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Not yet out of her teens and already put through the showbiz wringer, Mahalia considered leaving music after the 2016 release of Diary of Me, a full-length the singer, songwriter, and guitarist (perhaps tellingly) termed a project, not an album. The next year, Mahalia rebounded when the single "Sober" took off through social media, and on a semi-regular basis well into 2019, she continued to release new singles evincing total rejuvenation. Some of those songs appear on this, what Mahalia considers her true first LP. It continues to nudge the artist in a more commercial direction -- collaborators higher in profile, no songs written with her parents, and almost no acoustic guitar -- without forsaking her young-woman-next-door character. She's paired smartly with a crop of U.K. and U.S. producers whose collective work includes sessions with Jazmine Sullivan, Elle Varner, Jorja Smith, and featured artist Ella Mai, consequently securing her position in a hip-hop soul lineage that can be traced back to the likes of Caron Wheeler, Mary J. Blige, and Lauryn Hill. Mahalia's accounts of opposing and moving past unsuitable male behavior, seeing beyond her faults and persuasively bigging-up herself, are distinct and flow as freely as the hooks that embellish them. No matter how detailed the productions get, they don't obstruct the vocals, which are consistently dynamic without being showy. Going by the natural charm of the album and the fun Mahalia seemed to have in making it -- the smile cracked in the chorus of "I Wish I Missed My Ex" is the clearest evidence -- she might only be getting started.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Rob Harris, Guitar - Hal Ritson, Additional Production, Vocals - Joe LaPorta, Masterer - Marianne Haynes, Violin - Richard Adlam, Percussion, Additional Production, Programmer - Brendan Reilly, Vocals - Mahalia, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Cameron Gower Poole, Production - Felix Joseph, ExecutiveProducer - Maths Time Joy, Producer, Engineer - Addrisi Addrisi, Writer - Timothy James Worthington, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Michalis "MsM" Michael, Mixer
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2019 Mahalia under exclusive license to Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK. A Warner Music Group company
Stella Page, Viola - Trevor Mires, Trombone - Swindle, Producer, Organ, Programming - Antonia Pagulatos, Violin - Neil Waters, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Mahalia, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Geoff Swan, Mixer - Cameron Gower Poole, Engineer - Felix Joseph, ExecutiveProducer - Nathaniel J Warner, Backing Vocals, Writer - Sam Kennedy, Violin - Wayne Urquhart, Cello - Maths Time Joy, Producer, Programming - Alastair O'Donnell, Guitar, Writer - WSTRN, Writer - Louis-Rae Beadle, Writer - Ras Haile Alexander, Writer - Timothy James Worthington, Writer - Chris Athens Masters, Masterer - Dan Adekugbe, Writer
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2018 Mahalia under exclusive license to Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK. A Warner Music Group company
Wayne Hector, Writer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer - Joe LaPorta, Masterer - Chris Galland, Mixing Engineers - Jeremy Alexander Harding, Writer - Mahalia, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Felix Joseph, Producer, Engineer, Writer, Drum Programmer, Bass, Synthesizer, ExecutiveProducer - Burna Boy, FeaturedArtist - Damini Ogulu, Writer - Todd Oliver, Guitar - Robin Florent, Mixer - Kojey Radical, Backing Vocals, Writer - Jonah Christian, Producer, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Scott Desmarais, Mixer
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2019 Mahalia under exclusive license to Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK. A Warner Music Group company
Sam Taylor, Spoken Voice Vocals - Joe LaPorta, Masterer - Terrace Martin, Producer, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Mahalia, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, Spoken Voice Vocals - K. Roosevelt, Producer, Guitar, Drum Programmer, Bass, Synthesizer - Cameron Gower Poole, Production - Felix Joseph, Producer, Engineer, Production, Writer, Drum Programmer, Bass, Synthesizer, Spoken Voice Vocals, ExecutiveProducer - Kevin Roosevelt Moore II, Writer - Hamzaa, Backing Vocals - Michalis "MsM" Michael, Mixer
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2019 Mahalia under exclusive license to Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK. A Warner Music Group company
