Glorious (GloRilla album)

Glorious is the debut studio album by American rapper GloRilla. It was released on October 11, 2024, through Collective Music Group (CMG) and Interscope Records.[2] The record is preceded by two singles: "TGIF" (which peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100) and "Hollon".[3] A follow-up to her second mixtape Ehhthang Ehhthang, released in April 2024, Glorious features guest appearances from Latto, Sexyy Red, Muni Long, Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore, Kierra Sheard, Maverick City Music, Megan Thee Stallion, BossMan Dlow, T-Pain, and Fridayy. Production was primarily handled by her CMG label boss Yo Gotti, alongside Ace Charisma, Go Grizzly, London Jae, Timbaland, and SkipOnDaBeat, among others.[4][5][6]

Glorious
Angled head shot of GloRilla, made-up and wearing large hoop earrings that create a lens flare
Standard cover
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2024 (2024-10-11)
Length42:00
Label
Producer
  • 1wireshak
  • Ace Charisma
  • B100
  • Byeperfect
  • Cartier Fly
  • Coupe
  • CRVS Serranio
  • DJ Montay
  • Drumdummie
  • FnZ
  • Fraxille
  • Finnessemadethebeat
  • Ghostrage
  • Go Grizzly
  • Hawky
  • Halfway
  • Hennessey Beatz
  • Higainerz
  • Humphrey
  • Jazze Pha
  • Kee Londn
  • Kingbnjmn
  • Lil' Ronnie
  • London Jae
  • Major Seven
  • Max Hummel
  • Muzik Major
  • Muzikman
  • Nevrmind
  • Pooh Beatz
  • Sakii
  • Satori
  • SkipOnDaBeat
  • Squat
  • Steven Shaeffer
  • Supah Mario
  • Timbaland
  • Yo Gotti
  • Zenjikozen
GloRilla chronology
Ehhthang Ehhthang
(2024)
Glorious
(2024)
Singles from Glorious
  1. "TGIF"
    Released: June 21, 2024
  2. "Hollon"
    Released: September 20, 2024
  3. "Whatchu Kno About Me"
    Released: October 22, 2024[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash7/10[8]
NME     [9]
Pitchfork7.2/10[10]
Rolling Stone     [11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 4 reviews.[7] Vivian Medithi of Pitchfork rated the album 7.2/10 and wrote in a review, "The 25-year-old rapper has grown as a lyricist, but what’s most exciting about GLORIOUS is its idiosyncrasy. Expanding beyond playlistable trap prerequisites and the wistful soul chops that signal A Serious Rap Album, GloRilla channels the music of her youth, cycling through crunk and gospel with aplomb."[12]

Commercial performance

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Glorious debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, achieving 69,000 album-equivalent units sold, including 13,000 in pure sales. Additionally, the album accumulated an 77.9 million streams within its first week.[13][14]

