Heaux Tales

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Since establishing her recording career in 2008, Sullivan has been known to take long hiatuses between releases.{{cite web |author=DJ First Class |title=Jazmine Sullivan tells some 'Heaux Tales' in her new project |url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2021/1/8/22217802/jazmine-sullivan-heaux-tales-album |website=Revolt |access-date=10 January 2021 |date=January 8, 2021}}{{cite news |author=Folk, Antwane |title=Jazmine Sullivan Shares Track List for 'Heaux Tales,' Releases New Song 'Girl Like Me' Featuring H.E.R.|url=https://ratedrnb.com/2021/01/jazmine-sullivan-shares-track-list-for-heaux-tales-releases-new-song-girl-like-me-feat-her/|access-date=10 January 2021 |work=Rated R&B |date=January 6, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Curto |first1=Justin |title='Girl Like Me' is the Heart of Jazmine Sullivan's Heaux Tales |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/01/song-review-jazmine-sullivan-her-girl-like-me.html |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=Vulture |date=January 8, 2021}}

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| quote = "Heaux Tales is about my observation of today's women standing in their power and owning who they are — No longer is male patriarchy dictating what it means to be a 'good girl.' The truth is, women of all ages have been called a 'heaux' at some point in life, whether deserved or not, by some man trying to put us in our place; a place designed to keep us under control, out of the way and usually beneath them. [...] We all have a journey to make and it's our choice alone how we get there."

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Complex magazine reports that Dev Hynes, Key Wane, DZL, and others contributed to the production on the project.{{cite news|author=Mahadevan, Tara C. |title=Listen to Jazmine Sullivan's New Project 'Heaux Tales' f/ H.E.R., Anderson .Paak, and Ari Lennox|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2021/01/listen-jazmine-sullivan-heaux-tales-new-project|access-date=11 January 2021 |work=Complex |date=January 9, 2021}} The promotional rollout for Heaux Tales included the premiere of her installment of NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts series on January 8, 2021.{{cite news |author1=Carter, Bobby |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/01/08/954045912/jazmine-sullivan-tiny-desk-home-concert|title=Jazmine Sullivan: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert|access-date=11 January 2021 |work=NPR |date=January 8, 2021}} Sullivan stated in an interview with NPR Music, "particularly on this project, I was influenced by a few women today that I felt like were busting through those barriers and helping me to feel more confident in who I am," citing artists Cardi B and Lizzo.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/transcripts/957398233|title=Jazmine Sullivan On 'Heaux Tales'|work=NPR}}

The first single, an acoustic ballad titled "Lost One", was released August 28, 2020 and peaked at number 9 on Billboard{{'}}s US Hot R&B Songs.{{cite magazine |author=Leight, Elias |title=Jazmine Sullivan Returns With Heartbreaking Ballad 'Lost One'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jazmine-sullivan-lost-one-1051130/ |access-date=9 January 2021 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 28, 2020}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jazmine-sullivan/chart-history/bst/|title=Jazmine Sullivan Chart History (Hot R&B Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 9, 2020}} The second single was "Pick Up Your Feelings", released November 20, 2020.{{cite magazine |author=Leight, Elias |title=Hear Jazmine Sullivan's Swaggering 'Pick Up Your Feelings'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jazmine-sullivan-pick-up-your-feelings-1091911/ |access-date=9 January 2021 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=November 20, 2020}} In place of a traditional music video, RCA Records released a live acoustic performance. The song has since reached number 1 on Billboard{{'}}s Adult R&B Airplay Chart and number 9 on the R&B/Hip-Hop airplay chart.{{Cite magazine|title=Jazmine Sullivan|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jazmine-sullivan/chart-history/rba/|access-date=2021-03-30|magazine=Billboard}} The song also peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both singles were performed on BET during the Soul Train Music Awards on November 29, 2020.{{cite news |author=Monroe, Jazz |title=Watch Moses Sumney, Jazmine Sullivan Perform at the 2020 Soul Train Awards|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-moses-sumney-jazmine-sullivan-perform-at-the-2020-soul-train-awards/|access-date=11 January 2021|work= Pitchfork|date=November 30, 2020}} Sullivan released her third single, "Girl like Me", featuring H.E.R., on January 6, 2021, marking the first time she has ever duetted with a woman on one of her own recordings. The song debuted and peaked at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 29 on Billboard{{'}}s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "On It," duet with Ari Lennox, also peaked at number 40 on Billboard{{'}}s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop and R&B/Hip-Hop airplay charts despite not being released as a single.

