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| released = January 27, 2017
| released = January 27, 2017
| recorded = 2015–2016
| recorded = 2015–2016
| studio = {{hlist|Atlantic Records (Los Angeles, California)|Milkboy the Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)}}
| studio =
*Atlantic Records (Los Angeles, California)
*Milkboy the Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/02/kehlanis-sweetsexysavage-argues-that-theres-more-to-modern-rb-than-sadboy-jerkoffs/|title=Kehlani's SweetSexySavage Argues That There's More to Modern R&B Than Sadboy Jerkoffs|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|last=Sargent|first=Jordan|date=February 1, 2017|accessdate=December 13, 2017|quote=is a distinctly contemporary album that is in conversation with trendy, critically acclaimed R&B.[...] SweetSexySavage is a lovable and very human album that, if only briefly, does its part to pull R&B back to place where songs matter, first and foremost.}}</ref>
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/02/kehlanis-sweetsexysavage-argues-that-theres-more-to-modern-rb-than-sadboy-jerkoffs/|title=Kehlani's SweetSexySavage Argues That There's More to Modern R&B Than Sadboy Jerkoffs|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|last=Sargent|first=Jordan|date=February 1, 2017|accessdate=December 13, 2017|quote=is a distinctly contemporary album that is in conversation with trendy, critically acclaimed R&B.[...] SweetSexySavage is a lovable and very human album that, if only briefly, does its part to pull R&B back to place where songs matter, first and foremost.}}</ref>
| length = 58:29
| length = 58:29
| label = {{hlist|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|TSNMI|}}
| label =
*[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
*TSNMI
| producer =
| producer = {{hlist|[[Iamsu!]] {{small|([[Executive producer|exec]].)}}|[[Pop & Oak]]|Some Randoms|Autoro "Toro" Whitfield|Trevor Brown|Zaire Koalo|Jahaan Sweet|Rex Kudo|[[Sevn Thomas]]|Nick Seeley|Charlie Heat|Picard Brothers|[[The Featherstones]]|Novawav|Composer|[[P-Lo]]|JMIKE|[[Djemba Djemba]]}}
*[[Pop & Oak]]
*Some Randoms
*Autoro "Toro" Whitfield
*Trevor Brown
*Zaire Koalo
*[[Jahaan Sweet]]
*Rex Kudo
*[[Sevn Thomas]]
*Nick Seeley
*[[Charlie Heat]]
*Picard Brothers
*[[The Featherstones]]
*[[Nova Wav|Novawav]]
*Composer
*[[P-Lo]]
*JMIKE
*[[Djemba Djemba]]
| prev_title = [[You Should Be Here (mixtape)|You Should Be Here]]
| prev_title = [[You Should Be Here (mixtape)|You Should Be Here]]
| prev_year = 2015
| prev_year = 2015
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| name = SweetSexySavage
| name = SweetSexySavage
| type = studio
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Crzy]]
| single1 = [[Crzy|CRZY]]
| single1date = July 15, 2016
| single1date = July 15, 2016
| single2 = [[Distraction (Kehlani song)|Distraction]]
| single2 = [[Distraction (Kehlani song)|Distraction]]
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| single3 = [[Gangsta (Kehlani song)|Gangsta]]
| single3 = [[Gangsta (Kehlani song)|Gangsta]]
| single3date = August 1, 2016
| single3date = August 1, 2016

| single4 = Keep On
|single4date = January 27, 2017
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'''''SweetSexySavage''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American singer and songwriter [[Kehlani]]. The album was released on January 27, 2017 by [[Atlantic Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sweetsexysavage-deluxe/id1179542759|title=SweetSexySavage by Kehlani on Apple Music|accessdate=December 4, 2016}}</ref> Kehlani started work on the album shortly after the release of her mixtape ''[[You Should Be Here (mixtape)|You Should Be Here]]'', with work proceeding into 2016. Kehlani described the album as having three elements; Sweet, Sexy and Savage,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/YSBHDAILY/status/803596856156626944|title=Kehlani Updates on Twitter|newspaper=Twitter|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref> which are intended to be reflected in the album's lyrical content and production.
'''''SweetSexySavage''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American singer and songwriter [[Kehlani]]. The album was released on January 27, 2017, by [[Atlantic Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sweetsexysavage-deluxe/id1179542759|title=SweetSexySavage by Kehlani on Apple Music|website=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=December 4, 2016}}</ref> Kehlani started work on the album shortly after the release of their mixtape ''[[You Should Be Here (mixtape)|You Should Be Here]]'', with work proceeding into 2016. Kehlani described the album as having three elements; Sweet, Sexy and Savage,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/YSBHDAILY/status/803596856156626944|title=Kehlani Updates on Twitter|newspaper=Twitter|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref> which are intended to be reflected in the album's lyrical content and production.


