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 Mai (album) than my own shit. It's all about her right now." The album has been called a "throwback R&B record". "Ella Mai" debuted at number 18 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming her first entry on that chart. The album debuted at number 5 on the US "Billboard" 200 with 69,000 album-equivalent units (including 17,000 were pure album sales), becoming Mai's highest entry on the chart. Taken from Mai's Twitter and DJ Mustard's Instagram. Notes Samples Taken from Tidal. Ella Mai (album) Ella Mai is the eponymous debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Ella Mai, released on 12 October 2018 through