''(The Whole is Greater Than) The Sum of Its Parts'' is the sixth studio album by British

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artist

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. It was released on 26 January 2015 by Modena Records and

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. The album debuted at number 44 on the

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, selling 1,987 copies in its first week.

Background

On 28 July 2014, Bracegirdle announced that the title of his then-upcoming sixth

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would be ''(The Whole is Greater than) The Sum of Its Parts'' on the ninth volume of his monthly radio podcast show ''Chicane Presents Sun:Sets'' on 28 July 2014. The title directly refers to a quote recorded by

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. The album received moderate reviews upon release, with

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garnering it 3 stars out of 5, claiming "''it’s precisely what you might expect from a Chicane album''".

Track listing

Charts

References

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