Kehlani was the lead writer on all tracks aside from "Intro", which was written by Reyna Biddy. Production on the project was handled by [[Pop & Oak]], Jahaan Sweet, Charlie Heat, among others, who worked to incorporate a variety of different sounds on the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/01/25/kehlanis-sweetsexysavage-ew-review/|title=Kehlani's 'SweetSexySavage': EW Review|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=Barry Walters|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref>
Kehlani was the lead writer on all tracks aside from "Intro", which was written by Reyna Biddy. Production on the project was handled by [[Pop & Oak]], Jahaan Sweet, Charlie Heat, among others, who worked to incorporate a variety of different sounds on the album.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/01/25/kehlanis-sweetsexysavage-ew-review/|title=Kehlani's 'SweetSexySavage': EW Review|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=Barry Walters|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref>


The album received mainly positive reviews from critics, generating a [[Metacritic]] score of 76, which ranks as Kehlani's third-highest score after her mixtape ''You Should Be Here'' from 2015, and before her mixtape ''While We Wait'' from 2019. It debuted at number three on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], moving 58,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s in its first tracking week.<ref name="BB200">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7678046/migos-no-1-album-culture-billboard-200|title=Migos earn first No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 Chart with 'Culture'|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|access-date=February 5, 2017}}</ref> To promote the album, Kehlani embarked on the [[SweetSexySavage Tour]].
The album received mainly positive reviews from critics, generating a [[Metacritic]] score of 76, which ranks as Kehlani's third-highest score after their mixtape ''You Should Be Here'' from 2015, and before their mixtape ''While We Wait'' from 2019. It debuted at number three on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], moving 58,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s in its first tracking week.<ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7678046/migos-no-1-album-culture-billboard-200|title=Migos earn first No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 Chart with 'Culture'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|access-date=February 5, 2017}}</ref> To promote the album, Kehlani embarked on the [[SweetSexySavage Tour]].


== Background and production ==
== Background and production ==
After wrapping up the North American leg of the You Should Be Here Tour, new recording sessions for the album started in [[Philadelphia]] around Halloween 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/YSBHDAILY/status/803597358936289280|title=Kehlani Updates on Twitter|newspaper=Twitter|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref> The album was announced to be arriving "soon" in mid 2016 by Kehlani on [[Twitter]]. Work continued into 2016 where Kehlani finished and since has passed it onto her label.
After wrapping up the North American leg of the You Should Be Here Tour, new recording sessions for the album started in [[Philadelphia]] around Halloween 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/YSBHDAILY/status/803597358936289280|title=Kehlani Updates on Twitter|newspaper=Twitter|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref> The album was announced to be arriving "soon" in mid 2016 by Kehlani on [[Twitter]]. Work continued into 2016 where Kehlani finished and since has passed it onto their label.


The bulk of the album's production was handled by [[Pop & Oak]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/carlcheryam/status/819354228925661185|title=Carl Chery on Twitter|work=twitter.com|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref> with Kehlani also working with many others, including her musical director and producer Jahaan Sweet, who she worked with on her mixtapes.
The bulk of the album's production was handled by [[Pop & Oak]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/carlcheryam/status/819354228925661185|title=Carl Chery on Twitter|work=twitter.com|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref> with Kehlani also working with many others, including their musical director and producer Jahaan Sweet, who they worked with on their mixtapes.


The album was inspired by [[TLC (group)|TLC]]'s album, ''[[CrazySexyCool]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/3928547/kehlanis-sweetsexysavage-album-highly-anticipated-major-label-debut-is-a-nod-to-90s-rb/|title=Kehlani's 'SweetSexySavage' Album: Highly Anticipated Major Label Debut Is A Nod To 90s R&B|work=[[Inquisitr]]|first=Shaunee|last=Flowers|date=January 28, 2017|access-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref> Kehlani also cited [[Natasha Bedingfield]], [[Colbie Caillat]], [[Gwen Stefani]], and [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] as the biggest inspirations for the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/kehlani-talks-pressure-free-pop-friendly-road-to-debut-lp-w462735|title=Kehlani Talks Pressure-Free, Pop-Friendly Road to 'SweetSexySavage'|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Brittany|last=Spanos|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref> She stated that it was "more fun and aggressive" than her earlier work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/music/interviews/a42472/kehlani-interview-sweetsexysavage/|title=Kehlani: "All the Most Successful People Have Gone Through Some Sh*t"|work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|first=Dan|last=Hyman|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref>
The album was inspired by [[TLC (group)|TLC]]'s album, ''[[CrazySexyCool]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/3928547/kehlanis-sweetsexysavage-album-highly-anticipated-major-label-debut-is-a-nod-to-90s-rb/|title=Kehlani's 'SweetSexySavage' Album: Highly Anticipated Major Label Debut Is A Nod To 90s R&B|work=[[Inquisitr]]|first=Shaunee|last=Flowers|date=January 28, 2017|access-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref> Kehlani also cited [[Natasha Bedingfield]], [[Colbie Caillat]], [[Gwen Stefani]], and [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] as the biggest inspirations for the album.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/kehlani-talks-pressure-free-pop-friendly-road-to-debut-lp-w462735|title=Kehlani Talks Pressure-Free, Pop-Friendly Road to 'SweetSexySavage'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Brittany|last=Spanos|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref> They stated that it was "more fun and aggressive" than their earlier work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/music/interviews/a42472/kehlani-interview-sweetsexysavage/|title=Kehlani: "All the Most Successful People Have Gone Through Some Sh*t"|work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|first=Dan|last=Hyman|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref>


== Singles ==
== Singles ==
"[[Crzy]]" was released as the [[lead single]] from ''SweetSexySavage'' on July 15, 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kehlanimusic.com|title=Home|website=Kehlani|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref> and peaked at number eighty-five on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Kehlani performed the single on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' to promote the album's release.
"[[Crzy|CRZY]]" was released as the [[lead single]] from ''SweetSexySavage'' on July 15, 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kehlanimusic.com|title=Home|website=Kehlani|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref> and peaked at number eighty-five on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Kehlani performed the single on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' to promote the album's release.


