Chasing Summer

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Chasing Summer
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Studio album by
SiR
ReleasedAugust 30, 2019 (2019-08-30)
Recorded2017–2019
Genre
Label
Producer
SiR chronology
November
(2018)
Chasing Summer
(2019)
Singles from Chasing Summer
  1. "Hair Down"
    Released: August 8, 2019

Chasing Summer is the third studio album by American R&B artist SiR. It was released on August 30, 2019 by Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and RCA Records. The album includes guest features from Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Jill Scott, Smino, Kadhja Bonet, Sabrina Claudio, and Zacari. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Singles and promotion

On August 8, 2019, SiR released the leading single of the album "Hair Down" featuring Kendrick Lamar. The music video was also released on the same day directed by Psycho Films' Jack Begert. [4] [5]

In April 2020, the single for "John Redcorn" was released with a music video inspired by King of the Hill . [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 4.0/5 [7]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [8]

Reviewing the album for Pitchfork, Dani Blum said SiR took a darker approach with this album claiming it is a "sad and gauzy R&B collection", saying "at 14 songs, the album feels bloated. Its swirl of features are hit or miss. Smino and Kendrick Lamar inject life into the spaces SiR hollows out." The writer continued to say "The effect is an album that bristles with paranoia. SiR creates conditions in which actual relationships are impossible: He's always in the wrong place at the wrong time; he replays conversations that never happened; he waits for calls he won’t take." [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hair Down" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
  • Uzowuru
  • Kleinman
  • Boi Beatz
  • Hector
 
2."John Redcorn"Farris3:07
3."You Can't Save Me"
  • Farris
  • K. Shackelford
  • T. Schoegje
  • K. Berry
  • Kal Banx
  • SHROOM
  • Kal Banx
2:54
4."LA Lisa" (featuring Smino)
  • D.K. The Punisher
  • Bradford Tidwell
3:40
5."Fire"
  • Farris
  • J.LBS
  • Rob Gueringer
  • Tony Russell
  • Duckworth
  • Tony Russell
  • Rob "Freaky Rob" Gueringer
  • J.LBS
2:33
6."New Sky" (featuring Kadhja Bonet)
  • Farris
  • D. Knight
  • H. Pendleton Jr.
  • J. McNeill
  • D. Perkins
  • Kadhja Bonet
3:11
7."Lucy's Love" (featuring Lil Wayne)
  • Kelvin Wooten
  • Saxon
3:07
8."That's Why I Love You" (featuring Sabrina Claudio)
  • Farris
  • Sabrina Claudio
  • LordQuest
  • LordQuest
4:01
9."Touch Down"
2:55
10."Wires in the Way"
  • Nebula
  • Lang
2:10
11."Still Blue" (featuring Jill Scott)
3:05
12."Mood" (featuring Zacari)
  • Farris
  • Zacari Pacaldo
  • B. Orlando
  • K. Berry
  • Kelvin Wooten
  • Kal Banx
  • Kelvin Wooten
  • Kal Banx
3:11
13."The Recipe"
  • Farris
  • D.K. The Punisher
  • Amaire Johnson
  • Kelvin Wooten
  • Kal Banx
  • D.K. The Punisher
  • Amaire Johnson
  • Kelvin Wooten
  • Kal Banx
2:58
14."LA"
  • Farris
  • V Ford
  • K. Shackelford
  • Tony Russell
  • Rob Gueringer
  • K. Berry
  • Duckworth
  • Kiefer
  • Tony Russell
  • Rob 'Freaky Rob" Gueringer
  • Kal Banx
5:10

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 64

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