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| Released | August 28, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019–2020 | |||
| Genre | R&B[1] | |||
| Length | 57:46 | |||
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The Wild Card is the ninth studio album by American singer and songwriter Ledisi. It was released on August 28, 2020, by Listen Back Entertainment, and distributed by BMG Rights Management.[2] Her first independent album since Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue (2002) and the first project release on Listen Back Entertainment, Ledisi wrote and produced the album with Kal Banx, Ivan Barias, Phil Beaudreau, Jeff Gitelman, Robert Glasper, Cory Henry, Rex Rideout, SiR and various other collaborators.[3][1] Sa-Roc and Cory Henry also appear as featured musicians.[1]
The album debuted at number 79 on the US Top Album Sales chart. The lead single "Anything for You" was released on April 3, 2020, and reached number one on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart for two weeks, making it Ledisi's first song to top that chart.
"Anything for You" won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021, marking her first Grammy Award win.[4] In promotion of the album, Ledisi embarked on The Wild Card Tour,[5] and released an accompanying live album.
- ^ a b c Kellman, Andy. "The Wild Card". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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- ^ Enos, Morgan (March 14, 2021). "Ledisi Wins Best Traditional R&B Performance For "Anything For You"". grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Ledisi Announces 'The Wild Card Tour' Dates". Rated R&B. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-06-20.