The second single, "[[Distraction (Kehlani song)|Distraction]]", was released on July 23, 2016, and also peaked at number eighty-five on the Hot 100. The song impacted rhythmic radios in mid-January and has peaked in the top 40 of the rhythmic radio charts. Its accompanying music video received over 2 million views in one day on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|last=kehlani parrish|title=Kehlani - Distraction [Official Video]|date=November 22, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPHbeSGVKJo|accessdate=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
The second single, "[[Distraction (Kehlani song)|Distraction]]", was released on July 23, 2016, and also peaked at number eighty-five on the Hot 100. The song impacted rhythmic radios in mid-January and has peaked in the top 40 of the rhythmic radio charts. Its accompanying music video received over 2 million views in one day on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|last=kehlani parrish|title=Kehlani - Distraction [Official Video]|website=[[YouTube]]|date=November 22, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPHbeSGVKJo|accessdate=November 29, 2016}}</ref>


"Gangsta", which is featured in the DC film ''[[Suicide Squad (film)|Suicide Squad]]'' was released on August 1, 2016, as the album's third single. The fourth single, "Keep On", was released on January 27, 2017.
"Gangsta", which is featured in the DC film ''[[Suicide Squad (2016 film)|Suicide Squad]]'' was released on August 1, 2016, as the album's third single. "Gangsta" peaked at forty-one on the Hot 100, becoming Kehlani's highest charting song.


=== Promotional singles ===
=== Promotional singles ===
The first promotional single from the album, "Advice",<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/Kehlani/status/804297013571354624?lang=en|title=kehlani on Twitter|newspaper=Twitter|access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref> was premiered on [[Zane Lowe]]'s [[Apple Music|Beats 1]] show on December 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/12/kehlani-advice/|title=New Music: Kehlani – "Advice"|date=December 1, 2016|work=spin.com|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref> Kehlani premiered the album's second promotional single "Undercover" on January 5, 2017 during Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show. "Do U Dirty" was released on January 12, 2017 as the album's third promotional single.
The first promotional single from the album, "Advice",<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/Kehlani/status/804297013571354624?lang=en|title=kehlani on Twitter|newspaper=Twitter|access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref> was premiered on [[Zane Lowe]]'s [[Apple Music|Beats 1]] show on December 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/12/kehlani-advice/|title=New Music: Kehlani – "Advice"|date=December 1, 2016|work=spin.com|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref> Kehlani premiered the album's second promotional single "Undercover" on January 5, 2017, during Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show. "Do U Dirty" was released on January 12, 2017, as the album's third promotional single.


== Release and promotion ==
== Release and promotion ==
Kehlani promoted the album using the initials 'SSS'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2016/09/27/kehlani-opens-up-about-debut-album-sss/|title=Kehlani Opens Up About Her Debut Album 'SSS'|work=rap-up.com|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref> before finally announcing the album's title on November 27, 2016 via Twitter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/Kehlani/status/802571385860227073|title=kehlani on Twitter|newspaper=Twitter|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
Kehlani promoted the album using the initials 'SSS'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2016/09/27/kehlani-opens-up-about-debut-album-sss/|title=Kehlani Opens Up About Her Debut Album 'SSS'|work=rap-up.com|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref> before finally announcing the album's title on November 27, 2016, via Twitter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/Kehlani/status/802571385860227073|title=kehlani on Twitter|newspaper=Twitter|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref>


Kehlani revealed the album's cover on November 30, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://revolt.tv/stories/2016/12/01/kehlani-debuts-album-artwork-sweetsexysavage-060082754a|title=Kehlani debuts album artwork for "SweetSexySavage"|website=REVOLT TV|access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref> The album was made available to pre-order on iTunes on December 1, 2016 along with the promotional single "Advice". ''SweetSexySavage'' has 19 tracks on the deluxe version.
Kehlani revealed the album's cover on November 30, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://revolt.tv/stories/2016/12/01/kehlani-debuts-album-artwork-sweetsexysavage-060082754a|title=Kehlani debuts album artwork for "SweetSexySavage"|website=REVOLT TV|date=December 2016|access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref> The album was made available to pre-order on iTunes on December 1, 2016, along with the promotional single "Advice". ''SweetSexySavage'' has 19 tracks on the deluxe version.


