Beautifully Ordinary

Beautifully Ordinary is the second studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Tones and I. The album was released on 2 August 2024 through Bad Batch Records.

Beautifully Ordinary
Studio album by Tones and I
Released	2 August 2024
Length	63:33
Label	Bad Batch Sony Australia
Producer	Jenna Andrews Randy Belculfine Jacob Farah Jerome Farah Joel Farland Sam Nelson Harris Stephen Kirk Rick Nowels Toni Watson Xander
Tones and I chronology
Welcome to the Madhouse (2021) Beautifully Ordinary (2024)
Singles from Beautifully Ordinary
"Dreaming" Released: 2 February 2024 "I Get High" Released: 12 March 2024 "Wonderful" Released: 17 May 2024 "Dance with Me" Released: 17 June 2024 "To Be Loved" Released: 2 August 2024

At the 2024 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Cover Art, and for Tones and I, Best Solo Artist.

Promotion

The album was announced on 17 June 2024, and will be supported by an Australian and New Zealand tour, commencing in August 2024.

Singles

Beautifully Ordinary was preceded by four singles. "Dreaming" was released on 2 February 2024. Upon release, Tones and I said "'Dreaming is the first song from my upcoming album. I maintain my integrity in my stories, which always come from a genuine place of love, loss, and hope. I have found myself subconsciously writing about things I've never written about before." "I Get High" was released on 12 March 2024. Upon release, Tones and I said "'I Get High' is about the nostalgia of growing up with friends. Sneaking out and enjoying our youth, looking back and reminiscing about the people that were and are in your life, that make you feel alive. There is magic in this song." "Wonderful" was released on 17 May 2024. Tones and I said the song is "About a very close person in my life. I wanted to let them know just how incredible they were, at times where they may have felt like they weren't good enough." The album's fourth single, "Dance With Me" was released on 17 June 2024, the same day as the album was announced. "To Be Loved" was added to radio on 2 August 2024 as the album's fifth single.

Reception

Josh Sharpe from Broadway World said "Co-produced by Tones and I and featuring her as the sole writer on nearly every song, this album captures her artistic evolution and personal growth, blending her distinctive vocal style with vulnerable storytelling."

Zoë Radas from JB Hi-Fi's Stack Magazine said "There are fewer of the caricatures she previously used as veils on debut LP Welcome to the Madhouse (2021), and far more from-the-heart ripsnorters which reveal her to be a deft hand at communicating heartbreak, loneliness and real inner growth."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Toni Watson, except where noted.

Beautifully Ordinary track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"To Be Loved"	Watson Randy Belculfine	5:05
2.	"Lose Someone Like Me"	Watson Belculfine Xander	4:06
3.	"I Get High"	Watson Belculfine	4:20
4.	"We'll See Stars"	Watson Belculfine Jacob Farah Jerome Farah Joel Farland	3:50
5.	"Dance with Me"	Watson Belculfine	3:45
6.	"Figure It Out"	Watson Belculfine	4:25
7.	"Wonderful" (Watson, Rick Nowels)	Watson Belculfine Nowels	3:47
8.	"Raise Me Up"	Watson Belculfine Xander	4:34
9.	"Dreaming" (Watson, Sam Nelson Harris)	Watson Belculfine Harris	3:28
10.	"You Don't Know Me Like That"	Watson Belculfine Ja. Farah Je. Farah	3:53
11.	"John Doe" (Watson, Nowels)	Watson Nowels	3:35
12.	"Sorrento"	Watson Belculfine	4:44
13.	"Need You to Love Me"	Watson Belculfine Ja. Farah Je. Farah	3:58
14.	"Only One"	Watson Belculfine	3:48
15.	"Live Without Your Love" (Watson, Joshua Karp)	Watson Belculfine Budo[a]	3:34
16.	"Call My Name" (Watson, Jenna Andrews, Stephen Kirk)	Watson Andrews Belculfine Kirk	2:41
Total length:			63:33

Note

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Musicians

• Tones and I – lead vocals
• Randy Belculfine – synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 4–8, 10, 13–16); keyboards, piano (1, 2, 4–8, 10, 13–15), guitar (1, 4–8, 10, 12–15), percussion (1, 4–8, 10, 13–15), additional strings (1, 2, 7, 8), Mellotron (1, 4, 6, 8, 14), bass (1, 5, 6, 13, 15), organ (6, 7, 13–15), clavinet (10), strings (14, 15)
• Choir Collective – choir (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 15)
• Liz Webber – choir direction (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 15)
• Tonion – strings (tracks 1, 2, 8)
• Xander – strings (tracks 1, 2, 8)
• Kara-Lee James – background vocals (tracks 2, 5, 7, 10, 16)
• Sam Plummer – guitar (track 5)
• Belle Bangard – background vocals (track 7), vocal direction (11, 16)
• Austin Corona – effects keyboards (track 7); bass, drums (11)
• Rick Nowels – piano (tracks 7, 11)
• Angelia Panteli – background vocals (track 7)
• Jayden Miranda – background vocals (track 7)
• Randy Lilomaiava – background vocals (track 7)
• Soli Tesema – background vocals (track 7)
• Tino Tusitala – background vocals (track 7)
• Patrick Warren – strings (track 7)
• David Francisco – bass (track 8)
• Dave Levita – guitar (track 11)

Technical

• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Richard Stolz – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 10–12), engineering (1, 2, 4–8, 10–16)
• Andrew Maury – mixing (tracks 1, 3, 4, 9, 14)
• Alex Ghenea – mixing (tracks 5, 16)
• Steve Dresser – mixing (track 6)
• Dean Reid – mixing (track 7)
• Miles Walker – mixing (tracks 8, 13)
• Mark Mongilio – mixing (track 15)
• Randy Belculfine – engineering
• Eric J Dubowsky – engineering (track 2)
• John Christopher Fee – engineering (tracks 7, 11)
• Sam Nelson Harris – engineering (track 9)
• Rick Nowels – engineering (track 11)
• Joshua "Budo" Karp – engineering (track 15)
• Stephen Kirk – engineering (track 16)
• Belle Bangard – arrangement (track 7), vocal arrangement (16)

Charts

Chart performance for Beautifully Ordinary

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	1