Light of Mine

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Light of Mine
Kyle - Light of Mine.jpg
Studio album by
Kyle
ReleasedMay 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)
Genre Pop-rap [1]
Length50:58
Label
Producer
  • Austin Sexton
  • AxlFolie
  • Beni Haze
  • Billboard
  • BOSSMAN
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Deffie
  • Jake Troth
  • Jordan Reyes
  • Lege Kale
  • M-Phazes
  • Monte Booker
  • naz.
  • Ricci Riera
  • Sunny Norway
  • superduperbrick
  • 10A
Kyle chronology
Smyle
(2015)		Light of Mine
(2018)		 See You When I Am Famous
(2020)
Singles from Light of Mine
  1. "iSpy"
    Released: December 2, 2016
  2. "To the Moon"
    Released: March 9, 2018
  3. "Playinwitme"
    Released: March 20, 2018
  4. "Ikuyo"
    Released: May 10, 2018
  5. "Moment"
    Released: August 24, 2018
  6. "SuperDuperKyle"
    Released: September 21, 2018
  7. "Hey Julie!"
    Released: November 29, 2018
  8. "F You I Love You"
    Released: August 23, 2019

Light of Mine is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Kyle. It was released on May 18, 2018, by Independently Popular and Atlantic Records. [2] [3] [4] The album features guest appearances from Kehlani, 2 Chainz, Sophia Black, Khalid, Take 6, Avery Wilson, Lil Yachty and Alessia Cara. The album was supported by four singles; "iSpy", "To the Moon", "Playinwitme" and “Ikuyo". A deluxe version of the album was released on August 23, 2019. It features three previously released singles: "Moment" featuring Wiz Khalifa, "SuperDuperKyle" featuring MadeinTYO, "Hey Julie!" featuring Lil Yachty, and most recently released single "F You I Love You" featuring Teyana Taylor, along with two new songs.

Contents

Artwork

The cover art was designed by SuperDuperBrick and James McCloud, who previously collaborated on the art for Kehlani’s debut album SweetSexySavage .

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Highsnobiety 3.5/5 [5]
HipHopDX 3.8/5 [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 6.9/10 [8]
Vice (Expert Witness) Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [9]

Light of Mine received favorable positive reviews from music critics. At Album of the Year, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75 based on five reviews. [10]

In his review for Highsnobiety , Russell Dean Stone wrote that "At best, you could say that Light of Mine is optimism as cultural rebellion – at worst, it plays things too safe in an attempt to be liked by everyone (in Kyle’s defense, at least it doesn’t feel he’s ever trying to be anything he’s not)". [5] In Vice , Robert Christgau summed it up as the "best innocent act in r&b, with girlish female cameos nailing two fetching numbers", naming "Ikuyo" and "Games" as highlights. [9]

Commercial performance

Light of Mine debuted at number 29 on the Billboard 200, selling 17,000 album-equivalent units and 2,000 pure album sales in its first week. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 copies in the United States. It was also certified gold in Canada.

Track listing

Standard edition [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ups & Downs"
 M-Phazes 4:44
2."Coming, Going?" (featuring Take 6)
  • Harvey
  • Ricci Riera
  • Matthew Alexander
  • Joshua Portillo
  • Aaron Michael Vigil
  • Lawrence Ross
 Ricci Riera 1:57
3."Zoom"
  • Harvey
  • Benjamin Perkins Hazlegrove
  • Dana Lorenzo Everett II
  • Michael Mario Perry
  • Beni Haze
  • Deffie
2:46
4."Ikuyo" (featuring 2 Chainz and Sophia Black)
  • BOSSMAN
  • naz.
3:41
5."Games"
  • Harvey
  • Black
  • Alexander
  • Portillo
  • BOSSMAN
  • naz.
2:19
6."Babies" (featuring Alessia Cara)
  • M-Phazes
  • AxlFolie
  • naz.
4:00
7."OpenDoors" (featuring Avery Wilson)
  • Harvey
  • Jordan Reyes
Jordan Reyes5:03
8."To the Moon"
  • Harvey
  • Austin Sexton
  • Jamahal Osley
  • Justin Howze
  • Sunny Norway
  • Austin Sexton
2:51
9."Playinwitme" (featuring Kehlani)
  • Jake Troth
  • naz.
  • superduperbrick
3:11
10."iMissMe" (featuring Khalid)
  • M-Phazes
  • naz.
  • Billboard
3:09
11."ShipTrip"
  • Harvey
  • Ahmanti Clifton Booker
  • Landon
  • M-Phazes
  • Monte Booker
2:55
12."Rodeo"
  • Harvey
  • Landon
  • Tenei Hapurona
  • Howze
  • 10A
  • M-Phazes
3:54
13."It's Yours"
  • Harvey
  • Landon
M-Phazes4:11
14."Clouds"
  • Harvey
  • Landon
  • Ryan Vojtesak
  • Keenan Davis
  • Charlie Handsome
  • M-Phazes
2:05
15."iSpy" (featuring Lil Yachty)
4:12
Total length:50:58
Deluxe edition bonus tracks [12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."F You I Love You" (featuring Teyana Taylor) M-Phazes3:56
17."Hey Julie!" (featuring Lil Yachty)
  • Harvey
  • McCollum
  • Maurice Powell
  • Howze
  • Ray Jacobs
  • Portillo
  • naz.
  • superduperbrick
2:36
18."Mmmm"  2:48
19."SuperDuperKyle" (featuring MadeinTYO)
 Ronny J 2:49
20."Moment" (featuring Wiz Khalifa)
3:08
21."Kyoto"  3:06
Sample credits

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [13] 33
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14] 144
US Billboard 200 [15] 29
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [16] 16

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [17] Gold40,000‡
United States (RIAA) [18] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousMay 18, 2018 Atlantic [11]
July 20, 2018 CD [19]
October 19, 2018 Vinyl [20]

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