On January 27, Kehlani promoted the album's release by performing "Crzy" on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live/episode-guide/2017-01/26-samuel-l-jackson-jason-momoa-kehlani|title=Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Momoa, Music from Kehlani Watch Full Episode - 01/26/2017|work=go.com|accessdate=March 25, 2017}}</ref>
On January 27, Kehlani promoted the album's release by performing "CRZY" on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live/episode-guide/2017-01/26-samuel-l-jackson-jason-momoa-kehlani|title=Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Momoa, Music from Kehlani Watch Full Episode - 01/26/2017|work=go.com|accessdate=March 25, 2017}}</ref>


=== Tour ===
=== Tour ===
{{main|SweetSexySavage World Tour}}
{{main|SweetSexySavage World Tour}}


Kehlani announced that she would be going on a world tour in support of the album on December 2, 2016. Tickets went on sale on December 14, 2016 with concert dates in North America and Europe. The tour began on February 21, 2017 in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] at [[Club Soda (Montreal)|Club Soda]], and is scheduled to conclude on November 19, 2017 in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] at the Corona Capital Festival. A portion of the European leg was cancelled due to Kehlani having surgery on her stomach. The tour visited cities across North America, Europe, Oceania and Asia.
Kehlani announced that they would be going on a world tour in support of the album on December 2, 2016. Tickets went on sale on December 14, 2016, with concert dates in North America and Europe. The tour began on February 21, 2017, in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] at [[Club Soda (Montreal)|Club Soda]], and is scheduled to conclude on November 19, 2017, in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] at the Corona Capital Festival. A portion of the European leg was cancelled due to Kehlani having surgery on their stomach. The tour visited cities across North America, Europe, Oceania and Asia.


== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| ADM = 6.8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8450/Kehlani-SweetSexySavage.aspx|title=SweetSexySavage by Kehlani reviews|work=[[AnyDecentMusic?]]|access-date=December 18, 2019}}</ref>
| ADM = 6.8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8450/Kehlani-SweetSexySavage.aspx|title=SweetSexySavage by Kehlani reviews|work=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=December 18, 2019}}</ref>
| MC = 76/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/sweetsexysavage/kehlani|title=Reviews for SweetSexySavage by Kehlani|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref>
| MC = 76/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/sweetsexysavage/kehlani|title=Reviews for SweetSexySavage by Kehlani|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic-review>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sweetsexysavage-mw0003005570|title=SweetSexySavage – Kehlani|work=[[AllMusic]]|first=Andy|last=Kellman|access-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic-review>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sweetsexysavage-mw0003005570|title=SweetSexySavage – Kehlani|work=[[AllMusic]]|first=Andy|last=Kellman|access-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/xx-stormzy-best-albums-year-2017/|title=From Alt-J to The Amazons: the best albums of the year 2017|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=Neil|last=McCormick|authorlink=Neil McCormick|date=June 1, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2018}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/xx-stormzy-best-albums-year-2017/|title=From Alt-J to The Amazons: the best albums of the year 2017|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=Neil|last=McCormick|author-link=Neil McCormick|date=June 1, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2018}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3score = B<ref name=ew-review>{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/01/25/kehlanis-sweetsexysavage-ew-review/|title=Kehlani's SweetSexySavage: EW Review|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Barry|last=Walters|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125193811/http://ew.com/music/2017/01/25/kehlanis-sweetsexysavage-ew-review/|archivedate=January 25, 2017}}</ref>
| rev3score = B<ref name=ew-review>{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/01/25/kehlanis-sweetsexysavage-ew-review/|title=Kehlani's SweetSexySavage: EW Review|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Barry|last=Walters|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125193811/http://ew.com/music/2017/01/25/kehlanis-sweetsexysavage-ew-review/|archivedate=January 25, 2017}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev4score = 8/10<ref name=exclaim-review>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/kehlani-sweetsexysavage|title=Kehlani: SweetSexySavage|work=[[Exclaim!]]|first=Ryan B.|last=Patrick|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref>
| rev4score = 8/10<ref name=exclaim-review>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/kehlani-sweetsexysavage|title=Kehlani: SweetSexySavage|work=[[Exclaim!]]|first=Ryan B.|last=Patrick|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Financial Times]]''
| rev5 = ''[[Financial Times]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/74b10402-e35d-11e6-8405-9e5580d6e5fb|title=Kehlani: SweetSexySavage — ‘vibrant drive of 1990s R&B’|work=[[Financial Times]]|first=Ludovic|last=Hunter-Tilney|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/74b10402-e35d-11e6-8405-9e5580d6e5fb|title=Kehlani: SweetSexySavage — 'vibrant drive of 1990s R&B'|work=[[Financial Times]]|first=Ludovic|last=Hunter-Tilney|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev6 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/26/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-review-atlantic|title=Kehlani: SweetSexySavage review – music to do your tax return to|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Ben|last=Beaumont-Thomas|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref>
| rev6score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/26/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-review-atlantic|title=Kehlani: SweetSexySavage review – music to do your tax return to|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Ben|last=Beaumont-Thomas|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref>
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| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=nme-review>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-review-1964861|title=Kehlani – 'SweetSexySavage' Review|work=[[NME]]|first=Nick|last=Levine|date=February 1, 2017|access-date=December 18, 2019}}</ref>
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=nme-review>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-review-1964861|title=Kehlani – 'SweetSexySavage' Review|work=[[NME]]|first=Nick|last=Levine|date=February 1, 2017|access-date=December 18, 2019}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[The Observer]]''
| rev8 = ''[[The Observer]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/29/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-review-debut-album|title=Kehlani: SweetSexySavage review – tunes and attitude|work=[[The Observer]]|first=Kitty|last=Empire|authorlink=Kitty Empire|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2018}}</ref>
| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/29/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-review-debut-album|title=Kehlani: SweetSexySavage review – tunes and attitude|work=[[The Observer]]|first=Kitty|last=Empire|author-link=Kitty Empire|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2018}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev9 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev9score = 7.0/10<ref name=pitchfork-review>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22794-sweetsexysavage/|title=Kehlani: SweetSexySavage|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Katherine|last=St. Asaph|date=January 30, 2017|access-date=February 1, 2017}}</ref>
| rev9score = 7.0/10<ref name=pitchfork-review>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22794-sweetsexysavage/|title=Kehlani: SweetSexySavage|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Katherine|last=St. Asaph|date=January 30, 2017|access-date=February 1, 2017}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[The Times]]''
| rev10 = ''[[The Times]]''
| rev10score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pop-kehlani-sweet-sexysavage-pvtb8dmcf|title=Pop: Kehlani: SweetSexySavage|work=[[The Times]]|first=Will|last=Hodgkinson|authorlink=Will Hodgkinson|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
| rev10score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pop-kehlani-sweet-sexysavage-pvtb8dmcf|title=Pop: Kehlani: SweetSexySavage|work=[[The Times]]|first=Will|last=Hodgkinson|author-link=Will Hodgkinson|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
}}
}}
At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=metacritic/>
At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=metacritic/>
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Shahzaib Hussain of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' gave the album a 7 out of 10 and said, "The production can at times become repetitive, yet it's Kehlani's versatility as a songstress that elevates the more cookie cutter numbers."<ref name=clash-review/> Nick Levine of ''[[NME]]'' gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and commented that "the album is cohesive without feeling too samey."<ref name=clash-review>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/kehlani-sweetsexysavage|title=Kehlani – SweetSexySavage|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|first=Shahzaib|last=Hussain|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref>
Shahzaib Hussain of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' gave the album a 7 out of 10 and said, "The production can at times become repetitive, yet it's Kehlani's versatility as a songstress that elevates the more cookie cutter numbers."<ref name=clash-review/> Nick Levine of ''[[NME]]'' gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and commented that "the album is cohesive without feeling too samey."<ref name=clash-review>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/kehlani-sweetsexysavage|title=Kehlani – SweetSexySavage|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|first=Shahzaib|last=Hussain|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref>


