Glory Sound Prep is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Jon Bellion. The album was released on November 9, 2018, through Visionary Music Group and Capitol Records.[2] It was supported by three official singles: "Conversations with My Wife", "JT", and "Stupid Deep". The album was announced via Bellion's Twitter on October 10, 2018.[3]
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| Released | November 9, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017–2018 | |||
| Studio | Cove City Sound Studios (Glen Cove, New York) | |||
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| Length | 43:21 | |||
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Background and release
editOn January 25, 2018, Bellion teased a snippet of an upcoming song on an Instagram video. On April 16, Bellion began teasing his next album with 4 pictures captioned with "GSP". He later changed the name of his Instagram to the name of his touring group, "Beautiful Mind".
On October 9, Bellion posted a photo to his social media accounts from "GSP Staff", stating: "Tomorrow, Headmaster Stormzy requests your presence for an orientation ceremony in the main atrium. Time: 3:00 pm EST."[4] The following day he announced his second studio album Glory Sound Prep on his Twitter account, set to be released on November 9.[3] On October 17, he released a preview on his social media accounts of the first single from the album, "Conversations with My Wife", which was released two days later.[5][6] The following week, he released a preview on his social media accounts of the second promotional single, "JT", and released it on October 26.[7] "Stupid Deep", the third promotional single from the album, was released on November 2.[8]
In a 2019 Genius: For the Record Interview with Rob Markman, Jon explained that Glory Sound Prep is also the name of a production group composed of himself, Mark Williams, and Raul Cubina.[9] He also explained that he decided not to heavily promote the album as a result of being tired from promoting his previous album, The Human Condition. He claimed he felt it was more valuable to leave the audience to sit with and digest the album.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Conversations with My Wife" |
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| 3:26 |
| 2. | "JT" |
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| 4:28 |
| 3. | "Let's Begin" (featuring Roc Marciano, RZA, B.Keyz and Travis Mendes) |
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| 5:40 |
| 4. | "Stupid Deep" |
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| 2:58 |
| 5. | "The Internet" |
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| 3:09 |
| 6. | "Blu" |
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| 3:03 |
| 7. | "Adult Swim" (featuring Tuamie) |
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| 5:13 |
| 8. | "Couples Retreat" |
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| 3:28 |
| 9. | "Cautionary Tales" |
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| 3:47 |
| 10. | "Mah's Joint" (featuring Quincy Jones) |
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| 8:01 |
| Total length: | 43:21 | |||
Personnel
editCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]
Glory Sound Prep
edit- Jon Bellion - producer, lead vocals, MPC, synthesizer, programming, percussion, piano, whistle, string composer, sound design (track 7)
- Raul Cubina - producer, sound design, synthesizer, programming, percussion, drums, background vocals, engineer, mixing engineer (track 8)
- Mark Williams - producer, sound design, synthesizer, programming, percussion, guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano, ROLI, organ, background vocals, horn arrangement (tracks 5, 10), string arrangement (tracks 7, 10)
Musiciansedit
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Productionedit
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Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[11] | 44 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] | 86 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 15 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Jon Bellion Releases 'Glory Sound Prep' Album: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ Middleton, Ryan (April 28, 2016). "Jon Bellion Announces New Album 'The Human Condition' Release Date, Tour". Music Times. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ a b "Jon Bellion on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "Jon Bellion on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Jon Bellion on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Jon Bellion Releases New Single "Conversations With My Wife"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ Graves, Shahlin (2018-10-26). "Jon Bellion shares new song 'JT'". Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ Robles, Jonathan. "Listen to Jon Bellion's sweeping new single 'Stupid Deep'". Variance Magazine. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ Genius, Jon Bellion Talks 'Glory Sound Prep,' 'Dragon Ball Z,' & Turning Down Beyoncé | For The Record, retrieved 2019-01-25
- ^ Glory Sound Prep Credits (Media notes). Jon Bellion. Capitol Records. December 18, 2019.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 16 November 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ "Jon Bellion Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2018.