{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox album | name = Talk of This Town | type = studio | artist = Catherine McGrath | cover = Album Talk of This Town cover.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = {{Start date|2018|07|27|df=y}} | recorded = 2017–2018 | studio = | genre = Country pop | length = 43:05 | label = Warner Bros. | producer = {{flatlist| * Sam Ellis<ref name="entertainmentfocus">{{cite web|last1=Ellwood-Hughes|first1=Pip|title=Catherine McGrath sets July release for debut album Talk of This Town|url=https://www.entertainment-focus.com/music-section/ef-country/catherine-mcgrath-sets-july-release-for-debut-album-talk-of-this-town/|website=Entertainment Focus|access-date=May 6, 2018}}</ref> * Jimmy Robbins<ref name="entertainmentfocus"/> * Steve Robson<ref name="entertainmentfocus"/> * Forest Whitehead<ref name="entertainmentfocus"/> * Jon Maguire }} | prev_title = Starting From Now (EP) | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Talk of This Town | type = studio | single1 = Talk of This Town | single1date = 19 September 2017 | single2 = Thought It Was Gonna Be Me | single2date = 24 November 2017 | single3 = Wild | single3date = 13 April 2018 }} }}
'''''Talk of This Town''''' is the debut studio album by Northern Irish country music singer and songwriter Catherine McGrath. It was released on 27 July 2018 through Warner Bros. Records.{{cn|date=August 2023}} The album was recorded in Nashville and London with a number of producers and co-writers including Steve Robson, Jimmy Robbins (Keith Urban), Liz Rose (Taylor Swift), Forest Glen Whitehead (Kelsea Ballerini) and Sam Ellis (Hunter Hayes).<ref>{{cite web|title=Catherine McGrath Announces Debut Album 'Talk Of This Town'|url=https://yourlifeinasong.com/catherine-mcgrath-announces-debut-album-talk-of-this-town|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507003207/https://yourlifeinasong.com/catherine-mcgrath-announces-debut-album-talk-of-this-town|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 May 2018|website=Your Life in A Song|access-date=May 6, 2018}}</ref>
==Chart performance== In the United Kingdom, ''Talk of This Town'' debuted at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 3,839 units in its first week.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Jones |first1=Alan |title=Charts analysis: Blockbuster sales for Mamma Mia! |url=http://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-blockbuster-sales-for-mamma-mia/073408 |magazine=Music Week |url-access=subscription |access-date=5 August 2018 |date=3 August 2018}}</ref>
==Promotion== On 30 April 2018 McGrath announced, through her official Instagram account, her first headlining the Talk of Your Town Tour which took place throughout the UK. The tour began on 14 September in Portsmouth and concluded on 26 September in Glasgow.<ref>{{cite web|title=Catherine McGrath Announces Biggest Tour to Date|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Catherine-McGrath-Announces-Biggest-Tour-to-Date-20180501|website=Broadway World|access-date=May 6, 2018}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{track listing |total_length = |extra_column = Producer(s)
|title1 = Talk of This Town |writer1 = {{hlist|Catherine McGrath|Rachel Furner|Steve Robson|Jeffrey Steele}} |extra1 = Robson |length1 = 3:26
|title2 = The Edges |writer2 = {{hlist|McGrath|Nicolle Galyon|Jimmy Robbins}} |extra2 = {{hlist|J. Robbins|Jay Reynolds{{ref|a|[a]}}}} |length2 = 3:23
|title3 = Lost in the Middle |writer3 = {{hlist|McGrath|Jeffrey Steele|Lindy Robbins|Robson}} |extra3 = Robson |length3 = 3:09
|title4 = Wild |writer4 = {{hlist|McGrath|Steele|L. Robbins|Robson}} |extra4 = Robson |length4 = 3:42
|title5 = Thought It Was Gonna Be Me |writer5 = {{hlist|McGrath|Steele|L. Robbins|Robson}} |extra5 = Robson |length5 = 3:22
|title6 = Don't Let Me Forget |note6 = featuring Hunter Hayes |writer6 = {{hlist|McGrath|Adam Hambrick|Forest Glen Whitehead}} |extra6 = Whitehead |length6 = 3:25
|title7 = Enough for You |writer7 = {{hlist|McGrath|Sam Ellis}} |extra7 = Ellis |length7 = 3:19
|title8 = Dodged a Bullet |writer8 = {{hlist|McGrath|Iain Archer}} |extra8 = Archer |length8 = 3:15
|title9 = Good at Love |writer9 = {{hlist|McGrath|J. Robbins}} |extra9 = J. Robbins |length9 = 3:05
|title10 = Cinderella |writer10 = {{hlist|McGrath|Liz Rose|Phil Barton}} |extra10 = {{hlist|J. Robbins|Rupert Christie{{ref|a|[a]}}}} |length10 = 3:09
|title11 = Just in Case |writer11 = {{hlist|McGrath|J. Robbins}} |extra11 = J. Robbins |length11 = 3:05
|title12 = Good Goodbyes |writer12 = {{hlist|McGrath|Wayne Hector|Robson}} |extra12 = {{hlist|Robson|Ellis}} |length12 = 3:24
|title13 = She'll Never Love You |writer13 = {{hlist|McGrath|Jon Maguire|Paddy Dalton}} |extra13 = Maguire |length13 = 3:21 }} '''Notes''' * {{small|{{note|a|a}}}} signifies an additional producer
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{album chart|Ireland|17|M|url=http://www.irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Albums|title=Irish Albums Chart: 3 August 2018|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 August 2018}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|9|date=20180803|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 August 2018}} |- {{album chart|UK2|13|date=20180803|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 August 2018}} |- {{album chart|UKCountry|1|date=20180803|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 August 2018}} |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! scope="row"| UK | 27 July 2018 | CD, digital download | Warner Bros. | <ref name="amazon">{{cite web|title=Talk Of This Town by Catherine McGrath|url=https://www.amazon.com/Talk-This-Town-Catherine-McGrath/dp/B07BXSTFLJ|website=Amazon|access-date=May 6, 2018}}</ref> |}
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