TLC (album)

TLC
Studio album by
TLC
ReleasedJune 30, 2017 (2017-06-30)
Recorded2015–2017
StudioHalpern (Atlanta, Georgia)
GenreR&B[1]
Length41:05
Label852 Musiq
Producer
  • Michael Busbee
  • Casper & B.
  • D'Mile
  • Dunlap Exclusive
  • Ron Fair
  • Knotch
  • Cory Mo
  • NoizeBeatz
  • Desmond Peterson
  • David Reed
  • Tipz
  • Carnoy "Ayo Kayo" Watkins
  • Desmond "Motown" Washington
TLC chronology
20
(2013)		 TLC
(2017)
Singles from TLC
  1. "Joy Ride"
    Released: October 26, 2016[2]
  2. "Haters"
    Released: October 26, 2016[3]
  3. "Way Back"
    Released: April 14, 2017[4]

TLC is the self-titled fifth studio album by American girl group TLC, released on June 30, 2017, by their label 852 Musiq.[5][6] It is the group's first album since 3D (2002).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10[7]
Metacritic63/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[9]
Clash6/10[10]
Drowned in Sound7/10[11]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[12]
The Guardian4/5 stars[13]
NME3/5 stars[1]
Paste6.1/10[14]
Pitchfork 7.4/10[15]
Prefix Magazine7/10[16]
Slant Magazine2/5 stars[17]

TLC received generally positive reviews from music critics.

Track listing

Standard edition[18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Introduction"
  • Candace Wakefield
  • Elvis Brown
  • Carnoy "Ayo Kayo" Watkins
  • Dunlap Exclusive
  • Joshua "Tipz" Richardson
  • Cory "Knotch" Marks
3:02
2."Way Back" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
  • Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins
  • James Abrahart
  • Calvin Broadus
D'Mile3:46
3."It's Sunny"
Ron Fair3:23
4."Haters"
  • Busbee
  • Casper & B.
2:40
5."Perfect Girls"
  • Watkins
  • Candace Wakefield
  • Raylene S. Arreguin
  • Ayo Kayo
  • David "Davey Remix" Reed
  • Desmond "Motown" Washington
3:05
6."Interlude" Desmond Peterson1:11
7."Start a Fire"
  • Watkins
  • Gabrielle Nowee
  • Candace Wakefield
Kayo4:02
8."American Gold"
  • Watkins
  • Nowee
  • Candace Wakefield
  • Brown
  • Kayo
  • Tipz
3:38
9."Scandalous"
  • Tommy "Vegas" Doyle
  • Timothy Clayton
  • Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas[19]
  • Cory Allen Moore
Cory Mo3:32
10."Aye Muthafucka"
  • Watkins
  • Marqueze Etheridge
  • Nowee
  • Drephantom
  • Tipz
3:16
11."Joy Ride"Muhammad
  • Knotch
  • Tipz
  • Chris "Big Duke" Malloy
  • Niko McKnight
  • Raymond "Ray Keys" Komba
4:18
12."Way Back" (featuring Snoop Dogg) (extended version)
  • Watkins
  • Abrahart
  • Broadus
  • Dernst Emile II
D'Mile4:26
Total length:41:05
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."No Scrubs" (2013 re-recording)
  • Kandi Burruss
  • Tameka Cottle
  • Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
She'kspere3:32
14."Creep" (2013 re-recording)Dallas AustinAustin4:23
15."Unpretty" (2013 re-recording)
  • Austin
  • Watkins
Austin4:38
16."Baby-Baby-Baby" (2013 re-recording)
  • Antonio "L.A." Reid
  • Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
  • Daryl Simmons
  • Reid
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
4:58
17."Diggin' on You" (2013 re-recording)EdmondsBabyface4:09
Total length:62:45
Japanese and online store standard edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Joy Ride" (TJO remix)
  • Muhammad
  • Komba Raymond Aiah Jr.
  • Knotch
  • Tipz
  • Tipz
  • Knotch
4:18
14."It's Sunny" (Lucas Valentine remix)
  • Hebb
  • McKay
  • White
  • Willis
  • Watkins
  • Muhammad
  • Fair
  • Lucas Valentine
3:23
Total length:48:46

Personnel

Credits for TLC adapted from AllMusic.[20]

