Kimberly: The People I Used to Know | ||||
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Released | December 8, 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2016–2017 | |||
Genre | R&B [1] | |||
Length | 62:59 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
K. Michelle chronology | ||||
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Singles from Kimberly: The People I Used to Know | ||||
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Kimberly: The People I Used to Know is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter K. Michelle, released on December 8, 2017, through Atlantic Records. [2] The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Birthday", "Either Way", "Make This Song Cry" and "Crazy Like You". Kimberly: The People I Used to Know debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number fifty-six with 8,804 copies sold, becoming the lowest selling debuting album of Michelle's career so far and continuing a downward trend in her commercial success.
"It's a record that is very, very vibey. The direction of the album is actually, I actually am talking about a lot of people -- not bashing them, but speaking on some people who have been influential in my life, whether it was for the good or the bad."
— K. Michelle talking about her fourth studio album. [3]
On December 21, 2016, K. Michelle announced that her fourth album would be released in 2017 via Twitter with an acronym "TCE". [4] During the final season of her reality show "K. Michelle: My Life, the singer revealed a song titled "Heaven", [5] calling the song "one of my most personal records on my new album". [6] [7] On September 8, 2017, in an interview with Billboard, the album's title was revealed "Kimberly: The People I Used to Know". [3] On October 13, 2017, the album cover, track list and release date was revealed. [8]
"Birthday" was released as the album's lead single on September 8, 2017. [9] "Either Way" featuring American singer Chris Brown was released as the album's second single on September 15, 2017. [10] The song debuted at number 19 on the US Billboard R&B Digital Song Sales chart for the week beginning October 7, 2017. [11] "Make This Song Cry" was released as the album's third single on October 6, 2017. [12] "Crazy Like You" was released as the album's fourth single on August 12, 2018. [13]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [14] |
Newsday | [15] |
Pitchfork | 7.0/10 [1] |
Renowned for Sound | [16] |
On AllMusic, Andy Kellman gave the album four stars out of five, stating that "she has too much on her mind - and has such an imaginative and proficient way of getting it all out - to truly bail." [14] Glenn Gamboa from Newsday wrote that "It’s a shoot-from-the-hip style given to hits and misses, but when K. Michelle connects, she hits hard." [15]
Pitchfork 's Alfred Soto graded it 7 points out of 10, commenting that "KIMBERLY: The People I Used to Know may lack a thumper like "V.S.O.P." or a slow jam as urgent as "Drake Would Love Me," still her greatest performance, but it continues a remarkable four-album streak." [1] Rachael Scarsbrook of Renowned for Sound gave the album 4 stars out of 5, wrote that "There is enough differentiation to maintain intrigue even if the album is some 20+ tracks long. K Michelle is never one to mince her words, and she’s certainly not going to be changing that any time soon. [16]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Welcome to the People I Used to Know" | Kimberly Pate | 0:32 | |
2. | "Alert" | Camper | 2:18 | |
3. | "God, Love, Sex, and Drugs" |
| Bongo | 3:52 |
4. | "Make This Song Cry" |
| Lil' Ronnie | 3:27 |
5. | "Crazy Like You" |
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| 3:44 |
6. | "Kim K" |
| Camper | 2:33 |
7. | "Takes Two" (featuring Jeremih) |
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| 3:24 |
8. | "Rounds" |
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| 3:25 |
9. | "Either Way" (featuring Chris Brown) |
| Ronnie | 4:14 |
10. | "Birthday" |
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| 4:01 |
11. | "Fuck Your Man" (Interlude) |
| Ronnie | 3:41 |
12. | "No Not You" |
| Ronnie | 3:50 |
13. | "Giving Up on Love" |
| Louis Biancaniello | 3:20 |
14. | "Help Me Grow" (Interlude) | Pate | 0:28 | |
15. | "Heaven" |
| 3:56 | |
16. | "Run Don't Walk" |
| A Louis York | 3:48 |
17. | "Industry Suicide" (Interlude) | Pate | 0:32 | |
18. | "Talk to God" |
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| 4:27 |
19. | "Brain on Love" |
| Eric Hudson | 3:27 |
20. | "Woman of My Word" |
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| 2:53 |
21. | "Outro" (performed by Princess Nokia) | Pate | 1:07 | |
Total length: | 62:59 |
Notes
Sample credits
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [17] | 56 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [18] | 23 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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United States | December 8, 2017 | Digital download, CD | Atlantic | [2] |
Canada | [19] | |||
United Kingdom | December 10, 2017 | [20] | ||
Spain | [21] | |||
France | [22] | |||
Germany | [23] |
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