Starry Night Over the Phone

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Starry Night Over the Phone
Starry Night Over the Phone by Allday.png
Studio album by
Released12 July 2019
StudioNOTB in Studio City, CA
Genre
Length37:24
Label OneTwo
Allday chronology
Speeding
(2017)
Starry Night Over the Phone
(2019)
Drinking with My Smoking Friends
(2021)
Singles from Starry Night Over the Phone
  1. "Wonder Drug"
    Released: 9 November 2018 [1]
  2. "Protection"
    Released: 22 March 2019 [2]
  3. "Lungs"
    Released: 15 May 2019 [3]
  4. "Restless"
    Released: 7 June 2019 [4]

Starry Night Over the Phone is the third studio album by Australian rap artist Allday. It was released on 12 July 2019. The album spawned four singles: "Wonder Drug", "Protection", "Lungs" and "Restless", featuring The Veronicas. The album's title is a reference to the Vincent van Gogh 1888 painting Starry Night Over the Rhône , with the album artwork's use of light also referencing the painting. [5]

Contents

At the AIR Awards of 2020, the album was nominated for Best Independent Hip Hop Album Or EP. The album ultimately lost to Sampa the Great's album The Return. [6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Music AUStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Anna Rose from The Music AU said the album "is a tender, star-studded offering, one that shows a maturity of soul and sound without washing out his signature hybrid of hip hop and pop." adding "[the] choice in collaborators brings a certain depth to his music." but concluded saying "...without the talents of musicians borrowed from other genres, this would be a pretty bland album." [7] The album was recognised as one of the 20 Best Album Covers of 2019 by Billboard . [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Restless" (featuring The Veronicas)
  • Shama Joseph
  • Simon Lam
3:12
2."Dont Wanna Push You Away Anymore" (featuring Japanese Wallpaper)Gaynor3:18
3."Protection"
  • Gaynor
  • Lam
  • David von Mering
  • Grant Yarber
  • David von Mering
  • YOG$
3:33
4."Atmosphere"GaynorLam3:29
5."See You When I See You" (featuring Lonelyspeck)Gaynor
  • Lam
  • Lonelyspeck
3:41
6."Best Life"
3:09
7."Lungs" (featuring Fossa Beats)
  • Gaynor
  • Daniel Lindsay
Fossa Beats2:56
8."What Do You Think?"Gaynor
  • Lam
  • Imad Royal
3:36
9."Rhythms"Gaynor
  • Mike Derenzo
  • Lam
3:49
10."If Not Now, When?"Gaynor
  • HAMLEY
  • Lam
3:26
11."Wonder Drug"
  • Gaynor
  • Max Byrne
  • Golden Vessel
  • Lam
3:15
Total length:37:24

Personnel

The following people contributed to Starry Night Over the Phone: [9]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 7

Release history

RegionDateFormatEdition(s)LabelCatalogue
Australia12 July 2019 [12] StandardONETWOONETWO008

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