Take Care (album)

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Take Care
Kromatik
  • The Weeknd
  • T-Minus
  • Gee Roberson
  • Doc McKinney
  • Supa Dups
    • Drake chronology
    Thank Me Later
    (2010)     		Take Care
    (2011)     		Nothing Was the Same
    (2013)
    Singles from Take Care
    1. "Marvins Room"
      Released: June 28, 2011
    2. "Headlines"
      Released: August 9, 2011
    3. "Make Me Proud"
      Released: October 16, 2011
    4. "The Motto"
      Released: November 29, 2011
    5. "Take Care"
      Released: January 17, 2012
    6. "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)"
      Released: April 24, 2012
    7. "Crew Love"
      Released: July 30, 2012

    Take Care is the second

    studio album by Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on November 15, 2011, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. The album features guest appearances from the Weeknd, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Birdman, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and André 3000. Alongside prominent production from the album's executive producers Drake and 40, further contributors include T-Minus, Chantal Kreviazuk, Boi-1da, Illangelo, Jamie xx, Supa Dups, Just Blaze, Chase N. Cashe, and Doc McKinney
    .

    Prior to Take Care, Drake released

    flow
    , and a larger emphasis on singing than on Thank Me Later. In comparison to his debut album, Drake revealed that the album is called Take Care because "I get to take my time this go-round [rather than rush]".

    The album also expands on the low-tempo, sensuous, and dark sonic aesthetic of Thank Me Later. It incorporates several elements that have come to define Drake's sound, including minimalist R&B influences, existential subject matter, and alternately sung and rapped vocals. It features a mixture of braggadocio and emotional lyrics, exploring themes of fame, romance, and wealth.[1] The album also highlights other topics, such as Drake's relationships with friends and family, as well as touching on sex and narcissism.

    Despite

    Grammy Award, winning Best Rap Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards. In 2020, the album was ranked 95th on Rolling Stone's updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
    .

    Background and recording

    Drake broadened his concert performances in between albums.

    In 2010, Drake released his debut album

    Noah "40" Shebib, who had first introduced his distinct sound on Drake's breakthrough mixtape So Far Gone (2009). Thank Me Later became a commercial success and was well received by music critics.[2][3][4] Prior to Take Care, Drake also expanded his repertoire as a live performer.[2] For the album, he intended to have Shebib handle most of the production and record a more cohesive sound than on Thank Me Later, which featured disparate production duties by Shebib and others.[5] In November 2010, Drake revealed the title of his next studio album will be Take Care.[6] In comparison to his debut album Drake revealed to Y.C Radio 1 that Thank Me Later was a rushed album, stating, "I didn't get to take the time that I wanted to on that record. I rushed a lot of the songs and sonically I didn't get to sit with the record and say, 'I should change this verse.' [...] Once it was done, it was done. That's why my new album is called Take Care because I get to take my time this go-round."[7] Drake mentioned after OVO Fest 2011 that Take Care could have up to 18 songs on it, and added that Stevie Wonder contributed to the creative direction of the album and will be featured on the album as well. Drake also revealed that the album was recorded mainly in Toronto.[8] Debating whether to submit his final cut or not, Drake's preferred release date that motivated him to create a "Birthday edition", much like a deluxe edition to be released on the iTunes Store.[9]

    Canadian singer The Weeknd (pictured in 2023), stated he “gave up almost half of [his] album” to Drake for Take Care. Drake claimed the statement to be false.[10][11][12]

    Canadian singer

    The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2
    .

    Composition

    Take Care expands on the low-tempo, sensuous, and dark sonic aesthetic of Thank Me Later.

    mix engineer on the album.[4] His production for the album is characteristic of the Toronto hip hop scene, which experienced a mainstream breakthrough with Shebib's work with Drake, producers Boi-1da and T-Minus, and singer-songwriter the Weeknd, all of whom contributed to Take Care.[42] Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club comments that the album is "crafted primarily around the oblique production of Drake's native Toronto—all rippling synths, distant pulses, and purposeful empty space".[43]

    Music writers noted "late-night" and 1990s-era R&B influence in the album's music.

