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| Released | March 16, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2010 | |||
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| Length | 41:37 (2011 version) 50:01 (2021 version) | |||
| Label | Self-released, Def Jam | |||
| Producer | K. Roosevelt, Fisticuffs, J.LBS, Bei Maejor, Tae Beast, Key Wane | |||
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Sailing Soul(s) is the debut mixtape by American singer-songwriter Jhené Aiko; it was released on March 16, 2011, her 23rd birthday, & re-released for streaming platforms on March 12, 2021. Aiko began working on the mixtape after she gave birth to her daughter. Aiko wrote all the mixtape's songs except "July," which was written by Micah Powell. Most songs on the mixtape were produced by Fisticuffs, except “July” and “You vs Them” which were produced by Bei Maejor, “Real Now” which was produced by Roosevelt, “Do Better” which was produced by J. Lbs and “Growing Apart” which was produced by Tae Beast. The mixtape featured several guest vocalists, including Miguel, Drake, Gucci Mane, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar as well as others.[1]
Critically, the mixtape received positive reviews, with reviewers saying that the mixtape was one of the "freshest", another reviewer said that the mixtape is making "Noise in the R&B spectrum". The concept follows the story of Aiko having a meeting with a label and she was told by people at the label "I love everything but when you come into these meetings you have to sell yourself." After the meeting Jhene came up with the concept "I’m not a slave to anyone; I’m sailing my soul instead of selling it."[citation needed]
To promote the mixtape Aiko was joined by Grammy-nominated R&B singer Miguel on a one off free secret tour on Sunday, July 15. The free tickets were given away at the Key Club box office on July 6 from 11AM-5PM on a first-come, first-served basis while. The concert started 7:00pm and finished at 9:30pm, lasting a duration of two and a half hours.[2] On October 21, 2012 Aiko released a music video for the song "My Mine".[3] Jhene also released a video for the mixtapes second track "Stranger".[4] Datpiff certified the mixtape Platinum with downloads of 300,000[5] and an additional 31,000 downloads from MixtapeMonkey.com.[6]
- ^ "Mixtape Download: Jhene Aiko – Sailing Soul(S)". Concreteloop.Com. March 22, 2011. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ^ "Miguel and Jhene Aiko Set To Perform Free Show in LA". vibe.com. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "VIDEO: JHENE AIKO – MY MINE - ThisisRnB.com - Hot New R&B Music, Videos, News". thisisrnb.com. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Rap-Up's 10 Artists to Watch in 2012". rap-up.com. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Jhene Aiko - Sailing Soul(s)". datpiff.com. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Sailing Souls – Jhene Aiko". MixtapeMonkey.com.