Chilombo

Chilombo

by Jhene Aiko
Chilombo

Chilombo

by Jhene Aiko

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Overview

Jhene Aiko's flair for promoting emotional healing and exuding unfiltered eroticism reaches a new peak on her third album. Recorded mostly in Hawaii with more live instrumentation than her previous sessions, Chilombo also integrates vibrational sound bowls -- gently ringing frequencies only occasionally as loud as a lightly touched electric piano or kalimba -- for the additional purpose of fostering inner harmony. Healing in this case is sometimes achieved with outbursts. "Get your bitch ass off my phone" stands out from the sonically lullaby-like "None of Your Concern," where Aiko also wonders if she's being heard and real-life ex Big Sean responds with a labyrinthine verse of defensive maneuvers and boasts that essentially say "No." In the slinking slow jam "Triggered (Freestyle)," Aiko winds her neck as she threatens "Might f*ck around, have to pay me in blood," but isn't too proud to conceal her desire for sexual release with the confronted subject. (Not for nothing has Aiko likened herself to a volcano.) She's never been more seductive than she is in the frothy "Surrender," where the question "I'm a boss bitch, how you don't f*ck with me?" is more like a puzzled act of hypnosis than a display of insecurity. "P*$$Y Fairy (OTW)," one of her better X-rated quiet storm ballads, is as memorable for afterglow proclamations like "Now you feel like you can fly" as it is the title. The writing and recording are perhaps too unprocessed at times. "One-Way St." starts like a sketch for a potentially brilliant nod to Soulquarians-style hip-hop soul and ironically changes direction twice, first for a fine if clashing Ab-Soul guest verse and again for a stumble down a dark corridor that seems arbitrary. Some of the interludes have more to offer than the full-blown songs -- intermittently a patience-testing aspect across the hour-plus playing time of the standard edition. Still, this is Aiko's greatest achievement by a significant margin and indicates that even stronger work lies ahead. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date: 03/06/2020
Label: Def Jam
UPC: 0602508341366
Rank: 42639

Tracks

  1. Lotus (Intro)
  2. Triggered (Freestyle)
  3. None of Your Concern
  4. Speak
  5. B.S.
  6. P*$$Y Fairy (OTW)
  7. Happiness Over Everything (H.O.E)
  8. One Way St.
  9. Define Me (Interlude)
  10. Surrender
  11. Tryna Smoke
  12. Born Tired
  13. Love
  14. 10k Hours
  15. Summer 2020 (Interlude)
  16. Mourning Doves
  17. Pray for You
  18. Lightning & Thunder
  19. Magic Hour
  20. Party for Me (Outro)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jhene Aiko   Primary Artist
Kehlani   Primary Artist
Micahfonecheck   Primary Artist
Future   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
John Legend   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Snoop Dogg   Primary Artist
Chris Brown   Primary Artist
Nas   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Wiz Khalifa   Primary Artist
Big Sean   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Mila J   Primary Artist
Ab-Soul   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
H.E.R.   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Dr. Chill   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ty Dolla $ign   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Miguel   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Gracie Sprout   Harp
Lejkeys   Flute,Keyboards
Megan Shung   Viola,Violin
Monro Music   Keyboards
Victor San Pedro   Guitar
Asa Watkins   Drums
Robert "Bubby" Lewis   Bass (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Orbel Babayan   Guitar
Jonah Levine   Guitar,Trombone
Heavy Mellow   Guitar
Brian Keith Warfield   Trumpet,Keyboards
Julian-Quan Viet Le   Flute,Keyboards
Monro   Keyboards
Brian Warfield   Trumpet,Keyboards
Steve Wyreman   Guitar

Technical Credits

Jhene Aiko   A&R,Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Art Direction,Package Design,Executive Producer
Maclean Robinson   Composer
George Brown   Composer
Nayvadius Wilburn   Composer
Miguel Pimentel   Composer
Paul Lane   Package Production
Danny Williams   Art Direction
Maurice Frazier   A&R
Karamo Chilombo   Composer
Lejkeys   Arranger,Producer,Recording
Trey Pearce   Assistant Engineer
Leesa D. Brunson   A&R
Robert "Kool" Bell   Composer
Robert Bell   Composer
Robert "Spike" Mickens   Composer
Ronald Bell   Composer
Ketrina 'Taz' Askew   Executive Producer
Tyrone Griffin   Composer
David Kutch   Mastering Engineer
John Stephenson   Composer
John Stephens   Composer
Ross James   Composer
Alton Taylor   Composer
Greg Edwards   Composer
Gregg Rominiecki   Mixing,Recording
Cameron Thomaz   Composer
Nasir Jones   Composer
Claydes Smith   Composer
Gabriella Wilson   Composer
Micah Powell   Composer,Producer
Ty Dolla $ign   Composer
Sean Anderson   Composer
Johnny Morgan   Assistant Engineer
Zeke Mishanec   Mixing,Recording
Jhene Chilombo   Composer
Noah Preston   A&R
Jamila Chilombo   Composer
Heavy Mellow   Producer
Brian Keith Warfield   Composer
Alex Pyle   Assistant Engineer
Kehlani Parrish   Composer
Omar Rajput   Package Design
Julian-Quan Viet Le   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Recording,Horn Arrangements,Executive Producer
Jaclyn Soto   Product Manager
Brian Cruz   Assistant Engineer
Ross O'Donoghue   Composer
Andre Benjamin   Composer
Dennis "D.T." Thomas   Composer
Richard Westfield   Composer
Brian Warfield   Composer
Calvin Broadus   Composer
Andy Guerrero   Assistant Engineer
Christian Plata   Recording
Fisticuffs   Producer,Recording,Executive Producer
Oladipo Omishore   Composer
Miki Tsutsumi   Recording
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