Willow is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Willow. It was released on July 19, 2019, through MSFTS Music and Roc Nation. The album includes a feature from her brother Jaden, and is the follow-up to her last project The 1st (2017). The album was written and produced entirely by Willow and Tyler Cole.
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| Released | July 19, 2019 | |||
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| Length | 22:34 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| NME | [2] |
| Pitchfork | 6.2/10[3] |
Background
editThe album and its promotional tour were announced on Smith's social media on June 24, with tour dates being released four days later. The tracks are interpolated and have themes such as female empowerment, relationship and being born in the wrong generation.[4]
Composition
editWillow's previous record The 1st channeled the sounds of 1990s alternative musicians, yielding comparisons to Tori Amos, Tracy Chapman, Alanis Morissette and others. With her self-titled album, she would leap into "spacey" and psychedelic terrain.[2][3] The songs have been seen as both psych-folk and psych soul, as well as dream pop and "dreamy" R&B.[2][3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Willow Smith and Tyler Cole, except where noted
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Like a Bird" (Willow Smith) | Willow | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Female Energy, Part 2" | Tyler Cole | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Time Machine" | Cole | 2:24 |
| 4. | "PrettyGirlz" | Willow | 2:49 |
| 5. | "Samo Is Now" (Willow Smith) | Willow | 2:07 |
| 6. | "Then (Interlude)" |
| 0:58 |
| 7. | "U Know" (featuring Jaden) (Willow Smith, Cole, Jaden Smith) | Cole | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Overthinking It" | Cole | 5:28 |
| Total length: | 22:34 | ||
Notes
- ^a signifies a co-producer
Personnel
edit- Willow – vocals, production
- Jabs – vocals, production
- Mel "Chaos" Lewis – production
- James Chul Rim – production, recording, mixing
- Calvin Bailiff – engineering
- Phil Scott – engineering
- Zach Brown – production, recording, mixing
- Oren Pine – drums
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] | 22 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[6] | 19 |
References
edit- ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "Willow - Willow Smith". Allmusic.
- ^ a b c Levine, Nick (July 22, 2019). "Willow Smith – Willow review". NME. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ a b c Sheldon Pearce (July 25, 2019). "Willow: Willow Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ D'Souza, Shaad. "Listen to Willow Smith's new album WILLOW". The Fader. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Willow - Chart history (Heatseeker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Willow Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2021.