The Beautiful Unknown is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Matt Goss. It was released in March 2022 by Lewisham Records and reached No. 7 on the UK albums chart.[1], and No. 4 on the Official Scottish Albums Chart. It was made available via digital download, and also on vinyl LP, compact disc (CD) and cassette formats.

The Beautiful Unknown
Studio album by
Released25 March 2022
GenrePop
LabelLewisham Records
Matt Goss chronology
Life You Imagine
(2013)
The Beautiful Unknown
(2022)
Singles from The Beautiful Unknown
  1. "Somewhere To Fall"
    Released: 20 August 2021
  2. "Better With You"
    Released: 8 October 2021
  3. "Saved"
    Released: 5 November 2021
  4. "The Beautiful Unknown (Matt Goss & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)"
    Released: 2 December 2022

Track listing

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  1. Somewhere to Fall – 3:27
  2. Unafraid – 2:02
  3. Feeling High – 3:20
  4. Saved – 3:37
  5. The Joke – 3:24
  6. Soldiers of War – 2:42
  7. Better with You – 3:33
  8. Shipwreck – 3:59
  9. The Beautiful Unknown - 4:37
  10. Making It Rain - 2:55
  11. Landlside - 3:29

Track listing with credits

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1 Somewhere to Fall

Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Loren Moore

Guitar – Joshua Lutz (2)

Producer – Dave Audé

Producer [Additional Production] – Jacob Bunton, Matt Goss

Written by Jacob Bunton, Matt Goss

3:26
2 Unafraid

Mixed by Jay Ruston

Written by, arranged by, Producer – Jacob Bunton, Matt Goss

3:02
3 Feeling High

Mixed by Jay Ruston

Written by, arranged by, Producer – Jacob Bunton, Matt Goss

3:19
4 Saved

Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Loren Moore

Guitar – Joshua Lutz

Producer – Dave Audé

Producer [Additional Production] – Jason Robinson (3), Matt Goss, Troy Gonzalez

Written by – Dave Aude*, Matt Goss

3:36
5 The Joke

Clarinet – Fred Mandel

Mixed by Jay Ruston

Written by, arranged by, Producer – Jacob Bunton, Matt Goss

Clarinet – Fred Mandel

3:33
6 Soldiers of War

Engineer – Troy Gonzalez

Guitar – Brian Bissell

Mixed by Peter Mokran

Producer [Additional Production] – Pyro

Producer, arranged by Matt Goss

Written by Matt Goss, Pyro

2:42
7 Better with You

Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Loren Moore

Instruments, arranged by – Dave Audé

Producer [Additional Production] – Jacob Bunton, Matt Goss

Producer, Remix – Dave Audé

Programmed by [Additional programming] – Jason Robinson (3)

3:33
8 Shipwreck

Mixed by Jay Ruston

Producer – Jacob Bunton, Matt Goss

Producer [Additional Production] – Babyface

Written by, arranged by Matt Goss

3:59
9 The Beautiful Unknown

Mixed by Jay Ruston

Organ [Hammond B-3] – Michael Lord (12)

Producer – Jacob Bunton, Matt Goss

Written by Jacob Bunton, Matt Goss, Mischke

4:36
10 Making It Rain

Engineer – Troy Gonzalez

Mixed by Peter Mokran

Producer [Additional Production] – Pyro

Producer, arranged by Matt Goss

Written by Matt Goss, Pyro

2:55
11 Landslide

Engineer – Troy Gonzalez

Guitar – Brian Bissell

Mixed by Peter Mokran

Producer – Matt Goss

Written by Stevie Nicks

3:27

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for The Beautiful Unknown
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[2] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 7

References

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  1. ^ "Life you imagine | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  2. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.