Heartsong

Heartsong
Studio album by Gretta Ray
Released	30 October 2026 (2026-10-30)
Length	49:37
Label	EMI Australia
Producers	Matt Corby Gab Strum
Gretta Ray chronology
Positive Spin (2023) Heartsong (2026)
Singles from Heartsong
"Swimming, Crying" Released: 12 June 2026 "Heartsong" Released: 28 August 2026 "Every Aching Minute" Released: 30 October 2026

Heartsong is the third studio album by the Australian singer-songwriter Gretta Ray, released on 30 October 2026 through EMI Music Australia. The album debuted at number 11 on the ARIA Charts; her highest charting album to date.

Background

Ray released her second studio album Positive Spin in August 2023 and reached No. 17 on the ARIA Charts. The album received an Australian Music Prize nomination.

In mid-2024, Ray relocated to London. She tells The Guardian "I was going to write another record. It was going to be even more pop. I was going to be bigger; shinier. And then two days into being in the UK, I went to the emergency room" and was diagnosed with Infective endocarditis and returned home to Australia. After months rebuilding her strength with specialist appointments, Ray returned to writing demos about sickness, breakups, grief and recovery which led to a four-week recording session at Matt Corby's Rainbow Valley Studios.

Reception

Grace Kneale from The AU Review rated the album 4/5 calling it "her most assured and introspective" and said "The album is co-produced by Matt Corby and Gab Strum, who Gretta has worked closely with over a number of years. The team created beautiful stripped-back arrangements that sit alongside Gretta's poetic songwriting and warm, intimate vocals.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal.

• Gretta Ray – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 8, 10, 12), piano (3)
• Matt Corby – production, engineering (all tracks); drum kit (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–9, 11, 12), piano (1, 2, 5, 8, 10–12), background vocals (1, 2, 7, 9, 11, 12), acoustic guitar (1, 3–6, 8), bass guitar (1, 7, 9, 11), electric guitar (2, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12), percussion (2, 7, 11), programming (4, 6, 12), keyboards (8, 11)
• Gab Strum – production (all tracks), keyboards (1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12), Mellotron (1, 9, 12), engineering (2–7, 9, 11, 12), bass guitar (4–6, 8, 10, 12), Wurlitzer electronic piano (4, 5, 10, 12), piano (4, 6, 9, 12), acoustic guitar (4, 9, 11, 12), electric guitar (4), drum programming (7, 9, 11), synthesizer (7, 9)
• Chris Collins – mixing
• George Georgiadis – maastering
• Jonathan Dreyfus – engineering (1, 2, 5, 6), strings (1, 5, 6)
• Robby De Sá – additional production (2, 3, 5–7, 10), engineering (4, 5, 7, 10), synthesizer (4, 7)
• Josh Barber – engineering (2, 8), orchestral percussion (8)
• Jensen McRae – background vocals, engineering (3)
• Maisie Peters – background vocals (3)
• Joe Rubel – engineering (3)
• David Le'aupepe – background vocals (12)

Charts

References