| Tales from the Land of Milk and Honey | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 21, 2015 | |||
| Genre | R&B, neo soul | |||
| Length | 39:01 | |||
| Label | Foreign Exchange Music | |||
| Producer | Nicolay | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [2] |
| HipHopDX | 3.5/5 [3] |
| NPR | favorable [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [5] |
Tales from the Land of Milk and Honey is the fifth studio album by the Foreign Exchange, released in 2015. NPR listed it as one of the "Top 10 Slept-On R&B Albums of 2015". [6]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Milk and Honey" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Work It to the Top" | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Truce" | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Disappear" | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Sevenths and Ninths" | 1:40 |
| 6. | "Asking for a Friend" | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Body" | 4:30 |
| 8. | "As Fast As You Can" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Face in the Reflection" | 5:03 |
| 10. | "Until the Dawn (Milk and Honey Pt. II)" | 3:33 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [7] | 12 |
| US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [8] | 2 |
| US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [9] | 16 |
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