An Evening with Silk Sonic
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| name = An Evening with Silk Sonic
| type = studio
| artist = Silk Sonic
| cover = Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic.png
| alt = Sketches of Mars and Paak against a tan background, between the album title and the mention of Bootsy Collins
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| released = November 12, 2021
| recorded = 2020–2021
| studio = Shampoo Press & Curl
| length = 31:19
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| artist = Bruno Mars
| type = studio
| prev_title = 24K Magic
| prev_year = 2016
| title = An Evening with Silk Sonic
| year = 2021
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}} {{Extra chronology
| artist = Anderson .Paak
| type = studio
| prev_title = Ventura
| prev_year = 2019
| title = An Evening with Silk Sonic
| year = 2021
| next_title = Why Lawd?
| next_year = 2024
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{{Singles
| name = An Evening with Silk Sonic
| type = studio
| single1 = Leave the Door Open
| single1date = March 5, 2021
| single2 = Skate
| single2date = July 30, 2021
| single3 = Smokin out the Window
| single3date = November 5, 2021
| single4 = After Last Night
| single4date = July 5, 2022
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An Evening with Silk Sonic is the debut studio album by the American musical superduo Silk Sonic, which is composed of the American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars and fellow singer and rapper Anderson .Paak. The album was released by Aftermath Entertainment and Atlantic Records on November 12, 2021. Silk Sonic recruited the American musician Bootsy Collins—who came up with the name for Mars's and Paak's duo—for the narration, and American record producer D'Mile to compose the album. Recording sessions took place from early 2020 to mid 2021 at Shampoo Press & Curl Studios.
Several critics said An Evening with Silk Sonic was crafted from elements of R&B, soul, funk, hip-hop, and pop music. Silk Sonic were inspired to create an album on which they could capture the sound of the 1960s and 1970s. Their main goal was to bring people together and make them feel good. The lyrics explore themes—such as seduction, romance, reconciliation, and materialism—that were featured on Mars's previous albums. While .Paak's lyrics usually address contemporary matters, such as the social tensions resulting from identity, politics, self-expression, and repression, those specific issues are not addressed on this record.
An Evening with Silk Sonic debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 104,000 equivalent album units and became Mars's second and .Paak's first number-one album on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also peaked in the top-five in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, and produced five singles: "Leave the Door Open" and "Smokin out the Window", which were commercially successful, "Skate", which charted moderately, and "Love's Train" and "After Last Night", which both had minor commercial success. "Leave the Door Open" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Mars's eighth and .Paak's first number-one song in the United States, as well as reaching number one in Israel, Malaysia, and New Zealand.
An Evening with Silk Sonic received widespread acclaim from music critics. It is the most acclaimed studio album of Mars's career and .Paak's second most—after Malibu—per Metacritic. Reviewers praised the collaborative album's retro sensibility and the chemistry between Mars and .Paak. At the 2022 Grammy Awards, "Leave the Door Open" won four Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Performance, and Best R&B Song. Several publications listed the album as one of the best records of the year, and Billboard named it the seventh-best album of 2021. The album was also promoted via the concert residency An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM (2022), along with a number of performances at various award shows.
Background
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak met in 2017 while touring together on the European leg of Mars's 24K Magic World Tour (2017–2018). The two were seen in the studio working with Nile Rodgers and Guy Lawrence of Disclosure.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/73111-anderson-paak-nile-rodgers-disclosure-bruno-mars-hit-the-studio-together-watch/|title=Anderson .Paak, Nile Rodgers, Disclosure, Bruno Mars Hit the Studio Together: Watch|last=Yoo|first=Noah|work=Pitchfork|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108161659/https://pitchfork.com/news/73111-anderson-paak-nile-rodgers-disclosure-bruno-mars-hit-the-studio-together-watch/|url-status=live}} They quickly became friends and decided to collaborate. In an interview with the New Zealand radio DJ Zane Lowe for radio station Apple Music 1, Mars said that most of the album is "rooted in [.Paak's] drum beats". He continued, saying that he works "backward from the guitar or piano", whereas .Paak's "music is percussion-driven, derived from old-school Motown influence." They credit each other for the sound that models Silk Sonic.{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-leave-the-door-open-for-their-new-band-silk-sonic|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak "Leave the Door Open" for Their New Band, Silk Sonic|last=Crone|first=Madeline|work=American Songwriter|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=March 5, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117193126/https://americansongwriter.com/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-leave-the-door-open-for-their-new-band-silk-sonic/|url-status=live}} According to American record producer and songwriter D'Mile, Silk Sonic became a project after he, Mars, and .Paak worked on a song together.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9564112/dmile-her-interview-oscar-grammy|title=If You Know H.E.R., You Should Know Him: Oscar & Grammy Winning Producer D'Mile|last=Rouhani|first=Neena|magazine=Billboard|date=April 28, 2021|access-date=October 23, 2021|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023122247/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9564112/dmile-her-interview-oscar-grammy|url-status=live}}
.Paak says Mars considers every detail of a song, such as its theme, its sounds, and how it would engage people with the chorus, while .Paak is more of a free form, perceptive, and "What's the vibe?" musician. The latter affirmed that they were inspired by the 1960s, 1970s, and "the old school". According to Mars, they reunited in the studio during the night to drink and play music they enjoy. .Paak said the duo was influenced by Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, and Prince. The duo "bonded over their love of classic soul" and would usually play for each other songs they loved. .Paak was not sure the project would become a reality if the COVID-19 pandemic had not occurred, since they would have otherwise been playing shows at that time.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-silk-sonic-album-release-date-1212141/|title=The Soothing Sounds of Silk Sonic|last=Weiner|first=Jonah|url-access=limited|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 18, 2021|access-date=August 18, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818120127/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-silk-sonic-album-release-date-1212141/|archive-date=August 18, 2021}}
Silk Sonic decided not to address the police killings and the pandemic in their music. Mars further, "A good song can bring people together...so that was our mindset with the whole album. If it makes us feel good, and resonates with us, that's gonna be infectious and make other people feel good." .Paak said that both of them have suffered a lot during their lives and this album is their way to cope with it. Nevertheless, Silk Sonic recorded a track with "heavier" substance, but Mars was uncertain if he wanted to include the song. When they finished the session, Mars first played the recording for himself and when .Paak listened to it they decided to reject it. Mars has mixed every album he released since his debut, by listening to it in his Cadillac CTS to know how it would play in "real-world scenario".
Recording
In early 2017, after .Paak and Mars met on tour, they decided to get together in the studio with no intent, besides their mutual appreciation and affection.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9535665/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-interview-silk-sonic|title=Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak Know What 'We Need': To See Silk Sonic Live Onstage|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|magazine=Billboard|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=March 7, 2021|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412192838/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9535665/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-interview-silk-sonic|url-status=live}} At this point, the duo decided to try to turn the "backstage in-jokes" into songs. The first thing they wrote together started with one of them saying the sentence "Smoking out the window". They imagined a "stressed-out" man smoking too many cigarettes, as he tried to find his way out of "anxious" situations, and saying this phrase. When they got together in the studio, the "joke" was turned into a hook. Once the tour ended, the sessions were put on hold.
In February 2020, Mars was listening to what they recorded, and "it hit the right chord". So, he called .Paak to join him in the studio. It was the latter's birthday but, despite being drunk, he met with Mars. When they started to write a song, "a competitive" but a friendly spirit emerged as they were trying to improve on the work. .Paak affirmed that, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, they decided to get together in the studio instead of "trying to make music long-distance". In the studio, the duo would jam, trying to understand how to make people feel good with the songs they created from scratch and what was missing on the tracks, having to recreate a song from scratch at times. Mars and .Paak tried to create a dream setlist, they dubbed it as "the setlist of doom". However, they needed someone who could "thread" all the songs. They both admired American musician and singer Bootsy Collins, who not only came up with the name for Mars's and Paak's duo but also hosted the album.
Mars reunited with frequent collaborators, the American songwriter and producer Brody Brown and the Canadian recording engineer Charles Moniz, to record An Evening with Silk Sonic. Mars found D'Mile on Instagram and heard his composition on Lucky Daye's debut studio album, Painted (2019). Then, he asked the American singer-songwriter James Fauntleroy to get in touch with the producer. Once in the studio, D'Mile wanted to make a good impression by finishing the track that Mars had started and do nothing else until he completed it. However, the latter told him "we're here all the time. I would love for you to come rock with us."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/9647915/dmile-silk-sonic-producer-grammys-buzz-interview/|title=Silk Sonic Producer D'Mile Shares 'Bruno's Method to His Madness'|last=Rouhani|first=Neena|magazine=Billboard|date=October 21, 2021|access-date=October 23, 2021}} D'Mile became one of the core composers of the album. The duo also worked with the American rapper and record producer Dr. Dre, who gave feedback on the project. Homer Steinweiss, the drummer of the Dap-Kings, who had previously worked with Mars on Unorthodox Jukebox (2012) and 24K Magic (2016), also contributed to the album by playing drums on a song.{{cite AV media notes|title=Unorthodox Jukebox|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=533064-2|type=CD liner}}{{cite AV media notes |title=24K Magic |year=2016 |type=CD booklet |location=United States |publisher=Atlantic Records |id=558305-2}}
To achieve the sound they were aiming for, Silk Sonic and Moniz had to reach out to elderly "session guys" and read "old drumming magazines". They needed the right gear, such as Ludwig Drums with Remo Ambassador heads, Giovanni Hidalgo congas, a Hohner Clavinet D6 keyboard, a Danelectro sitar, a Trophy Music mini-Glockenspiel, and a Solid State Logic mixing board. Afterward, they were "emulating old-school playing styles and recording them", using one or two mics and several musicians playing at the same time in the same place. Despite having all the instruments to re-create the sound they were not able to do so at that time. According to .Paak, they were "fucking bashing!", while the ones that came before them were "tiptoeing".
