Belladonna of Sadness (album)

Belladonna of Sadness is the debut studio album by American singer Alexandra Savior, released on April 7, 2017, by Columbia Records.

Savior painted the album artwork herself, which depicts an Atropa belladonna with a flower resembling a red button.

Belladonna of Sadness was released to generally favorable reviews from critics and was named one of the 30 best albums of the year by The Independent.

[1][10] The writing process took over a year and half, due to Turner's other commitments, Savior said, "I didn't want to wait around so I kind of tried to work with other people but as the musical relationship developed and the songs stated to come with more of a consistent theme.

[11][12] The studio setup for the album mostly consisted of Savior, Turner and Ford, with the three occasionally joined by bassist Zach Dawes.

[22] There were mixed reviews from The Guardian, writing that the album made Savior sound more "like an imitation, than the real thing.

"[25] All tracks are written by Alexandra Savior and Alex Turner, except where notedCredits are adapted from the Belladonna of Sadness liner notes.