Harlan & Alondra

Harlan & Alondra
Studio album by Buddy
Released	July 20, 2018
Genre	Hip hop R&B G-funk
Length	39:30
Label	RCA
Producer	Brody Brown & David Waltzer (also exec.) Mike & Keys & Roofeo (also exec.) DJ Khalil Flying Lotus HazeBanga Isiah Salazar Jahaan Sweet Jake One Roofeeo Scoop DeVille Scum Terrace Martin Thundercat
Buddy chronology
Magnolia (2017) Harlan & Alondra (2018)
Singles from Harlan & Alondra
"Black" Released: March 7, 2018 "Trouble on Central" Released: May 10, 2018 "Hey Up There" Released: June 20, 2018 "Trippin'" Released: July 9, 2018

Harlan & Alondra is the debut studio album by American rapper Buddy. It was released on July 20, 2018, by RCA Records. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

The album was produced by Mike & Keys, Brody Brown, Roofeeo, Jake One, DJ Khalil, and Jahaan Sweet, Scoop DeVille. Guest features include ASAP Ferg, Ty Dolla Sign, Snoop Dogg, Khalid and Guapdad 4000. ^[3]

Singles

On March 7, 2018, Buddy released the first single from titled "Black", with an accompanying music video coming out the following week. ^[4] On May 10, the second single "Trouble on Central" was released, and a video after the album's release. ^[5] In June and July, he put out two more songs, "Hey Up There" and "Trippin'", to further promote the project. ^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100 [7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	7.4/10 [8]

Writing for Pitchfork , Briana Younger said "Buddy emerges as one of the region’s most versatile artists. Like a bluesman who still believes things get better, he offsets their often weighty revelations masked in revelry with something that feels more soothing. Part conversation and part confessional, Harlan & Alondra is an alternative take on one of pop culture’s most fabled cities. Buddy drops the top and extends an invitation to ride with him, reminding us along the way that though it may not always be sunny by the beach, it’s always worthwhile." ^[8]

The album was included in Clash 's Albums of the Year 2018 list, placing it at #25, ^[9] as well as in Vibe 's unranked 30 Best Albums of 2018 list. ^[10]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Real Life Shit"	Simmie Sims III Christopher "Brody" Brown Terrace Martin	Brody Brown Martin [a]	4:09
2.	"Shameless" (featuring Guapdad 4000)	Sims III Akeem Hayes Michael Cox, Jr. John Groover, Jr. Jacob Dutton	Mike & Keys Jake One	4:02
3.	"Black" (featuring ASAP Ferg)	Sims III Darold Ferguson, Jr. Jahaan Sweet Sir Darryl Farris	Sweet	3:53
4.	"Hey Up There" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	Sims III Tyrone Griffin, Jr. Khalid "Kent Jamz" Muhammad Rashad Muhammad Isiah Salazar	HazeBanga Salazar	3:21
5.	"Legend"	Sims III Cox, Jr. Groover, Jr. Japhet Landis Martin	Mike & Keys Brown Roofeeo Martin [a]	0:46
6.	"Trouble on Central"	Sims III Elijah Molina Landis Brown Farris	Scoop DeVille Roofeeo Brown [a]	3:07
7.	"The Blue" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Sims III Calvin Broadus, Jr. Cox, Jr. Groover, Jr. Landis Brown Martin	Mike & Keys Roofeeo Brown Martin [a]	3:25
8.	"Speechless"	Sims III Cox, Jr. Groover, Jr. Brown Landis	Mike & Keys Brown Roofeeo	3:19
9.	"Young"	Sims III Cox, Jr. Groover, Jr. Brown Landis Erika Wright Antwan Patton Andre Benjamin Thomas Callaway Joi Gilliam Ruben Wright Myrna Crenshaw	Mike & Keys Brown Roofeeo	3:24
10.	"Trippin'" (featuring Khalid)	Sims III Khalid Robinson Cox, Jr. Groover, Jr. Landis Brown	Mike & Keys Roofeeo Brown	3:00
11.	"Find Me 2"	Sims III Landis Brown	Roofeeo Brown Scum [a]	3:22
12.	"Shine"	Sims III Cox, Jr. Groover, Jr. Khalil Abdul-Rahman Daniel Tannenbaum Sam Barsh David Foreman	Mike & Keys DJ Khalil	3:46
Total length:				39:30

Harlan & Alondra (Deluxe)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Cubicle" (featuring 03 Greedo)	Sims III Jason Jackson		2:57
14.	"It's Love"	Sims III		3:59
15.	"Link Up" (featuring Kent Jamz, Bas, Guapdad 4000, JID, and Ari Lennox)	Sims III K. Muhammad Abbas Hamad Hayes Destin Route Courtney Salter	Thundercat Flying Lotus	3:10
16.	"Bad Attitude"	Sims III Brown Landis	Brown Roofeeo	3:18

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• "Real Life Shit", "Legend", "Speechless" and "Young" features background vocals from Rose Gold
• "Hey Up There" features background vocals from Kent Jamz
• "Trouble on Central" features background vocals from Joyce Wrice
• "The Blue" features background vocals from Quiñ and Terrace Martin
• "Young" interpolates "Liberation" performed by Outkast, Cee-Lo and Erykah Badu ^[11]

References

1. "Buddy Drops 'Harlan & Alondra' Album - XXL". XXL Mag. 20 July 2018.
2. "Buddy Drops Debut Album "Harlan & Alondra"". HipHopDX. 19 July 2018.
3. "Buddy's smooth debut album 'Harlan & Alondra' is a must-hear - EARMILK". 23 July 2018.
4. "Listen to Buddy's Powerful New Single "Black" with ASAP Ferg".
5. "Buddy Searches for Escape on New Song "Trouble on Central" - XXL". XXL Mag. 12 May 2018.
6. "Buddy Reveals 'Harlan & Alondra' Tracklist with Snoop Dogg, Khalid, Ty Dolla $ign". exclaim.ca.
7. "Reviews for Harlan & Alondra by Buddy". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
8. Younger, Briana (July 3, 2018). "Buddy - Harlan & Alondra". Pitchfork.
9. Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; ClashMusic (2018-12-19). "Clash Albums Of The Year 2018: 10 - 1". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
10. VIBE (2018-12-18). "Debate Us: The 30 Best Albums Of 2018". VIBE.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
11. "Buddy Feels OutKast Helped Him Hone His Sound - XXL". 26 July 2018.