Silk Sonic disclosed their process when re-working a small section of a song that pays tribute to Philadelphia soul and features a "string section and a sampled rainstorm". Its lyrics detail a heartbreak and how to deal with it afterwards. Mars, D'Mile, and .Paak heard each instrument isolated and realized that the drums were not adequate. .Paak replayed the drum section for 20 minutes, as Mars and D'Mile gave their reactions. Once the drumline was established, Mars turned their attention to the piano section, which took ten minutes for them to find an arrangement everyone enjoyed. According to D'Mile, all the tracks they came up with are included on the album, except for one. Some songs on the album would have various versions that D'Mile liked, but Mars would be unhappy with. So, they would remix it so that everyone, from Mars to the engineer's assistant, liked it. An Evening with Silk Sonic was recorded at Shampoo Press & Curl Studios.
Composition
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An Evening with Silk Sonic explores several genres, including R&B, soul, funk, early hip-hop, and pop.{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=November 11, 2021|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak's 'Evening With Silk Sonic' Is a Luscious Blast of '70s Soul: Album Review|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/reviews/bruno-mars-evening-with-silk-sonic-album-review-1235109576/|access-date=November 12, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112043954/https://variety.com/2021/music/reviews/bruno-mars-evening-with-silk-sonic-album-review-1235109576/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2167289/silk-sonic-album-review-bruno-mars-anderson-paak/columns/the-week-in-pop/|title=With Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak Set Their Time Machine to '70s Funk & Soul|last=DeVille|first=Chris|work=Stereogum|date=November 15, 2021|accessdate=October 1, 2024|archive-date=October 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028233345/https://www.stereogum.com/2167289/silk-sonic-album-review-bruno-mars-anderson-paak/columns/the-week-in-pop/|url-status=live}} The album includes the R&B ballads "After Last Night" and "Leave the Door Open".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/silk-sonic-mn0004032030#biography|title=Silk Sonic AllMusic Bio|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=October 17, 2021|archive-date=October 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005153320/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/silk-sonic-mn0004032030#biography|url-status=live}} "Fly as Me" and "777" are both funk tracks, with the latter demonstrating a "rock-leaning" style. "Smokin out the Window" and "Put on a Smile" are heartbreak songs, with the latter being a power ballad. An Evening with Silk Sonic also features disco on the track "Skate". "Love's Train" is a funk and soul cover of the Con Funk Shun song of the same name.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/silk-sonic-loves-train-cover-1300103/|title=Silk Sonic Rides 'Love's Train' to the Eighties for Valentine's Day Cover|last=Paul|first=Larisha|url-access=limited|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 14, 2022|accessdate=March 25, 2022|archive-date=March 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323154911/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/silk-sonic-loves-train-cover-1300103/|url-status=live}} The last track on the album, "Blast Off", is a psychedelic soul song evoking Earth, Wind & Fire in 1979. According to Stereogum{{'}}s Vivek Maddala, Silk Sonic created "new paths compositionally" with "Blast Off". Its "underlying musical architecture contains many surprises, and even some harmonic innovations—things".{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2168033/silk-sonic-blast-off-music-theory-explained/columns/in-theory/|title=A Composer Breaks Down The Music Theory Behind Silk Sonic's "Blast Off"|last=Maddala|first=Vivek|work=Stereogum|date=November 18, 2021|accessdate=October 12, 2024}}
"Leave the Door Open", "Smokin out the Window", "After Last Night", "Put on a Smile", and "Blast Off" all feature key changes that have been praised by various critics.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/12/31/an-evening-with-silk-sonic-album-review/|title=An Evening With Silk Sonic Review: Smooth, Fun, and Nostalgic – Does It Get Much Better?|last=Ye|first=Eugene|work=The Harvard Crimson|date=December 31, 2021|accessdate=November 11, 2022}} Album lyrics address topics featured in Mars's previous albums, such as "seduction, romance", reconciliation, and materialism.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/arts/music/silk-sonic-bruno-mars.html|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Revisit Vintage Luxury as Silk Sonic|url-access=subscription|last=Pareles|first=Jon|work=The New York Times|date=November 12, 2021|accessdate=November 12, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211114153126/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/arts/music/silk-sonic-bruno-mars.html|archive-date=November 14, 2021}} While .Paak's lyrics usually address contemporary matters—such as "the tensions of identity, desire, success, politics, self-expression and repression"—these are not represented on the record.
The album opens with "Silk Sonic Intro", where the duo shows their intention of "locking the groove" and it features guest vocals by Bootsy Collins. The duo's lead single, "Leave the Door Open", is inspired by the sound of the Spinners, the Stylistics, and the Manhattans.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-03-05/drake-justin-bieber-bruno-mars|title=Who can unseat 'Drivers License' from No. 1? Drake, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars take aim|last=Wood|first=Mikael|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=April 17, 2021|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305192027/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-03-05/drake-justin-bieber-bruno-mars|archive-date=March 5, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/arts/music/playlist-drake-bruno-mars-st-vincent.html|title=St. Vincent's Synth-Funk 'Pain', and 9 More New Songs|last=Pareles|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Pareles|work=The New York Times|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=April 17, 2021|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305172111/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/arts/music/playlist-drake-bruno-mars-st-vincent.html|archive-date=March 5, 2021}} Its lyrics are an "erotic invitation" from the singer to a woman, encouraging her to come over to his house.{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2021/03/song-of-the-week-silk-sonic-leave-the-door-open/|title=Song of the Week: Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Play It Smooth as Silk Sonic on 'Leave the Door Open'|last1=Siroky|first1=Mary|work=Consequence|date=March 6, 2021|access-date=April 17, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417182958/https://consequence.net/2021/03/song-of-the-week-silk-sonic-leave-the-door-open/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/music/videos/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-silk-sonic-leave-the-door-open-music-video-1234617341/|title=Bruno Mars And Anderson .Paak Create Soulful Magic With 'Leave The Door Open' Music Video|last=Imarenezor|first=Christine|work=Vibe|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419214412/https://www.vibe.com/music/videos/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-silk-sonic-leave-the-door-open-music-video-1234617341/|url-status=live}} "Fly as Me" is a track inspired by James Brown and Parliament, but with a modern approach. Mars performs a "simplistic bold chorus", while .Paak raps "hollering from a 1977 Monte Carlo." The latter's "assertive drumming" was compared to that on the compilation albums Ultimate Breaks and Beats. The song's lyrics are a "celebration of proud extravagance and wealth." The slow jam of "After Last Night" describes a woman who is "sweet-sticky/thick and pretty" and able to make a "player try on monogamy". It also shows the duo departing from their "player lifestyle" following a pleasurable date.{{cite web|url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3413371/album-review--silk-sonic---an-evening-with-silk-sonic/|title=Album Review Silk Sonic An Evening With Silk Sonic|last=Rigotti|first=Alex|work=Gigwise|date=November 12, 2021|accessdate=September 25, 2024|archive-date=September 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925145743/https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3413371/album-review--silk-sonic---an-evening-with-silk-sonic/|url-status=live}}
"Smokin out the Window" is a R&B and soul song.{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/834739/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-superduo-silk-sonic-debut-single-smokin-out-the-window/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105175851/https://etcanada.com/news/834739/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-superduo-silk-sonic-debut-single-smokin-out-the-window/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2021|title=Bruno Mars And Anderson .Paak Superduo Silk Sonic Debut Single Smokin Out The Window|first=Corey|last=Atad|work=Entertainment Tonight Canada|date=November 5, 2021|accessdate=February 6, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/10_best_songs_of_week_spiritualized_jenny_lewis_foals_christian_lee_hutson|title=10 Best Songs of the Week: Spiritualized, Jenny Lewis, Foals, Christian Lee Hutson, and More|last1=Redfern|first1=Mark|last2=Arnone|first2=Joey|work=Under the Radar|date=November 5, 2021|accessdate=February 6, 2023}} It draws inspiration from the 1970s sound, and Silk Sonic sing "about the realization that a lover is not being faithful and has many other men on the side".{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/silk-sonic-anderson-paak-and-bruno-mars-release-new-video-for-smoking-out-the-window/|title=Silk Sonic (Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars) Release New Video for Smoking Out the Window|last=Uitti|first=Jacob|work=American Songwriter|date=November 5, 2021 |access-date=February 7, 2023}} "Put On a Smile" opens with a vocal intro by Collins and "sounds of a thunderstorm". Its lyrics detail the duo's "confession of desperate heartache", as they try "to overcome life after losing someone" they were "deeply in love with". Ross Scarano, from Pitchfork, and Caleb Campbell, writing for Under the Radar, draw attention to the similarities between the song and the Miracles's "The Tracks of My Tears" (1965). Various critics praised Mars's falsetto vocals. Alex Rigotti, of Gigwise, mentioned the falsetto "register with a high G" and the singer's control of his croon, belt, and scream. He also exalted .Paak's drumming. Sowing, of Sputnikmusic, praised Mars for laying everything on the "elongated" and "powerfully delivered" verse "Lord knows I'm dyin".
