Piece by Piece is the second studio album by British singer Katie Melua. It was released on 26 September 2005 by Dramatico Records. The album combines original material written by Melua and her longtime collaborator Mike Batt with several cover versions, featuring four songs by each writer and one co-written composition. The album received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who praised Melua's voice, emotional delivery, and the album’s melancholy atmosphere, while some criticised its safe adult-contemporary approach and polished production. It was a major commercial breakthrough, reaching number one in the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, and Poland, while peaking within the top five in several other European markets. The album earned multiple platinum certifications, including 4× Platinum in both the UK and Germany, and sold over three million copies across Europe. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piece_b...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)