Errol (album)

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Errol
Haleek Maul - Errol.png
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2020 (2020-02-28) [1]
Genre Hip hop [2]
Length35:49
Label Lex
Producer
  • Gila
  • Morris
  • Brandon Peralta
  • Hlmnsra
  • Chris Rose
  • Sebastian Sartor
  • Sega Bodega
  • Haleek Maul
  • Hudson Alexander
  • Shaayz
  • Pablo Melendez
Haleek Maul chronology
In Permanence
(2018)
Errol
(2020)
Singles from Errol
  1. "Ceiling Fan"
    Released: October 16, 2019 [3]
  2. "Halo"
    Released: November 13, 2019 [4]
  3. "Abyss"
    Released: November 27, 2019 [5]
  4. "Lucid"
    Released: December 11, 2019 [6]
  5. "Get2high"
    Released: January 29, 2020 [7]

Errol is the debut studio album by American rapper and record producer Haleek Maul. It was released on Lex Records on February 28, 2020. [8] The album is named for and dedicated to his late grandfather. [9] He said: "With this project I'm working through a lot of the things I've learned since I lost him, as well as speaking on the transformation I'm undergoing as an artist and person." [10]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [8]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."We Wid It" (featuring Jah Koda)
Gila2:10
2."Ceiling Fan"
  • Philesciono M. Canty II
  • Malik Hall
  • Morris
  • Brandon Peralta [a]
1:54
3."Relax" (featuring Island Levvy)
  • Malik Hall
  • Nicholas Lett
  • Raimondo Taibi
Hlmnsra3:08
4."Glitching"
  • Malik Hall
  • Christopher Rose
Chris Rose2:48
5."Halo" (featuring Mick Jenkins)
Sebastian Sartor3:51
6."Pretty Color"
  • Malik Hall
  • Kyle Reid
Gila2:54
7."Get2high"
  • Malik Hall
  • Salvador Navarrete
2:51
8."Lucid" (featuring Sean Leon)
  • Hudson Alexander
  • Haleek Maul [a]
3:29
9."Dwgwy"
  • Malik Hall
  • Kyle Reid
Gila3:36
10."Abyss" (featuring Ro Ransom)
  • Shaayz
  • Haleek Maul [a]
2:54
11."Name" (featuring Fantom Dundeal)
  • Arlon Griffith
  • Malik Hall
  • Pablo Melendez
Pablo Melendez2:27
12."Feelings" (featuring Aron)
  • Nora Dukler
  • Malik Hall
  • Kyle Reid
Gila3:41
Total length:35:49

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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