The seventh track, "777", shares the same inspiration as that of "Fly as Me", from James Brown, Parliament, and the "assertive drumming" on the Ultimate Breaks and Beats. It has been compared to the Gap Band's funk. It describes partying and going to Las Vegas "where the champagne buffet always flows and nobody loses at the baccarat table". "Skate", the album's second single, was inspired by music from the 1970s' disco period.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/arts/music/playlist-silk-sonic-bomba-estereo.html|title=Silk Sonic's Retro Roller Jam, and 12 More New Songs|author-link=Jon Pareles|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon|last2=Herrera|first2=Isabelia|last3=Russonello|first3=Giovanni|last4=Zoladz|first4=Lindsay|work=The New York Times|url-access=subscription|date=July 30, 2021|accessdate=October 3, 2021|archive-date=October 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001122542/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/arts/music/playlist-silk-sonic-bomba-estereo.html|url-status=live}} The song's lyrics discuss roller skating, and are an invitation for young women to a dance floor.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2021/08/06/1025520557/silk-sonic-skate|title=Silk Sonic, 'Skate': #NowPlaying|last=Pierre|first=Gabrielle|publisher=NPR|date=August 6, 2021|accessdate=October 21, 2021}} The album's final song, "Blast Off", includes an "unhinged guitar solo" leading to "twinkling electric pianos" as it finishes. Its composition makes the listener feel like they are flying in the clouds and in space. The lyrics call for "high-as-space imagery", achieved through the use of drugs. The bonus track, "Love's Train", is a "silky and smooth" 1970s funk and soul song.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/silk-sonic-loves-covers-con-funk-shun-loves-train-1235031474/|title=Silk Sonic Celebrate Valentine's Day With Silky-Smooth 'Love's Train' Cover|last=Aderoju|first=Darlene|magazine=Billboard|date=February 14, 2022|access-date=February 14, 2022|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214225336/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/silk-sonic-loves-covers-con-funk-shun-loves-train-1235031474/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/silk-sonic-celebrate-valentines-day-with-cover-of-con-funk-shuns-loves-train-3161479|title=Silk Sonic celebrate Valentine's Day with cover of Con Funk Shun's 'Love's Train'|last=Doria|first=Matt|work=NME|date=February 14, 2022|accessdate=March 25, 2022|archive-date=March 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305112824/https://www.nme.com/news/music/silk-sonic-celebrate-valentines-day-with-cover-of-con-funk-shuns-loves-train-3161479|url-status=live}} Lyrically, it displays "a love triangle Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate found themselves in".{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/local-features/local-lifestyle-columns/back-in-the-day-con-funk-shuns-michael-cooper-part-2-the-funk-goes-on/|title=Back in the Day: Con Funk Shun's Michael Cooper (Part 2): The funk goes on|last=Wade|first=Tony|work=Daily Republic|date=November 24, 2017|accessdate=March 25, 2022|archive-date=February 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215053400/https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/local-features/local-lifestyle-columns/back-in-the-day-con-funk-shuns-michael-cooper-part-2-the-funk-goes-on/|url-status=live}}
Release and promotion
{{See also|An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM}}
On February 26, 2021, Mars and .Paak announced they had recorded an album together under the band name Silk Sonic. The band's debut album was titled An Evening with Silk Sonic, featuring American musician Bootsy Collins as a special guest host.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-new-band-silk-sonic-announce-album-2889601|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak form new band Silk Sonic, announce album|last=Gallagher|first=Alex|work=NME|date=February 26, 2021|access-date=February 26, 2021|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226205513/https://www.nme.com/news/music/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-new-band-silk-sonic-announce-album-2889601|url-status=live}} At the same time, the artwork was revealed and is a retro sketch of the two hitmakers' floating heads that reads, "An evening with Silk Sonic ... with special guest host Bootsy Collins". They also announced the release of the first single the following week, along with the album title.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-02-26/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-band-silk-sonic-album|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak tease fans with new band called Silk Sonic|last=Carras|first=Christi|url-access=limited|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 26, 2021|access-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226180723/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-02-26/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-band-silk-sonic-album|archive-date=February 26, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.okayplayer.com/video/anderson-paak-bruno-mars-silk-sonic-leave-the-door-open.html|title=Watch Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak (aka Silk Sonic) Jam Out in the "Leave the Door Open" Video|last=Sanfiorenzo|first=Dimas|date=March 5, 2021|website=Okayplayer|access-date=April 23, 2025}}
"Leave the Door Open" was released in various countries, as the first single. On the same date, "Silk Sonic Intro" was also issued, featuring the album's special guest Bootsy Collins.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/03/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-leave-the-door-open-video.html|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Are Slow-Jam Kings on 'Leave the Door Open'|last=Haylock|first=Zoe|work=Vulture|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=April 17, 2021|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305160108/https://www.vulture.com/2021/03/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-leave-the-door-open-video.htmll|archive-date=March 5, 2021}} Silk Sonic performed "Leave the Door Open" live for the first time at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards on March 14, 2021; their performance received critical acclaim from music critics.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/grammys/2021-memorable-moments/?slide=04eea879-7d48-490d-a661-9c66811dc6a5#04eea879-7d48-490d-a661-9c66811dc6a5|title=The most memorable moments from the 2021 Grammy Awards|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 15, 2021|access-date=April 26, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426193517/https://ew.com/grammys/2021-memorable-moments/?slide=04eea879-7d48-490d-a661-9c66811dc6a5#04eea879-7d48-490d-a661-9c66811dc6a5|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/arts/music/grammy-awards-youth.html|title=The Grammys Discover Youth|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|work=The New York Times|url-access=limited|date=March 15, 2021|access-date=April 27, 2021|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427120438/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/arts/music/grammy-awards-youth.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/03/14/grammys-2021-brutally-honest-reviews-every-performance-ranked/4655117001/|title=Brutally honest reviews of every Grammys 2021 performance, including 'WAP' and 'Dynamite'|last=Ryan|first=Patrick|work=USA Today|date=March 15, 2021|access-date=March 15, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315003424/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/03/14/grammys-2021-brutally-honest-reviews-every-performance-ranked/4655117001/|url-status=live}} They also performed it live at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards on May 27, 2021. Consequence{{'}}s Nina Corcoran called the performance "mesmerizing".{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2021/05/silk-sonic-iheartradio-music-awards-video/|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Bring Silk Sonic to 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Watch|last=Corcoran|first=Nina|work=Consequence|date=May 28, 2021|access-date=May 29, 2021|archive-date=May 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528165400/https://consequence.net/2021/05/silk-sonic-iheartradio-music-awards-video/|url-status=live}} Joe Lynch, from Billboard, praised Silk Sonic's performance as they, "worked the crowd exactly like the '70s soul singers that Silk Sonic pays homage to would have."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9579641/silk-sonic-leave-the-door-open-2021-iheartradio-music-awards|title=Silk Sonic Gets Steamy With 'Leave the Door Open' at 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards|last=Lynch|first=Joe|magazine=Billboard|date=May 27, 2021|access-date=May 29, 2021|archive-date=May 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528072136/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9579641/silk-sonic-leave-the-door-open-2021-iheartradio-music-awards/|url-status=live}} A month later, the duo performed "Leave the Door Open" at the BET Awards 2021.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9593544/silk-sonic-perform-leave-the-door-open-bet-awards-2021/|title=Silk Sonic 'Leave the Door Open' For Newly Vaccinated Fans at the 2021 BET Awards|last=Chan|first=Anna|magazine=Billboard|date=June 27, 2021|access-date=July 13, 2021|archive-date=July 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705021836/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9593544/silk-sonic-perform-leave-the-door-open-bet-awards-2021/|url-status=live}} On July 30, 2021, "Skate" was issued as the second single, also in several countries.