{{Album ratings

| ADM = 7.6/10{{cite web|url=http://anydecentmusic.com/review/12691/Jazmine-Sullivan-Heaux-Tales-.aspx|title=Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan reviews|work=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=October 29, 2021}}

| MC = 81/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/heaux-tales/jazmine-sullivan|title=Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan Reviews and Tracks|website=Metacritic|access-date=January 14, 2021}}

| rev1 = Beats Per Minute

| rev1score = 80%{{cite web|last=Early|first=JT|url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-jazmine-sullivan-heaux-tales/|title=Album Review: Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales|website=Beats Per Minute|date=January 13, 2021|access-date=January 14, 2021}}

| rev2 = Clash

| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web|last=Murray|first=Robin|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jazmine-sullivan-heaux-tales|title=Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales|website=Clash|date=January 8, 2021|access-date=January 14, 2021}}

| rev3 = Exclaim!

| rev3score = 8/10{{cite web|last=Ankrah|first=Veracia|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/jazmine_sullivan_heaux_tales_ep_album_review|title=Jazmine Sullivan Explores Love, Sex and Money in the Instagram Age on 'Heaux Tales'|website=Exclaim!|date=January 11, 2021|access-date=January 14, 2021}}

| rev4 = Pitchfork

| rev4score = 8.6/10{{cite web|last=Conteh|first=Mankaprr|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jazmine-sullivan-heaux-tales/|title=Jazmine Sullivan: Heaux Tales Album Review|website=Pitchfork|date=January 13, 2021|access-date=January 14, 2021}}

| rev5 = Rolling Stone

| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Ihaza|first=Jeff|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/jazmine-sullivan-heaux-tales-review-1112810/|title=Jazmine Sullivan's 'Heaux Tales' is a Nuanced Take on Romantic Realism|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 12, 2021|access-date=January 14, 2021}}

| rev6 = Tom Hull – on the Web

| rev6Score = B+ ({{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}){{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|authorlink=Tom Hull (critic)|date=June 14, 2021|url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2947-Music-Week.html|title=Music Week|website=Tom Hull on – the Web|accessdate=June 17, 2021}}

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Heaux Tales received a score of 81 out of 100 from review aggregate site Metacritic based on nine reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Vulture lauded its displays of women's strength as seen in its "interludes [with] women like fellow singer Ari Lennox talking about femininity and sexual empowerment." Alex Suskind of Entertainment Weekly called the project "a punchy concept album that tackles blissful romance, sexual freedom — and the complex moments that arise between."{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Marcus |last2=Enis |first2=Eli |last3=Suskind |first3=Alex |title=Friday Five: Duran Duran's Bowie tribute, Zayn's bedroom vibes, and more |url=https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/friday-five-duran-duran-honor-bowie-zayn-vibez/ |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=EW |date=January 8, 2021}} Bobby Carter of NPR hailed it "a bold and timely conversation piece addressing truths regarding relationships, sex, social norms, self-worth and a myriad of other topics that women grapple with." Wongo Okon of Uproxx praised it for casting "a light on the goalpost-shifting standards of this patriarchal society" while holding "the characteristics to be labeled a classic in the future."{{cite news |last=Okon |first=Wongo |title=Jazmine Sullivan's 'Heaux Tales' Fights Social Norms While Flaunting Sexual Liberation |url=https://uproxx.com/music/jazmine-sullivan-heaux-tales-review/ |access-date=14 January 2021 |work=Uproxx |date=January 11, 2021}} Mankaprr Conteh of Pitchfork gave the EP the site's Best New Music distinction.

Heaux Tales debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 43,000 album-equivalent units (including 7,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week, according to MRC Data.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9512768/morgan-wallen-dangerous-the-double-album-billboard-200-debut-country-streaming-record/|title=Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous: The Double Album' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Breaks Country Streaming Record|magazine=Billboard|author=Keith Caulfield|date=January 17, 2021|access-date=January 25, 2021}} This became Sullivan's second US top-ten album (following 2008's Fearless) and her highest-charting album in the US. The album also debuted at number one on the US Top R&B Albums and number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/pro/jazmine-sullivan-heaux-tales-number-1-rb-albums-chart|title= Jazmine Sullivan's 'Heaux Tales' Tops R&B Albums Chart |magazine=Billboard|author=Trevor Anderson|date=January 22, 2021|access-date=January 25, 2021}} It also accumulated a total of 46 million on-demand streams of the project's songs that week. On September 6, 2022, the EP was certified Gold by the RIAA.[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Jazmine+Sullivan&ti=&format=&type=#search_section RIAA Gold & Platinum]

{{Track listing

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| total_length = 32:21

| title1 = Bodies (Intro)

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• Dwane Weir II
• Jazmine Sullivan

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| extra1 = Key Wane

| length1 = 2:01

| title2 = Antoinette's Tale

| writer2 = Antoinette Henry

| extra2 = Sullivan

| length2 = 0:37

| title3 = Pick Up Your Feelings

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• Audra Mae Butts
• Denisia "Blu June" Andrews
• Brittany "Chi" Coney
• Kyle Coleman
• Sullivan
• Michael Holmes

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| extra3 = DZL

| length3 = 3:49

| title4 = Ari's Tale

| note4 = performed by Ari Lennox

| writer4 = Courtney Salter

| extra4 = Sullivan

| length4 = 0:49

| title5 = Put It Down

| writer5 = {{flat list|

• Jason Vaughan
• Weir II
• Sullivan

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| extra5 = Key Wane

| length5 = 3:21

| title6 = On It

| note6 = featuring Ari Lennox

| writer6 = {{flat list|

• Kevin Wooten
• Carl McCormick
• Sullivan
• Salter

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| extra6 = {{flatlist|

• Cardiak
• WU10}}

| length6 = 3:25

| title7 = Donna's Tale

| writer7 = {{flatlist|

• Donna Anderson
• Cheryl White
• Anitra Sasser}}

| extra7 = Sullivan

| length7 = 1:10

| title8 = Price Tags

| note8 = featuring Anderson .Paak

| writer8 = {{flat list|

• Jairus Mozee
• Brandon P. Anderson
• Sullivan

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| extra8 = J.Mo

| length8 = 4:23

| title9 = Rashida's Tale

| writer9 = Rashida Northington

| extra9 = Sullivan

| length9 = 1:00

| title10 = Lost One

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• Sullivan
• Dave Watson, Jr.

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| extra10 = Dave "Pop" Watson

| length10 = 2:58

| title11 = Precious' Tale

| writer11 = Precious Daughtry

| extra11 = Sullivan

| length11 = 0:43

| title12 = The Other Side

| writer12 = {{flat list|

• Dan Thomas
• Matt Wong
• Joe Gallagher
• Sam Wishkoski
• Sullivan

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| extra12 = {{flatlist|

• JoeLogic
• Gee
• Dilemma

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| length12 = 3:37

| title13 = Amanda's Tale

| writer13 = Amanda Henderson

| extra13 = Sullivan

| length13 = 0:37

| title14 = Girl Like Me

| note14 = featuring H.E.R.

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• Sullivan
• Gabriella Wilson
• Tarron Crayton
• Uforo Ebong

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| extra14 = Bongo ByTheWay

| length14 = 3:44

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{{Track listing

| headline = Heaux Tales, Mo' Tales deluxe edition track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 54:01

| title15 = Issa's Tale

| writer15 = Issa Rae

| extra15 = Manman

| length15 = 1:11

| title16 = Tragic

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• Sullivan
• Leven Kali

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| extra16 = Kali

| length16 = 3:26

| title17 = Jazzy's Tale

| writer17 = Sullivan

| extra17 = Manman

| length17 = 0:49

| title18 = Hurt Me So Good

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• Akeel Henry
• Sullivan
• Elliott Trent
• Luca Mauti
• Holmes

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| extra18 = {{flatlist|

• Akeel Henry
• DZL
• Mauti

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| length18 = 3:32

| title19 = A Breaux's Tale

| writer19 =

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| length19 = 0:42

| title20 = Roster

| writer20 = {{flatlist|

• Sullivan
• Wishkoski

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| extra20 = Sam Wish

| length20 = 3:40

| title21 = Mona's Tale

| writer21 =

| extra21 = Manman

| length21 = 0:26

| title22 = BPW

| writer22 = {{flatlist|

• Sullivan
• Wishkoski

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| extra22 = Sam Wish

| length22 = 3:22

| title23 = Shanti's Tale

| writer23 =

| extra23 = Manman

| length23 = 0:41

| title24 = Selfish

| writer24 = {{flatlist|

• Coney
• Andrews
• Sullivan

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| extra24 = Nova Wav

| length24 = 3:51

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Musicians

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• Jon L. Smith – bass {{small|(1,11)}}
• Antoinette Henry – vocals {{small|(1)}}
• Ari Lennox – vocals {{small|(4 and 6)}}
• Donna Anderson – vocals {{small|(7)}}
• Anitra Sasser – vocals {{small|(7)}}
• Cheryl White – vocals {{small|(7)}}
• Rashida Northington – vocals {{small|(9)}}
• Jermaine Blandford – bass {{small|(11)}}
• Precious Daughtry – vocals {{small|(11)}}
• Sam Wishkoski – strings {{small|(12)}}
• Amanda Henderson – vocals {{small|(13)}}
• Isaac Wriston – bass {{small|(6)}}

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Technical

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• Jazmine Sullivan – executive producer
• Dave Kutch – mastering engineer
• Erik Madrid – mixing engineer {{small|(1–3, 5, 6)}}
• Manny Marroquin – mixing engineer {{small|(8, 10, 14)}}
• Chris Galland – mixing engineer {{small|(8, 10, 14)}}
• Joe Gallagher – mixing engineer {{small|(12)}}, engineer {{small|(1–3, 5, 8–10, 12, 14)}}
• Justin Miller – engineer {{small|(1–3, 5, 8–10, 12, 14)}}
• Ben Thomas – engineer {{small|(2, 3, 9, 10)}}
• Owen Modamwen – engineer {{small|(6)}}
• Dave Watson – engineer {{small|(6)}}
• Jhair "JHA" Lazo – engineer {{small|(8)}}
• Miki Tsutsumi – engineer {{small|(14)}}
• Dave "Pop" Watson– recording engineer {{small|(9)}}
• Aaron Mattes – assistant engineer {{small|(1–3, 5)}}
• Jeremie Inhaber – assistant engineer {{small|(8, 10, 14)}}
• Scott Desmarais – assistant engineer {{small|(8, 10, 14)}}
• Alex Pyle – assistant engineer {{small|(14)}}

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Category:2021 albums

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