Chapter One (Ella Henderson album) Digital Spy, Henderson said that, "I wanted each song to explain a situation, and then [for] the next song [to] kind of get you through that. I write very openly and lyrically, so it's very much like an open diary. I had to make sure it runs like that. It took me a while to get the tracklisting right, but I'm happy with it now." On 15 June 2014, the same day as her debut single "Ghost" went to number one in the UK, Henderson announced the album's release date as 22 September 2014 through a series of tweets, posting
Ella Henderson of celebrities came out in support and praise of Henderson, including Adele, Chloë Grace Moretz, Simon Cowell, Sarah Millican, Stephen Fry, Lily Allen, Nick Grimshaw and Cher. In 2013, on "The Xtra Factor", O'Leary named Henderson the most talented performer in his seven years on the show, in his view. On 15 December 2012, Henderson made an appearance on Ireland's RTÉ "The Saturday Night Show": singing "Silent Night". While being interviewed on the show, Henderson revealed that she had signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment. On 24 December 2012, she performed on the Myleene Klass Heart FM show,