Back Home (Trey Songz album)

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Back Home
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
Recorded2019-2020 [1]
Genre
Length1:07:52
Label
Trey Songz chronology
Tremaine the Album
(2017)
Back Home
(2020)
Singles from Back Home
  1. "Back Home"
    Released: April 29, 2020
  2. "2020 Riots: How Many Times"
    Released: June 5, 2020
  3. "Circles"
    Released: August 14, 2020
  4. "Two Ways"
    Released: October 1, 2020
  5. "On Call"
    Released: October 28, 2020

Back Home is the eighth studio album by American singer Trey Songz. It was released on October 9, 2020, by Atlantic Records. [3]

Contents

The album was supported by five official singles: "Back Home", the protest anthem "2020 Riots: How Many Times", as a response to the police murder of George Floyd, "Circles", "Two Ways" and "On Call". [4] The title track, featuring Summer Walker, reached number 12 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. [5] The album also features appearances from Ty Dolla Sign, Davido, and Swae Lee. [6]

The album peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard 200, becoming his second lowest charting album, following his debut album I Gotta Make It .

Background

Trey Songz affirmed that on Back Home he "wanted to lay down even more heavy the R&B presence of love". [7] He worked on the album in his hometown in Virginia, and according to him, that helped him work on it with less expectations. [7] Talking about its making he said:

It was different for me being around so much real, genuine love. As an artist, when you’re moving city-to-city, state-to-state, you’re often around what can be described as fake love. Even if it is genuine, it’s not the people that know you. Fans love me to death, but they love the perception of me unless you really dove into who I am. No matter how comfortable you are as a celebrity, you’re always on guard. That continuous time to just be Trey from The Heights, Trey from Petersburg and be perceived that way every day and get so comfortable. When I was making my first album, that was who I was. I wasn’t Trey Songz yet. I was trying to be Trey Songz. [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Heights Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic said that Back Home "is weighed down by a glut of adequate slow jams that don't offer much variation, though his voice can still elevate middling material". [8] Roisin O'Connor of The Independent on the album the singer "seems remarkably preoccupied by his romantic relationships, and less interested in delving into his own past". [2]

Track listing

Back Home [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Be My Guest"
  • Taylor
  • S.K.
3:21
2."Save It"
  • T. Neverson
  • N. Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Breland
  • Gregory Lane
  • Scotty Massenburg
  • Taylor
  • PatLaceDat
2:29
3."Hands On"
  • T. Neverson
  • N. Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Breland
  • Benjamin Sturdivant
  • Taylor
  • Based1
  • Rog3rdat
1:41
4."Lost & Found"
  • T. Neverson
  • N.Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Breland
  • Dante Carter
  • Paul Norman
  • Taylor
  • Chad Paul
3:22
5."Circles"
  • T. Neverson
  • N.Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Breland
  • Akil Ernest
  • Edrick Miles
  • Troy Oliver
  • Taylor
  • A-Major
  • Oliver
4:17
6."Round & Round"
  • T. Neverson
  • N.Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Breland
  • Arsenio Archer
  • Breland
  • John Scherer
  • Najee Travis
  • Timothy Maxey
Taylor0:41
7."Two Ways"
  • T. Neverson
  • N.Neverson
  • Breland
  • Archer
  • Breland
  • Scherer
  • Travis
  • Maxey
  • Travis
  • Scherer
  • Archer
  • Maxey
3:21
8."Hit Different"
3:28
9."Cats Got My Tongue"
  • T. Neverson
  • N.Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Breland
  • Edrick Miles
  • Taylor
  • Eddie Bars
2:55
10."Back Home" (featuring Summer Walker)3:14
11."On Top of Me"
  • T. Neverson
  • N. Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Trevon Waters
  • Vaidel Vidal
  • Taylor
  • Smurv
3:54
12."On Call" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
Renzy8082:44
13."Nobody's Watchin"
  • T. Neverson
  • N. Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Breland
  • McGee
  • Massenburg
  • Xavier Baird
  • Taylor
  • S.K.
  • DJ Cruz
  • Zay Bans
3:18
14."Sleepless Nights" (featuring Davido)
  • T. Neverson
  • David Adeleke
  • N. Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Gabriel Williams
  • Micah-Vincent Wormley
  • Milan Modi
  • Massenburg
  • G-major
  • MOW
  • Mummet Daddy
  • Yung Lan
4:16
15."GLA"
  • T. Neverson
  • N. Neverson
  • Mikey
  • Massenburg
  • Stacey Owens
  • Stacey "S.O.S." Owens
  • Mummet Daddy
3:26
16."Rain" (featuring Swae Lee)
  • Akeel
  • DZL
3:43
17."Tug of War"
  • T. Neverson
  • N. Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Jeffery Robinson, Jr.
  • Maulik Smith
  • Taylor
  • Fresh Ayr
3:54
18."All This Love"
  • Taylor
  • Hudson
  • Austin
  • Danny Murdock, Jr.
4:48
19."OG Lovelude"
  • T. Neverson
  • N. Neverson
  • Taylor
Taylor1:34
20."2020 Riots: How Many Times"
  • T. Neverson
  • N. Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Oliver
  • Taylor
  • Oliver
3:24
21."I Know a Love"
  • T. Neverson
  • N. Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Carter
  • Norman
  • Trevon Waters
  • Taylor
  • Paul
3:03
22."Noah Love"
  • T. Neverson
  • N. Neverson
  • Taylor
Taylor0:59

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [11] 15
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] 9

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