Track listing

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Glorious track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"Gloria Woods
  • Egor Chipin
  • Darryl Clemons
  • Jaucquez Lowe
  • Julius Riveria III
  • Kevin Andrew Price
  • Morris Jones
  • Quinton L. Cook
  • Timothy Mckibbins
  • Vadim Vladimirovich Rogozhin
1:28
2."Hollon"Woods
  • SkipOnDaBeat
  • FnZ
2:08
3."Procedure" (featuring Latto)
  • Jonathan Demario Priester
  • Yo Gotti
  • Supah Mario
2:54
4."TGIF"
  • Woods
  • Yakki Davis
  • Zenjikozen
  • Jess Jackson[a]
  • Brophy[a]
2:44
5."Whatchu Kno About Me" (featuring Sexyy Red)
  • Amari Freeman
  • Javaan Anderson
  • Jeremy Allen
  • Jonathan Reed
  • R. Jackson
  • Torrence Hatch
  • Webster Gardney Jr
2:29
6."Stop Playing"
  • Yo Gotti
  • Timbaland
  • SkipOnDaBeat
  • CRVS Serranio
  • Sakii
  • Satori
3:36
7."Don't Deserve" (featuring Muni Long)
  • Artem Raschepkin
  • Dudley Alexander Duverne
  • Fokin Maxim
  • Jonas Gunnes Gumdal
  • Rafael Dewayne Ishman
  • R. Jackson
  • Tevin Revells
  • William Boyette
  • Yo Gotti
  • Hawky
  • Drumdummie
  • Fraxille
  • Max Hummel
3:52
8."Rain Down on Me" (featuring Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore, Kierra Sheard, and Maverick City Music)
  • Benjamin Singh-Reynolds
  • Damien Keith Aubrey
  • Duverne
  • Drew Shear II
  • Joakim Toftgaard
  • Marcaelis Sanders
  • Marlon Hampton
  • Omar Walker
  • Rex Zamor
  • Samuel Williams
  • Yo Gotti
  • Nevrmind
  • Major Seven
  • Muzikman
  • Kingbnjmn
3:48
9."Glo's Prayer"Woods
  • Aidan Jonathan Crotinger
  • Artyom Tsalko
  • Stever Shaeffer
  • Yo Gotti
  • Steven Shaeffer
  • Hennessey Beatz
  • Halfway
3:07
10."How I Look" (featuring Megan Thee Stallion)
  • Lowe
  • Riveria
  • Price
  • Jones
  • Mckibbins
  • Yo Gotti
  • Go Grizzly
  • B100
  • London Jae
1:58
11."I Ain't Going"Woods
  • Freeman
  • Charles Tevas Ingram
  • Yo Gotti
  • Ace Charisma
  • Ghostrage
2:51
12."Step" (featuring BossMan Dlow)
  • Kirill Komyshey
  • Yo Gotti
  • Kee Londn
2:43
13."Let Her Cook"
  • Woods
  • Y. Davis
  • Clemons
  • Edward Maclin Cooper III
  • Isaac Hayes
  • Lowe
  • Riveria III
  • Yo Gotti
  • London Jae
  • Pooh Beatz
  • Squat
  • Coupe
2:35
14."I Luv Her" (featuring T-Pain)
  • Korey Roberson
  • Laurie Conde
  • Humphrey
2:56
15."Queen of Memphis" (featuring Fridayy)
  • Ardarious Ester
  • Jabre Jones
  • Kavi Lybarger
  • Lewis Young
  • Mortiz Schenider
  • Phalon Alexnader
  • Yo Gotti
  • Cartier Fly
  • Jazze Pha
  • Higainerz
  • Finnessemadethebeat
2:46
Total length:42:00
Bonus track edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
16."Never Find" (featuring K Carbon)
  • Woods
  • Kimbrya McCraney
  • Davis
  • Freeman
  • Duverne
  • Anderson
  • R. Jackson
  • Rickey Offred
  • Julius Darrington
  • Yo Gotti
  • Lil Ronnie
  • Rickey “Slim Muzik” Offred
  • Ace Charisma
2:49
Total length:2:49

Note

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  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.

Charts

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Chart performance for Glorious
Chart (2024) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[15] 5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 2

References

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  1. ^ https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=343180
  2. ^ "GloRilla Preps Glorious Debut with "Hollon"". Hits. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Corrine, Amber (September 19, 2024). "GloRilla Announces Debut Album 'Glorious' Following String Of Hit Singles And Projects". Vibe. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Strauss, Matthew (September 20, 2024). "Glorilla Announces Debut Album, Shares New Song "Hollon"". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Paul, Larisha (September 19, 2024). "GloRilla's Debut Album Glorious Finally Has a Release Date". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Saponara, Michael (September 19, 2024). "GloRilla Unveils Glorious Album Release Date & Cover Art: 'So Grateful to Be Sharing This'". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "GLORIOUS by GloRilla Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  8. ^ Murray, Robin (October 11, 2024). "GloRilla – GLORIOUS". Clash. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  9. ^ Williams, Kyann-Sian (October 11, 2024). "GloRilla – 'Glorious' review: an empowering if uneven debut". NME. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  10. ^ Medithi, Vivian (October 17, 2024). "GloRilla: GLORIOUS Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  11. ^ Reeves, Mosi (October 11, 2024). "GloRilla is Torn Between Going Big and Going Hard on 'Glorious'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  12. ^ Medithi, Vivian (October 17, 2024). "GloRilla: GLORIOUS". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  13. ^ Asker, Jim (October 22, 2024). "GloRilla, Kirk Franklin & Maverick City Music Debut Atop Hot Gospel Songs With 'Rain Down on Me'". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  14. ^ Caulfield, Keith (October 22, 2024). "Rod Wave's 'Last Lap' Debuts at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  15. ^ "Glorilla Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  16. ^ "Glorilla Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2024.