Tori (album)
2024 studio album by Tori Kelly
Tori Released April 5, 2024 (2024-04-05 ) Genre
Length 40 :37 Label
Producer
"Missin U " Released: March 17, 2023
"Cut" Released: July 28, 2023
"Young Gun" Released: September 16, 2023
"High Water" Released: February 9, 2024
"Thing U Do" Released: April 5, 2024
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 ,[ 1] and Jon Bellion .[ 2]
Background
In March 2023, it was announced that Kelly had signed a recording contract with Epic Records .[ 3] 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).[ 4] [ 5] In the fall of 2023, she embarked on the Take Control Tour in support of the EP.[ 2] [ 6]
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.[ 7] [ 8] The track was released on February 9, 2024.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
She embarked on the Purple Skies Tour in support of the album, starting on April 12, 2024, in Ventura and concluding on May 3, 2024, in Kansas City .[ 13]
Genres and composition
Tori. is an R&B and pop album which heavily borrows from Y2K -inspired sounds.[ 4] 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.[ 14]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Victoria Kelly , Jason Cornet and Jonathan Bellion , and produced by TenRoc and Bellion, with additional contributors noted.
Tori track listingTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Thing U Do" 4:05 2. "Missin U " 2:57 3. "Diamonds" 3:00 4. "Cut" 2:56 5. "Spruce" (featuring Kim Chae-won of Le Sserafim )
Lawrence
Cohen
Casey Smith
2:43 6. "Shelter" 2:51 7. "Oceans" 2:38 8. "Purple Skies (Interlude)" The Diner 0:26 9. "Unbelievable" (featuring Ayra Starr ) 2:38 10. "Shine On" 2:57 11. "High Water" 2:48 12. "Young Gun" (featuring Jon Bellion )
Lawrence
Cohen
Jonathan Simpson
Kelly
The Diner
Johnny Simpson
2:53 13. "Alive If I Die" 2:34 14. "Missin U" (R&B edit)
Lawrence
Cohen
David[a]
Hill[a]
2:52 15. "Same Girl" Kelly 2:28 Total length: 40:37
Tori (+ a lil more) track listingTitle 1. "Distance" 3:11 2. "Bottomline" (featuring JoJo ) 3:22 3. "U" 2:50 4. "Beautiful War" (featuring Pink Sweat$ ) 2:02 Total length: 51:32
Notes
^[c] signifies a co-producer
All tracks are stylized in all lowercase letters.
Sample credits
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
^ Ziwei, Puah (March 19, 2024). "Tori Kelly teases new song 'Spruce' with Le Sserafim's Kim Chaewon" . NME . Retrieved March 27, 2024 .
^ a b Rasp, Alyssa (March 20, 2024). "Oh, How We Have Missed the Beauty of a Tori Kelly Show" . The Aquarian . Retrieved March 27, 2024 .
^ Eggertsen, Chris (March 14, 2023). "Signed: Tori Kelly to Epic Records; Dove Cameron & Nate Smith to WME" . Billboard . Retrieved August 25, 2023 .
^ a b "Tori Kelly Feels Like a 'New Artist Again' with Y2K-Inspired Single 'missin u' " . Peoplemag . Retrieved March 25, 2024 .
^ "How Tori Kelly Used Hair Dye, Y2K & Collaborators To Create Her Most Authentic Project To Date" . grammy.com . Retrieved March 27, 2024 .
^ Paul, Larisha (August 15, 2023). "Tori Kelly Gets Back in the Game With 'Take Control' Tour After Health Emergency" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 27, 2024 .
^ Mier, Tomás (February 9, 2024). "Tori Kelly Announces Self-Titled Album, Drops New Single 'High Water' " . Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 19, 2024 .
^ Inman, DeMicia (August 11, 2023). "Tori Kelly Drops "cut" Music Video Shortly After Hospitalization" . VIBE.com . Retrieved March 25, 2024 .
^ "Tori Kelly Details Writing an 'Inspirational Song' for New Album After 2023 Hospitalization (Exclusive)" . Peoplemag . Retrieved March 25, 2024 .
^ Stickler, Jon. "Tori Kelly Announces Fifth Album Tori With New Single High Water" . Stereoboard.com . Retrieved March 25, 2024 .
^ "Two-Time Grammy® Award-Winner Tori Kelly Announces New Album Tori. Releases New Single "High Water" – Sony Music Canada" . www.sonymusic.ca . Retrieved March 27, 2024 .
^ White, Logan (February 9, 2024). "Tori Kelly announces new album + shares lead single "High Water" " . Substream Magazine . Retrieved March 29, 2024 .
^ Major, Michael (February 12, 2024). "Tori Kelly Announces New Spring Tour Dates & Shares 'high water' Single" . BroadwayWorld . Retrieved March 19, 2024 .
^ Horowitz, Steven J. (April 4, 2024). "Tori Kelly on How Her Love of Destiny's Child and Timbaland Inspired Her Y2K-Inspired, Self-Titled New Album" . Variety . Retrieved April 4, 2024 .
^ Rowley, Glenn (March 17, 2023). "Tori Kelly Serves Up Y2K Fantasia in Colorful 'Missin U' Music Video" . Billboard . Retrieved March 19, 2024 .
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