Ryan B. Patrick of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' gave the album an 8 out of 10 and said, "by getting intensely personal, Kehlani adds a human side to the recordings that's multilayered and unapologetically self-determined."<ref name=exclaim-review/> Andy Kellman of [[AllMusic]] gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, commenting that "The lows and highs, grief and pleasure, and insecurity and pride are all put on vivid display, and Kehlani pours herself into all of it without overselling a thought."<ref name=allmusic-review/>
Ryan B. Patrick of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' gave the album an 8 out of 10 and said, "by getting intensely personal, Kehlani adds a human side to the recordings that's multilayered and unapologetically self-determined."<ref name=exclaim-review/> Andy Kellman of [[AllMusic]] gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, commenting that "The lows and highs, grief and pleasure, and insecurity and pride are all put on vivid display, and Kehlani pours [themself] into all of it without overselling a thought."<ref name=allmusic-review/>


Katherine St. Asaph of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' gave the album a 7.0 out of 10 and stated that "Refreshingly, ''SweetSexySavage'' is at its best when it's most exuberant, giddy in the face of haters and common sense alike."<ref name=pitchfork-review/> Barry Walters of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the album a grade of B, saying, "haunting highlights like 'Piece of Mind' and 'Everything Is Yours' prove that beneath ''SSS''{{'}}s padding, there's a succinct, sassy, and sincere album waiting to be slimmed down to Kehlani's own soul-searching essence."<ref name=ew-review/>
Katherine St. Asaph of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' gave the album a 7.0 out of 10 and stated that "Refreshingly, ''SweetSexySavage'' is at its best when it's most exuberant, giddy in the face of haters and common sense alike."<ref name=pitchfork-review/> Barry Walters of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the album a grade of B, saying, "haunting highlights like 'Piece of Mind' and 'Everything Is Yours' prove that beneath ''SSS''{{'}}s padding, there's a succinct, sassy, and sincere album waiting to be slimmed down to Kehlani's own soul-searching essence."<ref name=ew-review/>
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! Rank
! Rank
! class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
! class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| 25 Best & Worst Album Covers of 2017
| {{center|Best}}
| {{center|<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Cirisano |first1=Tatiana |title=25 Best & Worst Album Covers of 2017 |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/best-worst-album-covers-of-2017-top-25/2-/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=May 22, 2022 |language=en-US |date=December 27, 2017}}</ref>}}
|-
|-
| ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
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| 20 Best R&B Albums of 2017
| 20 Best R&B Albums of 2017
| {{center|9}}
| {{center|9}}
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-rb-albums-of-2017-w513821/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-w513830|title=20 Best R&B Albums of 2017 – 9. Kehlani, 'SweetSexySavage'|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 20, 2017|accessdate=January 26, 2018}}</ref>}}
| {{center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-rb-albums-of-2017-w513821/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-w513830|title=20 Best R&B Albums of 2017 – 9. Kehlani, 'SweetSexySavage'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 20, 2017|accessdate=January 26, 2018}}</ref>}}
|}
|}


