# Little Red (album)

Little Red is the second studio album by British singer Katy B. It was released on 7 February 2014 by Rinse, Columbia Records and Sony Music. The album includes the singles "5 AM", "Crying for No Reason" and "Still". The album is her first number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.

## Singles

"5 AM" was released as the lead single on 4 November 2013. It reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. "Crying for No Reason" was released as the album's second single on 26 January 2014. It debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart. "Still" was released as the album's third single on 2 May 2014.

### Other songs

"What Love Is Made Of" was released on 5 July 2013 and reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart; however, the song did not make the album's final cut. "Aaliyah", originally released as part of the Danger EP, received extensive airplay on the likes of BBC Radio 1 and became part of the album.

## Promotion
### Tour

On 12 November 2013 it was announced that Katy B will be doing a five-date UK tour. A date for London's Roundhouse in October 2014 was added on 17 January 2014. On 5 March 2014, full tour dates for October were added.
Tour dates :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| Leg 1, March 2014 ||||
| 25 March 2014 | Brighton | England | Concorde 2 |
| 26 March 2014 | London | England | KOKO |
| 27 March 2014 | Oxford | England | O2 Academy |
| 28 March 2014 | Birmingham | England | The Institute |
| 29 March 2014 | Manchester | England | Manchester Academy |
| Leg 2, October 2014 ||||
| 18 October 2014 | Birmingham | England | O2 Academy Birmingham |
| 19 October 2014 | Nottingham | England | Rock City |
| 20 October 2014 | Southend | England | Cliffs Pavilion |
| 21 October 2014 | Bournemouth | England | O2 Academy Bournemouth |
| 23 October 2014 | London | England | Roundhouse |
| 24 October 2014 | Bristol | England | O2 Academy Bristol |
| 25 October 2014 | Manchester | England | Manchester Academy |
| 27 October 2014 | Leeds | England | O2 Academy Leeds |
| 29 October 2014 | Newcastle | England | O2 Academy Newcastle |

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Daily Telegraph | |
| DIY | |
| The Guardian | |
| The Independent | |
| NME | |
| The Observer | |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine | |
The album received generally positive reviews, with an average score of 74/100 on Metacritic.

## Personnel

Credits adapted from Little Red album liner notes.

## Chart performance
### Weekly charts

| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 100 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 22 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 129 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) | 35 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 1 |
| Swiss Albums (Swiss Hitparade) | 61 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 1 |

### Year-end

| Chart (2014) | Rank |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 82 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000$^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

| Country | Release date | Format | Label |
| Ireland | 7 February 2014 | CD digital download | Rinse Columbia Sony |
| Germany | 10 February 2014 | CD digital download | Rinse Columbia Sony |
| United Kingdom | 10 February 2014 | CD digital download | Rinse Columbia Sony |
| United Kingdom | 19 April 2014 | Vinyl | Rinse Columbia Sony |