Heaux Tales

Heaux Tales
The front cover of Jazmine Sullivan's album 'Heaux Tales'
EP by
Jazmine Sullivan
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2021
Genre
Length32:21
LabelRCA
Producer
Jazmine Sullivan chronology
Reality Show
(2015) 		Heaux Tales
(2021)
Singles from Heaux Tales
  1. "Lost One"
    Released: August 28, 2020
  2. "Pick Up Your Feelings"
    Released: November 20, 2020
  3. "Girl like Me"
    Released: January 6, 2021
  4. "Hurt Me So Good"
    Released: May 31, 2022[2]

Heaux Tales is an EP by American R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan. Released by RCA Records on January 8, 2021, it was her first project since 2015's critically-acclaimed Reality Show. It includes features from Ari Lennox, Anderson .Paak, and H.E.R.[3] The EP was primarily recorded in Sullivan's Philadelphia home.[4]

The project has also been variably identified as a "concept album"[5] and "schematic, a successor to didactic concept albums like The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill".[6] Structurally, six "spoken word interludes"[5] "are followed by songs that flesh them out as character studies". The themes explored include feminism, sexuality, classism, and body-shaming among other lyrical topics supported by narrative interludes between each song.[6] The project received widespread critical acclaim and was also a commercial success, debuting at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, marking Sullivan's highest position on the chart.

Heaux Tales won Album of the Year at the 2021 BET Awards and the 2021 Soul Train Music Awards;[7][8] it was named Album of the Year by NPR, Entertainment Weekly, LA Times and Pitchfork. The EP won Best R&B Album at the 64th Grammy Awards, and its single "Pick Up Your Feelings" was nominated for Best R&B Song and won for Best R&B Performance. The project was further promoted by the Heaux Tales Tour in 2022, Sullivan's third US headlining tour.[9] Sullivan released the deluxe edition of the project, titled Heaux Tales, Mo' Tales: The Deluxe, on February 11, 2022.[10]

  1. ^ Adhya, Arpita (January 8, 2021). "Jazmine Sullivan 'Heaux Tales': Tracklist, how to stream and all you need to know about album with HER, Ari Lennox". Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Urban/R&B Future Releases". All Access. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Murray, Robin (January 8, 2021). "Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales". Clash. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Owens, Cassie (January 8, 2021). "Jazmine Sullivan speaks on her struggles, spiritual growth, and her sultry new release, 'Heaux Tales'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b Sacher, Andrew (January 8, 2021). "Notable Releases of the Week". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b Pareles, Jon (January 7, 2021). "Jazmine Sullivan Ponders Love and Materialism on 'Heaux Tales'". New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (2021-06-27). "BET Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  8. ^ Choe, Brandon (2021-11-28). "Soul Train Awards 2021 Full Winners List: Jazmine Sullivan, Bruno Mars, Anderson. Paak, Maxwell Among Those Honored". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  9. ^ @jsullivanmusic (December 2, 2021). "I put this on IG but FYI tickets go on sale to all tomorrow @ 10am local time. I know many places sold out, so we are moving to bigger venues. 🙏🏾" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Rettig, James (2022-02-11). "Jazmine Sullivan Releases 'Heaux Tales Mo' Tales' Deluxe Edition: Stream". Stereogum. Retrieved 2022-02-11.