Heavn (stylized as HEAVN) is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Jamila Woods. It was released on July 15, 2016 through Jagjaguwar.

Heavn
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)
GenreR&B, neo soul
Length45:50
LabelJagjaguwar
ProducerSaba, Nico Segal, The Roots, Kweku Collins, oddCouple
Jamila Woods chronology
Heavn
(2016)
Legacy! Legacy!
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Consequence of SoundB+[3]
Pitchfork8.4/10[4]
Record Collector[5]
Spin8/10[6]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((1-star Honorable Mention))[7]
Vice (Expert Witness)(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[8]

Accolades edit

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2016
26
Esquire Top 30 Albums of 2016
24
Exclaim! Top 15 Soul/R&B Albums of 2016
9
NPR Top 50 Albums of 2016
27
Pitchfork Top 50 Albums of 2016
36
PopMatters Top 15 Soul/R&B Albums of 2016
5
Variance Top 50 Albums of 2016
27

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Bubbles"2:06
2."VRY BLK"2:54
3."Popsicle (Interlude)"0:38
4."Lonely"3:25
5."HEAVN"4:23
6."Eve (Interlude)"0:31
7."In My Name"1:25
8."Assata's Daughter (Interlude)"0:24
9."Blk Girl Soldier"3:22
10."LSD (feat. Chance the Rapper)"3:28
11."Still (Interlude)"0:27
12."Emerald Street (feat. Saba)"3:13
13."Lately"2:42
14."Always Loving (Interlude)"0:26
15."Breadcrumbs (feat. Nico Segal)"3:33
16."Stellar"2:02
17."Good Morning (Interlude)"0:28
18."Holy"3:12
19."Way Up"3:54
20."Holy (Reprise)"3:22

References edit

  1. ^ "Reviews for HEAVN by Jamila Woods". Metacritic. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "HEAVN – Jamila Woods". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  3. ^ Kivel, Adam (July 21, 2016). "Jamila Woods – HEAVN". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Ex, Kris (July 21, 2016). "Jamila Woods: HEAVN". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  5. ^ Bowler, Paul (November 2017). "Jamila Woods – HEAVN". Record Collector (472). Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  6. ^ Weiss, Dan (July 26, 2016). "Review: Jamila Woods' Vision of 'HEAVN' Is Neither Lost Nor Lonely". Spin. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  7. ^ Hull, Tom (December 31, 2016). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 4, 2016). "Expert Witness". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  9. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". Consequence of Sound. November 28, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  10. ^ Miller, Matt (December 1, 2016). "The 30 Best Albums of 2016". Esquire. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  11. ^ "Exclaim!'s Top 15 Soul and R&B Albums of 2016". Exclaim!. December 6, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  12. ^ "Best 50 Albums of 2016". NPR. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  13. ^ "Pitchfork's Top 50 Best Albums of 2016". Pitchfork. December 13, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  14. ^ "The 15 Best R&B/Soul Albums of 2016". PopMatters. December 28, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  15. ^ "Variance's 50 Best Albums of 2016". Variance. December 7, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2019.