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! scope="col"| Chart (2020)! scope="col"| Peakposition! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)MAGAZINE, The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 29 June 2020, Australian Recording Industry Association, 1582, June 29, 2020, | 52{{album chart|Netherlands|42|artist=John Legend|album=Bigger Love|rowheader=true|access-date=June 26, 2020}}! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)WEB,weblink Top Albums (Week 26, 2020), Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, fr, June 29, 2020, | 179{{album chart|Oricon|165|M|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/349453/products/1364451/1/|title=John Legend|publisher=Oricon|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2020}}{{album chart|Scotland|93|date=20200807|rowheader=true|access-date=August 7, 2020}}{{album chart|Switzerland|30|artist=John Legend|album=Bigger Love|rowheader=true|access-date=July 1, 2020}}{{album chart|UK2|63|date=2020626|rowheader=true|access-date=June 26, 2020}}{{album chart|UKR&B|1|date=20201007|rowheader=true|access-date=August 9, 2020}}{{album chart|Billboard200|19|artist=John Legend|rowheader=true|access-date=July 7, 2020}}

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name	Bigger Love| type = studio| artist = John Legend| cover = John Legend - Bigger Love.png| alt = | caption = Digital version and stylized graphics colors of lighter green instead of dark green.| released = June 19, 2020| recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = 55:51 Columbia Records>Columbia Oak">Warren "Oak" Felder>Oak prev_title A Legendary Christmas| prev_year = 2018 next_year 2022| misc = {hide}Singles {edih}Bigger LoveMAGAZINE,weblink John Legend's 'Bigger Love' Album Gets a Release Date, Aniftos, Rania, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, May 13, 2020, June 19, 2020, is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician John Legend. It was released on June 19, 2020, through Columbia Records. The album includes the singles "Conversations in the Dark", "Actions", "Bigger Love", and "Wild". The album won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.WEB,weblink 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, Grammy Awards, March 15, 2021, The album was further promoted by a limited North American tour leg that began on September 1, 2021, after several stops on the original US and UK tour itinerary were either postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.WEB, Centeno, Tony M., October 1, 2021, John Legend Returns to South Florida for the Second Leg of His Bigger Love Tour,weblink live, 2021-11-23, Miami New Times, en,weblink October 1, 2021, WEB, Official John Legend VIP Experiences,weblink 2021-06-20, CID Entertainment, Background Bigger Love was written mostly in 2019.WEB, Dinges, Gary, EGOT winner John Legend says new album 'Bigger Love' is his 'best work' yet,weblink USA Today, June 17, 2020, Recording for the album finished in February 2020.MAGAZINE, Saponara, Michael, Inside John Legend's 'Bigger Love' Album, Which He Hopes Can 'Lift People Up',weblink Billboard, June 17, 2020, Legend stated he hoped the album would bring joy and be uplifting in light of the George Floyd protests that were taking place during the album's release. He released the cover art and track listing on June 12, a week before the release.WEB, Grant, Shawn, John Legend Reveals Cover and Tracklist for 'Bigger Love' Album,weblink The Source, June 12, 2020, Artwork The cover art was painted by artist Charly "Carlos" Palmer. The piece features a smiling portrait of the singer-songwriter covered in blooming flowers and a starry sky against a pop of turquoise backdrop. Singles Three singles were put out before the album was released. "Conversations in the Dark" was released on January 10, 2020.MAGAZINE, Aniftos, Rania, John Legend Unveils the Sweet 'Conversations in the Dark' Ahead of Upcoming 'This Is Us' Episode,weblink Billboard, January 10, 2020, "Actions" was released on March 20. Legend performed "Actions" on The Tonight Show.MAGAZINE, Zemler, Emily, Watch John Legend Perform 'Actions' on At-Home Edition of 'Fallon',weblink Rolling Stone, March 25, 2020, The title track, "Bigger Love", was released on April 17, 2020. "Wild", a collaboration with American musician Gary Clark Jr., was released on August 13, 2020.Sources concerning the single release of "Wild": WEB,weblink John Legend and Chrissy Teigen expecting third child together as they confirm baby news in Wild music video, Metro, Dosani, Rishma, August 13, 2020, August 