Love and Compromise

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Love and Compromise
Love And Compromise.jpg
Studio album by
Mahalia
Released6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)
Genre R&B [1]
Length43:23
Label Asylum
Mahalia chronology
Seasons
(2018)		Love and Compromise
(2019)		Isolation Tapes
(2020)
Singles from Love and Compromise
  1. "I Wish I Missed My Ex"
    Released: 31 May 2018
  2. "Do Not Disturb"
    Released: 6 February 2019
  3. "Simmer"
    Released: 3 July 2019
  4. "Square 1"
    Released: 23 August 2019
  5. "What You Did"
    Released: 4 September 2019

Love and Compromise is the debut studio album by Mahalia. It was released on 6 September 2019. [2] [3] It peaked at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart [4] and number 3 on the UK R&B Albums Chart. [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Clash 8/10 [8]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [9]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6]

Max Gayler of The Line of Best Fit described the album as "an outrageously consistent record full of sonic momentum and gripping lyricism." [9] Andy Kellman of AllMusic wrote, "No matter how detailed the productions get, they don't obstruct the vocals, which are consistently dynamic without being showy." [7]

Track listing

Love and Compromise track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hide Out"
Maths Time Joy2:49
2."I Wish I Missed My Ex"
  • Maths Time Joy
  • Swindle
3:25
3."Simmer" (featuring Burna Boy)
  • Joseph
  • Christian
2:47
4."Good Company" (featuring Terrace Martin)
  • Burkmar
  • Martin
  • Joseph
  • Kevin Roosevelt
  • Joseph
  • Roosevelt
  • Martin
5:07
5."What Am I?"
2:28
6."Regular People" (featuring Hamzaa and Lucky Daye)
3:01
7."Karma"
  • Burkmar
  • Diggas
  • Joseph
  • Lattimer
  • Warner
  • Diggas
  • Joseph
4:18
8."He's Mine"
  • Burkmar
  • O'Donnell
  • Diggas
  • Joseph
  • Lattimer
Joseph3:11
9."What You Did" (featuring Ella Mai)
 Pop Wansel 3:26
10."Do Not Disturb"
  • Burkmar
  • O'Donnell
  • Aston Rudi
  • Joseph
  • Lattimer
Joseph3:50
11."Richie"
  • Burkmar
  • O'Donnell
  • Joseph
  • Dew
  • Spears
  • Joseph
  • Sounwave
2:27
12."Consistency"
  • Burkmar
  • Joseph
  • Warner
Joseph2:54
13."Square 1"
  • Burkmar
  • O'Donnell
  • Rudi
  • Diggas
  • Joseph
  • Warner
  • Diggas
  • Joseph
3:40

Charts

Chart performance for Love and Compromise
Chart (2019)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [4] 28
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [5] 3

Certifications

Certification for Love and Compromise
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Silver60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Cherise (28 December 2019). "9 top R&B projects of 2019". Revolt . Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ten albums not to miss in September". BBC . 5 September 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Bruner, Raisa (6 September 2019). "The 5 Best Songs of the Week From Camila Cabello's 'Shameless' to Adam Lambert's 'Superpower'". Time . Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Love and Compromise by Mahalia". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Love and Compromise - Mahalia". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Padin, Malvika (6 September 2019). "Mahalia - Love And Compromise". Clash . Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  9. 1 2 Gayler, Max (2 September 2019). "Believe the hype: Mahalia's debut album is a timeless, timely triumph". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. ↑ Mylrea, Hannah (5 September 2019). "Mahalia – 'Love and Compromise' review". NME . Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  11. ↑ Empire, Kitty (8 September 2019). "Mahalia: Love and Compromise review – breezy, mellow soul-pop". The Observer . Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "British album certifications – Mahalia – Love and Compromise". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 5 September 2025.
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