The Great Escape (Larry June album)

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The Great Escape
Larry June - The Great Escape.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2023 (2023-03-31)
Genre Hip hop
Length45:51
Label
Producer The Alchemist
Larry June chronology
Spaceships on the Blade
(2022)
The Great Escape
(2023)
The Night Shift
(2023)
Alchemist chronology
The Elephant Man's Bones
(2022)
The Great Escape
(2023)
Voir Dire
(2023)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Turkish Cotton"2:46
2."89 Earthquake"
  • Hendricks
  • Maman
3:12
3."Solid Plan" (featuring Action Bronson)
2:55
4."Palisades, CA" (featuring Big Sean)
3:14
5."Summer Reign" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)
2:55
6."Orange Village" (featuring Slum Village)
3:41
7."Porsches in Spanish"
  • Hendricks
  • Maman
  • Leo Price
2:51
8."Art Talk" (featuring Boldy James)
3:17
9."Ocean Sounds"
  • Hendricks
  • Maman
2:36
10."Left No Evidence" (featuring Evidence)
3:01
11."What Happened to the World?" (featuring Wiz Khalifa)
3:52
12."Éxito" (featuring Jay Worthy)
2:49
13."60 Days"
  • Hendricks
  • Maman
3:19
14."Barragán Lighting" (featuring Joey Bada$$ and Curren$y)2:32
15."Margie's Candy House"2:51
Total length:45:51

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2023)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 32
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8] 12
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [9] 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [10] 4

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