==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
''SweetSexySavage'' debuted at number three on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], moving 58,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s with traditional album sales of 32,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="BB200"/> This became Kehlani's first US top-ten debut on the chart.<ref name="BB200"/> On June 29, 2018, the album was certified [[RIAA Certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=KEHLANI&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section]</ref>
''SweetSexySavage'' debuted at number three on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], moving 58,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s with traditional album sales of 32,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="BB200"/> This became Kehlani's first US top-ten debut on the chart.<ref name="BB200"/> On June 29, 2018, the album was certified [[RIAA Certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=KEHLANI&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title = Gold & Platinum|website = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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| title1 = Intro
| title1 = Intro
| writer1 = Reyna Biddy<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Reyna Biddy, the Poet Who Kicks Off Kehlani's 'SweetSexySavage'|url=http://www.bet.com/music/2017/02/01/poet-kehlani-sweetsexysavage-reyna-biddy.html|website=BET.com|accessdate=February 17, 2017}}</ref>
| writer1 = Reyna Biddy<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Reyna Biddy, the Poet Who Kicks Off Kehlani's 'SweetSexySavage'|url=https://www.bet.com/article/6rl3hi/meet-the-poet-who-kicks-off-kehlani-s-sweetsexysavage|website=BET.com|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref>
| extra1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 0:59
| length1 = 0:59


| title2 = Keep On
| title2 = Keep On
| writer2 = {{hlist|[[Kehlani|Kehlani Parrish]]|Jahaan Sweet|[[August Rigo]]|Ricky Tillo}}
| writer2 = {{hlist|[[Kehlani|Kehlani Parrish]]|[[Jahaan Sweet]]|[[August Rigo]]|Ricky Tillo}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Jahaan Sweet|Rigo}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Jahaan Sweet|Rigo}}
| length2 = 3:38
| length2 = 3:38
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| title5 = Undercover
| title5 = Undercover
| writer5 = {{hlist|Parrish|[[Akon|Aliaune Thiam]]|Jake Troth|Anthony Beale|Anthony Lawson|[[Bob Marley]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Kehlani – Undercover|url=https://genius.com/Kehlani-undercover-lyrics|website=Genius.com|accessdate=February 17, 2017}}</ref>|Ernest Brown}}
| writer5 = {{hlist|Parrish|[[Akon|Aliaune Thiam]]|Jake Troth|Anthony Beale|Anthony Lawson|[[Bob Marley]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Kehlani – Undercover|url=https://genius.com/Kehlani-undercover-lyrics|website=Genius.com|accessdate=February 17, 2017}}</ref>|[[Charlie Heat|Ernest Brown]]}}
| extra5 = Charlie Heat
| extra5 = [[Charlie Heat]]
| length5 = 3:03
| length5 = 3:03


| title6 = [[Crzy]]
| title6 = [[Crzy|CRZY]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|Parrish|Denisia "Blu June" Andrews|Brittany "Chi" Coney}}
| writer6 = {{hlist|Parrish|[[Nova Wav|Denisia "Blu June" Andrews]]|[[Nova Wav|Brittany "Chi" Coney]]}}
| extra6 = Novawav
| extra6 = [[Nova Wav|Novawav]]
| length6 = 3:11
| length6 = 3:11


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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed = yes
| headline = Deluxe edition<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.warnermusic.com/atlantic-records/artists/kehlani/sweetsexysavage-cd-bundle.html|title=SweetSexySavage Deluxe CD|work=warnermusic.com|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref>
| headline = Deluxe edition<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.warnermusic.com/atlantic-records/artists/kehlani/sweetsexysavage-cd-bundle.html|title=SweetSexySavage Deluxe CD|work=warnermusic.com|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
⚫
| headline = Japanese edition<ref>{{cite web|title=Sweetsexysavage Kehlani CD Album|website=CDJapan|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/WPCR-17643|location=Japan|accessdate=December 16, 2017}}</ref>
| collapsed = yes
⚫
| headline = Japanese edition<ref>{{cite web|title=Sweetsexysavage Kehlani CD Album|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/WPCR-17643|location=Japan|accessdate=December 16, 2017}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 71:45
| total_length = 71:45
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* "Personal" contains a vocal sample from "[[Come Over (Aaliyah song)|Come Over]]", as performed by [[Aaliyah]] and [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]].
* "Personal" contains a vocal sample from "[[Come Over (Aaliyah song)|Come Over]]", as performed by [[Aaliyah]] and [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]].
* "Not Used to It" contains an interpolation of "Waiting" by [[Rhian Sheehan]] featuring Lotus Harley.
* "Not Used to It" contains an interpolation of "Waiting" by [[Rhian Sheehan]] featuring Lotus Harley.
* "Too Much" contains an interpolation of "[[More Than a Woman (Aaliyah song)|More Than a Woman]]", as performed by Aaliyah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/01/31/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-essay-undercover|title=Kehlani’s SweetSexySavage Knows Its Roots|work=[[The Fader]]|last=Tanzer|first=Myles|date=January 31, 2017|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
* "Too Much" contains an interpolation of "[[More Than a Woman (Aaliyah song)|More Than a Woman]]", as performed by Aaliyah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/01/31/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-essay-undercover|title=Kehlani's SweetSexySavage Knows Its Roots|work=[[The Fader]]|last=Tanzer|first=Myles|date=January 31, 2017|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
* "In My Feelings" contains a sample of "[[If It Isn't Love]]", as performed by [[New Edition]]
* "In My Feelings" contains a sample of "[[If It Isn't Love]]", as performed by [[New Edition]]