Joe LaPorta, Masterer - Mike Larson, Mixer - Mahalia, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Sam Dew, Writer - Felix Joseph, Engineer, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - Sounwave, Producer, Programmer, Writer - Larrance 1500, Producer
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2019 Mahalia under exclusive license to Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK. A Warner Music Group company
Ely Rise, Keyboards - Joe LaPorta, Masterer - Jonny Lattimer, Writer - John Kercy, Additional Vocal Recording Engineer - Mahalia, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - DJ Dahi, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Programmer - Geoff Swan, Mixer - Felix Joseph, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Writer, Synthesizer, ExecutiveProducer - Joe Burgess, Assistant Mix Engineer - Niko Battistini, Assistant Mix Engineer - Alastair O'Donnell, Writer - Dustin "DAB" Bowie, Writer - Hamzaa, FeaturedArtist - Dan Diggas, Writer - Lucky Daye, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Trevor Coulter, Additional Vocal Recording Engineer - Dora Jarkowski, Backing Vocals - Malika Hamzaa, Writer
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2019 Mahalia under exclusive license to Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK. A Warner Music Group company
Joe LaPorta, Masterer - Jonny Lattimer, Backing Vocals, Writer - Mahalia, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, Spoken Voice Vocals - George Moore, Strings - Geoff Swan, Mixer - Cameron Gower Poole, Engineer, Vocal Production - Felix Joseph, Producer, Engineer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer, ExecutiveProducer - Nathaniel J Warner, Writer - Joe Burgess, Assistant Mix Engineer - Todd Oliver, Guitar - Niko Battistini, Assistant Mix Engineer - Huw Foster, Bass - Dan Diggas, Producer, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer, Bass - Xhosa Cole, Saxophone - Isaac Poleon, Spoken Voice Vocals - Nathan Klien, Spoken Voice Vocals
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2019 Mahalia under exclusive license to Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK. A Warner Music Group company
Joe LaPorta, Masterer - Malcolm Strachan, Trombone, Trumpet - Jonny Lattimer, Writer - Mahalia, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Jay Weathers, Keyboards, Additional Production, Programmer - J Warner, Backing Vocals - Geoff Swan, Mixer - Felix Joseph, Producer, Engineer, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer, ExecutiveProducer - Mitch Jones, Keyboards - Atholl Ransome, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Burgess, Assistant Mix Engineer - Niko Battistini, Assistant Mix Engineer - Alastair O'Donnell, Writer - AOD, Guitar, Programmer - Jonah Christian, Producer, Drum Programmer - Dan Diggas, Writer
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2019 Mahalia under exclusive license to Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK. A Warner Music Group company
Jaycen Joshua, Mixer - Joe LaPorta, Masterer - Pop Wansel, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Norman Jesse Whitfield, Writer - Mahalia, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - J Warner, Additional Vocals - Felix Joseph, Engineer, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - Joe Gallagher, Engineer - Jameel Roberts, Writer - Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Writer - JProof, Keyboards, Programmer - Ella Mai, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Jacob Richards, Mixer - Ella Mai Howell, Writer - Mike Seaberg, Assistant Mix Engineer - DJ Riggins, Assistant Mix Engineer - Sarah Goodie Bag Shelton, Studio Co-Ordinator Production - Zvi Angry Beard Man Edelman, Studio Co-Ordinator Production - AndrewSchwifty Luftman, Studio Co-Ordinator Production
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2019 Mahalia under exclusive license to Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK. A Warner Music Group company
Troy Miller, String Arranger - Stuart Hawkes, Masterer - Jonny Lattimer, Writer - Mahalia, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Gwilym Gold, Piano - Geoff Swan, Mixer - Felix Joseph, Producer, Engineer, Piano, Additional Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer, Bass, Synthesizer, ExecutiveProducer - Cameron Gower-Poole, Engineer - Aston Rudi, Additional Production, Additional Vocals, Writer - Pete Graham, Violin - Alastair O'Donnell, Guitar, Writer - Jvck James, Additional Vocals - Benet McClean, Violin - Dan Diggas, Piano - Anna Beryl, Cello - Lucy Graham, Viola - Niko Batistini, Mixer
