Cheers to the Fall
Cheers to the Fall is the debut studio album by American singer Andra Day. It was released on August 28, 2015, by Warner Bros. Records and Buskin Records. She worked with Jenn Decilveo, Adrian Gurvitz, Rob Kleiner, Raphael Saadiq, and Chris Seefried in the production of this album.[2]
Cheers to the Fall
August 28, 2015
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The album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, [3] while the second single "Rise Up" was nominated for Best R&B Performance; the song won the The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award at the Soul Train Music Awards, while her live performance on The View received a nomination at the 45th Daytime Emmy Awards.
Concepition[edit]
The album's tracks were entirely co-written by Day with Adrian Gurvitz, Rob Kleiner, Raphael Saadiq, Jennifer Decilveo, Pixie Lott and Chris Seefried, which expresses ""a biography in the form of soul music, [about] truth, fearlessness, vulnerability, forgiveness and love."[4]
Day's song "Rise Up" has been used in numerous media:
"Rise Up" has frequently been covered on television talent shows around the world including:
Live performances[edit]
In 2016 Day performed "Rearview" at the 2016 ESPY Awards during the In Memoriam tribute. In 2021, Day performed "Rise Up (Andra Day)" during the virtual inaugural parade, commemorating the Inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States and again performed the song at the opening ceremony of Expo 2020 in Dubai, UAE on September 30, 2021.