Sketchbook is the seventh studio album by American singer Fantasia. Backed by a licensing deal with BMG Rights Management, it was released by her own label, Rock Soul Inc., on October 11, 2019, in the United States. The album debuted and peaked at number 62 on the US Billboard 200. The song "Enough" was released in May 2019 as the album's lead single[2] followed by "PTSD" featuring T-Pain. A music video for the song "Bad Girl" premiered with the album's release.[3]Sketchbook was promoted by appearances at the 2019 BET Awards, Sunday Best, The Real, as well as a North American tour supported by Robin Thicke, Tank, and singer The Bonfyre in the fall of 2019.[4] The latter two would appear on a remix of "PTSD" released digitally and serviced to United States urban contemporary radio in November of the same year.[5]
Andy Kellman from Allmusic rated the album three out of five stars. He found that "contrary to the title, nothing sounds incomplete or even off-the-cuff. It's more like a lookbook. Skittering percussion and other mechanical, trap-styled production touches are most common [...] It merely hints at what Fantasia might be able to do if she took a truly sketchbook-like approach in the studio. There's no telling what she'd cook up in a couple weeks of live recording with a small band fluent in funk and rock."[1]Associated Press journalist Melanie J. Sims felt that Fantasia "is staying true to her artistry on Sketchbook, her first independent release. She delivers the fullness of her voice on the sexy, guitar-laced "Believer" and the easygoing "Enough"; pours her honeyed vocals over the island-influenced beat of "Take Off"; and experiments with a rock feel on "Warning" [...] thankfully Fantasia makes Sketchbook a work of art."[6]
Commercial performanceedit
Sketchbook debuted at number 62 on the US Billboard 200 and number 33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 10,000 album equivalent units.[7] This marked her lowest first week placement as well as her first studio album of original material to debut outside of the top 20 of the Billboard 200.[8]
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Sketchbook is the seventh studio album by American singer Fantasia Backed by a licensing deal with BMG Rights Management it was released by her own label Rock Soul Inc on October 11 2019 in the United States The album debuted and peaked at number 62 on the US Billboard 200 The song Enough was released in May 2019 as the album s lead single 2 followed by PTSD featuring T Pain A music video for the song Bad Girl premiered with the album s release 3 Sketchbook was promoted by appearances at the 2019 BET Awards Sunday Best The Real as well as a North American tour supported by Robin Thicke Tank and singer The Bonfyre in the fall of 2019 4 The latter two would appear on a remix of PTSD released digitally and serviced to United States urban contemporary radio in November of the same year 5 SketchbookStudio album by FantasiaReleasedOctober 11 2019 2019 10 11 GenreR amp B 1 Length43 50LabelRock Soul BMGProducerJevan Hill Green Semexant Jimmy Hill Jr Tom Laskey Stanley Green Theodore Thomas Dave James and KJ ScrivenFantasia chronologyChristmas After Midnight 2017 Sketchbook 2019 Singles from Sketchbook Enough Released May 3 2019 PTSD Released August 23 2019 Holy Ghost Released September 20 2019 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Commercial performance 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Andy Kellman from Allmusic rated the album three out of five stars He found that contrary to the title nothing sounds incomplete or even off the cuff It s more like a lookbook Skittering percussion and other mechanical trap styled production touches are most common It merely hints at what Fantasia might be able to do if she took a truly sketchbook like approach in the studio There s no telling what she d cook up in a couple weeks of live recording with a small band fluent in funk and rock 1 Associated Press journalist Melanie J Sims felt that Fantasia is staying true to her artistry on Sketchbook her first independent release She delivers the fullness of her voice on the sexy guitar laced Believer and the easygoing Enough pours her honeyed vocals over the island influenced beat of Take Off and experiments with a rock feel on Warning thankfully Fantasia makes Sketchbook a work of art 6 Commercial performance editSketchbook debuted at number 62 on the US Billboard 200 and number 33 on the Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums with 10 000 album equivalent units 7 This marked her lowest first week placement as well as her first studio album of original material to debut outside of the top 20 of the Billboard 200 8 Track listing editTrack listing adapted from the iTunes Store 9 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 History Fantasia BarrinoCandace WakefieldJovan DawkinsJevon HillStanley GreenJean SemexantJevon HillGreenSemexant3 332 PTSD featuring T Pain BarrinoEric MackeyFaheem NajmJevon HillGreenSemexantJevon HillGreenSemexant3 593 Believer BarrinoWakefieldDawkinsHillGreenBernard GloverArthur JonesJevon HillGreenJimmy Hill Jr 4 014 Enough BarrinoDanni BaylorJerome BaylorHillGreenJimmy Hill Jr Jevon HillGreenJimmy Hill Jr 4 335 The Way BarrinoBaylorBaylorHillGreenTom LaskeyJevon HillGreenLaskey2 066 Bad Girl BarrinoCarmael FrithHillGreenTheodore ThomasJevon HillGreenFrithThomas3 387 Free BarrinoWakefieldDawkinsKendall TaylorHillGreenSemexantJevon HillGreenSemexant3 308 Holy Ghost BarrinoWakefieldDawkinsTaylorHillGreenSemexantJevon HillGreenSemexant3 129 Take Off BarrinoBianca AtterberryGreenHillSemexantJevon HillGreenSemexant3 4110 Fighting BarrinoBaylorBaylorHillGreenSemexantJevon HillGreenSemexant3 4611 Warning BarrinoBaylorBaylorHillGreenHill Jr Jevon HillGreenJimmy Hill Jr 3 4612 Looking for You featuring Mama Diane BarrinoReginald ScrivenDavid JamesDave JamesKJ Scriven4 18Charts editChart 2019 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 8 62US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 10 33US Independent Albums Billboard 11 5References edit a b c Kellman Andy Fantasia Sketchbook AllMusic Taylor Fields May 3 2019 Fantasia Shares New Song Enough amp Dances In The Rain In Music Video iHeartRadio Fantasia Barrino Debuts Bad Girl Music Video Says New Album Sketchbook Shows a New Fantasia PEOPLE com Retrieved 2021 06 20 Fantasia Announces The Sketchbook Tour Rated R amp B 2019 08 19 Retrieved 2021 06 20 Fantasia Drops PTSD Remix Featuring Tank amp The Bonfyre iHeartRadio Retrieved 2021 06 20 Sims Melanie J Review Fantasia won t be boxed in on Sketchbook album abcnews go com Retrieved June 26 2020 Fantasia s New Album Sketchbook Debuts at No 1 on Billboard R amp B Albums Chart 23 October 2019 a b Fantasia Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Sketchbook by Fantasia Barrino on Apple Music iTunes U S Store October 11 2019 Fantasia Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Fantasia Chart History Independent Albums Billboard nbsp This 2010s R amp B soul album related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en 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