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Kehlani / It Was Good Until It Wasn't

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Kehlani / It Was Good Until It Wasn't

Kehlani / It Was Good Until It Wasn't

Mixtape扱いだった前作を除くと、3年ぶりとなるKehlaniの2作目。十分なPromotionもできない状況で、リリースも延期されたが、R&Bチャート1位と好調なアクションを示している。
YGとの破局や自身の出産、Lexii Alijai, Mac Miller, Chynnaら友人の死、それにコロナ禍と、短期間での怒涛の体験を反映した作品であり、タイトルも、そんな心情を現わしているようだ。また、CDジャケットもWith コロナでの暮らしを表現している。
中身のほうだが、ミディアム~スロー中心で、アンニョイでダークなところもあり、1stとは大分違った趣となる。
サウンドは、エレクトロを適宜、取り入れたいまどきのR&Bで、Jhené Aiko, Lucky Daye, James Blakeなど、これもいまどきのGuestを迎え、アクセントをつけている。

Score card


rap oriented---------song oriented

15

urban-------------------------earthy

15

familiar----------------------serious

15

Rating

110

Producers

G.Ry and K.Beazy(1)
Pop Wansel, Jake One and Some Randoms(2)
Jahaan Sweet(3,11)
Louie Lastic and Dan Foster(5)
Pop & Oak and Orphanage(6)
Go Grizzly and Loshendrix(8)
Jahaan Sweet and Yussef Dayes(9)
Boy1da, Jahaan Sweet and Yogitheproducer(10)
Pop Wansel, Some Randoms and Sam Wish(12)
Boy1da, Jahaan Sweet, The Rascals and Yogitheproducer(13)
Mars, Mike & Keys, Roget, Poshbeatz and Loshendrix(14)
CYHT(15)

Guests

Tory Lanez, Jhené Aiko, Masego, James Blake, Megan Thee Stallion, Lucky Daye, Ty Dolla $ign

Tracks

No.TitleComposersPerformerTime
1ToxicKeegan Bach / Ryan Martinez / Kehlani ParrishKehlani02:48
2Can IPhalon Alexander / Johnta Austin / Matthew Campfield / Bryan-Michael Cox / Jacob Dutton / Kevin Hicks / Daniel Klein / Kehlani Parrish / Daystar Peterson / Andrew WanselKehlani feat. Tory Lanez02:59
3Bad NewsKehlani Parrish / Jahaan SweetKehlani03:05
4Real Hot Girl (Skit)Megan PeteKehlani00:15
5WaterAlex Ben-Abdallah / Destin Conrad / Dan Foster / Louie Lastic / Kehlani Parrish / India PerkinsKehlani02:02
6Change Your LifeJhen? Aiko / Warren Felder / Alex Niceforo / Kehlani Parrish / Keith Sorrells / Andrew WanselKehlani feat. Jhené Aiko03:11
7Belong to the Streets (Skit)Anthony Creer / Jassmyn Fowlkes / Gibran Garcia / Serak Mehari / Albert WattsKehlani00:26
8Everybody BusinessShawn Carter / Destin Conway / Chad Hugo / Trinidad James / Carlos Munoz / Kehlani Parrish / Kevin Price / Pharrell WilliamsKehlani02:45
9Hate the ClubMicah Davis / Yussef Dayes / Kehlani Parrish / Jahaan SweetKehlani feat. Masego04:38
10Serial LoverJohann Deterville / Vianey Emmanu?l Mfuamba / Kehlani Parrish / Matthew Samuels / Michael Samuels / Jahaan SweetKehlani02:25
11F&MUNija Charles / Kehlani Parrish / Paolo Rodriguez / Jahaan SweetKehlani02:14
12Can You Blame MeDustin Bowie / David Brown / Matthew Campfield / Nija Aisha-Alayja Charles / Daniel Klein / Michael MacGregor / Kehlani Parrish / Andrew Wansel / Sam WishkoskiKehlani feat. Lucky Daye03:03
13GrievingJames Blake / Johann Deterville / Kehlani Parrish / Matthew SamuelsKehlani feat. James Blake03:50
14Open (Passionate)Roget Chahayed / Nija Charles / Darryl Clemons / Destin Conrad / Lamar Edwards / John Groover / Los Hendrix / Michael Cox, Jr. / Kehlani Parrish / Andrew WanselKehlani04:05
15Lexii’s (Outro)Cyht / Alexis Alijai Lynch / Josh TimmermanKehlani01:44

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