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Released | January 27, 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
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Genre | R&B[1] | |||
Length | 58:29 | |||
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SweetSexySavage is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Kehlani. The album was released on January 27, 2017, by Atlantic Records.[2] Kehlani started work on the album shortly after the release of their mixtape You Should Be Here, with work proceeding into 2016. Kehlani described the album as having three elements; Sweet, Sexy and Savage,[3] which are intended to be reflected in the album's lyrical content and production.
Kehlani was the lead writer on all tracks aside from "Intro", which was written by Reyna Biddy. Production on the project was handled by Pop & Oak, Jahaan Sweet, Charlie Heat, among others, who worked to incorporate a variety of different sounds on the album.[4]
The album received mainly positive reviews from critics, generating a Metacritic score of 76, which ranks as Kehlani's third-highest score after their mixtape You Should Be Here from 2015, and before their mixtape While We Wait from 2019. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, moving 58,000 album-equivalent units in its first tracking week.[5] To promote the album, Kehlani embarked on the SweetSexySavage Tour.
is a distinctly contemporary album that is in conversation with trendy, critically acclaimed R&B.[...] SweetSexySavage is a lovable and very human album that, if only briefly, does its part to pull R&B back to place where songs matter, first and foremost.