Initially, Mars and .Paak stated that the album would be released in the fall of 2021. However, its release was delayed to January 2022, as they wanted to include more songs. Despite their previous scheduling, on October 8, 2021, coinciding with Mars's birthday, Silk Sonic announced the album's release date of November 12, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/10/08/silk-sonic-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-album-release-date|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak reveal new release date for Silk Sonic album|last=Darville|first=Jordan|work=The Fader|date=October 8, 2021|access-date=October 8, 2021|archive-date=October 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008192019/https://www.thefader.com/2021/10/08/silk-sonic-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-album-release-date|url-status=live}} On the same date, the record was made available for pre-saves and for pre-order via Mars's official site, with four purchasing options.{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-silk-sonic-album-release-date/|title=Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak finally set Silk Sonic album release date – for sooner than expected|last=Aquilina|first=Tyler|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 9, 2021|accessdate=December 13, 2024|archive-date=December 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215100951/https://ew.com/music/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-silk-sonic-album-release-date/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://brunomars.warnerartists.net/eu/silk-sonic.html|title=Bruno Mars Official Webstore|publisher=Bruno Mars (official store)|access-date=October 24, 2001|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026215434/https://brunomars.warnerartists.net/eu/silk-sonic.html|url-status=dead}} On October 29, the digital marketing agency Get Engaged confirmed that they were working on campaigns to promote the album.{{cite tweet|number=1454174464531435522|user=getengagedmedia|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have announced their album 'An Evening with Silk Sonic' is dropping November 12🎹💿 We…|date=October 29, 2021}} On November 5, a week before the album release, Silk Sonic revealed the track list for their album.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/silk-sonic-share-tracklist-for-new-album-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-3088733|title=Silk Sonic share tracklist for new album 'An Evening With Silk Sonic'|last=Lavin|first=Will|work=NME|date=November 5, 2021|accessdate=October 1, 2024|archive-date=January 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125111649/https://www.nme.com/news/music/silk-sonic-share-tracklist-for-new-album-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-3088733|url-status=live}} On November 10, two days before the release of the album, at an event hosted by Spotify, Silk Sonic premiered several songs at West Hollywood's Peppermint Club for a select group of people.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9658762/silk-sonic-concert-bruno-mars-anderson-paak-spotify-event/|title=Silk Sonic transform LA club into a one-night disco to perform new songs from debut album|last=Aderoju|first=Darlene|magazine=Billboard|date=November 10, 2021|access-date=November 18, 2021}} On November 21, 2021, the duo performed "Smokin out the Window" at the American Music Awards of 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/silk-sonic-bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-perform-smokin-out-the-window-at-amas-2021-watch/|title=Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) Perform "Smokin' Out the Window" at AMAs 2021|date=November 21, 2021|website=Pitchfork|last=Minsker|first=Evan|access-date=February 3, 2022|archive-date=December 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208002648/https://pitchfork.com/news/silk-sonic-bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-perform-smokin-out-the-window-at-amas-2021-watch/|url-status=live}} One week later, Silk Sonic sang "Fly as Me" and "Smokin Out the Window" at the 2021 Soul Train Music Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-silk-sonic-perform-fly-as-me-at-2021-soul-train-awards/|title=Watch Silk Sonic Perform "Fly as Me" at 2021 Soul Train Awards|date=November 28, 2021|website=Pitchfork|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|access-date=February 3, 2022|archive-date=January 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126122335/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-silk-sonic-perform-fly-as-me-at-2021-soul-train-awards/|url-status=live}} The song "777" appeared in a commercial for AirPods after the release of the album.{{cite web|url=https://adage.com/article/hot-spots/watch-newest-commercials-apple-home-depot-sephora-and-more/2386021|title=Watch The Newest Commercials from Apple, The Home Depot, Sephora and MoreW|author=|work=Ad Age|date=December 7, 2021|access-date=December 24, 2021}}
On February 14, 2022, the duo released a cover of Con Funk Shun's "Love's Train" (1982) as a commemorative song for Valentine's Day.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/silk-sonic-loves-covers-con-funk-shun-loves-train-1235031474/|title=Silk Sonic Celebrate Valentine's Day with Silky-Smooth 'Love's Train' Cover|magazine=Billboard|last=Aderoju|first=Darlene|date=February 14, 2022|access-date=April 23, 2025|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214225336/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/silk-sonic-loves-covers-con-funk-shun-loves-train-1235031474/|url-status=live}} Silk Sonic embarked on their concert residency, An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM, which started on February 25, 2022, held at the Park Theater, in the Park MGM in Las Vegas. At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022, the duo performed "777" as the opening act.{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/silk-sonic-2022-grammys-performance-2-1235124405/ | title=Grammys: Silk Sonic Kicks off Night with las Vegas-Themed Performance of "777" | website=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Gajewski |first=Ryan | date=April 4, 2022 |access-date=April 23, 2025}} The duo performed their cover version of "Love's Train" at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/silk-sonic-cover-con-funk-shun-loves-train-billboard-music-awards-2022-3225931|title=Silk Sonic cover Con Funk Shun's 'Love's Train' at Billboard Music Awards 2022|last=Daly|first=Rhian|work=NME|date=May 16, 2022|accessdate=May 16, 2022|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516004718/https://www.nme.com/news/music/silk-sonic-cover-con-funk-shun-loves-train-billboard-music-awards-2022-3225931|url-status=live}}
On August 26, 2022, An Evening With Silk Sonic was released on vinyl, nine months after its initial release.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/twice-tops-billboard-album-sales-chart-between-1-2-1235134910/|title=TWICE Tops Billboard's Album Sales Chart with 'Between 1&2'|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=September 6, 2024|accessdate=September 27, 2024}} The standard vinyl version included the same songs as the original release, and the webstore exclusive included "Love's Train" as a bonus track. In the latter version, "Love's Train" is the ninth track of the album, while "Blast Off" is placed as the tenth song. An exclusive alternate cover vinyl was made available to purchase only at Target. A different version with a yellow vinyl was made available to purchase only at Walmart.
=Singles=
"Leave the Door Open" was released as the album's lead single on March 5, 2021, along with its music video.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-silk-sonic-leave-the-door-open-song-video-1137277/|title=Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak's Silk Sonic Drop 'Leave the Door Open' Video|url-access=limited|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Althea|last=Legaspi|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=March 5, 2021|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305055820/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-silk-sonic-leave-the-door-open-song-video-1137277/|url-status=live}} The song was generally well received; reviewers complimented both singers' vocals, as well as the song's composition.{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2021/03/anderson-paak-bruno-mars-silk-sonic-stream/|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Drop First Song as Silk Sonic "Leave the Door Open": Stream|last=Graves|first=Wren|work=Consequence|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=April 17, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417182956/https://consequence.net/2021/03/anderson-paak-bruno-mars-silk-sonic-stream/|url-status=live}} It was listed by several publications, including Billboard and Complex, as being among the best songs of the year.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/list/9584020/best-songs-2021-top-50|title=The 50 Best Songs of 2021 So Far: Staff Picks|author=|magazine=Billboard|date=June 8, 2021|access-date=October 24, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/best-songs-of-2021-so-far/|title=The Best Songs of 2021 (So Far)|last1=McKinney|first1=Jessica|last2=Gee|first2=Andree|last3=Skelton|first3=Eric|last4=Aramesh|first4=Waiss|last5=Alston|first5=Trey|last6=Schube|first6=Will|last7=Haffenden|first7=Dayna|work=Complex|date=June 16, 2021|access-date=June 17, 2021|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027051750/https://www.complex.com/music/best-songs-of-2021-so-far/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-songs-2021.html|title=The Best Songs of 2021 (So Far)|last1=Curto|first1=Justin|last2=Locket|first2=Dee|work=Vulture|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=April 17, 2021|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408222704/https://www.vulture.com/article/best-songs-2021.html|archive-date=April 8, 2021}} The recording was a success, topping the charts in the United States, Israel, and New Zealand, and reaching the top ten in several other countries, including Australia, Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Canada, and Portugal.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/bruno-mars|title=Bruno Mars – Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 19, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008121524/http://www.billboard.com:80/music/bruno-mars |archive-date=October 8, 2017 }}{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Silk+Sonic+%2D+Bruno+Mars+%26+Anderson+%2EPaak&titel=Leave+The+Door+Open&cat=s|title=Silk Sonic – Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak – Leave the Door Open|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=October 24, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://mediaforest-group.com/weekly_charts.html#!|title=Media Forest: Weekly international charts from March 7 to March 13, 2021|publisher=Media Forest|access-date=March 14, 2021|archive-date=May 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522130959/https://mediaforest-group.com/weekly_charts.html#!|url-status=live}}
"Skate" was released as the album's second single on July 30, 2021, along with its music video.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/silk-sonic-bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-share-new-song-skate-listen/|title=Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) Share Video for New Song "Skate": Watch|last=Yoo|first=Noah|website=Pitchfork|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-date=June 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611100932/https://pitchfork.com/news/silk-sonic-bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-share-new-song-skate-listen/|url-status=live}} The single received critical acclaim from music critics, who mentioned the track's "summer vibes", in addition to the "funky" influences of the 1970s.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-silk-sonic-skate-song-video-1204758/|title=Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak's Silk Sonic Drop New 'Skate' Video|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|url-access=limited|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730044707/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-silk-sonic-skate-song-video-1204758/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/07/slide-into-summer-with-silk-sonics-skate.html|title=Slide into Summer With Silk Sonic's 'Skate'|last=Sinha|first=Charu|work=Vulture|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=October 3, 2021|archive-date=October 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008085654/https://www.vulture.com/2021/07/slide-into-summer-with-silk-sonics-skate.html|url-status=live}} It charted moderately, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 12 in New Zealand, and topping the charts in Israel.{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Silk+Sonic+%2D+Bruno+Mars+%26+Anderson+%2EPaak&titel=Skate&cat=s|title=Silk Sonic – Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak – Skate|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=October 24, 2021|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024160352/https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Silk+Sonic+-+Bruno+Mars+%26+Anderson+.Paak&titel=Skate&cat=s|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://mediaforest-group.com/weekly_charts.html#!|title=Media Forest: Weekly international charts from August 8 to August 14, 2021|publisher=Media Forest|access-date=August 15, 2021|archive-date=May 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522130959/https://mediaforest-group.com/weekly_charts.html#!|url-status=live}}
