The Kelly Rowland Edition

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The Kelly Rowland Edition
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EP by
ReleasedMay 19, 2019 (2019-05-19)
StudioRed Bull Music Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Length9:31
Label Self-released
Producer
  • Fabian Mazur
  • Lord Quest
  • TWhy Xclusive
Kelly Rowland chronology
Talk a Good Game
(2013)
The Kelly Rowland Edition
(2019)
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(2021)

The Kelly Rowland Edition [1] is an extended play (EP) by Kelly Rowland. It was released on 19 May 2019. It is classified as an EP by media outlets, [2] [3] [4] and as a single by iTunes. [5]

Contents

Music

The EP features three songs, "Don't You Worry", "Diamonds" and "See Me". The former has a groovy, old-school hip hop-styled production in which it is a love letter to classic R&B. [6] [7] The opening track, "Don't You Worry" features a sinuous and laid-back groove that float over synth chords and simple drums with heavy influences of soul and dance music. [8] D-Money of Soul Bounce praised Rowland's vocal performance by describing them as "honeyed vocals". [7]

Promotion

A 13-minute documentary was filmed with Red Bull Music Studios Sessions which was released to Red Bull Music's official YouTube channel on May 28, 2019, documenting Kelly's process recording the project. Red Bull also sponsored the project. [9]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal [10] and YouTube [11] [12] [13]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't You Worry"
  • Jeffrey Ampofo Nuamah
  • Wayne Wright
  • Kelly Rowland
  • Fabian Mazur
  • Alexandra Grace Saad
  • Brittany Shanae Dickinson
  • Mazur
  • Lord Quest
3:31
2."Diamonds"
  • Nuamah
  • Wright
  • Rowland
  • Mazur
  • Saad
  • Mazur
  • Lord Quest
3:11
3."See Me"
  • Nuamah
  • Wright
  • Dickinson
  • Tim Moore
  • Che Michael Olson
  • Marcus Anthony Williams
TWhy Xclusive2:49
Total length:9:31

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