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Love and Compromise
Studio album by
Mahalia
Released6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)
GenreR&B[1]
Length43:23
LabelAsylum
Mahalia chronology
Seasons
(2018) 		Love and Compromise
(2019) 		Isolation Tapes
(2020)
Singles from Love and Compromise
  1. "I Wish I Missed My Ex"
    Released: 31 May 2018
  2. "Do Not Disturb"
    Released: 6 February 2019
  3. "Simmer"
    Released: 3 July 2019
  4. "Square 1"
    Released: 23 August 2019
  5. "What You Did"
    Released: 4 September 2019

Love and Compromise is the debut studio album by Mahalia. It was released on 6 September 2019.[2][3] It peaked at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart[4] and number 3 on the UK R&B Albums Chart.[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Clash8/10[8]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[9]
NME[10]
The Observer[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Max Gayler of The Line of Best Fit described the album as "an outrageously consistent record full of sonic momentum and gripping lyricism."[9] Andy Kellman of AllMusic wrote, "No matter how detailed the productions get, they don't obstruct the vocals, which are consistently dynamic without being showy."[7]

Track listing

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Love and Compromise track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hide Out"
Maths Time Joy2:49
2."I Wish I Missed My Ex"
  • Maths Time Joy
  • Swindle
3:25
3."Simmer" (featuring Burna Boy)
  • Joseph
  • Christian
2:47
4."Good Company" (featuring Terrace Martin)
  • Burkmar
  • Martin
  • Joseph
  • Kevin Roosevelt
  • Joseph
  • Roosevelt
  • Martin
5:07
5."What Am I?"
2:28
6."Regular People" (featuring Hamzaa and Lucky Daye)
3:01
7."Karma"
  • Burkmar
  • Diggas
  • Joseph
  • Lattimer
  • Warner
  • Diggas
  • Joseph
4:18
8."He's Mine"
  • Burkmar
  • O'Donnell
  • Diggas
  • Joseph
  • Lattimer
Joseph3:11
9."What You Did" (featuring Ella Mai)
Pop Wansel3:26
10."Do Not Disturb"
  • Burkmar
  • O'Donnell
  • Aston Rudi
  • Joseph
  • Lattimer
Joseph3:50
11."Richie"
  • Burkmar
  • O'Donnell
  • Joseph
  • Dew
  • Spears
  • Joseph
  • Sounwave
2:27
12."Consistency"
  • Burkmar
  • Joseph
  • Warner
Joseph2:54
13."Square 1"
  • Burkmar
  • O'Donnell
  • Rudi
  • Diggas
  • Joseph
  • Warner
  • Diggas
  • Joseph
3:40

Charts

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Chart performance for Love and Compromise
Chart (2019) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 28
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[5] 3

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Cherise (28 December 2019). "9 top R&B projects of 2019". Revolt. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Ten albums not to miss in September". BBC. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. ^ Bruner, Raisa (6 September 2019). "The 5 Best Songs of the Week From Camila Cabello's 'Shameless' to Adam Lambert's 'Superpower'". Time. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Love and Compromise by Mahalia". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Love and Compromise - Mahalia". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. ^ Padin, Malvika (6 September 2019). "Mahalia - Love And Compromise". Clash. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b Gayler, Max (2 September 2019). "Believe the hype: Mahalia's debut album is a timeless, timely triumph". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (5 September 2019). "Mahalia – 'Love and Compromise' review". NME. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  11. ^ Empire, Kitty (8 September 2019). "Mahalia: Love and Compromise review – breezy, mellow soul-pop". The Observer. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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