15, 2020, WEB,weblink John Legend and Chrissy Teigen Announce New Pregnancy Through Song, Vulture, Alter, Rebecca, August 13, 2020, August 15, 2020, WEB,weblink John Legend Debuts Romantic 'Wild' Music Video with Wife Chrissy Teigen, People, VanHoose, Benjamin, August 13, 2020, August 15, 2020, Critical reception {{Album ratings		PUBLISHER=METACRITIC, July 13, 2020,	Clash (magazine)>Clash		WORK=CLASH (MAGAZINE)	>LAST=MURRAY	DATE=JUNE 19, 2020, June 20, 2020, |rev2=The Guardian	2		WORK=THE GUARDIAN	FIRST=ALIM	ACCESS-DATE=JUNE 20, 2020, |rev3=Rolling Stone	3.5		MAGAZINE=ROLLING STONE	FIRST=JON	ACCESS-DATE=JUNE 20, 2020,	Pitchfork (magazine)>Pitchfork		AUTHOR=PEARCE, SHELDON	PUBLISHER=PITCHFORK (MAGAZINE)	>WEBSITE=PITCHFORK.COM, |rev5 = The Independent	4		AUTHOR=O'CONNOR, ROISIN	PUBLISHER=THE INDEPENDENT, independent.co.uk, }}The album received generally mixed reviews from critics. Rolling Stone rated the album 3.5/5 stars, stating that the album's "self-aware" themes fit well with the current environment of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rated R&B recognized the album on its 30 Best R&B Albums of 2020 list, stating, "Bigger Love celebrates everlasting love as John Legend serenades with soothing falsettos, bold instrumentation, and groovy new sounds."WEB, The 30 Best R&B Albums of 2020: Staff Picks,weblink 2021-01-15, ratedrnb.com, Track listing All tracks, album credits, and metadata adapted from iTunes.WEB,weblink Bigger Love by John Legend on Apple Music, Apple Music, June 19, 2020, {{Track listing| extra_column = Producer(s)| total_length = 55:51| title1 = Ooh Laa	John Legend	>Warren "Oak" Felder	Keith "Ten4" Sorrells	Equinox (Bulgarian band)>Trey Campbell	Al Dubin>Harry Warren}}		Warren "Oak" Felder	>Ten4{{ref	[c]}}	c|[c]}}}}| length1 = 2:59 | title2 = Actions	Stephens	Sorrells	Cautious Clay	>Coleridge Tillman|David Axelrod}}| extra2 = Oak| length2 = 2:54| title3 = I Do	Stephens	Charlie Puth>Charles Puth Jr.}}	Charlie Puth	Raphael Saadiq{{ref>c|[c]}}}}| length3 = 2:47| title4 = One Life	Stephens	Anderson. Paak>Brandon Anderson	Jeff Gitelman>Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman|Karpeh}}	Anderson. Paak|Gitelman}}| length4 = 3:14| title5 = Wild| note5 = with Gary Clark Jr.	TMS (production team)	>TMS (production team)	>TMS (production team)	>Jacob Torrey	Romans (musician)>Samuel Romans|Stephens}}	TMS}}| length5 = 3:16| title6 = Bigger Love	Stephens	Ryan Tedder>Karpeh|Zach Skelton}}	Tedder	Cautious Clay>Skelton|Di Genius}}| length6 = 2:50| title7 = U Move, I Move| note7 = featuring Jhené Aiko	Campbell	Jonas W. Karlsson|Stephens}}| extra7 = Jonas W. Karlsson| length7 = 3:43| title8 = Favorite Place	Stephens	Julia Michaels}}	Digi	c|[c]}}}}| length8 = 2:48| title9 = Slow Cooker	Stephens	Elias "LIAS" Näslin|Toluwanimi Adeyemo}}	LIAS	c|[c]}}}}| length9 = 4:22| title10 = Focused	Stephens	Ricky Reed>Eric Frederic	Wayne Hector|Teddy Geiger}}	Ricky Reed	Steve Wyreman{{ref	[a]}}}}| length10 = 3:02| title11 = Conversations in the Dark	Stephens	Gregg Wattenberg>Jesse Fink	Chance Peña}}	Wattenberg|Pom Pom}}| length11 = 3:55| title12 = Don't Walk Away	Koffee (singer)>Koffee	Stephens	Kirby Lauryen Dockery>Di Genius	>Mikyala Simpson}}| extra12 = Di Genius| length12 = 3:40| title13 = Remember Us| note13 = with Rapsody	Stephens	Eric Hudson>Danny "Ezra" Murdock	Rapsody	>Campbell	Al Green>Albert Green	Al Jackson Jr.>Al Jackson, Jr.	Willie Mitchell (musician)>William Mitchell}}	E. Hudson	a|[a]}}}}| length13 = 4:51| title14 = I'm Ready| note14 = featuring Camper	Stephens	Taylor Parks>Darhyl Camper, Jr.}}| extra14 = DJ Camper| length14 = 3:51| title15 = Always	Stephens	Ester Dean>Camper, Jr.|Justus Alexander West}}	DJ Camper	a	Branden Rowell{{ref	[a]}}}}| length15 = 3:26| title16 = Never Break	Stephens	Mr Hudson>Benjamin "Mr. Hudson" McIldowie	Nasri (musician)>Nasri Atweh|Greg Wells}}	Mr Hudson	Nasri (musician)	{{ref>v	Benjamin Rice{{ref	[v]}}}}| length16 = 4:13}}{{Track listing		PUBLISHER=TOWER RECORDS, 24 August 2020, | extra_column = Producer(s)| total_length = 62:55| title17 = Conversations in the Dark| note17 = John Legend vs. David Guetta| writer17 = | extra17 = | length17 = 3:30| title18 = Bigger Love (Remix)| note18 = featuring Mau y Ricky | writer18 = | extra18 = | length18 = 3:22}} Notes {{note|a|[a]}}signifies an additional producer {{note|c|[c]}}signifies a co-producer {{note|v|[v]}}signifies a vocal producer Bigger Love"> Charts{| class"wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style"text-align:center"|+Chart performance for Bigger Love

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