Majid Jordan (album)

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Majid Jordan
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ReleasedFebruary 5, 2016
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Length51:40
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Majid Jordan chronology
A Place Like This
(2014)
Majid Jordan
(2016)
The Space Between
(2017)
Singles from Majid Jordan
  1. "My Love"
    Released: July 10, 2015
  2. "Something About You"
    Released: December 4, 2015
  3. "King City"
    Released: February 5, 2016
  4. "Learn from Each Other"
    Released: February 17, 2016
  5. "Every Step Every Way"
    Released: March 22, 2016
  6. "Make It Work"
    Released: June 29, 2016
  7. "Small Talk"
    Released: August 25, 2016

Majid Jordan is the debut studio album by Canadian R&B duo Majid Jordan, it was released on February 5, 2016, by OVO Sound and Warner Bros. Records. [1] The album serves as a follow-up to their debut EP A Place Like This (2014). The album's sole guest appearance comes from Drake, who they have previously worked with on his single "Hold On, We're Going Home" in 2013.

Contents

Singles

On July 10, 2015, the first single "My Love", which features Drake was premiered on Beats 1 radio station, it was released after on the iTunes Store and Apple Music. [2] On September 1, 2015, the music video was released for "My Love". [3]

On November 30, 2015, the second single "Something About You" was premiered on Power 106 radio station, [4] it was released digitally four days later along with the pre-order of the album on the iTunes Store and Apple Music. The music video was released later that month on December 22, 2015. [5]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Exclaim! 9/10 [8]
HipHopDX 3.8/5 [9]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Learn from Each Other"5:46
2."Make It Work"
  • Al Maskati
  • Ullman
  • Jenna Andrews
  • Andrea Landis
  • Dillon Pace
  • Majid Jordan
  • Jenna Andrews [b]
3:44
3."My Love" (featuring Drake)
4:08
4."Small Talk"
  • Al Maskati
  • Ullman
Majid Jordan4:19
5."Pacifico"
  • Al Maskati
  • Ullman
Majid Jordan4:35
6."Shake Shake Shake"
  • Al Maskati
  • Ullman
  • Khalid Al Khajah
Majid Jordan4:47
7."Love Is Always There"
  • Al Maskati
  • Ullman
Majid Jordan4:47
8."Warm"
  • Al Maskati
  • Ullman
Majid Jordan3:12
9."Something About You"
  • Al Maskati
  • Ullman
  • Montagnese
  • Joseph Gonsalves
  • Billy Walsh
  • Majid Jordan
  • Illangelo
4:21
10."Day and Night"
  • Al Maskati
  • Ullman
Majid Jordan5:06
11."King City"
  • Al Maskati
  • Ullman
  • Jefferies
  • Majid Jordan
  • Nineteen85
3:21
12."Every Step Every Way"
  • Al Maskati
  • Ullman
Majid Jordan3:34
Total length:51:40
Notes

Personnel

Majid Jordan

Additional personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 87
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 175
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [14] 20
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [15] 18
US Billboard 200 [16] 69
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [17] 12

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Worldwide
  • February 5, 2016

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