    Pitchfork Media comments that the music "breathes heavy somewhere between UGK's deep funk, quiet-storm 90s R&B, and James Blake-inspired minimalism", and interprets its subtle style to be "a direct rebuke" to the prevalence of European dance influences in mainstream music.[28] Los Angeles Times writer Todd Martens views that the album's mood and style are modelled after Kanye West's 2008 album 808s & Heartbreak.[41]

    Other producers' tracks are more up-tempo and shift from the melancholic mood of Shebib's production.

    flow,[46] and a larger emphasis on singing than on his previous album, Thank Me Later.[36][47][48][49]

    Lyrics

    Drake's not the first to ponder such dim realities ... Take Care, however, raises the stakes by fully dwelling in that discomfort zone where not just sex, but every personal exchange — with admirers, among friends, within a family — starts to feel like a financial transaction. Extending the mood of his self-doubt takes Drake beyond the realm of self-pity, offering a critique of the very culture that's created him as an artist.

    — Ann Powers, on the theme of wealth, NPR[33]

    The album's subject matter expands on Thank Me Later's theme of ambivalence and conflicted feelings toward fame.[50] Drake's lyrics on Take Care address failed romances, missed connections,[28] relationship with friends and family,[41] maintaining balance with growing wealth and fame, concerns about leading a hollow life, the passage of young adulthood,[50] and despondency.[36][40] The album's slower songs generally explore themes of loneliness, heartbreak, and mistrust.[39] The topic of women is prevalent on the album, with songs that address past and potential lovers ("Marvins Room", "The Real Her") and songs about revering ("Make Me Proud") and lavishing them ("We'll Be Fine").[37] Juan Edgardo Rodriguez of No Ripcord denotes women as "the main force in his songs – he's consciously aware about what it takes to love them, but simply decides to thrust aside the guidelines because he's on an entirely different stratosphere from any female average joe."[44]

    The album's expositional content is interpreted by critics in relation to contemporary society.

    navel-gazing and obsession with lost love" to Marvin Gaye's 1978 album Here, My Dear, adding that Drake's "penchant for poetic oversharing" makes him "an apt avatar" for the Information Age.[28]

    Drake's songwriting is characterized by wistful introspection,

    The Source explains his conflicted persona as being "arrogant enough to know his place as one of the most successful artist in hip-hop, and comfortable enough to realize his own faults in his personal life."[54] Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone writes that Drake "collapse[s] many moods – arrogance, sadness, tenderness and self-pity – into one vast, squish-souled emotion."[30] Kevin Ritchie of NOW notes "an overwhelming sense of alienation, and sadness" on Take Care, calling it "an idiosyncratic, aggressively self-conscious and occasionally sentimental album".[38]

    Release and promotion

    The first track Drake released was "Dreams Money Can Buy" on May 20, 2011 through his October's Very Own blog. Drake mentioned this song was "A Story of Dreams, mixed with reality," and that this was not his first single off the album but that it would be included on Take Care.

    I'm On One and made it "just for fun."[56][57] However, in an interview, Drake stated that Trust Issues, along with Dreams Money Can Buy, would be included in the Birthday Edition of the album.[58]

    On September 10, 2011, Drake released a new song titled "Club Paradise" on his October's Very Own blog.[59] "Dropping this for our boy Avery...this was his favorite sh*t during the recording process. 2 more songs coming tonight as well. ovoxo," he wrote on his blog. On September 11, 2011, Drake released another track entitled "Free Spirit" featuring Rick Ross and blogged that another was to be released that night, as well.[60] Later that night he released a remix of Waka Flocka Flame's "Round of Applause". On September 23, 2011, Drake released the official album cover to Take Care.[61] On October 20, 2011, an unfinished version of "The Real Her" featuring only Lil Wayne was leaked online.[62] On October 8, 2011, Drake announced on his OVO blog that Take Care would be pushed back until November 15 because of three sample clearances ("Take Care", "Cameras", and "Practice"). It was originally to be released on his 25th birthday, October 24, 2011.[63][64]

    The Club Paradise Tour was revealed to start in November on Twitter. However, it was revealed that the tour was delayed until after Christmas/New Year break so Drake could perform at more schools.[63][64] A chopped and screwed version of the album remixed by OG Ron C and DJ Candlestick of the Chopstars titled Chop Care was released on November 29, 2011, and received over 1 million downloads in the first 48 hours. It was featured on a variety of media blogs, magazines, and newspapers. It was included on year-end lists by several publications, including The New York Times which gave major praise.[65]

    Singles

    Recording artist Rihanna contributed vocals to "Take Care".