"Smokin out the Window" was released as the album's third single on November 5, 2021, alongside its music video.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-silk-sonics-video-for-new-song-smokin-out-the-window/|title=Silk Sonic's Video for New Song "Smokin Out the Window"|last=Hussey|first=Allison|website=Pitchfork|date=November 1, 2021|access-date=April 19, 2022|archive-date=June 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602120819/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-silk-sonics-video-for-new-song-smokin-out-the-window/|url-status=live}} The song reached the top five in the United States and New Zealand, as well as top twenty in several other countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, and the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Silk+Sonic+%2D+Bruno+Mars+%26+Anderson+%2EPaak&titel=Smokin+Out+The+Window&cat=s|title=Silk Sonic – Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak – Smokin Out the Window|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=April 19, 2021|archive-date=November 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119054427/https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Silk+Sonic+%2D+Bruno+Mars+%26+Anderson+%2EPaak&titel=Smokin+Out+The+Window&cat=s|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6419/bruno-mars/|title=Bruno Mars Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|location=United Kingdom|access-date=April 19, 2022|archive-date=March 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313175650/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6419/BRUNO-MARS/|url-status=live}}
A cover version of Con Funk Shun's "Love's Train" was first released on February 14, 2022, to digital stores and streaming services.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/loves-train-single/1609794290|title=Love's Train Single by Silk Sonic iTunes|publisher=Apple Music|date=February 14, 2022|access-date=February 14, 2022|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214200859/https://music.apple.com/us/album/loves-train-single/1609794290|url-status=live}} It was later confirmed as the record's fourth single by Billboard with a radio release date of March 18, 2022, in Italy.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/silk-sonic-loves-train-number-1-adult-rb-airplay-chart/|title=Silk Sonic's 'Train' Arrives at No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart|url-access=subscription|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|magazine=Billboard|date=April 21, 2022|access-date=April 25, 2022|archive-date=April 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425185258/https://www.billboard.com/pro/silk-sonic-loves-train-number-1-adult-rb-airplay-chart/|url-status=live}}{{cite press release|url=https://radiodate.it/radio-date/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-silk-sonic-love-s-train-233290-18-03-2022-radiodate/|title=Silk Sonic – Love's Train (Radio Date: 18/03/2022) |language=it|last=Tenaglia|first=Raffaella|date=March 18, 2022|location=Italy|publisher=Airplay Control|agency=Warner|access-date=April 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422154930/https://radiodate.it/radio-date/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-silk-sonic-love-s-train-233290-18-03-2022-radiodate/|archive-date=April 22, 2022|url-status=live}} The single received critical acclaim from music critics, who praised Mars's and .Paak's vocals and their commitment to the original version of the song.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/new-music-jack-harlow-kid-cudi-silk-sonic-1235033474/|title=First Stream: New Music From Jack Harlow, Kid Cudi, Silk Sonic and More|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|magazine=Billboard|date=February 18, 2022|accessdate=March 25, 2022|archive-date=March 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315224455/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/new-music-jack-harlow-kid-cudi-silk-sonic-1235033474/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68077/title.silk-sonic-loves-train-anderson-paak-bruno-mars|title=Anderson .Paak Follows Super Bowl Look With New Silk Sonic Song Love's Train|last=Bustard|first=Andy|work=HipHopDX|date=February 14, 2022|accessdate=March 25, 2022|archive-date=March 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312121015/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68077/title.silk-sonic-loves-train-anderson-paak-bruno-mars|url-status=live}} It spent 13 weeks on the top spot of the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/silk-sonic-after-last-night-number-1-adult-rb-airplay-chart/|title=Silk Sonic Scores Again as 'After Last Night' Hits No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay|url-access=subscription|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|magazine=Billboard|date=November 17, 2022|accessdate=November 18, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118022904/https://www.billboard.com/pro/silk-sonic-after-last-night-number-1-adult-rb-airplay-chart/|url-status=live}}
"After Last Night" was only released as a single to American urban adult contemporary radio stations on July 5, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/R&B Future Releases|website=All Access|access-date=July 1, 2022|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702105916/https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|url-status=live}} Its charting was influenced by the release of its parent album, An Evening with Silk Sonic. It topped the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart, becoming the fourth single of Silk Sonic's debut album to do so. This achievement led An Evening with Silk Sonic to become the second album with four number-one singles on the chart, tying with Toni Braxton's self-titled studio album (1993).
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
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| MC = 83/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/an-evening-with-silk-sonic/silk-sonic/ |title=Silk Sonic – 'An Evening With Silk Sonic' |publisher=Metacritic |date=November 12, 2021 |access-date=November 19, 2021 |archive-date=November 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129141904/https://www.metacritic.com/music/an-evening-with-silk-sonic/silk-sonic |url-status=live }}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/an-evening-with-silk-sonic-mw0003606904|title=An Evening with Silk Sonic – Silk Sonic|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=November 12, 2021|archive-date=December 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201182041/https://www.allmusic.com/album/an-evening-with-silk-sonic-mw0003606904|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = Clash
| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/silk-sonic-an-evening-with-silk-sonic|title=Silk Sonic – An Evening With Silk Sonic|last=Levitt|first=Tani|website=Clash|date=November 12, 2021|accessdate=November 12, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112192642/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/silk-sonic-an-evening-with-silk-sonic|url-status=live}}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3score = B+{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/an-evening-with-silk-sonic-bruno-mars-anderson-paak/|title=An Evening With Silk Sonic review: Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak ride a retro soul train|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 12, 2021|accessdate=November 12, 2021|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124210132/https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/an-evening-with-silk-sonic-bruno-mars-anderson-paak/|url-status=live}}
| rev4 = Exclaim!
| rev4score = 9/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bruno_mars_anderson_paak_an_evening_with_silk_sonic_album_review|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak's Chemistry Is Airtight on 'An Evening with Silk Sonic'|last=Harmony|first=A.|work=Exclaim!|date=November 15, 2021|accessdate=September 24, 2024|archive-date=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202172134/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bruno_mars_anderson_paak_an_evening_with_silk_sonic_album_review|url-status=live}}
| rev5 = The Independent
| rev6 = NME
| rev7 = Paste
| rev7score = 7.4/10{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/silk-sonic/an-evening-with-silk-sonic-album-review/|title=Silk Sonic Showcase Their Natural Cool on An Evening with Silk Sonic|last=McDuffie|first=Candace|website=Paste|date=November 15, 2021|accessdate=November 15, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127152612/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/silk-sonic/an-evening-with-silk-sonic-album-review/|url-status=live}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev8score = 6.4/10{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/silk-sonic-an-evening-with-silk-sonic/|title=Bruno Mars / Anderson .Paak / Silk Sonic: An Evening With Silk Sonic Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Scarano|first=Ross|date=November 16, 2021|accessdate=November 16, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129035031/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/silk-sonic-an-evening-with-silk-sonic/|url-status=live}}
| rev9 = Rolling Stone
| rev10 = Sputnikmusic
| rev10score = 4.5/5{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/84088/Silk-Sonic-An-Evening-with-Silk-Sonic/|title=Silk Sonic An Evening with Silk Sonic|author=Sowing|website=Sputnikmusic|date=November 15, 2021|access-date=November 15, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126081653/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/84088/Silk-Sonic-An-Evening-with-Silk-Sonic/|url-status=live}}
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An Evening with Silk Sonic received widespread acclaim from music critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 83, based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". It is the most acclaimed studio album of Mars' career and .Paak's second most, after Malibu, according to the website.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/bruno-mars/|title=Bruno Mars Music Profile|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=April 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114235729/https://www.metacritic.com/person/bruno-mars/|archive-date=November 14, 2021|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/anderson-paak/|title=Anderson .Paak Music Profile|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=April 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406130145/https://www.metacritic.com/person/anderson-paak/|archive-date=April 6, 2023|url-status=dead}} Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave An Evening with Silk Sonic 8.0 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
Sophie Williams of NME rated the record five out of five stars. Williams said "the songs are radiant and full of joy. The album glows with appreciation for the simple but irreplaceable power of working alongside someone you trust and respect like no other." Writing for Variety, Jem Aswad concurred, "Wisely, the album doesn't outstay its welcome...the vibe carries through from end to end – and once it's over there's no way you're not playing it again."{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/reviews/bruno-mars-evening-with-silk-sonic-album-review-1235109576/|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak's 'Evening With Silk Sonic' Is a Luscious Blast of '70s Soul: Album Review|last=Aswad|first=Jem|work=Variety|date=November 11, 2021|accessdate=September 24, 2024|archive-date=December 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207070544/https://variety.com/2021/music/reviews/bruno-mars-evening-with-silk-sonic-album-review-1235109576/|url-status=live}} Mary Siroky of Consequence said, "every track hits, and this album will certainly leave people clamoring for more".{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2021/11/an-evening-with-silk-sonic-review/|title=An Evening With Silk Sonic Is a Moonlit Dream That We Never Want To End|last=Siroky|first=Mary|work=Consequence|date=November 12, 2021|accessdate=November 24, 2021}} Sowing, writing for Sputnikmusic, gave the album four-and-a-half stars out of five and complimented it, "An Evening With Silk Sonic lives up to its billing as a true experience: it's sexy, ever-so-smooth, and radiates confidence and charisma...An Evening With Silk Sonic marks the pinnacle of Mars's and .Paak's respective musical careers." Exclaim!{{'}}s A. Harmony praised An Evening with Silk Sonic, "It's an efficient half-hour endeavour where every song...sounds like the grand finale of an epic live production."
