Reality Show (album)
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Released | January 13, 2015 | |||
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Length | 44:13 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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Jazmine Sullivan chronology | ||||
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Singles from Reality Show | ||||
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Reality Show is the third
Background
In January 2011, after having released her second album Love Me Back (2010), Sullivan announced via Twitter that she was indefinitely leaving the music industry saying, "I promised myself when it wasn't fun anymore I wouldn't do it. And, here I am. I'm not saying I won't ever sing again in my life because I don't believe that. But in this moment… right now… [I] got some things to figure out".[2] In 2014, she announced her new album, Reality Show. In a 2014 interview with Billboard, Sullivan described her return as inevitable saying she "...can't escape [her] calling."[3]
Release and reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Complex | [7] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[8] |
HipHopDX | 4.0/5[9] |
Now | 4/5[10] |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10[11] |
Slant Magazine | [12] |
Spin | 8/10[13] |
Vice (Expert Witness) | A−[14] |
Reality Show was released by RCA Records on January 13, 2015.[15] In its first week, it debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 and sold 30,000 copies in the United States.[16]
Reality Show received widespread acclaim from critics. At
Accolades
Reality Show was ranked number 44 on Pitchfork's list of 2015's best albums,
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Pitchfork
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The 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 44[21]
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Rap-Up | The 10 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 10[19]
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Rated R&B | The 50 Best R&B Albums of The Decade | 2019 | 36[22]
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dumb" (featuring Meek Mill) |
| 3:31 | |
2. | "Mascara" |
| Key Wane | 4:13 |
3. | "Brand New" |
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| 3:27 |
4. | "Silver Lining" |
| Key Wane | 3:17 |
5. | "#HoodLove" |
| Chuck Harmony | 3:45 |
6. | "Let It Burn" |
| Key Wane | 3:43 |
7. | "Veins" |
| Key Wane | 3:50 |
8. | "Forever Don't Last" |
| Harmony | 3:39 |
9. | "Stupid Girl" |
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| 2:54 |
10. | "Stanley" |
| Da Internz | 4:29 |
11. | "Masterpiece (Mona Lisa)" |
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| 4:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "If You Dare" |
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| 3:22 |
Sample credits:
“Let It Burn” samples “Ready or Not” by After 7.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from AllMusic.[6]
- Anthony Bell – instrumentation, musician, producer, programming
- Tyler Bellinger – choir, chorus
- Amber Bullock – vocals (background)
- Maddox Chimm – assistant
- Da Internz – producer
- Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing
- Dilemma – producer
- Gleyder "Gee" Disla – engineer
- DJ Dahi – keyboards, producer, programming
- Peter Edge – producer
- Twanetta M. Ferebee-Brown – choir, chorus
- Benjamin Freedlander – keyboards, producer
- Joe Gallagher – engineer, vocal engineer
- Erwin Gorostiza – creative director
- Jeff Halsey – assistant
- Kevin Hanson – guitar
- Stacey Harcum – choir, chorus
- Chuck Harmony – producer
- Michelle Holme – art direction, design
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing
- Trevor Jerideau – A&R, producer
- JoeLogic – producer
- Mike "Guru" Johnson – production coordination
- Ryan Kaul – assistant
- Dave Kutch – mastering
- Erik Madrid – mixing
- Shane McCauley – photography
- Meek Mill – featured artist
- Sophia Nicole Stephens – choir, chorus
- Gary Noble – mixing
- Tyron Perrin – vocals (background)
- Karl Peterson – engineer
- Kevin Randolph – keyboards
- Salaam Remi – A&R, arranger, drums, keyboards, producer
- Nicole Renee – choir, chorus
- Tony Russell – bass,
- Richard "Tubbs" Smith – keyboards
- Christopher Stevens – trumpet
- Jazmine Sullivan – executive producer, primary artist, producer, vocals (background)
- Pamela Sullivan – vocals (background)
- Laurin Talese – choir, chorus
- Dan Thomas – drum programming
- Vincent Vu – assistant
- Key Wane – arranger, bass, drums, keyboards, producer
- Matt Wong – bass, keyboards, strings
- Kenta Yonesaka – engineer
Charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ "Jazmine Sullivan Readies 'Reality Show' for January". Rap-Up.com. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Cline, Georgette (3 January 2011). "Jazmine Sullivan Announces Departure From Music Career".
- ^ "Billboard/ Jazmine Sullivan Is 'Completely Finished' With 'Reality Show' Album; Talks 3-Year Hiatus: Exclusive". Billboard.com. 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ "Reality Show by Jazmine Sullivan reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Reality Show by Jazmine Sullivan". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ a b c Kellman, Andy. "Reality Show – Jazmine Sullivan". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- Complex. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ a b Patrick, Ryan B. (January 9, 2015). "Jazmine Sullivan: Reality Show". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ Garrett, Ural (January 28, 2015). "Jazmine Sullivan – Reality Show". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ Ritchie, Kevin (January 28, 2015). "Jazmine Sullivan". Now. Toronto. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ a b Drake, David (January 30, 2015). "Jazmine Sullivan: Reality Show". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ Chan, Andrew (December 30, 2014). "Jazmine Sullivan: Reality Show". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ Soto, Alfred (January 13, 2015). "Review: Jazmine Sullivan's 'Reality Show' Is So Much Deeper Than Its Title Suggests". Spin. New York. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (January 1, 2016). "Ladies First: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Jazmine Sullivan Eyes January Release for "Reality Show"". WWKX-FM. 2014. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ "Hip Hop Album Sales: Nicki Minaj, J. Cole & Rae Sremmurd". HipHopDX.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (2015). "A Propulsive Leap Forward and a Nod to Late Blooms". The New York Times. No. January 11. p. AR20. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Pitchfork. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "Rap-Up's 10 Best Albums of 2015". Rap-Up. 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
- ^ "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- Pitchfork. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "The 50 Best R&B Albums of The Decade (2010s)". Rated R&B. December 30, 2019.
- Apple.com. 2015-01-13.
- ^ Vineshv. "Jazmine Sullivan Releases Her New Album "Reality Show"". The Source. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ^ "Jazmine Sullivan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "Jazmine Sullivan Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 2015". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2020.