Solange / A Seat At The Table
Album review
Solange / A Seat At The Table
2012リリースのTrueがEP扱いなので、8年振りとなるSolangeのアルバム3作目。しかもメジャーでのリリースとなる、Grammyにもノミネートされている。Trueは、Dev Hynesの全面バックアップだったわけだが、今回はRaphael SaadiqをExecutve Producerに迎え、癒し効果抜群のナチュラルSoul Albumに仕上がっている。ただ、蓋を開けてみると、自身の住んでいたBlooklyn人脈のDave Longstrethら、UKから新進気鋭のSampha, サウスからLil Wayne等、バラエティに富んだGuestや制作陣が参加しており、変化をもたらしている。曲調はミディアム-スローでほぼバンドによる、ところどころJazzyなものだが、あくまでも中心にいるのはSolangeの囁くようなVocalだ。
Score card
rap oriented---------song oriented
urban-------------------------earthy
familiar----------------------serious
Rating
Producers
Solange Knowles, Questlove, Ray Angry and Magical(1)
Raphael Saadiq, Solange Knowles and Sir Dylan(2,3)
Raphael Saadiq and Solange Knowles(4)
Solange Knowles, Dave Longstreth, Raphael Saadiq and Sir Dylan(5,6)
Solange Knowles, Olubenga, Dave Longstreth, Sampha, Troy Johnson, Kwes and Adam Bainbridge(7)
Sampha, Solange Knowles, Dave Andrew Sitek and Patrick(8,9)
Adam Bainbridge and Solange Knowles(10)
Solange Knowles, Raphael Saadiq, Sean Nicholas Savage, Patrick Wimberly, Kwes and Sir Dylan(11)
John Kirby and Solange Knowles(12,17)
Solange Knowles and Dave Longstreth(13)
Q-Tip and Solange Knowles(14)
Raphael Saadiq, Solange Knowles and John Kirby(16)
Solange Knowles, Sampha and Dave Longstreth(18)
Solange Knowles(19)
Solange Knowles, Dave Longstreth, Kwes and Patrick Wimberly(20)
Solange Knowles and Troy Johnson(21)
Guests
Lil wayne, Sampha, The Dream, DJ The Chicago Kid, Q-Tip, Kelly Rowland, Nia Andrews, Kelela, Tweet
Tracks
No. | Title | Composers | Performer | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rise | Solange | Solange | 01:41 |
2 | Weary | Solange | Solange | 03:14 |
3 | The Glory Is in You (Interlude) | Solange | Solange | 00:17 |
4 | Cranes in the Sky | Solange | Solange | 04:10 |
5 | Dad Was Mad (Interlude) | Solange | Solange | 00:46 |
6 | Mad | Dwayne Carter / Solange / Lil Wayne | Solange feat. Lil wayne | 03:55 |
7 | Don’t You Wait | Solange | Solange | 04:05 |
8 | Tina Taught Me ( Interlude) | Solange | Solange | 01:14 |
9 | Don’t Touch My Hair | Sampha Sisay / Solange | Solange feat. Sampha | 04:17 |
10 | This Moment (Interlude) | Solange | Solange | 00:49 |
11 | Where Do We Go | Solange | Solange | 04:24 |
12 | For Us by Us (Interlude) | Solange | Solange | 00:52 |
13 | F.U.B.U. | Terius Nash / Solange | Solange feat. The Dream, DJ The Chicago Kid | 05:13 |
14 | Borderline (An Ode to Self Care) | Solange | Solange feat. Q-Tip | 03:02 |
15 | Got So Much Magic, You Can Have It (Interlude) | Nia Andrews / Kelly Rowland / Solange | Solange feat. Kelly Rowland , Nia Andrews | 00:26 |
16 | Junie | Solange | Solange | 03:06 |
17 | No Limits (Interlude) | Solange | Solange | 00:39 |
18 | Don’t Wish Me Well | Solange | Solange | 04:15 |
19 | Pedestals (Interlude) | Solange | Solange | 00:57 |
20 | Scales | Solange | Solange feat. Kelela | 03:39 |
21 | Closing: The Chosen Ones | Solange | Solange | 00:42 |