Last Day of Summer (Summer Walker album)

Last Day of Summer is the debut commercial mixtape by American singer Summer Walker. It was released on October 19, 2018, by LoveRenaissance and Interscope Records.[1]

Last Day of Summer
Mixtape by
Summer Walker
ReleasedOctober 19, 2018
Recorded2018
GenreAlternative R&B
Length28:21
Label
Producer
  • Arsenio Archer
  • Gambi
  • Thym
  • Tim Maxey
Summer Walker chronology
Last Day of Summer
(2018)		 Over It
(2019)
Singles from Last Day of Summer
  1. "CPR"
    Released: April 5, 2018
  2. "Girls Need Love"
    Released: July 26, 2018
  3. "Girls Need Love (Remix)"
    Released: February 27, 2019

Singles

On April 5, 2018, she released the first single "CPR".[2] On July 26, she released the second single "Girls Need Love".[3] On February 27, 2019, she released "Girls Need Love (Remix)" with Drake.[4] The single charted at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]

Critical reception

The album was well received by critics upon release. Vanyaland wrote that "Walker is ready and set for the next chapter of her life. Having been signed by LVRN Records accompanied by Interscope Records is enough proof that Walker’s resilience and motivation is paying off. Most who are just tuning into Walker should have came up with the same conclusion — that she isn’t anything less than dope. Last Day Of Summer is a 12-song effort packed with nothing but female truth that for most would seem too provocative."[6] Editor for DJBooth, Donna-Claire Chesman, mentioned that the album "brought it to jazzy life on her latest and most successful body of work" and "skimmed across a vast pool of emotion."[7] Chuck Ramos for Ones To Watch commented on the album saying it "is a collection of songs that showcase the talented vocalist’s ability as a songwriter. Her debut is a transparent display of her thoughts and feelings on confidence, doubt, love and womanhood. Tapping into an array of styles for production, Walker shatters any preconceived ideas about her sound being one dimensional."[8]

Commercial performance

Last Day of Summer peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart on November 3, 2018, selling 5,630 album-equivalent units in its first week.[9][10][11]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."BP"
  • Summer Walker
  • Arsenio Archer
Arsenio Archer1:49
2."Talk Yo Shit"
  • Walker
  • Archer
Arsenio Archer0:39
3."Girls Need Love"
  • Walker
  • Archer
Arsenio Archer2:20
4."CPR"
  • Walker
  • Jacob Gamboa
Gambi3:23
5."Smartwater"
  • Walker
  • Archer
Arsenio Archer2:24
6."Deep"
  • Walker
  • Archer
Arsenio Archer1:32
7."Baby"
  • Walker
  • Archer
Gambi1:28
8."I'm There"
  • Walker
  • Tim Maxey
  • Archer
  • Tim Maxey
  • Arsenio Archer
1:54
9."Karma"
  • Walker
  • Archer
Arsenio Archer3:08
10."Prayed Up"
  • Walker
  • Tim Maxey
  • Archer
  • Tim Maxey
  • Arsenio Archer
2:48
11."Shame"
  • Walker
  • Thym Appleboom
Thym2:46
12."Just Like Me"
  • Walker
  • Archer
Arsenio Archer4:10
Total length:28:21
Streaming edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Girls Need Love (Remix)" (with Drake)
Arsenio Archer3:42

Charts
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References
  1. P., Milca. "Summer Walker Officially Arrives With "Last Day Of Summer" Project". HotNewHipHop.
  2. "CPR". Spotify.
  3. "Summer Walker – Girls Need Love". On Smash.
  4. Blistein, Jon. "Hear Drake Drop First New Verse of 2019 on Summer Walker's 'Girls Need Love' Remix". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. "Drake Chart History". Billboard Hot 100.
  6. Rosario, Ricardo. "Summer Walker's motivation pays off on 'Last Day Of Summer'". Vanyaland.
  7. Chesman, Donna-Claire. "The Resounding Success of Summer Walker's 'CLEAR' EP". DJBooth.
  8. Ramos, Chuck. "5 Times We Fell In Love With Summer Walker on Her 'Last Day of Summer' Debut". Ones To Watch.
  9. "HITS TOP 50". Hits Daily Double.
  10. "Billboard 200". Billboard.
  11. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard.
  12. "Canadian Albums: March 16, 2019". Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  13. "Billboard 200: November 3, 2018". Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  14. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: November 3, 2018". Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  15. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
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