SZA - Ctrl (2LP, Translucent Green Vinyl)
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Description
Ctrl (pronounced "control") is the debut studio album by American singer SZA. It was released on June 9, 2017, on Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records. Originally scheduled for release in late 2015, it was delayed by SZA's experience of "a kind of blinding paralysis brought on by anxiety." She worked and reworked the album until the record company took away her hard drive in the spring of 2017. SZA wrote most of the album's lyrics and collaborated with producers including Craig Balmoris, Frank Dukes, Carter Lang, Scum, and ThankGod4Cody to achieve its sound. The efforts resulted in a primarily neo-soul and R&B album, with elements of hip-hop, electronic, indie, and soul. Lyrically the album has a confessional theme, which touches upon SZA's personal experiences and complexities of modern love; including desire, competition, jealousy, sexual politics, social media, and low self-esteem. The album was released to acclaim from music critics. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, moving 60,000 equivalent-album units in its first full-tracking week. It generated the singles "Drew Barrymore", "Love Galore", "The Weekend", and "Broken Clocks". As of March 2018, the album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for accumulating over 1,000,000 in album-equivalent units and pure sales. The album and its songs were nominated for four Grammy Awards, while SZA was nominated for Best New Artist.
Release Info
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment 88985-44919-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 2017
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Contemporary R&B
Tracklist
A1 Supermodel
A2 Love Galore
A3 Doves In the Wind
A4 Drew Barrymore
B1 Prom
B2 The Weekend
B3 Go Gina
B4 Garden (Say It Like Dat)
C1 Broken Clocks
C2 Anything
C3 Wavy (Interlude)
D1 Normal Girl
D2 Pretty Little Birds
D3 20 Something