    According to

    Noah "40" Shebib; it was released to radio and iTunes on August 9, 2011.[68] "Headlines" debuted at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 98 on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[69]

    "

    Kromatik. It was released to iTunes on October 16, 2011.[70] The song peaked at number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[71]

    The album's fourth single, "The Motto" featuring Lil Wayne, impacted rhythmic radio and urban radio stations on November 29, 2011. It was re-released to rhythmic radio on January 10, 2012. It officially impacted Top 40/Mainstream radio on April 10, 2012.[72] The single debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100, with first-week sales of 124,000 copies.[73] It has since sold over 3 million copies in the United States, becoming the most successful single from the album thus far and his third single overall to reach the milestone.

    "

    UK Singles Chart on November 20, 2011, at number 12. It also debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Take Care" became one of Drake's highest-charting songs as a solo artist in the United Kingdom and United S, with first-week sales of 162,000 in the US.[71][75] In its seventeenth week on the Hot 100, the track rose to a new peak of number seven.[76] As of July 2012 the single has sold over two million digital copies.[77]

    "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)" was released as the album's sixth single. Lil Wayne is also featured on this track. The music video shoot for the song took place on March 21, 2012. The video was released on April 6, 2012. It officially impacted rhythmic and urban radio on April 24, 2012.[78]

    "

    UK Singles Chart and number 80 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100.[80][81]

    Critical reception

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10[82]
    Metacritic78/100[83]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[36]
    The A.V. ClubA−[43]
    Chicago Tribune[40]
    Entertainment WeeklyC+[84]
    The Independent[53]
    Los Angeles Times[41]
    NME8/10[85]
    Pitchfork8.6/10[28]
    Rolling Stone[30]
    Spin8/10[52]

    Take Care received positive reviews. At

    average score of 78, based on 34 reviews.[83] John McDonnell of NME dubbed it "an affecting masterpiece" and commended its "delicate, mellifluous sound and unashamedly candid, emotive lyrics."[85] Pitchfork's Ryan Dombal found Drake's "technical abilities" to be improved and stated, "Just as his thematic concerns have become richer, so has the music backing them up."[28] Andy Hutchins of The Village Voice called it "a carefully crafted bundle of contradictory sentiments from a conflicted rapper who explores his own neuroses in as compelling a manner as anyone not named Kanye West."[86] Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot complimented the depth of Drake's "moral psychodramas" and stated, "the best of it affirms that Drake is shaping a pop persona with staying power."[40]

    Nitsuh Abebe of New York wrote that the album "is full of gorgeous tones ... And the lyrics surrounding them can be rich with meaning".[87] Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club found it "plenty downbeat, but [also] gorgeous, an immersive headphone masterwork that's tender and intimate like little else in contemporary rap and R&B."[43] Ann Powers of NPR felt that "the artfulness of this music allows me an in to that experience. I can make that leap and identify with Drake, or at least be intrigued by multiple characters in the little dramas he designs."[33] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called it "an album of eccentric black pop that takes" hip hop and R&B "as starting points, asks what they can do but haven't been doing, then attempts those things. In the future an album like this will be commonplace; today, it's radical." With Take Care, he named Drake "hip-hop's current center of gravity".[88]

    Accolades

    According to

    55th Grammy Awards.[96] In October 2013, Complex named it the fourth-best hip hop album of the last five years.[97] In January 2015, Billboard named it the sixth-best album of the 2010s (so far).[98] In September 2020, it was named the 95th greatest album of all time by Rolling Stone.[99]

    Commercial performance

    Take Care debuted at number one on the US

    eight times platinum for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over eight million copies in the United States.[104]

    In Canada, the album debuted at number one on the

    Canadian Recording Industry Association, indicating shipments of 160,000 copies.[106] In the United Kingdom, Take Care entered at number five on the UK Albums Chart[107] and on January 18, 2013, the album went platinum with the British Recorded Music Industry, with 300,000 copies shipped to UK retailers.[108]

    Track listing

    Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[109]

