Kimberly: The People I Used to Know

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Kimberly: The People I Used to Know
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Studio album by K. Michelle
Released December 8, 2017
Recorded 2016–2017
Genre R&B[1]
Length 62:59
Label Atlantic
K. Michelle chronology
More Issues Than Vogue
(2016)		 Kimberly: The People I Used to Know
(2017)		 All Monsters Are Human
(2020)
Singles from Kimberly: The People I Used to Know

Kimberly: The People I Used to Know is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter K. Michelle, released on December 8, 2017, through Atlantic Records.[2] The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Birthday", "Either Way", "Make This Song Cry" and "Crazy Like You". Kimberly: The People I Used to Know debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number fifty-six with 8,804 copies sold, becoming the lowest selling debuting album of Michelle's career so far and continuing a downward trend in her commercial success.

Background and release

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"It's a record that is very, very vibey. The direction of the album is actually, I actually am talking about a lot of people -- not bashing them, but speaking on some people who have been influential in my life, whether it was for the good or the bad."

— K. Michelle talking about her fourth studio album.[3]

On December 21, 2016, K. Michelle announced that her fourth album would be released in 2017 via Twitter with an acronym "TCE".[4] During the final season of her reality show "K. Michelle: My Life, the singer revealed a song titled "Heaven",[5] calling the song "one of my most personal records on my new album".[6][7] On September 8, 2017, in an interview with Billboard, the album's title was revealed "Kimberly: The People I Used to Know".[3] On October 13, 2017, the album cover, track list and release date was revealed.[8]

Singles

"Birthday" was released as the album's lead single on September 8, 2017.[9] "Either Way" featuring American singer Chris Brown was released as the album's second single on September 15, 2017.[10] The song debuted at number 19 on the US Billboard R&B Digital Song Sales chart for the week beginning October 7, 2017.[11] "Make This Song Cry" was released as the album's third single on October 6, 2017.[12] "Crazy Like You" was released as the album's fourth single on August 12, 2018.[13]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[14]
Newsday 3/4 stars[15]
Pitchfork 7.0/10[1]
Renowned for Sound 4/5 stars[16]

On AllMusic, Andy Kellman gave the album four stars out of five, stating that "she has too much on her mind - and has such an imaginative and proficient way of getting it all out - to truly bail."[14] Glenn Gamboa from Newsday wrote that "It’s a shoot-from-the-hip style given to hits and misses, but when K. Michelle connects, she hits hard."[15]

Pitchfork's Alfred Soto graded it 7 points out of 10, commenting that "KIMBERLY: The People I Used to Know may lack a thumper like "V.S.O.P." or a slow jam as urgent as "Drake Would Love Me," still her greatest performance, but it continues a remarkable four-album streak."[1] Rachael Scarsbrook of Renowned for Sound gave the album 4 stars out of 5, wrote that "There is enough differentiation to maintain intrigue even if the album is some 20+ tracks long. K Michelle is never one to mince her words, and she’s certainly not going to be changing that any time soon.[16]

Track listing

Kimberly: The People I Used to Know track listing
No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Welcome to the People I Used to Know"     0:32
2. "Alert"   Camper 2:18
3. "God, Love, Sex, and Drugs"   Bongo 3:52
4. "Make This Song Cry"   Lil' Ronnie 3:27
5. "Crazy Like You"  
  • Ronnie
  • Bryant
  • Crawford[a]
 3:44
6. "Kim K"   Camper 2:33
7. "Takes Two" (featuring Jeremih)
  • Bongo
  • Hitmaka
 3:24
8. "Rounds"  
  • Katalyst
  • Bangallure[b]
 3:25
9. "Either Way" (featuring Chris Brown) Ronnie 4:14
10. "Birthday"  
  • Yung Ladd
  • Hitmaka
  • Critical[c]
 4:01
11. "Fuck Your Man" (Interlude) Ronnie 3:41
12. "No Not You"   Ronnie 3:50
13. "Giving Up on Love"   Louis Biancaniello 3:20
14. "Help Me Grow" (Interlude)   0:28
15. "Heaven"  
  • Constable
  • Gilbert[a]
  • Crawford[a]
 3:56
16. "Run Don't Walk"   A Louis York 3:48
17. "Industry Suicide" (Interlude)   0:32
18. "Talk to God"  
  • Ronnie
  • BLAQSMURPH
  • Crawford[a]
 4:27
19. "Brain on Love"   Eric Hudson 3:27
20. "Woman of My Word"  
  • Jerkins
  • Nathan
  • King Midas
 2:53
21. "Outro" (performed by Princess Nokia)   1:07
Total length:
 62:59

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a vocal producer
  • ^[b] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[c] signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

Charts

Chart performance for Kimberly: The People I Used to Know
Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[17] 56
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 23

Release history

Release history for Kimberly: The People I Used to Know
Region Date Format Label Ref
United States December 8, 2017 Digital download, CD Atlantic [2]
Canada [19]
United Kingdom December 10, 2017 [20]
Spain [21]
France [22]
Germany [23]

References

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