Alex Rigotti from Gigwise rated the album 9 out of 10 stars. Rigotti said, "Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak team up for one of the best albums of the year." Campbell from Under the Radar wrote, "In the world of Silk Sonic, the champagne never stops flowing, the grooves go all night long, and everybody is having a great time. Take the trip back in time and you'll find escapist pop at its finest".{{cite web|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/an_evening_with_silk_sonic|title=Silk Sonic: An Evening With Silk Sonic|last=Campbel|first=Caleb|work=Under the Radar|date=November 24, 2021|accessdate=September 25, 2024|archive-date=September 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925112445/https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/an_evening_with_silk_sonic|url-status=live}} Leah Greenblatt from Entertainment Weekly gave An Evening with Silk Sonic a B+ and stated that Silk Sonic "just want to take you out for a superfly Evening, and send you home basking in the afterglow." Reviewing the record for Rolling Stone, Jon Dolan rated it four stars out of five. Dolan said "the result is the most enjoyable record Mars has been a part of – a glorious excuse to turn out the lights, break out the bubbly and let the sublime power of their almost troublingly uncanny retro verisimilitude work its mimetic magic."
Tani Levitt of Clash wrote, "That the groove will be locked down is never in question...the only question is whether you or the unnamed love interest are joining them. And you should." In a positive review, Roisin O'Connor from The Independent gave it four stars out of five, saying, "Yes, it's all cheesy as a vat of fondue. But it's also a lot of fun." The New York Times{{'}}s Jon Parales said, "[Mars and Paak] sound like they're having a great time. Silk Sonic comes across as a continuation for Mars and a playfully affectionate tangent for Paak." Pat Carty from Hot Press stated that the album "will make your year immeasurably better. Sexy, groovy, funny, funky, and the Soul/R&B album of the year."{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/opinion/album-review-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-22880834|title=Album Review: An Evening With Silk Sonic|last=Carty|first=Pat|work=Hot Press|date=November 14, 2021|accessdate=September 26, 2024|archive-date=September 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926085238/https://www.hotpress.com/opinion/album-review-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-22880834|url-status=live}} Wongo Okon of Uproxx called the album "fun, charismatic, and ambitious in all the best ways", adding that it will "undoubtedly be one of 2021's most memorable albums."{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/silk-sonic-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-review//|title='An Evening With Silk Sonic' Displays High-Class Showmanship Through An Infectious Spectacle|work=Uproxx|first=Wongo|last=Okon|date=November 16, 2021|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116204141/https://uproxx.com/music/silk-sonic-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-review/|url-status=live}} Jason Lipshutz from Billboard said "the studio product contains its fair share of glittery jams – stick around for the superb finale, "Blast Off" – the nine-song LP will undoubtedly be best suited in a live setting, if Mars and .Paak decide to tour."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/first-stream-taylor-swift-silk-sonic-beyonce-9659237/|title=First Stream: New Music From Taylor Swift, Silk Sonic, Beyoncé and More|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|magazine=Billboard|date=November 12, 2021|accessdate=September 25, 2024|archive-date=November 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120143557/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/first-stream-taylor-swift-silk-sonic-beyonce-9659237/|url-status=live}}
HipHopDX{{'}}s Kyle Eustice gave it a 3.8 out of 5 rating. Eustice felt "Mars and Paak are in and out, delivering their best impression of '70s funk, soul and R&B – albeit each track is so spit polished and clean, it noticeably lacks the raw charm of the original. But that in no way means An Evening With Silk Sonic doesn't have its merits."{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3806/title.silk-sonic-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-album-review|title=Silk Sonic Is Just Too Smooth On 'An Evening With Silk Sonic' – But Starbucks Will Love It|last=Eustice|first=Kyle|work=HipHopDX|date=November 23, 2021|accessdate=September 25, 2024}} Candace McDuffie from Paste, in reviewing An Evening with Silk Sonic, believed it "works because these two artists know how to complement each other extraordinarily well. Hopefully, down the line, they will work to reinvent the wheel instead of merely paying homage to it. But in the meantime, the world should just enjoy the pithy musings of this lively pair." She gave it a 7.4 out of 10. AllMusic's Andy Kellman gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. Kellman praised "The duo's playfulness. The trade-off is that they push each other into new levels of showmanship without pandering to the audience. Besides, there's some genuinely witty stuff here." Pitchfork{{'}}s Ross Scarano rated it 6.4 out of 10, and found "Leave the Door Open" and "After the Last Night" to be the most outstanding songs of the album, due to "slathering elevated technique—all those key changes."
In a mixed review, No Ripcord writer Joe Rivers rated the album 6 out of 10 and wrote An Evening with Silk Sonic suffers from "a paucity of ideas" with tracks that recycle the same sounds and subject matter. Rivers added, "It's not cynical and calculated enough to be a shameless cash-grab yet it's not self-indulgent enough to be a vanity project...an intended homage."{{Cite web|url=http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/silk-sonic/evening-silk-sonic|title=An Evening with Silk Sonic|last=Rivers|first=Joe|website=No Ripcord|date=November 21, 2021|access-date=February 20, 2022}} In a negative review, Chris Richards from The Washington Post said "Silk Sonic is too nice to be nasty and too famous to be useful. As a wedding band, they would absolutely kill." Richards heavily criticized "Fly as Me" and "Skate".{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/silk-sonic-album-review/2021/11/15/410541ec-4620-11ec-b05d-3cb9d96eb495_story.html|title=Silk Sonic get on a nostalgic Soul Train that's too sleek, too sanitized|last=Richards|first=Chris|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=November 15, 2021|accessdate=September 26, 2024}}
=Year-end lists=
Several publications put An Evening with Silk Sonic on their lists of best albums of 2021, including top-ten placements from Billboard and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. BET also included the album on their list of "The 50 Biggest Music Moments of 2021". The staff affirmed that "An evening with Silk Sonic has lived up to its billing in 2021 as a sexy, rich, and authentic experience – one to take with you into the new year."{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/en1vmy/50-biggest-music-moments-of-2021|title=The 50 Biggest Music Moments of 2021|last1=Dache|first1=Mikeisha|last2=Thompson|first2=Wanna|last3=L. Clark|first3=Kevin|publisher=BET|date=December 31, 2021|accessdate=February 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103170536/https://www.bet.com/article/en1vmy/50-biggest-music-moments-of-2021|archive-date=January 3, 2022|url-status=dead}} The following is a selected list of publications.
