Sketchbook is the seventh studio album by American singer Fantasia. Backed by a distribution deal with BMG Rights Management, it was released by her own label, Rock Soul Inc., on October 11, 2019.
| Sketchbook | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 11, 2019 | |||
| Genre | R&B[1] | |||
| Length | 43:50 | |||
| Label | Rock Soul | |||
| Producer | Jevan Hill, Green Semexant, Jimmy Hill Jr, Tom Laskey, Stanley Green, Theodore Thomas, Dave James and KJ Scriven | |||
| Fantasia chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Sketchbook | ||||
| ||||
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 award shows and talk shows, 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]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [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&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. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "History" |
|
| 3:33 |
| 2. | "PTSD" (featuring T-Pain) |
|
| 3:59 |
| 3. | "Believer" |
|
| 4:01 |
| 4. | "Enough" |
|
| 4:33 |
| 5. | "The Way!" |
|
| 2:06 |
| 6. | "Bad Girl" |
|
| 3:38 |
| 7. | "Free" |
|
| 3:30 |
| 8. | "Holy Ghost" |
|
| 3:12 |
| 9. | "Take Off" |
|
| 3:41 |
| 10. | "Fighting" |
|
| 3:46 |
| 11. | "Warning" |
|
| 3:46 |
| 12. | "Looking for You" (featuring Mama Diane) |
|
| 4:18 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[8] | 62 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] | 33 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] | 5 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Kellman, Andy. "Fantasia – Sketchbook". AllMusic.
- ^ Taylor Fields (May 3, 2019). "Fantasia Shares New Song "Enough" & 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&B. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- ^ "Fantasia Drops 'PTSD' Remix Featuring Tank & 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&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&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Fantasia Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
 | This 2010s R&B/soul album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |