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With more than one million social media followers, over 100 million views and 15,000 tickets sold during her
first year of touring America, British singer-songwriter Harriet enters the biggest chapter of her career with the
announcement of her new album, As Good As It Was, to be released January 22, 2027.
The campaign begins September 4th with We've Only Just Begun, a song with particular significance for an artist
whose unmistakable voice has drawn comparisons to Karen Carpenter since she was just 13 years old. Warm,
intimate and instantly recognizable. With a timeless voice for a new generation, Harriet has connected with
millions of people around the world who find something familiar, comforting and deeply emotional in her music,
establishing her as a unique contemporary artist carrying the spirit of a musical era that continues to resonate
across generations.
The album features brand new original material, alongside beautiful new interpretations of songs originally
recorded by artists such as John Denver, Bread and Gilbert O'Sullivan. Co-written with and produced by Steve
Anderson (Kylie, Westlife) and Anders Hansson (Agnetha Faltskog, Cher, Agnes).
As Good As It Was follows Harriet's acclaimed 2024 album and live show Trying To Get The Feeling Again, which
brought together her original material and interpretations of her favourite sounds of the 1970s. The project struck
an extraordinary chord. Harriet now has 487,000 followers on Facebook, 421,000 on Instagram and 179,000
on TikTok, building a deeply loyal international audience through purely organic discovery.
Her story has also come full circle through her collaboration with John Bettis, the Songwriters Hall of Fame
lyricist who, together with Richard Carpenter, wrote many of The Carpenters' defining songs, including
"Yesterday Once More", "Top of the World" and "Goodbye to Love". Their songwriting partnership helped shape
the unmistakable sound and emotional character of The Carpenters' music, making Harriet's creative relationship
with Bettis all the more poignant.
The choice of We've Only Just Begun to open the As Good As It Was era therefore feels particularly fitting. More
than half a century after The Carpenters made the song a worldwide hit, its message of optimism and new
beginnings introduces what promises to be the most significant chapter of Harriet's career yet.