== Charts ==
== Charts ==
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! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</ref>
| 144
| 144
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! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2017|work=Billboard|accessdate=June 29, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 29, 2020}}</ref>
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| 56
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{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Kehlani|title=SweetSexySavage|award=Gold|relyear=2017|certyear=2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Kehlani|title=SweetSexySavage|award=Gold|relyear=2017|certyear=2018}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}


== Release history ==
== Release history ==
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| {{hlist|[[Compact Disc|CD]]|[[LP record|LP]]|[[Streaming media|Streaming]]|[[Music download|digital download]]}}
| {{hlist|[[Compact Disc|CD]]|[[LP record|LP]]|[[Streaming media|Streaming]]|[[Music download|digital download]]}}
| [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
|
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! scope="row"| Japan
| March 1, 2017
| CD
| [[Warner Music Group|Warner Music Japan]]
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wmg.jp/kehlani/discography/17702/|title=Kehlani / ケラーニ「SweetSexySavage / スウィートセクシーサヴェージ」|publisher=Warner Music Japan|accessdate=August 18, 2020|language=ja-JP}}</ref>
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SweetSexySavage
Studio album by
Kehlani
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2017
Recorded2015–2016
Studio
  • Atlantic Records (Los Angeles, California)
  • Milkboy the Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
GenreR&B[1]
Length58:29
Label
Producer
Kehlani chronology
You Should Be Here
(2015) 		SweetSexySavage
(2017) 		While We Wait
(2019)
Singles from SweetSexySavage
  1. "CRZY"
    Released: July 15, 2016
  2. "Distraction"
    Released: July 23, 2016
  3. "Gangsta"
    Released: August 1, 2016

SweetSexySavage is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Kehlani. The album was released on January 27, 2017, by Atlantic Records.[2] Kehlani started work on the album shortly after the release of their mixtape You Should Be Here, with work proceeding into 2016. Kehlani described the album as having three elements; Sweet, Sexy and Savage,[3] which are intended to be reflected in the album's lyrical content and production.

Kehlani was the lead writer on all tracks aside from "Intro", which was written by Reyna Biddy. Production on the project was handled by Pop & Oak, Jahaan Sweet, Charlie Heat, among others, who worked to incorporate a variety of different sounds on the album.[4]

The album received mainly positive reviews from critics, generating a Metacritic score of 76, which ranks as Kehlani's third-highest score after their mixtape You Should Be Here from 2015, and before their mixtape While We Wait from 2019. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, moving 58,000 album-equivalent units in its first tracking week.[5] To promote the album, Kehlani embarked on the SweetSexySavage Tour.

Background and production

[edit]

After wrapping up the North American leg of the You Should Be Here Tour, new recording sessions for the album started in Philadelphia around Halloween 2015.[6] The album was announced to be arriving "soon" in mid 2016 by Kehlani on Twitter. Work continued into 2016 where Kehlani finished and since has passed it onto their label.

The bulk of the album's production was handled by Pop & Oak,[7] with Kehlani also working with many others, including their musical director and producer Jahaan Sweet, who they worked with on their mixtapes.

The album was inspired by TLC's album, CrazySexyCool.[8] Kehlani also cited Natasha Bedingfield, Colbie Caillat, Gwen Stefani, and Pink as the biggest inspirations for the album.[9] They stated that it was "more fun and aggressive" than their earlier work.[10]

Singles

[edit]

"CRZY" was released as the lead single from SweetSexySavage on July 15, 2016,[11] and peaked at number eighty-five on the US Billboard Hot 100. Kehlani performed the single on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote the album's release.

The second single, "Distraction", was released on July 23, 2016, and also peaked at number eighty-five on the Hot 100. The song impacted rhythmic radios in mid-January and has peaked in the top 40 of the rhythmic radio charts. Its accompanying music video received over 2 million views in one day on YouTube.[12]

"Gangsta", which is featured in the DC film Suicide Squad was released on August 1, 2016, as the album's third single. "Gangsta" peaked at forty-one on the Hot 100, becoming Kehlani's highest charting song.

Promotional singles

[edit]

The first promotional single from the album, "Advice",[13] was premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show on December 1, 2016.[14] Kehlani premiered the album's second promotional single "Undercover" on January 5, 2017, during Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show. "Do U Dirty" was released on January 12, 2017, as the album's third promotional single.

