Us (Empress Of album)

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Us
Empress Of - Us.png
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 19, 2018
Label Terrible, XL
Producer Lorely Rodriguez, Dev Hynes, DJDS, Pional, Cole M.G.N. [1] [2]
Empress Of chronology
Me
(2015)
Us
(2018)
I'm Your Empress Of
(2020)
Singles from Us
  1. "Trust Me Baby"
    Released: April 11, 2018
  2. "When I'm with Him"
    Released: August 22, 2018
  3. "Love for Me"
    Released: September 24, 2018
  4. "I Don't Even Smoke Weed"
    Released: October 17, 2018
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Clash 7/10 [5]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 6.3/10 [7]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Us is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer Empress Of, released on October 19, 2018 via XL Recordings and Terrible Records. [9] The album was preceded by the double A-side single "Trust Me Baby / In Dreams", released on April 11, 2018, [2] and three promotional singles: "When I'm with Him", released on August 22; [10] "Love for Me", released on September 24; [11] and "I Don't Even Smoke Weed", released on October 17. [12]

"When I'm with Him" is part of the soundtrack of eFootball PES 2020 . [13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lorely Rodriguez unless otherwise specified

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everything to Me" 2:47
2."Just the Same" 3:41
3."Trust Me Baby" 3:18
4."Love for Me" 3:19
5."I Don't Even Smoke Weed" 3:26
6."Timberlands"
  • Lorely Rodriguez
  • Georgia Barnes
3:21
7."I've Got Love" 3:17
8."All for Nothing"
  • Rodriguez
  • Andrew Sarlo
3:12
9."When I'm with Him"
3:13
10."Again" 3:01

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