Heavn

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Heavn
Jamila Woods - Heavn.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)
Genre R&B, neo soul
Length45:50
Label Jagjaguwar
Producer Saba, Nico Segal, The Roots, Kweku Collins, oddCouple
Jamila Woods chronology
Heavn
(2016)
Legacy! Legacy!
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Consequence of Sound B+ [3]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [4]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Spin 8/10 [6]
Tom Hull – on the Web B+ ( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [7]
Vice (Expert Witness) Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [8]

Heavn (stylized as HEAVN) is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Jamila Woods. It was released on July 15, 2016 through Jagjaguwar.

Contents

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2016
26
[9]
Esquire Top 30 Albums of 2016
24
Exclaim! Top 15 Soul/R&B Albums of 2016
9
NPR Top 50 Albums of 2016
27
Pitchfork Top 50 Albums of 2016
36
PopMatters Top 15 Soul/R&B Albums of 2016
5
Variance Top 50 Albums of 2016
27

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bubbles"2:06
2."VRY BLK"2:54
3."Popsicle (Interlude)"0:38
4."Lonely"3:25
5."HEAVN"4:23
6."Eve (Interlude)"0:31
7."In My Name"1:25
8."Assata's Daughter (Interlude)"0:24
9."Blk Girl Soldier"3:22
10."LSD (feat. Chance the Rapper)"3:28
11."Still (Interlude)"0:27
12."Emerald Street (feat. Saba)"3:13
13."Lately"2:42
14."Always Loving (Interlude)"0:26
15."Breadcrumbs (feat. Nico Segal)"3:33
16."Stellar"2:02
17."Good Morning (Interlude)"0:28
18."Holy"3:12
19."Way Up"3:54
20."Holy (Reprise)"3:22

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