Legacy! Legacy!
Legacy! Legacy! is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and poet Jamila Woods, released on May 10, 2019, by Jagjaguwar.[13]
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Released | May 10, 2019 | |||
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Length | 49:02 | |||
Label | Jagjaguwar | |||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 8.3/10[1] |
Metacritic | 89/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
And It Don't Stop | B+[4] |
Chicago Tribune | |
Exclaim! | 8/10[6] |
Financial Times | |
The Guardian | |
NME | |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10[10] |
Rolling Stone | |
Uncut | 9/10[12] |
Critical reception
The album was met with widespread critical acclaim.[2] Reviewing for AllMusic, Andy Kellman hailed it as a "galvanizing declaration of pride, support, and discontent", as well as a "modern R&B album" with mostly "electro-soul" and "chunky hip hop" productions.[3] Ann-Derrick Gaillot from The Nation credited Woods's neo soul style for "captur[ing] the power of black pride" and achieving a noval musical accomplishment, "in which she melds disparate influences and pushes her vocal-layering techniques to build her dynamic neo-soul sound".[14] In his Substack-published "Consumer Guide" column, Robert Christgau highlighted musical qualities on the songs "Miles", "Muddy", "Zora", and "Basquiat" while saying of the album as a whole: "This poetry-with-sophistofunk tribute to a sharp selection of 20th-century African-American art heroes plus Frida Kahlo will always be a tad too atmospheric and impressionistic to suit me. But it does both flow and signify."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jamila Woods, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Betty" | Oddcouple | 3:11 | |
2. | "Zora" | Slot-A | 3:06 | |
3. | "Giovanni" | 4:48 | ||
4. | "Sonia" (featuring Nitty Scott) |
| Slot-A | 4:21 |
5. | "Frida" | Slot-A | 2:58 | |
6. | "Eartha" | Peter Cottontale | 2:49 | |
7. | "Miles" | Slot-A | 3:08 | |
8. | "Muddy" | Slot-A | 3:11 | |
9. | "Basquiat" (featuring Saba) |
| 6:45 | |
10. | "Sun Ra" (featuring theMIND and Jasminfire) |
| 3:26 | |
11. | "Octavia" | Slot-A | 3:11 | |
12. | "Baldwin" (featuring Nico Segal) |
| 3:53 | |
13. | "Betty (For Boogie)" | Slot-A | 4:15 | |
Total length: | 49:02 |
- Track notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer
Charts
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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UK R&B Albums (OCC)[15] | 20 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] | 6 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] | 26 |
References
- "Legacy! Legacy! by Jamila Woods reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- "LEGACY! LEGACY! by Jamila Woods Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- Kellman, Andy. "LEGACY! LEGACY! – Jamila Woods". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- Christgau, Robert (November 13, 2019). "Consumer Guide: November, 2019". And It Don't Stop. Substack. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- Kot, Greg (May 10, 2019). "Jamila Woods channels the greats to build her legacy". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- Patrick, Ryan B. (May 7, 2019). "Jamila Woods: LEGACY! LEGACY!". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (May 10, 2019). "Jamila Woods: Legacy! Legacy! — an exploration of black American identity". Financial Times. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- Cliff, Aimee (May 10, 2019). "Jamila Woods: Legacy! Legacy! review – joyful, loving testimony to black artists". The Guardian. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- Balram, Dhruva (May 10, 2019). "Jamila Woods – 'LEGACY! LEGACY!' review". NME. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- Effinger, Shannon J. (May 15, 2019). "Jamila Woods: LEGACY! LEGACY!". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- Hermes, Will (May 9, 2019). "Review: The Soul-Rap Revelation of Jamila Woods' 'Legacy! Legacy!'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- Anderson, Jason (June 2019). "Jamila Woods: LEGACY! LEGACY!". Uncut (265): 37.
- Blais-Billie, Braudie (February 5, 2019). "Jamila Woods Announces New Album LEGACY! LEGACY!, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- Gaillot, Ann-Derrick (May 9, 2019). "Jamila Woods's Neo-Soul Captures the Power of Black Pride". The Nation. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- "Jamila Woods Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- "Jamila Woods Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2019.