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| scope="row" rowspan="2"| Billboard
| Best R&B Albums of 2021 | {{center|6}} |
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| The Best Albums of 2021
| {{center|7}} |
| scope="row"| Complex
| The Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|14}} |
| scope="row"| Gigwise
| The 51 Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|16}} |
| scope="row"| NME
| The 50 best albums of 2021 | {{center|22}} |
| scope="row"| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| The 10 best albums of 2021 | {{center|8}} | {{center|{{cite news|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2021/12/21/best-albums-of-2021-Turnstile-St-Vincent/stories/202112210099|title=The 10 best albums of 2021...|last=Mervis|first=Scott|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=December 21, 2021|accessdate=December 21, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211221173021/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2021/12/21/best-albums-of-2021-Turnstile-St-Vincent/stories/202112210099|archive-date=December 21, 2021}}}} |
| scope="row"| Rolling Stone
| 50 Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|35}} |
| scope="row"| Spin
| The 30 Best Albums of 2021 | {{center|30}} |
= Accolades =
In 2022, An Evening with Silk Sonic was nominated for Outstanding Album at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/naacp-image-awards-winners-jazmine-sullivan-silk-sonic-1235098935/|title=NAACP Image Awards: Jazmine Sullivan, Silk Sonic Among Winners From Night 4 of Non-Televised Ceremonies|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 24, 2022|accessdate=February 28, 2022|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429211325/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/naacp-image-awards-winners-jazmine-sullivan-silk-sonic-1235098935/|url-status=live}} It won R&B Album of the Year at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/iheartradio-music-awards-2022-winners-1234653110/|title=Lil Nas X And Silk Sonic Among Winners, Megan Thee Stallion Honored, At 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards|last=Inman|first=Demicia|work=Vibe|date=March 23, 2022|accessdate=March 23, 2022|archive-date=March 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323172856/https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/iheartradio-music-awards-2022-winners-1234653110/|url-status=live}} and was named Modern Pop-Rock Album/Voice Recording of the Year at the 2022 Fonogram Awards.{{cite web |date=April 29, 2022 |title=Fonogram Awards 2022 |url=http://www.fonogram.hu/nyertesek |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507080415/https://fonogram.hu/nyertesek |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |accessdate=May 4, 2022 |work=Fonogram Awards |language=hu}} The album was nominated for Top R&B Album at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/billboard-awards-2022-winners-list-1235266875/|title=Billboard Music Awards 2022: Full Winners|last=Shafer|first=Elise|date=May 15, 2022|magazine=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516040852/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/billboard-awards-2022-winners-list-1235266875/|archive-date=May 16, 2022|url-status=live|accessdate=May 16, 2022}} An Evening with Silk Sonic was awarded Album of the Year at the BET Awards 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/qu18bm/bet-awards-2022-full-list-of-winners-and-honorees|title=BET Awards 2022: Full List of Winners and Honorees (LIVE UPDATE)|last=Germain|first=Tabie|publisher=BET|date=June 26, 2022|accessdate=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627161928/https://www.bet.com/article/qu18bm/bet-awards-2022-full-list-of-winners-and-honorees|archive-date=June 27, 2022|url-status=dead}} The album was nominated for Favorite R&B Album at the American Music Awards of 2022.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/|title=Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|magazine=Billboard|date=November 20, 2022|accessdate=November 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121042102/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/|archive-date=November 21, 2022|url-status=live}} It was also nominated Album of the Year at the 2022 Soul Train Music Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-soul-train-awards-winners-list-1235176180/|title=Beyoncé Wins Big at 2022 Soul Train Awards: Full Winners List|last=Grein|first=Paul|magazine=Billboard|date=November 26, 2021|accessdate=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127031319/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-soul-train-awards-winners-list-1235176180/|url-status=live}} In the same year, "Leave the Door Open" won four Grammy Awards at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Performance (tied with "Pick Up Your Feelings" (2020) by Jazmine Sullivan), and Best R&B song.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-grammy-awards-winners-list-1235054006/|title=Here Are the 2022 Grammy Awards Winners: Full List|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|magazine=Billboard|date=April 4, 2022|access-date=April 4, 2022|archive-date=April 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405180722/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-grammy-awards-winners-list-1235054006/|url-status=live}} However, Mars and .Paak declined to submit An Evening with Silk Sonic for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, citing the number of accolades they had already garnered. The album had been assumed to be a top contender for Album of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/silk-sonic-bows-out-an-evening-with-album-grammy.html|title=Silk Sonic 'Sexually' Declines to Submit Album to Grammys|last=Curto|first=Justin|website=Variety|date=October 13, 2022|accessdate=October 13, 2022|archive-date=October 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013144104/https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/silk-sonic-bows-out-an-evening-with-album-grammy.html|url-status=live}}
Commercial performance
An Evening with Silk Sonic debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 104,000 equivalent album units, which represents 42,000 in traditional album sales, 60,000 streaming units calculated from the 82.6 million on-demand streams of the album's tracks, and 2,000 in track equivalent album units. It became Mars's fourth and .Paak's second top-ten record in the United States. It was also the latter's highest-charting album on the Billboard 200.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tenth-number-one-album-billboard-200-red-taylors-version-1235000860/|title=Taylor Swift Scores 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Red (Taylor's Version)'|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=November 21, 2021|accessdate=September 27, 2024|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123123924/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tenth-number-one-album-billboard-200-red-taylors-version-1235000860/|url-status=live}} The next week, it sold 50,000 units, dropping to number four.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/adele-30-billboard-200-albums-chart-debut-1235003213/|title=Adele's '30' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Biggest Week of the Year|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=November 28, 2021|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=December 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203215255/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/adele-30-billboard-200-albums-chart-debut-1235003213/|url-status=live}} An Evening with Silk Sonic remained in the US top-ten for a third consecutive week, despite a fall in sales to 37,000 units.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/adele-30-second-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235005997/|title=Adele's 30 Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caufield|first=Keith|date=December 5, 2021|access-date=December 5, 2021|archive-date=December 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205203516/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/adele-30-second-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235005997/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=September 4, 2024 |title=DJ Khaled Lands Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'God Did' |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/dj-khaled-god-did-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235134780/ |accessdate=September 27, 2024 |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107151314/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/dj-khaled-god-did-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235134780/ |url-status=live }} It was Mars's second and .Paak's first record to enter the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, debuting at number one. All tracks appeared on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/silk-sonic-top-rb-hip-hop-albums-chart/|title=Silk Sonic's 'Evening' Debuts at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|url-access=limited|magazine=Billboard|date=November 23, 2021|accessdate=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128153637/https://www.billboard.com/pro/silk-sonic-top-rb-hip-hop-albums-chart/|url-status=live}}
As of December 29, 2021, An Evening with Silk Sonic had surpassed a billion streams on Spotify.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/silk-sonics-album-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-passes-a-billion-streams-3127294|title= Silk Sonic's album 'An Evening With Silk Sonic' passes a billion streams|last=Jones|first=Damian|magazine=NME|date=December 29, 2021|accessdate=September 27, 2024}} The album rose from number 111 to number 30 on the Billboard 200, following Silk Sonic's four wins—with presentation of Record of the Year and Song of the Year both being televised—and show-opening performance of "777" at the 2022 Grammy Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/2022-grammys-sales-bump-jon-batiste/|title=Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic, Billie Eilish & More See Sales Bump After 2022 Grammys|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=April 12, 2022|accessdate=September 27, 2024|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412224916/https://www.billboard.com/pro/2022-grammys-sales-bump-jon-batiste/|archive-date=April 12, 2022}} An Evening with Silk Sonic was the country's eleventh-highest-selling and overall 37th-most-consumed album of the year.{{Cite magazine|title=Top Album Sales – 2022 Year-End|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-album-title-sales/|access-date=December 2, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=December 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201230820/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-album-title-sales/|url-status=live}} All the singles but "Skate" topped the Billboard Adult R&B Songs, which led to the album becoming only the second with four number-one singles on the chart, tying with Toni Braxton's self-titled (1993) studio album. An Evening with Silk Sonic has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
On August 26, 2022, An Evening With Silk Sonic was released on vinyl, nine months after its initial release. In its first week the album re-entered the top 10 in the US, ascending from number 200 to number seven. It sold 44,000 equivalent album units after its vinyl release, the second-largest sales week since its release. Of that total, 38,000 were album sales, with almost 37,000 vinyl sales. The vinyl sales led to its debut at the top spot on the Vinyl Albums chart. It also became the biggest sales week for an R&B album on vinyl, a record previously held by The Weeknd's Dawn FM (2022) with 34,000 copies.
The album was less successful in Europe. Despite only debuting at number nine on the UK Albums Chart, it was able to top the UK R&B Albums chart. The record has sold 100,000 equivalent album units in the UK, and earned a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). In France, An Evening with Silk Sonic debuted at number 12 and spent 28 weeks on the chart. Two years and three months after its release, equivalent album units exceeded 50,000, and it was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). It debuted and peaked at number three in the Netherlands, spending 51 weeks on the chart. It was certified gold by NVPI. In Denmark, An Evening with Silk Sonic debuted and peaked at number five. It was certified gold by IFPI Danmark. Elsewhere in Europe, the record entered the top five on charts in Ireland and Switzerland. It also peaked at number four in the Flanders region of Belgian and Norway.
In Canada, An Evening with Silk Sonic debuted and peaked at number three. It became Mars's fourth album to reach the top three and .Paak's highest-charting record so far.{{cite web|url=https://ca.billboard.com/fyi/taylor-swift-achieves-3rd-no-1-2021|title=Taylor Swift Achieves 3rd No. 1 In 2021|author=FYI Staff|work=Billboard Canada|date=November 22, 2021|accessdate=September 27, 2024|archive-date=September 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915123503/https://ca.billboard.com/fyi/taylor-swift-achieves-3rd-no-1-2021|url-status=live}} It spent 18 weeks on the Canadian Albums Chart and was certified platinum by Music Canada (MC). In New Zealand, the record peaked at number three upon its debut and spent 18 weeks on the chart. It was certified platinum by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ). It entered at number four in Australia. Despite the album never charting in Brazil, it was certified platinum by Pro-Música Brasil (PMB).