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2019 Mahalia under exclusive license to Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK. A Warner Music Group company
Joe LaPorta, Masterer - Malcolm Strachan, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Trumpet - Mahalia, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, Spoken Voice Vocals - Sam Dew, Backing Vocals, Writer - Felix Joseph, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Spoken Voice Vocals, ExecutiveProducer - Sounwave, Producer, Writer, Drum Programmer - Atholl Ransome, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Aston Rudi, Programmer, Spoken Voice Vocals - Alastair O'Donnell, Guitar, Writer - AOD, Bass Guitar - Ben Barker, Horns Engineer - Michalis "MsM" Michael, Mixer
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2019 Mahalia under exclusive license to Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK. A Warner Music Group company
Joe LaPorta, Masterer - Malcolm Strachan, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Trumpet - Mahalia, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - J Warner, Backing Vocals - Felix Joseph, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, ExecutiveProducer - Nathaniel J Warner, Writer - Atholl Ransome, Tenor Saxophone - Todd Oliver, Guitar - Ben Barker, Horns Engineer - Huw Foster, Bass Guitar - Michalis "MsM" Michael, Mixer - Xhosa Cole, Saxophone
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2019 Mahalia under exclusive license to Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK. A Warner Music Group company
Joe LaPorta, Masterer - Tom Walsh, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Mahalia, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - J Warner, Backing Vocals - Geoff Swan, Mixer - Cameron Gower Poole, Engineer, Production - Felix Joseph, Producer, Engineer, Production, Backing Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer, ExecutiveProducer - Nathaniel J Warner, Writer - Joe Burgess, Assistant Mix Engineer - Aston Rudi, Backing Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Todd Oliver, Guitar - Niko Battistini, Assistant Mix Engineer - Alastair O'Donnell, Writer - AOD, Backing Vocals - Dan Diggas, Producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer, Drum Programmer, Bass, Synthesizer - J Waner, Backing Vocals
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2019 Mahalia under exclusive license to Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK. A Warner Music Group company
Album review
Not yet out of her teens and already put through the showbiz wringer, Mahalia considered leaving music after the 2016 release of Diary of Me, a full-length the singer, songwriter, and guitarist (perhaps tellingly) termed a project, not an album. The next year, Mahalia rebounded when the single "Sober" took off through social media, and on a semi-regular basis well into 2019, she continued to release new singles evincing total rejuvenation. Some of those songs appear on this, what Mahalia considers her true first LP. It continues to nudge the artist in a more commercial direction -- collaborators higher in profile, no songs written with her parents, and almost no acoustic guitar -- without forsaking her young-woman-next-door character. She's paired smartly with a crop of U.K. and U.S. producers whose collective work includes sessions with Jazmine Sullivan, Elle Varner, Jorja Smith, and featured artist Ella Mai, consequently securing her position in a hip-hop soul lineage that can be traced back to the likes of Caron Wheeler, Mary J. Blige, and Lauryn Hill. Mahalia's accounts of opposing and moving past unsuitable male behavior, seeing beyond her faults and persuasively bigging-up herself, are distinct and flow as freely as the hooks that embellish them. No matter how detailed the productions get, they don't obstruct the vocals, which are consistently dynamic without being showy. Going by the natural charm of the album and the fun Mahalia seemed to have in making it -- the smile cracked in the chorus of "I Wish I Missed My Ex" is the clearest evidence -- she might only be getting started.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:19
- Main artists: Mahalia
- Label: Atlantic Records UK
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2019 an Asylum Records UK release, a division of Atlantic Records UK. ℗ 2019 Mahalia Burkmar under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Limited with the exception of track 2 ℗ 2018 Mahalia Burkmar under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Limited.
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