Heaux Tales
Heaux Tales | ||||
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Released | January 8, 2021 | |||
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Length | 32:21 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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Jazmine Sullivan chronology | ||||
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Singles from Heaux Tales | ||||
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Heaux Tales is an EP by American
The project has also been variably identified as a "
Heaux Tales won the Album of the Year award at the
Background
Since establishing her recording career in 2008, Sullivan has been known to take long hiatuses between releases.[11][12][13][14] According to Revolt, Sullivan explained the inspiration behind the project in a video:[11]
"Heaux Tales is about my observation of today's women standing in their power and owning who they are — No longer is male patriarchy dictating what it means to be a 'good girl.' The truth is, women of all ages have been called a 'heaux' at some point in life, whether deserved or not, by some man trying to put us in our place; a place designed to keep us under control, out of the way and usually beneath them. [...] We all have a journey to make and it's our choice alone how we get there."
Singles
The first single, an acoustic ballad titled "Lost One", was released August 28, 2020 and peaked at number 9 on Billboard's US Hot R&B Songs.[17][18] The second single was "Pick Up Your Feelings", released November 20, 2020.[19] In place of a traditional music video, RCA Records released a live acoustic performance.[11] The song has since reached number 1 on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay Chart and number 9 on the R&B/Hip-Hop airplay chart.[20] The song also peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100.[20] Both singles were performed on BET during the Soul Train Music Awards on November 29, 2020.[21] Sullivan released her third single, "Girl like Me", featuring H.E.R., on January 6, 2021, marking the first time she has ever duetted with a woman on one of her own recordings.[14] The song debuted and peaked at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 29 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[20] "On It," duet with Ari Lennox, also peaked at number 40 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop and R&B/Hip-Hop airplay charts despite not being released as a single.[20]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ ()[29] |
Heaux Tales received a score of 81 out of 100 from review aggregate site
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2021 | American Music Awards | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated |
2021 | BET Awards | Album of the Year | Won |
2022 | Grammy Awards | Best R&B Album | Won |
2022 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Album | Won |
2024 | Soul Train Music Awards | Album of the Year | Won |
Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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Billboard | Best Albums of 2021: Top 50 Staff Picks | 9
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Entertainment Weekly | The 10 Best Albums of 2021 | 1
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The Guardian | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 12
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Los Angeles Times | The 10 Best Albums of 2021 | 1
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NPR | Best Albums of 2021 | 1
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Paste | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 24
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Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 1
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Rolling Stone | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 7
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The 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time | 29
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The Ringer | The Best Albums of 2021 | 2
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TIME | The 10 Best Albums of 2021 | 10
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Vulture | The Best Albums of 2021 | 1
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Commercial performance
Heaux Tales debuted at number four on the US
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bodies (Intro)" | Key Wane | 2:01 | |
2. | "Antoinette's Tale" | Antoinette Henry | Sullivan | 0:37 |
3. | "Pick Up Your Feelings" |
| DZL | 3:49 |
4. | "Ari's Tale" (performed by Ari Lennox) | Courtney Salter | Sullivan | 0:49 |
5. | "Put It Down" |
| Key Wane | 3:21 |
6. | "On It" (featuring Ari Lennox) |
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| 3:25 |
7. | "Donna's Tale" |
| Sullivan | 1:10 |
8. | "Price Tags" (featuring Anderson .Paak) |
| J.Mo | 4:23 |
9. | "Rashida's Tale" | Rashida Northington | Sullivan | 1:00 |
10. | "Lost One" |
| Dave "Pop" Watson | 2:58 |
11. | "Precious' Tale" | Precious Daughtry | Sullivan | 0:43 |
12. | "The Other Side" |
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| 3:37 |
13. | "Amanda's Tale" | Amanda Henderson | Sullivan | 0:37 |
14. | "Girl Like Me" (featuring H.E.R.) |
| Bongo ByTheWay | 3:44 |
Total length: | 32:21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Issa's Tale" | Issa Rae | Manman | 1:11 |
16. | "Tragic" |
| Kali | 3:26 |
17. | "Jazzy's Tale" | Sullivan | Manman | 0:49 |
18. | "Hurt Me So Good" |
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| 3:32 |
19. | "A Breaux's Tale" | 0:42 | ||
20. | "Roster" |
| Sam Wish | 3:40 |
21. | "Mona's Tale" | Manman | 0:26 | |
22. | "BPW" |
| Sam Wish | 3:22 |
23. | "Shanti's Tale" | Manman | 0:41 | |
24. | "Selfish" |
| Nova Wav | 3:51 |
Total length: | 54:01 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Jon L. Smith – bass (1,11)
- Antoinette Henry – vocals (1)
- Ari Lennox – vocals (4 and 6)
- Donna Anderson – vocals (7)
- Anitra Sasser – vocals (7)
- Cheryl White – vocals (7)
- Rashida Northington – vocals (9)
- Jermaine Blandford – bass (11)
- Precious Daughtry – vocals (11)
- Sam Wishkoski – strings (12)
- Amanda Henderson – vocals (13)
- Isaac Wriston – bass (6)
Technical
- Jazmine Sullivan – executive producer
- Dave Kutch – mastering engineer
- Erik Madrid – mixing engineer (1–3, 5, 6)
- Manny Marroquin – mixing engineer (8, 10, 14)
- Chris Galland – mixing engineer (8, 10, 14)
- Joe Gallagher – mixing engineer (12), engineer (1–3, 5, 8–10, 12, 14)
- Justin Miller – engineer (1–3, 5, 8–10, 12, 14)
- Ben Thomas – engineer (2, 3, 9, 10)
- Owen Modamwen – engineer (6)
- Dave Watson – engineer (6)
- Jhair "JHA" Lazo – engineer (8)
- Miki Tsutsumi – engineer (14)
- Dave "Pop" Watson– recording engineer (9)
- Aaron Mattes – assistant engineer (1–3, 5)
- Jeremie Inhaber – assistant engineer (8, 10, 14)
- Scott Desmarais – assistant engineer (8, 10, 14)
- Alex Pyle – assistant engineer (14)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[54] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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