Mali Is...

Mali Is...
Mali Is...
Studio album by Mali Music
Released	June 18, 2014
Genre	Contemporary Christian music, Christian hip hop, R&B
Length	44:30
Label	Bystorm, RCA
Producer	Arden "Keyz" Altino, Oliver "Akos" Castelli, Akene Dunkley, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Andre Harris, Stephen McGregor, Kortney Pollard
Mali Music chronology

Mali Is... is the third album by American recording artist Mali Music, released on June 18, 2014 by RCA Records and Bystorm Records. Mali Music worked with Arden "Keyz" Altino, Oliver "Akos" Castelli, Akene Dunkley, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Andre Harris, Stephen McGregor, and Kortney Pollard on the production of this album. The album's lead single is "Beautiful".

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
CCM Magazine	^[2]
New Release Tuesday	^[3]

Signaling in a four star out of five review for AllMusic, Andy Kellman replying, at times "Understated yet energized" where "all singles, all distinctive, and compelling."^[1] Andy Argyrakis, agrees it is a four star album for CCM Magazine, realizing, it "overflows with velvety vocals and smooth grooves" where it's "split between soulful pop, piano ballads, and the occasional nod to contemporary reggae."^[2] Adding a whole star to his rating compared to the aforementioned, New Release Tuesday's Dwayne Lacy commended this music "for the non-cliched songwriting, his amazing singing, and the message."^[3]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"No Fun Alone"	Arden "Keyz" Altino, Oliver "Akos" Castelli, Akene Dunkley, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Kortney Pollard	3:24
2.	"Ready Aim"	Arden "Keyz" Altino, Akene Dunkley, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Kortney Pollard	3:42
3.	"Beautiful"	Arden "Keyz" Altino, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Kortney Pollard	3:28
4.	"Heavy Love"	Dernst Emile, Kortney Pollard	3:20
5.	"Fight For You"	Dernst Emile, Kortney Pollard	4:05
6.	"Walking Shoes"	Andre Harris, Kortney Pollard	3:59
7.	"One"	Arden "Keyz" Altino, Akene Dunkley, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Stephen McGregor, Kortney Pollard	3:40
8.	"Make It"	Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Kortney Pollard, Regina Spektor	3:26
9.	"Little Lady"	Lorenz Hart, Kortney Pollard, Richard Rodgers	3:25
10.	"Royalty"	Dernst Emile, Kortney Pollard	4:06
11.	"Johnny & Donna"	William J. Lee, Kortney Pollard	4:02
12.	"I Believe"	Kortney Pollard	3:53
Total length:			44:30

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	2

Year-end charts edit

Chart (2014)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	57

References edit

^ ^a ^b Kellman, Andy. "Mali Is... - Mali Music". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Argyrakis, Andy. "Mali Music: Mali Is..." CCM Magazine. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Lacy, Dwayne. "A Bonafide Classic!". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
^ "Mali Music Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
^ "Mali Music Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[AM-1] Kellman, Andy. "Mali Is... - Mali Music". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2015.

[CCM-2] Argyrakis, Andy. "Mali Music: Mali Is..." CCM Magazine. Retrieved January 25, 2015.

[NRT-3] Lacy, Dwayne. "A Bonafide Classic!". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved January 25, 2015.

[ac_Billboard200_Mali_Music-4] "Mali Music Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2015.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Mali_Music-5] "Mali Music Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[6] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

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