Sing to Me Instead is the debut studio album by American actor/singer Ben Platt. It was released on March 29, 2019. Two songs were released from the album on February 1, 2019: "Bad Habit" and "Ease My Mind". It is the actor's first creative project after originating the role of the titular character in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen aside from appearing on one of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamildrops, "Found/Tonight".

Platt premiered the first single "Bad Habit" during a live performance and collaboration with Foley Gallery in early 2019. He later performed the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on February 21, 2019. "Ease My Mind", "Grow as We Go" and "Temporary Love" were released as pre-release downloads on February 13, March 1, and March 8, 2019, respectively. Each song was accompanied with a music video premiere on YouTube. A deluxe edition of the album was released on May 20, 2020, in conjunction with the release of the Netflix special, Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall.

Track listing Track listing adapted from Apple Music. Credits adapted from Spotify and Tidal.

Notes signifies a co-producer

Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic.

Jenn Decilveo – drum programming, mellotron, organ, piano, synthesizer, background vocals Larry Goldings – organ Jacob Green – electric guitar Alex Hope – guitars Sam Kauffman-Skloff – drums Patrick Kelly – bass David Levita – guitar Michael Pollack – piano, Juno synth Michael Wooten – organ Julia Adamy – bass David Cook – piano Nir Felder – guitars Justin Goldner – guitars Crystal Monee Hall – background vocals Kojo Littles – background vocals Amanda Lo – violin Allen René Louis – background vocals Renat Pinchas – cello Mike Ricchiuti – organ Derrick Wright – drums Jordan Katz – trumpet Mike Rocha – trumpet Charlie Bisharat – strings Meredith Crawford – strings Ross Gasworth – strings Kevin Hart – string arrangements, strings Luanne Homzy – strings Benjamin Jacobson – strings Kevin Kumar – strings Jim McMillan – strings, string orchestrator Linnea Powell – strings Mary Sloan – strings

Charts + Chart performance for Sing to Me Instead Chart (2019) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 32

Release history + Release dates and formats for Sing to Me Instead Region Date Formats Label Edition Various March 29, 2019 Atlantic Standard Various citations concerning the United States release of Sing to Me Instead:

May 20, 2020 Deluxe

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