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Tori (stylized as TORI.) is the fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter Tori Kelly. It was released on April 5, 2024, through Epic and Beautiful Mind Records. It is her first studio album in four years, following A Tori Kelly Christmas (2020).
The album features guest vocal performances from Ayra Starr, Kim Chae-won, and Jon Bellion.




Background


In March 2023, it was announced that Kelly had signed a recording contract with Epic Records. She began releasing tracks from her upcoming fifth album (including the singles "Missin U", "Cut", and "Young Gun") before compiling them on an extended play of the same title, Tori (2023). In the fall of 2023, she embarked on the Take Control Tour in support of the EP.
Kelly felt she had finished work on the album in early 2023 after several sessions with singer-songwriter Jon Bellion. However, she was inspired to write the lead single "High Water", after suffering a health emergency due to blood clots in her legs and lungs that July. The track was released on February 9, 2024.
She embarked on the Purple Skies Tour in support of the album, with the first leg starting on April 12, 2024, in Ventura and concluding on May 3, 2024, in Kansas City. She started the second part of the tour on August 17, 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan and will conclude on December 9, 2024 in London, England.




Genres and composition


Tori. is an R&B and pop album which heavily borrows from Y2K-inspired sounds. It features powerful vocals and upbeat production as a result of Kelly being in a "happy place" during the record's conception. She cited Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Aaliyah, and Destiny's Child as influences.




Track listing



Notes

^[c] signifies a co-producer
All tracks are stylized in all lowercase letters.
Sample credits

^[a] "Missin U" contains samples of "Fill Me In", written by Craig David and Mark Hill, performed by David.




Personnel


Musicians

Tori Kelly – lead vocals, background vocals
Jason Cornet – programming, synthesizer (tracks 1–6, 9, 11–15); guitar (1–5, 7, 11–13, 15), bass (1, 5, 11, 15), background vocals (1, 2, 13, 14), drums (3, 11, 15)
Jon Bellion – background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9, 13), programming (1, 2, 4–6, 9, 12–14)
Clyde Lawrence – background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 12, 14), synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12–14), guitar (13), bass (1)
Jordan Cohen – programming, synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 9, 12–14); background vocals (1, 2), horns (1), saxophone (5)
Jonny Koh – programming (track 1), guitar (5, 12, 13), synthesizer (5, 12)
Jon Batiste – background vocals (track 1)
Jon Lampley – horns (track 1)
Johnny Simpson – background vocals (track 2)
Timbaland – background vocals (track 4)
Mateus Asato – guitar (tracks 6, 7)
Laura Metcalf – cello (track 8)
The Resonance Collective – strings (track 8)
Tomoko Akaboshi – violin (track 8)
Grace Youn – violin (track 1)
Jeanine Cornet – trumpet (track 9)
Technical

Chris Gehringer – mastering
Serban Ghenea – mixing
TenRoc – engineering (tracks 1–9, 11–15)
Jordan Cohen – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12–14)
Jonny Koh – engineering (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8, 12), engineering assistance (2, 4, 6, 9, 13, 14)
John Arbuckle – engineering (tracks 1, 7, 10, 13)
Peter Enriquez – engineering (track 8)
Bryce Bordone – engineering (tracks 10, 11, 15), engineering assistance (2, 4, 6, 9, 12–14)




References

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• Tori Kelly
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• Tsubasa o Kudasai
• Mayumi Itsuwa
• Max (album)
• Melly Manuhutu
• Fifth Harmony
• Billie Eilish
• Ziva Magnolya
• Topeng (album)
• Tori (album)
• Tori Kelly
• Tori Amos
• Tori
• Hiding Place (Tori Kelly album)
• Tori Kelly discography
• Y Kant Tori Read (album)
• List of songs recorded by Tori Kelly
• Tori (EP)
• Unbreakable Smile