• Source: Crash (Kehlani album)

Crash is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kehlani. Released by Atlantic Records on June 21, 2024, the album features guest appearances from Jill Scott, Young Miko, and Omah Lay. Production was handled by Dixson, Mamii, Khris Riddick, Alex Goldblatt, Oak Felder, Jack Rochon, Aidan, Aaron Paris, Ant Clemons, Darhyl Camper, GuiltyBeatz, and Etienne. Serving as the follow-up to Kehlani's previous album, Blue Water Road (2022), Crash was supported by three singles: "After Hours", "Next 2 U" and "Crash". The album is nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album at the 67th Grammy Awards.




Recording


Kehlani and Atlantic secured the sample for the song titled "What I Want" at the last minute. It reuses a portion from Christina Aguilera's 1999 single "What a Girl Wants". Kehlani noted: "She's [Aguilera] the shit. She's super kind and she was, like, 'I'm down,' instantly."




Singles and promotion


The lead single of the album, "After Hours", was released on April 4, 2024. On May 15, 2024, Kehlani announced the album, along with its cover art and release date. The second single, "Next 2 U", was released on May 31, 2024. On June 14, 2024, Kehlani revealed the tracklist of the album.




Critical reception



Crash was met with positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out of 100 to ratings from professional publications, the album received a weighted mean score of 73, based on seven reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The review aggregator site AnyDecentMusic? compiled eight reviews and gave the album an average of 6.8 out of 10.




Track listing



Notes

^[a] signifies an additional producer
"What I Want" contains a sample from "What a Girl Wants" performed by Christina Aguilera. This song does not appear on physical versions of the album.




Personnel


Kehlani – vocals
Colin Leonard – mastering
Jaycen Joshua – mixing
Mike Seaberg – mix engineering
Chris Bhikoo – mixing assistance
Jacob Richards – mixing assistance
Jonathan Lopez Garcia – engineering assistance (tracks 3, 9, 10, 11)
Patrick Gardner – engineering assistance (tracks 5, 7, 9–12)
Danforth Webster – engineering assistance (track 9)
Terena Dawn – engineering assistance (tracks 9–11)
Hayden Duncan – engineering assistance (tracks 10, 11)
Aaron Paris – violin (track 5)
Dixson – drums (tracks 11, 13)
Mamii – background vocals (track 12)




Charts






References

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• Crash (Kehlani album)
• Kehlani
• After Hours (Kehlani song)
• Kehlani discography
• Crash
• Crash World Tour
• While We Wait 2
• Access All Areas (Flo album)
• Blue Water Road
• Flo (group)