    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Over My Dead Body"
    • 40
    • Kreviazuk[a]
    		4:32
    2."Shot for Me"
    		403:44
    3."Headlines"
    		3:56
    4."Crew Love" (featuring the Weeknd)
    		3:28
    5."Take Care" (featuring Rihanna)
    		4:37
    6."Marvins Room"
    • Graham
    • Shebib
    • Adrian Eccleston
    • Jason Beck
    		405:47
    7."Buried Alive Interlude" (Performed by Kendrick Lamar[note 1])
    		2:31
    8."Under Ground Kings"
    		3:32
    9."We'll Be Fine" (featuring Birdman)
    • T-Minus
    • 40
    		4:08
    10."Make Me Proud" (featuring Nicki Minaj)
    		T-Minus3:39
    11."Lord Knows" (featuring Rick Ross)
    		Just Blaze5:07
    12."Cameras / Good Ones Go Interlude"
    • Graham
    • Shebib
    • Palman
    • Tesfaye
    • Beck[c]
    		7:15
    13."Doing It Wrong"
    • Graham
    • Shebib
    		404:25
    14."The Real Her" (featuring Lil Wayne and André 3000)
    		5:21
    15."Look What You've Done"
    		5:02
    16."HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)" (featuring Lil Wayne)
    • Graham
    • Carter
    • Shebib
    • T. Williams
    • Palman
    • Samir
    		T-Minus3:26
    17."Practice"
    • Graham
    • Shebib
    • Tesfaye
    • Eccleston
    		3:57
    18."The Ride"
    		5:51
    Total length:80:18
    Digital bonus tracks
    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    19."The Motto" (featuring Lil Wayne)
    		T-Minus3:01
    20."Hate Sleeping Alone"
    		403:33
    Total length:86:17

    Notes

    • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
    • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
    • ^[c] Beck is only a credited writer for the song "Good Ones Go Interlude"
    • On the physical edition of the album, "Headlines" has a run time of 3:26 and features the "Crew Love" introduction. On the digital edition of the album, the original single version of "Headlines" is used
    • On the physical edition of the album, "Marvins Room" and "Buried Alive Interlude" are listed as a single track, and Kendrick Lamar is uncredited[111][112][113]
    • "Cameras" on track 12 was co-produced by Drake, and "Good Ones Go (Interlude)" was produced by Noah "40" Shebib

    Sample credits

    Personnel

    Credits for Take Care adapted from AllMusic and album's liner notes.[114][115]

