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 Arthur, Louisa Johnson and Matt Terry on a cover version of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge over Troubled Water", which was recorded to raise money for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire in London earlier that month. The single reached number-one after only two days sales. In autumn 2017, it was announced that Arthur had recorded a duet with her, reportedly set to be included on her second studio album. While supporting Arthur on his tour, Henderson performed new songs that are set to be included on her second album: "Ugly", "Cry Like a Woman", "Bones", "Solid Gold" and "Let's