Food (Kelis album)

Food
Studio album by
Kelis
ReleasedApril 18, 2014 (2014-04-18)
Recorded2013
StudioFederal Prism, Los Angeles
Genre
Length50:13
LabelNinja Tune
Producer
Kelis chronology
Flesh Tone
(2010) 		Food
(2014) 		Live in London
(2014)
Singles from Food
  1. "Jerk Ribs"
    Released: February 14, 2014
  2. "Rumble"
    Released: April 11, 2014
  3. "Friday Fish Fry"
    Released: July 14, 2014

Food is the sixth studio album by American singer Kelis. It was released on April 18, 2014, becoming her first album released under Ninja Tune Records. After parting ways with Jive Records in 2007, Kelis signed to Interscope and will.i.am Music Group in 2009, through the label she released her fifth studio album, Flesh Tone, which saw Kelis experiment with a dance sound. In 2011, Kelis began work on the follow-up to Flesh Tone; however, she left Interscope and signed to Federal Prism, before officially signing to the British independent label Ninja Tune for the release of Food.[3] Food is an R&B and soul album with a diverse musical style that incorporates funk, Afrobeat, Memphis soul, and neo soul. Its songs feature crackling horns, brass, earthy guitars, simmering electronics and vocals from Kelis that were noted as being breathy, smoky and sultry.

The album was viewed as a return to Kelis' previous music prior to Flesh Tone, and was described by Kelis as, "a kind of unspoken lovefest".[4] The album was written by Kelis, alongside David Andrew Sitek, and Todd Simon, and was entirely produced by David Andrew Sitek and features guest performances by CSS and Priscilla Ahn.[5] Upon release the album received mostly positive reviews from critics, who commended the album's production, composition and Kelis vocals. Commercially the album fared well making appearances on numerous charts worldwide, the album also entered the UK Albums Chart at number twenty, becoming Kelis's second highest peaking album after Tasty in 2004.[6] The album spawned three singles—"Jerk Ribs", "Rumble", and "Friday Fish Fry"—and was further promoted with a mini-concert.

  1. ^ Jonze, Tim (April 7, 2014). "Kelis - Food: Album stream". The Guardian. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Scots Review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Kelis Signs to Ninja Tune". Ninja Tune. December 11, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "Food / Kelis / Releases". Ninja Tune. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  5. ^ Hutchinson, Kate (March 1, 2014). "Kelis: from dance diva to soul queen and qualified cook". The Guardian. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  6. ^ "Paolo Nutini spends second week on top with Caustic Love". Officialcharts.com. April 27, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.