You Go Away (Close the Door)" – 3:24
 * 7) "Addicted" – 3:09
 * 8) "Home" – 3:22
 * 9) "Tears On a Window"– 3:26
 * 10) "He Ain't You"– 3:21
 * 1) "Another Night" – 3:16
 * 1) "Another Night" – 3:16
 * 2) "Heartache" – 3:17
 * 3) "Crossing Lines" – 3:51
 * 1) "Hush" (Phoe Remix) – 3:44
 * 2) "Hush" (Extended Phoe Remix) – 5:32

Singles
Singles from Manuscript