Nightride (album)
Nightride | ||||
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Released | November 4, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
Length | 51:32 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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Tinashe chronology | ||||
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Singles from Nightride | ||||
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Nightride is the second studio album by American singer Tinashe. It was released on November 4, 2016,[1] by RCA Records. Its first single, "Company" was released on September 16, 2016. The album also includes the promotional singles "Ride of Your Life" and "Party Favors". Unlike the single version of "Party Favors", the album version does not feature rapper Young Thug.[2][3][4][5][6] Tinashe recorded the project while recording her third studio album Joyride.[7] The album peaked at number 89 on the US Billboard 200.
Tinashe confirmed in 2019 that she considers Nightride her second studio album, however her former label, RCA Records, did not and that was the reason the album did not get promoted, did not get a proper lead single and she could not tour for the album.[8] She said multiple times that she and her label had creative differences, which led to them not releasing it as a proper album as it was not the kind of pop music they wanted from her.
Critical reception
[edit]Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.7/10[9] |
Metacritic | 75/100[10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [11] |
HotNewHipHop | 80%[12] |
The Observer | [13] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10[14] |
Pretty Much Amazing | B[15] |
Nightride received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on 5 reviews.[10] Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times commented that the album "mixes themes of both cruising and loving, and does so through tracks produced by notables including the-Dream, Boi 1da and Dev Hynes".[16] Rebecca Haithcoat of the Pitchfork stated "Nightride sounds fascinating and, while polished, less sleek and cold than the title suggests. It has more of an ominous, broken-down carnival vibe" and that "Tinashe has long preferred shadows and slinkiness to bright poppiness, and [Nightride] is strictly after-hours music. [...] the album is infinitely interesting, possibly more so than the artist singing it. But then again, you shouldn’t count out anyone releasing an album like Nightride."[14] Kitty Empire of The Observer gave a more mixed but still positive review; describing the tracks from Nightride as a series of 'hazy, gauzy tracks'.[13]
Year-end lists
[edit]Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Rolling Stone | 20 R&B Albums of 2016 | 16
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Fuse | The Best 20 Albums of 2016 | 14
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Uproxx | The Best R&B Albums Of 2016 | 10
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Album of the Year | The Best R&B Albums of 2016 | 10
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Idolator | The Best Albums of 2016 | 4
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Billboard | 15 Best Overlooked Hip-Hop & R&B Albums of the 2010s | 5 | [22] |
Track listing
[edit]Credits adapted from Tidal.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lucid Dreaming" |
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| 4:29 |
2. | "C'est La Vie" |
| Dpat | 3:35 |
3. | "Sunburn" |
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| 3:59 |
4. | "Binaural Test (Interlude)" | Kachingwe | 0:14 | |
5. | "Sacrifices" |
| Metro Boomin | 4:14 |
6. | "Company" | Terius Nash | The-Dream | 4:25 |
7. | "Soul Glitch" |
| Dpat | 4:11 |
8. | "You Don't Know Me" |
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| 3:15 |
9. | "Spacetime" |
| Spencer | 4:22 |
10. | "High Speed Chase (Interlude)" |
| King Kachingwe | 1:10 |
11. | "Ride of Your Life" |
| Metro Boomin | 3:30 |
12. | "Party Favors" |
| 4:08 | |
13. | "You Can Stay Here Tonight (Interlude)" | Kachingwe | 0:14 | |
14. | "Touch Pass" |
| Wolf Cousins | 4:43 |
15. | "Ghetto Boy" | Hynes | 5:03 | |
Total length: | 51:32 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[23] | 12 |
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[24] | 3 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[25] | 16 |
US Billboard 200[26] | 89 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27] | 8 |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | November 4, 2016 | Digital download | RCA | [28] |
References
[edit]- ^ Penrose, Nerisha (November 4, 2016), "Tinashe Drops New Digital Project Ahead Of Her Album's Release: Listen", Billboard, retrieved June 1, 2019
- ^ "Nightride on iTunes". iTunes. November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ Tanzer, Myles (November 3, 2016). "Here Is The Cover Art And Tracklist For Tinashe's Nightride Project". The Fader. Retrieved November 3, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Pearce, Sheldon (September 17, 2016). "Listen to Tinashe's New Song "Company"". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ Yoo, Noah (November 4, 2016). "Stream Tinashe's New Mixtape Nightride". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ Mench, Chris (November 4, 2016). "Tinashe Drops New Mixtape 'NIGHTRIDE'". Complex. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ "Hear Tinashe's 15-Song New Project 'Nightride'". rollingstone.com. November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ Brett Gursky (March 11, 2019). "On the List: Tinashe (Episode 48)". BLEAV. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Nightride by Tinashe reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Nightride [Mixtape] by Tinashe". Metacritic. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Nightride – Tinashe". AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ Cavasano, Maxwell (November 12, 2016). "Tinashe's "Nightride" (Review)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ a b Empire, Kitty (November 13, 2016). "Tinashe: Nightride review – dreamy stopgap". The Observer. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Haithcoat, Rebecca (November 19, 2016). "Tinashe: Nightride". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "Review: Tinashe, Nightride". Pretty Much Amazing.
- ^ Roberts, Randall (November 30, 2016). "What to listen to now: Tinashe, DNCE and more". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "20 Best R&B Albums of 2016". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "THE 20 BEST ALBUMS OF 2016". Fuse. 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "The Best R&B Albums Of 2016". Uproxx. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "The Best R&B Albums of 2016". Album Of The Year. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "Readers' Poll Results: The Best Albums of 2016". Idolator. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Billboard Staff (December 5, 2019). "15 Best Overlooked Hip-Hop & R&B Albums of the 2010s". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ "The ARIA Report – Week Commencing 14 November 2016" (PDF) (1394). Australian Recording Industry Association. Australian Web Archive. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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(help) - ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Tinashe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ "Tinashe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "Nightride". iTunes Store (US). 4 November 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.