    • Derek "MixedByAli" Ali – engineer (track 7)
    • Hyghly Alleyne – photography
    • André 3000 — vocals (track 14)
    • Bonnie Artis – choir (track 1)
    • Alyse Barnhill – choir (track 7)
    • Les Bateman – system engineer
    • Divine Brown – background vocals (tracks 3, 20)
    • Wado Brown – organ (track 17)
    • Cortez Bryant – executive producer
    • Sean Buchanan – assistant engineer (track 9)
    • Michael "Banger" Cadahia – engineer (tracks 14, 16, 19)
    • Noel Cadastre – engineer (track 13), assistant engineer (1-6, 8-12, 14–18, 20), assistant mix engineer (2-4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 16, 18)
    • Becky Campbell – assistant mix engineer (track 10)
    • Noel "Gadget" Campbell – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8-10, 12.1, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20), additional bass (10)
    • Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter – vocals (tracks 14, 16, 19), executive producer
    • Lyttleton "Cartwheel" Carter – assistant engineer (tracks 13, 18)
    • Chase N. Cashe – producer and instrumentation (track 15)
    • Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee – producer (track 7)
    • Ariel Chobaz – engineer (track 10)
    • Romy Madley Croft – guitar (track 5)
    • Adrian "X" Eccleston – guitar (tracks 6, 12.1, 13, 17, 18)
    • Oliver El-Khatib – A&R, executive producer
    • Alvin Fields – choir director (track 11)
    • Elizabeth Gallardo – assistant engineer (track 16)
    • Chris Gehringer – mastering
    • Chilly Gonzales – outro piano (track 6), Rhodes and lead synthesizer (track 12.2)
    • Aubrey Drake Graham – executive producer, vocals, co-producer (tracks 12.1, 14, 17)
    • Ricardo Gutierrez – additional mastering (track 11)
    • Rose Hart – choir (track 11)
    • Taylor Hill – choir (track 11)
    • Sam Holland – assistant engineer (track 10)
    • John Holmes – engineer (track 14)
    • Tammy Infusino – choir (track 11)
    • Ebony Jackson – choir (track 11)
    • Erika Johnson – choir (track 11)
    • Just Blaze – producer and mixing (track 11)
    • Brent Kolatalo – additional engineering and additional instrumentation (track 11)
    • Chantal Kreviazuk – co-producer, additional vocals, and additional piano (track 1), background vocals (20)
    • Kendrick Lamar — vocals (track 7)
    • Ken Lewis – choir director, additional engineering, and additional instrumentation (track 11)
    • Roman Marshall – choir (track 11)
    • Doc McKinney – producer and engineer (track 18)
    • Nicki Minaj — vocals (track 10)
    • Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese – producer and engineer (track 4)
    • John Morgan – choir (track 11)
    • Greg Morrison – assistant mix engineer (track 5)
    • Syren Lyric Muse – additional vocals (track 6)
    • John Nettlesbey – assistant engineer (tracks 6, 13, 18)
    • Nikhil – additional lead synthesizer (track 10)
    • Jawan Peacock – piano and backing vocals (track 15)
    • Isaiah Raheem – choir (track 11)
    • Rihanna — vocals (track 5)
    • Ruben Rivera – engineer (tracks 4, 5, 8-11, 16)
    • Gee Roberson – executive producer
    • Carmen Roman – choir (track 11)
    • Rick Ross — vocals (track 11)
    • Matthew "Boi-1da" Samuels – producer and instrumentation (track 3)
    • Gil Scott-Heron – background vocals (track 5)
    • Travis Sewchan – assistant engineer (track 2)
    • Noah "40" Shebib – executive producer, A&R, producer (tracks 1, 2, 4–9, 12–14, 17, 20), engineer (1-6, 8-10, 12–15, 17, 18, 20), instrumentation (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12–14, 17, 20), mixing (3, 4, 6, 7, 12.2, 13, 16, 18), additional production (3, 15), additional keyboards (3, 8), drum programming (5), additional bass and assistant mix engineer (10, 19)
    • Evelyn "Bubu" Sher – background vocals (track 15)
    • Sasha Sirota — engineer (track 19)
    • Jamie "xx" Smith – producer and instrumentation (track 5)
    • Trey Songz — additional background vocals (track 20)
    • Static Major – background vocals (track 15)
    • David "Gordo" Strickland – mixing assistant (tracks 8, 9)
    • T-Minus
      – producer and instrumentation (tracks 8-10, 16, 19)
    • T-Pain - background vocals (track 14)
    • Lamar Taylor – photography
    • The Weeknd – producer (tracks 4, 18), vocals and instrumentation (4), backing vocals (12.2)
    • Drew White — assistant engineer (track 20)
    • Bryan "Birdman" Williams – vocals (track 9), executive producer
    • Ronald "Slim Tha Don" Williams – executive producer
    • Dylan Wissing – live drums (track 11)
    • Stevie Wonder – harmonica (track 13)
    • Martin "Drop" Wong – artwork, design
    • William World – choir (track 11)
    • Andrew Wright – mixing (track 11)

    Charts

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Australia (ARIA)[160] Platinum 70,000‡
    Canada (Music Canada)[161] 4× Platinum 320,000‡
    United Kingdom (BPI)[162] 2× Platinum 600,000‡
    United States (RIAA)[163] 8× Platinum 8,000,000‡

    ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    Release history

    Region Date Format Label Ref.
    Australia November 14, 2011
    		[164]
    Belgium [165]
    Denmark [166]
    Germany [167]
    France [168]
    Ireland [169]
    Italy [170]
    Netherlands [171]
    New Zealand [172]
    Norway [173]
    Spain [174]
    Sweden [175]
    Switzerland [176]
    United Kingdom
    		[177]
    United States November 15, 2011
    		[178]
    Canada [179]
    Japan November 30, 2011 CD
    • Universal Music Japan
    • Cash Money
    		 [180]

    See also

    • List of number-one albums of 2011 (U.S.)
    • List of number-one R&B albums of 2011 (U.S.)
    • List of number-one R&B albums of 2012 (U.S.)
    • List of number-one rap albums of 2011 (U.S.)
    • List of number-one rap albums of 2012 (U.S.)
    • List of number-one albums of 2011 (Canada)
    • PBR&B

    Notes

    1. ^ on Phsyical copies, "Marvins Room" and "Buried Alive (Interlude)" are combined onto one track[110]

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