1994 (Nathan Evans album)

1994
Studio album by
Released8 November 2024
Length35:50
LabelBetter Now Records, EMI, Universal
ProducerJames Earp, Lewis Gardiner, Ross Hamilton
Nathan Evans chronology
Wellerman – The Album
(2022)
1994
(2024)
Angels' Share
(2026)

1994 is the second album by the Scottish singer-songwriter Nathan Evans, released on 8 November 2024 through Better Now Records, EMI Records, and Universal Music.[1] The album's lead single, "Catch You When You Fall", was released in March 2023. 1994 was further supported by the BPI Silver-certified single "Heather on the Hill".[2] The album was titled after Evans's birth year.

Commercially, the album debuted atop the albums charts in his native Scotland, and spent a combined total of ten weeks within the Scottish Albums Charts,[3] In the United Kingdom, it debuted and peaked at number twenty–six on the UK Albums Charts,[4] whilst it debuted at number 2 on the UK Folk Albums Charts.[5]

Track listing

The track listing for 1994 is as follows:[6]

Standard track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Bonfire"2:28
2."Flowers in the Water"2:22
3."Driving to Nowhere"3:05
4."Heather on the Hill"2:19
5."I'm A Man" (featuring Foy Vance)4:36
6."Highland Girl"2:56
7."100 Miles"3:03
8."Sweet Mountain Rose"2:32
9."Catch You When You Fall"3:12
10."Perfect Storm"3:01
11."Paper Planes"3:32
12."Days of Our Lives"2:44
Total length:35:50
1994 – Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
13."Old Man's Grace"2:47
14."Island Queen"2:15
15."Banks of Eden Water"2:05
16."Pour Me Up A Drink"2:29
17."Rolling Stone"2:42
Total length:48:08

Personnel

The following personnel are credited on the album's inner lining.

Performance

  • Nathan Evans – lead and backing vocals
  • Laura Jane Wilkie – fiddle
  • James Earp – bass, guitars, keyboards
  • Lewis Gardiner – backing vocals
  • Saint PHNX – backing vocals
  • Alan Jukes – backing vocals
  • Stephen Jukes – backing vocals

Production

  • James Earp – producer, recording, drum programming, synthesizer programming
  • Lewis Gardiner – producer, mixing
  • Ross Hamilton – producer
  • Christoph Thiers – mixing engineer
  • Adam Lunn – mastering engineer
  • Sascha Buehren – mixing, mastering

Charts

Chart (2024–2025) Peak position
Scotland Albums Chart[3] 1
UK Albums Chart[7] 26
UK Album Downloads Chart[7] 4
UK Physical Albums Chart[7] 5
UK Albums Sales Chart[7] 5
UK Folk Albums Chart[8] 2

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Europe 8 November 2024 Digital / CD Better Now Records · EMI Records · Universal Music
Europe (import CD) 15 November 2024 CD Universal Import
Worldwide 21 February 2025 Deluxe digital edition Better Now Records · Universal

References

  1. ^ "1994 by Nathan Evans on Apple Music". Apple Music. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  2. ^ Network, Scottish Music (25 October 2024). "TOUR NEWS: Nathan Evans announces March 2025 Scottish tour: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Dundee, Strathpfeffer, Glasgow". Scottish Music Network. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b "NATHAN EVANS". Official Charts. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  4. ^ "1994". Official Charts. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Official Folk Albums Chart on 3/12/2024". Official Charts. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  6. ^ "NATHAN EVANS RELEASES NEW ALBUM '1994'". RockNLoadMag.com. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d "1994". Official Charts. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Official Folk Albums Chart | Official Charts". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 November 2025.