50 is the eighth studio album by English singer and songwriter Rick Astley. It was released on 10 June 2016 by BMG. It is Astley's first studio album in more than 10 years, following Portrait (2005). In the United Kingdom, 50 became Astley's first number-one album since his 1987 debut album Whenever You Need Somebody. All songs in this album were sung, written and recorded by Astley himself, rather than someone else writing or providing the music for him. The album was later released on 7 October 2016 in the United States, marking his first American release since 1993's Body & Soul.