Black Water (Tinashe album)

Black Water
Mixtape by Tinashe
Released	November 26, 2013
Recorded	2012–13
Genre	Alternative R&B[1]
Length	33:04
Label	MBE[2]
Producer	Tinashe (exec.) B. Hendrixx Wes Tarte K-BeatZ Yung Shaq J. Mixx Myles Morgan Boi-1da Frank Dukes Vinylz !llmind Gabriel Lambrith Ryan Hemsworth Misfitz Sounds Karon Graham J. Oliver Dev Hynes Best Kept Secret Inc
Tinashe chronology
Reverie (2012) Black Water (2013) Aquarius (2014)
Singles from Black Water
"Vulnerable" Released: December 5, 2013

Black Water is the third mixtape by American recording artist Tinashe, first released on November 26, 2013 via INgrooves and her official website. The mixtape was released after the release of her second mixtape Reverie and also being signed to RCA prior to releasing the mixtape.

As executive producer, Tinashe enlisted a variety of musical producers to work with her on the mixtape, including Boi-1da, Best Kept Secret, Dev Hynes, Frank Dukes, Gabriel Lambrith, !llmind, Inc, J. Oliver, K-BeatZ, Karon Graham, Misfitz Sounds, Osinachi, Ryan Hemsworth, Vinylz, besides being executive producer of the mixtape Tinashe also wrote all of the mixtapes songs.^[3] Musically, Black Water doesn't stray far from the same PBR&B and alternative hip hop sound that In Case We Die included, the mixtape also touches on several new genres such as electronica and neo soul.

The mixtape was preceded by the release of the lead single "Vulnerable" which was released on November 26, 2013.

Black Water received positive reviews from music critics who stated she "has the most promising voices of the new generation of alt-R&B starlets,"^[1] with some critics calling it "highly anticipated" and "must listen" and praised Tinashe's vocal growth. Other critics compared the mixtape to that of Janet Jackson, TLC and Aaliyah.