  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Luke Austin – keyboards
  • Leslie Brathwaite – mastering, mixing
  • Mike Busbee – production
  • Casper & B. – production
  • Bill Diggins – production
  • Theodore "NoizeBeatz" Lawrence – production
  • Charles Dunlap – production
  • Terrence "Grad Teachem" Dunlap – vocals
  • Devon Eisenberger – guitar
  • Dernst Emile II – keyboards, production, programming
  • Ron Fair – additional production, engineering, executive production, piano, production, vocal production
  • Kevin Hellon – bass
  • Debra Killings – background vocals
  • Raymond Komba – keyboards, production
  • Dennis Leupold – photography
  • Chris Malloy – production
  • Cory "Knotch" Marks – drum programming, production, programming
  • Niko McKnight – guitar, production
  • Cory Mo – drum programming, engineering, keyboards, mixing, production, synthesizer, vocal engineering
  • Zach Nicholls – engineering, mixing, mixing engineering, vocal engineering
  • Desmond Peterson – production
  • David Reed – production
  • Joshua "Tipz" Richardson – engineering, production
  • Lucas Sader – guitars
  • Peter Sharkey – programming
  • Snoop Dogg – featured artist
  • Gavin Taylor – creative direction, design
  • Patrick Thrall – vocal engineering
  • TLC – primary artist
  • Desmond "Motown" Washington – production
  • Carnoy "Ayo Kayo" Watkins – production
  • Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins – production

Charts

Chart performance for TLC
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[21] 34
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[22] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23]166
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24]81
Greek Albums (IFPI)[25] 42
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[26] 62
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[27] 7
Scottish Albums (OCC)[28]72
UK Albums (OCC)[29]40
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[30]3
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[31]1
US Billboard 200[32]38
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[33]1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[34]20

Sales

Region Sales
Japan[35] 4,586

Release history

List of release dates and formats for TLC
Region Date Format Edition Label
United States June 30, 2017
  • Standard
  • deluxe
  • 852 Musiq
  • Sony Music RED[6]
United Kingdom Cooking Vinyl[18]
France[36]

References

  1. 1 2 Levine, Nick (June 29, 2017). "TLC – TLC Album Review". NME. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ "TLCの「Joy Ride – Single」". Apple Music. Japan. October 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "TLCの「Haters – Single」". Apple Music. Japan. October 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Way Back (feat. Snoop Dogg) – Single by TLC". Apple Music. Australia. April 14, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "TLC (Deluxe) by TLC on Apple Music". iTunes Store. United Kingdom. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "TLC by TLC on Apple Music". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ "TLC by TLC reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. June 30, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Reviews and Tracks for TLC by TLC". Metacritic. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  9. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "TLC – TLC". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  10. ↑ Martin, Felicity (August 3, 2017). "TLC – TLC". Clash. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ Bar, Philippa (June 30, 2017). "TLC – TLC". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  12. ↑ Farber, Jim. "TLC's new album will make fans nostalgic: EW review". Entertainment Weekly.
  13. ↑ Aroesti, Rachel (June 30, 2017). "TLC: TLC review – Chilli and T-Boz turn back time". The Guardian. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  14. ↑ Voynovskaya, Nastia (July 7, 2017). "TLC: TLC Review". Paste. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  15. ↑ Shepherd, Julianne (July 6, 2017). "TLC: TLC Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  16. ↑ O'Brien, Jon (July 6, 2017). "TLC: TLC Album Review". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Slant review". Slant Magazine. July 4, 2017.
  18. 1 2 "TLC by TLC on Apple Music". iTunes Store. United Kingdom. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  19. ↑ "ACE Repertory)". ASCAP. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  20. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "TLC – TLC | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  21. ↑ "ARIA Digital Albums Chart" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. July 10, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Urban Albums Chart" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. July 10, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – TLC – TLC" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – TLC – TLC" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 29/2017)". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  26. ↑ "TLC | TLC" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Heatseeker Albums". Recorded Music NZ. July 10, 2017. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  31. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  32. ↑ "TLC Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  33. ↑ "TLC Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  34. ↑ "TLC Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  35. ↑ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  36. ↑ "TLC (Deluxe) de TLC sur Apple Music". iTunes Store. France. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
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