Love Sick (album)

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Love Sick
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Studio album by
Don Toliver
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2023
Genre R&B
Length52:32
Label
Producer
Don Toliver chronology
Life of a Don
(2021)		Love Sick
(2023)		 Hardstone Psycho
(2024)
Singles from Love Sick
  1. "Do It Right"
    Released: November 18, 2022
  2. "4 Me"
    Released: February 15, 2023
  3. "Leave the Club"
    Released: February 17, 2023
  4. "Private Landing"
    Released: March 14, 2023

Love Sick is the third studio album by American rapper and singer Don Toliver. It was released through Cactus Jack and Atlantic Records on February 24, 2023. The album features guest appearances from James Blake, Lil Durk, GloRilla, Kali Uchis, TisaKorean, Justin Bieber, Future, Wizkid, Charlie Wilson, Brent Faiyaz, and Toro y Moi. The deluxe version of the album was released four days later and features additional guest appearances from Travis Scott and Teezo Touchdown. Production of the album was handled by multiple producers, including Blake and TisaKorean themselves, Cardo, DJ Burn One, Oz, Wheezy, Hit-Boy, Nez, Rodaidh McDonald, Kaytranada, Sevn Thomas, Boi-1da, DJ Dahi, Ronny J, and DJ Fresh, among others.

Contents

Love Sick was supported by four singles: "Do It Right", "4 Me", "Leave the Club", and "Private Landing". The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 40,500 album-equivalent units in its first week. [1]

Background and promotion

In April 2022, Toliver cryptically revealed the album's title through a tweet. [2] In an interview with GQ in September 2022, he described the genres of the album as "futuristic R&B and soul" and confirmed that his girlfriend, Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis would make a guest appearance on it. [3] He released its lead single, "Do It Right", on November 18, 2022. [4] In February 2023, Toliver continued teasing the album by posting an Instagram story of a whiteboard with the album's title. [5] On February 15, he released its second single, "4 Me", which features his girlfriend, Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis, as a one-day-late Valentine's Day special. [6] Two days later, he released its third single, "Leave the Club", which features fellow American rappers Lil Durk and GloRilla, and also revealed its release date and cover art. [7] Six days later, he revealed the tracklist of the standard edition of the album and confirmed all the featured artists that would make an appearance on it. [8] On February 24, 2023, the same day that it was released, Toliver confirmed that a deluxe edition of the album would be released soon and posted a video with a snippet of the song "Embarrassed", which features his Cactus Jack Records label boss, fellow American rapper and singer Travis Scott. The fourth and final single of the album, "Private Landing", which features Canadian singer Justin Bieber and fellow American rapper Future, was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on March 14, 2023. [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [11]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
HipHopDX 2.8/5 [14]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Love Sick received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 from 5 critic scores.

Clash 's Robin Murray felt that Love Sick "often thrills when Don is left on his own" and that Don uses "flows that blur the lines between rap and R&B", concluding that "amid the glitz, the hype, the online intrusion, Don Toliver still locates a space to call his own – and that's what makes 'Love Sick' so thrilling." [11] Clayton Purdon of Rolling Stone wrote that the album felt superficial, stating: "it's worth considering his superficiality more of a feature than a bug. He's developed a reputation as a sort of Diet Travis [Scott] due to the artists’ close association, but there are worse things to be than reliable." [13] Writing for HipHopDX, Precious Fondren concluded that "the Houston native takes a stab at what most other rap acts are avoiding right now: sing- rapping about love and all the emotions that come with it – trust, betrayal, and letting go. Unlike past work, Toliver attempts to expand his repertoire of content by diving a little deeper beneath the surface. Even with help from his in real life girlfriend [Kali] Uchis, Justin Bieber, Future, and Wilson, the LP comes up short in delivering songs that standout amongst his peers". [14]

Commercial performance

Love Sick debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 40,500 album-equivalent units (including 1,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week. [1] The album also accumulated a total of 51.23 million on-demand streams of the album's songs. [1]

Track listing

Love Sick track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."LoveSickness"
1:54
2."Let Her Go" (featuring James Blake)
3:12
3."Leave the Club" (featuring Lil Durk and GloRilla)
  • Oz
  • Dez Wright
  • Hitkidd
  • Mu Lean
  • James Blake [a]
3:42
4."4 Me" (featuring Kali Uchis)
2:40
5."Go Down" (featuring TisaKorean)
3:30
6."Time Heals All"
  • Ritter
  • 206Derek
  • Bryvn
  • Matty Spats
3:53
7."Leather Coat"
4:01
8."Honeymoon"
 Kaytranada 3:04
9."Private Landing" (featuring Justin Bieber and Future)
  • Bisel
  • Cardo
  • Guetfa
  • 206Derek
3:58
10."Slow Motion" (featuring Wizkid)
2:48
11."Do It Right"
2:54
12."If I Had" (featuring Charlie Wilson)
 DJ Dahi 3:28
13."Company Pt. 3"
  • Toliver
  • Wesonga
  • Anderson
  • Munoz
  • Nez
  • 206Derek
  • Los Hendrix
3:00
14."Bus Stop" (featuring Brent Faiyaz)
3:56
15."Cinderella" (featuring Toro y Moi)
 Ronny J 3:46
16."Encouragement"
  • Toliver
  • Natche
  • Ford
  • Key
  • Rise
  • McKinnon
DJ Dahi2:56
Total length:52:32
Love Sick track listing for deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."No Pole"
3:07
18."Embarrassed" (featuring Travis Scott)
  • Wheezy
  • Dez Wright
3:12
19."Geronimo"
  • Toliver
  • Sweet
Sweet2:03
20."Luckily I'm Having" (featuring Teezo Touchdown)
  • Cardo
  • Yung Exclusive
  • Chef9thegod
3:14
Total length:64:27

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