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = An Evening with Silk Sonic standard edition{{cite AV media notes |title=An Evening with Silk Sonic |year=2021 |type=CD booklet |location=United States |publisher=Aftermath, Atlantic |id=2-661922}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Silk Sonic Intro
| writer1 = {{hlist|Bruno Mars|Brandon Anderson|Dernst Emile II}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Mars|D'Mile}}
| length1 = 1:03
| title2 = Leave the Door Open
| writer2 = {{hlist|Mars|B. Anderson|Emile|Christopher Brody Brown}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Mars|D'Mile}}
| length2 = 4:02
| title3 = Fly as Me
| writer3 = {{hlist|Mars|B. Anderson|Emile|James Fauntleroy|Sean Anderson}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Mars|D'Mile}}
| length3 = 3:39
| title4 = After Last Night
| note4 = with Thundercat and Bootsy Collins
| writer4 = {{hlist|Mars|B. Anderson|Emile|Fauntleroy|Stephen Bruner|Jonathan Yip|Ray Romulus|Jeremy Reeves|Ray Charles McCollough II}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Mars|D'Mile|The Stereotypes}}
| length4 = 4:09
| title5 = Smokin out the Window
| writer5 = {{hlist|Mars|B. Anderson|Emile}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Mars|D'Mile}}
| length5 = 3:17
| title6 = Put On a Smile
| writer6 = {{hlist|Mars|B. Anderson|Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds|Emile}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Mars|D'Mile}}
| length6 = 4:16
| title7 = 777
| writer7 = {{hlist|Mars|B. Anderson|Brown|Emile}}
| extra7 = Mars
| length7 = 2:45
| title8 = Skate
| writer8 = {{hlist|Mars|B. Anderson|Emile|Fauntleroy|Domitille Degalle|J.D. Beck}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Mars|D'Mile}}
| length8 = 3:23
| title9 = Blast Off
| writer9 = {{hlist|Mars|B. Anderson|Emile}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Mars|D'Mile}}
| length9 = 4:45
| total_length = 31:19
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus track (Digital + Vinyl){{Cite web |date=March 4, 2022 |title=An Evening With Slik Sonic – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Slik Sonic |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/an-evening-with-silk-sonic/1611637679 |access-date=March 5, 2022 |website=Apple Music |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603025553/https://music.apple.com/us/album/an-evening-with-silk-sonic/1611637679 |url-status=live }}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title9 = Love's Train
| writer9 = {{hlist|Felton C. Pilate|Michael V Cooper}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Mars|D'Mile}}
| length9 = 5:07
| total_length = 36:26
}}
Notes
- On the alternative version of the album, "Love's Train" is the ninth track of the album while "Blast Off" is placed as the tenth song.
Personnel
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-release-new-album-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-listen-and-read-the-full-credits/|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Release New Album An Evening With Silk Sonic: Listen and Read the Full Credits|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|work=Pitchfork|date=November 12, 2021|access-date=November 12, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112050725/https://pitchfork.com/news/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-release-new-album-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-listen-and-read-the-full-credits/|url-status=live}}
Silk Sonic
- Bruno Mars – vocals (all tracks), guitar (tracks 1–2, 5–9), congas (2, 8), percussion (3, 5–9), guitar solo (4, 9), sitar (5, 8)
- Anderson .Paak – vocals (all tracks), drums (1–4, 6–9)
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Additional musicians
- Babyface – background vocals (6)
- Brody Brown – bass (2, 7)
- Natasha Colkett – violin (2, 4–6, 8, 9)
- Bootsy Collins – vocals (1, 4–6, 9)
- Gared Crawford – violin (2, 6, 8)
- D'Mile – background vocals (1, 3, 6–9), bass (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), piano (1, 2, 4–6, 8), guitar (1, 4), keyboards (1, 9), B3 (3, 7), percussion (3, 6), organ (1), Rhodes (4, 8), programming (9)
- Blake Espy – violin (2, 4–6, 8, 9)
- Ella Feingold – additional guitars (1, 4), guitar effects (2), vibraphone (5)
- Glenn Fischbach – cello (2, 4–6, 8, 9)
- David Foreman – rhythm guitar (8)
- Marc Franklin – trumpet (1, 3, 5–7)
- Larry Gold – string arrangements and conducting (2, 4–6, 8, 9)
- Steve Heitliner – viola (6, 8)
- Chris Jussell – violin (4, 5, 9)
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- Ron Kerber – flute (4)
- Jonathan Kim – viola (2, 4–6, 8, 9)
- James King – vocals (1)
- Emma Kummrow – violin (2, 4–6, 8, 9)
- Luigi Mazzocchi – violin (2, 4–6, 8, 9)
- Lannie McMillan – tenor saxophone (3, 5–7)
- Krystal Miles – background vocals (3, 4, 9)
- Boo Mitchell – horns (1, 3, 5–7)
- Yoshihiko Nakano – viola (2, 4, 5, 9)
- Jeremy Reeves – percussion (4)
- Kirk Smothers – alto saxophone (1, 3, 5–7), baritone saxophone (3, 5, 7)
- Homer Steinweiss – drums (5)
- Steve Tirpak – string co-arrangements (6)
- Thundercat – vocals, bass (4)
- Tess Varley – violin (2, 4–6, 8, 9)
- Kameron Whalum – trombone (1, 3, 5–7), vocals (1)
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Technical
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- John Hanes – mix engineering
- Charles Moniz – engineering, recording, percussion (4)
- Alex Resoagli – engineering assistance, cabasa (4)
- Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance
- Jeff Chestek – strings recording (4–6, 8, 9)
- Cody Cichowski – strings recording (2), strings recording assistance (6, 8)
- Tobe Donohue – Bootsy Collins vocal recording (1, 4–6)
- Jens Jungkurth – drum engineering (5)
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Artwork and design
- Florent Déchard – album art, photography
- John Esparza – album art, photography
- HarperCollins – photography
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Charts
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= Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for An Evening with Silk Sonic ! scope="col"| Chart (2021–2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|4|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=November 19, 2021|refname="AUS"}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|12|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=November 23, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|4|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=September 4, 2022|refname="FLA"}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|15|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|3|artist=Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=February 17, 2024|refname="BBCA"}} |
| {{album chart|Czech|68|date=202146|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Denmark|5|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2021|refname="DEN"}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|3|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=November 20, 2021|refname="NLA"}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|7|artist=Bruno Mars|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|France|12|artist=Silk Sonic- Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2021|refname="FRA"}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|14|id=487809|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=September 2, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Hungary|9|year=2021|week=47|rowheader=true|access-date=December 3, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland3|5|date=20211119|rowheader=true|access-date=November 19, 2021|refname="IRE"}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|18|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=November 20, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Oricon|10|date=2021-11-22|rowheader=true|access-date=November 17, 2021}} |
| scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2021&month=11&day=22|title=Hot Albums [2021/11/17 公開]|work=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117041652/https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2021&month=11&day=22|url-status=live}}
| 5 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/46s/|title=2021 46-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|date=November 19, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=November 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119075812/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/46s/|url-status=live}}
| 13 |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|3|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=November 20, 2021|refname="NZ"}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|4|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=November 20, 2021|refname="NOR"}} |
| {{album chart|Poland|45|id=1404|rowheader=true|access-date=November 25, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Portugal|3|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=September 9, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|8|date=20220902|rowheader=true|access-date=September 3, 2022}} |
| scope="row"| Slovak Albums (IFPI){{cite web|url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/36?weekId=2741|title=Top 100 Slovak Albums|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|access-date=July 30, 2024|archive-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730112633/https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/36?weekId=2741|url-status=live}}
| 100 |
| {{album chart|Spain|11|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=December 6, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|7|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=November 19, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak|album=An Evening with Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2021|refname="SWI"}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|9|date=20211119|rowheader=true|access-date=November 19, 2021|refname="UK"}} |
| {{album chart|UKR&B|1|date=20211119|rowheader=true|access-date=November 20, 2021|refname="UKR&B"}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=February 17, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Silk Sonic|rowheader=true|access-date=February 17, 2024|refname="USR&BAl"}} |
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= Year-end charts =
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|award=Platinum|type=album|artist=Silk Sonic|title=An Evening with Silk Sonic|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=July 7, 2022|refname="PMB"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Platinum|type=album|artist=Silk Sonic|title=An Evening with Silk Sonic|relyear=2021|certyear=2025|access-date=March 12, 2025|refname="MC"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Silk Sonic|title=An Evening with Silk Sonic|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|id=12300|access-date=April 21, 2023|refname="IFPIDEN"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Silk Sonic|title=An Evening with Silk Sonic|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=February 20, 2024|refname="SNEP"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Silk Sonic|title=An Evening with Silk Sonic|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=March 3, 2023|refname="NVPI"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|type=album|artist=Silk Sonic|title=An Evening with Silk Sonic|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=March 12, 2025|refname="RMNZ"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Silk Sonic/Bruno Mars/Paak|title=An Evening with|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|id=9104-5622-2|access-date=June 24, 2024|refname="BPI"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|type=album|artist=Silk Sonic|title=An Evening with Silk Sonic|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=August 24, 2022|refname="RIAA"}}
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Release history
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|+ Release dates and formats for An Evening with Silk Sonic ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Edition ! scope="col"| Ref. |
| scope="row" rowspan="5"| Various
| rowspan="3"| November 12, 2021 | rowspan="7"| {{hlist|Aftermath|Atlantic}} | {{hlist|Cassette|CD|digital download|streaming}} | Standard | {{center|An Evening with Silk Sonic release formats:
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| rowspan="2"| CD
| Silk Sonic Box Set: Gold T-shirt |
| Silk Sonic Box Set: Cream T-shirt |
| rowspan="4"| August 26, 2022
| rowspan="4"| Vinyl | Standard |
| Webstore Exclusive |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States
| Target Exclusive |
| Walmart Exclusive |
See also
References
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