Silk Sonic – An Evening With Silk Sonic (2021) Album Lyrics
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"An Evening with Silk Sonic" is the debut studio album of the American musical duo Silk Sonic, consisting of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. Released on November 12, 2021, by Aftermath Entertainment and Atlantic Records, the album is a collaborative...Read Full Overview »
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"An Evening with Silk Sonic" is the debut studio album of the American musical duo Silk Sonic, consisting of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. Released on November 12, 2021, by Aftermath Entertainment and Atlantic Records, the album is a collaborative effort that features contributions from Christopher Brody Brown and James Fauntleroy, with narration by American musician Bootsy Collins, who also coined the name Silk Sonic for the duo. The production saw the involvement of record producer D'Mile and took place at Shampoo Press & Curl Studios from early 2020 to mid-2021.
The album's musical composition draws from a rich blend of R&B, soul, funk, hip hop, and pop. Lyrically, it delves into themes of seduction, romance, reconciliation, and materialism—consistent with motifs in Mars's earlier works, though the exploration of materialism is new territory for .Paak.
"An Evening with Silk Sonic" made a significant impact upon release, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 with 104,000 equivalent album units in its first week. It became Mars's second and .Paak's first number-one album on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album also achieved top-five positions in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. It spawned five singles, with "Leave the Door Open" and "Smokin out the Window" achieving notable commercial success. "Leave the Door Open" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and in New Zealand, marking Mars's eighth and .Paak's first chart-topping single in the US.
Certified gold by Music Canada (MC) and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the album received widespread critical acclaim. Reviewers praised its retro sensibility and the duo's chemistry. At the 64th Grammy Awards in 2022, "Leave The Door Open" won four awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Billboard ranked it as the seventh-best album of 2021. The album was further promoted through the residency show "An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM" in 2022 and numerous award show performances.
The album's musical composition draws from a rich blend of R&B, soul, funk, hip hop, and pop. Lyrically, it delves into themes of seduction, romance, reconciliation, and materialism—consistent with motifs in Mars's earlier works, though the exploration of materialism is new territory for .Paak.
"An Evening with Silk Sonic" made a significant impact upon release, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 with 104,000 equivalent album units in its first week. It became Mars's second and .Paak's first number-one album on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album also achieved top-five positions in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. It spawned five singles, with "Leave the Door Open" and "Smokin out the Window" achieving notable commercial success. "Leave the Door Open" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and in New Zealand, marking Mars's eighth and .Paak's first chart-topping single in the US.
Certified gold by Music Canada (MC) and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the album received widespread critical acclaim. Reviewers praised its retro sensibility and the duo's chemistry. At the 64th Grammy Awards in 2022, "Leave The Door Open" won four awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Billboard ranked it as the seventh-best album of 2021. The album was further promoted through the residency show "An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM" in 2022 and numerous award show performances.
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Anderson .Paak, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Newley, Ari Levine, Babyface, Bernard Belle, Big Sean, Brody Brown, Bruno Mars, Clint Ballard Jr., DOMi, Dodgr, D’Mile, Felton Pilate, Fred Wesley, FredWreck, Gregory Bufford, Hi-Tek & 26 More »
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