Release and promotion

[edit]

Kehlani promoted the album using the initials 'SSS'[15] before finally announcing the album's title on November 27, 2016, via Twitter.[16]

Kehlani revealed the album's cover on November 30, 2016.[17] The album was made available to pre-order on iTunes on December 1, 2016, along with the promotional single "Advice". SweetSexySavage has 19 tracks on the deluxe version.

On January 27, Kehlani promoted the album's release by performing "CRZY" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[18]

Tour

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Main article: SweetSexySavage World Tour

Kehlani announced that they would be going on a world tour in support of the album on December 2, 2016. Tickets went on sale on December 14, 2016, with concert dates in North America and Europe. The tour began on February 21, 2017, in Montreal, Quebec at Club Soda, and is scheduled to conclude on November 19, 2017, in Mexico City, Mexico at the Corona Capital Festival. A portion of the European leg was cancelled due to Kehlani having surgery on their stomach. The tour visited cities across North America, Europe, Oceania and Asia.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10[19]
Metacritic76/100[20]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[21]
The Daily Telegraph[22]
Entertainment WeeklyB[23]
Exclaim!8/10[24]
Financial Times[25]
The Guardian[26]
NME[27]
The Observer[28]
Pitchfork7.0/10[29]
The Times[30]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20]

Shahzaib Hussain of Clash gave the album a 7 out of 10 and said, "The production can at times become repetitive, yet it's Kehlani's versatility as a songstress that elevates the more cookie cutter numbers."[31] Nick Levine of NME gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and commented that "the album is cohesive without feeling too samey."[31]

Ryan B. Patrick of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10 and said, "by getting intensely personal, Kehlani adds a human side to the recordings that's multilayered and unapologetically self-determined."[24] Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, commenting that "The lows and highs, grief and pleasure, and insecurity and pride are all put on vivid display, and Kehlani pours [themself] into all of it without overselling a thought."[21]

Katherine St. Asaph of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.0 out of 10 and stated that "Refreshingly, SweetSexySavage is at its best when it's most exuberant, giddy in the face of haters and common sense alike."[29] Barry Walters of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of B, saying, "haunting highlights like 'Piece of Mind' and 'Everything Is Yours' prove that beneath SSS's padding, there's a succinct, sassy, and sincere album waiting to be slimmed down to Kehlani's own soul-searching essence."[23]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Billboard 25 Best & Worst Album Covers of 2017
Best
[32]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2017
47
[33]
Rolling Stone 20 Best R&B Albums of 2017
9
[34]

Commercial performance

[edit]

SweetSexySavage debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, moving 58,000 album-equivalent units with traditional album sales of 32,000 copies in its first week.[5] This became Kehlani's first US top-ten debut on the chart.[5] On June 29, 2018, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.[35]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Reyna Biddy[36] 0:59
2."Keep On"
  • Jahaan Sweet
  • Rigo
3:38
3."Distraction"
3:55
4."Piece of Mind"
  • Parrish
  • Autoro Whitfield
  • Wansel
  • Felder
  • Pop & Oak
  • Toro
  • Some Randoms
4:18
5."Undercover"
Charlie Heat3:03
6."CRZY"
Novawav3:11
7."Personal"
  • Jahaan Sweet
3:47
8."Not Used to It"
  • Pop & Oak
  • Some Randoms
3:55
9."Everything Is Yours"
  • Parrish
  • Wansel
  • Felder
  • Trevor Brown
  • Zaire Koalo
  • Pop & Oak
  • Koalo
  • Brown
3:31
10."Advice"
  • Parrish
  • Wansel
  • Felder
  • Campfield
  • Klein
  • Pop & Oak
  • Some Randoms
3:22
11."Do U Dirty"
The Featherstones3:26
12."Escape"
  • Parrish
  • Whitfield
  • Wansel
  • Felder
  • Brown
  • Koalo
  • Pop & Oak
  • Koalo
  • Brown
  • Toro
3:21
13."Too Much"
Picard Brothers3:49
14."Get Like"
2:54
15."In My Feelings"
  • Pop & Oak
  • Koalo
3:46
16."Hold Me by the Heart"
  • Parrish
  • Whitfield
  • Wansel
  • Felder
  • Pop & Oak
  • Toro
3:45
17."Thank You"
  • Parrish
  • Whitfield
  • Wansel
  • Felder
  • Klein
  • Campfield
  • Pop & Oak
  • Some Randoms
  • Toro
3:49
Total length:58:28
Deluxe edition[38]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."I Wanna Be"
3:31
19."Gangsta"
2:57
Total length:64:56
Japanese edition[39]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
20."Did I"
  • Parrish
  • Whitfield
  • Wansel
  • Felder
  • Leslie Feist
  • Pop & Oak
  • Toro
3:36
21."Crzy" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie) (Remix)
  • Parrish
  • Andrews
  • Coney
  • Artist J. Dubose
Novawav3:13
Total length:71:45

Notes

  • "Piece of Mind" features vocals from Little Simz.[citation needed]
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[b] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[c] signifies a vocal producer

Sample credits

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[58] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref
Various January 27, 2017
Atlantic
Japan March 1, 2017 CD Warner Music Japan [59]

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