Love Sick (album)

In April 2022, Toliver cryptically revealed the album's title through a tweet.{{cite tweet|user=DonToliver|number=1510755516334555137|title=LOVESICK🥀💽|date=April 3, 2022|access-date=February 28, 2023}} In an interview with GQ in September 2022, he described the genres of the album as "futuristic R&B and soul" and confirmed that his girlfriend, Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis would make a guest appearance on it.{{cite web|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/don-toliver-interview-2022|title=Don Toliver is thinking bigger|last=Joshi|first=Tara|date=September 6, 2022|access-date=February 27, 2023}} He released its lead single, "Do It Right", on November 18, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/don-toliver-bounces-back-with-do-it-right/|title=Don Toliver Bounces Back With 'Do It Right'|work=Clash|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=November 18, 2022|access-date=February 19, 2023}} In February 2023, Toliver continued teasing the album by posting an Instagram story of a whiteboard with the album's title.{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/don-toliver-lovesick-album/|title=Don Toliver Teased His 'Lovesick' Album, Which Seems Like It May Arrive Soon|website=Uproxx|last=Gonzalez|first=Alex|date=February 11, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2023}} On February 15, he released its second single, "4 Me", which features his girlfriend, Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis, as a one-day-late Valentine's Day special.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/632822-don-toliver-only-wants-kali-uchis-on-their-new-collab-4-me|title=Don Toliver Only Wants Kali Uchis On Their New Collab "4 Me"|work=HotNewHipHop|last=A.|first=Aron|date=February 15, 2023|access-date=February 19, 2023}} Two days later, he released its third single, "Leave the Club", which features fellow American rappers Lil Durk and GloRilla, and also revealed its release date and cover art.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/don-toliver-featuring-lil-durk-glorilla-leave-the-club|title=Don Toliver Enlists Lil Durk and GloRilla for New Single "Leave The Club"|work=Complex|last=Callas|first=Brad|date=February 17, 2023|access-date=February 19, 2023}} Six days later, he revealed the tracklist of the standard edition of the album and confirmed all the featured artists that would make an appearance on it.{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/don-toliver-introduces-new-album-love-sick/|title=Don Toliver Introduces New Album 'Love Sick'|website=Clash|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=February 24, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2023}} On February 24, 2023, the same day that it was released, Toliver confirmed that a deluxe edition of the album would be released soon and posted a video with a snippet of the song "Embarrassed", which features his Cactus Jack Records label boss, fellow American rapper and singer Travis Scott. The fourth single of the album, "Private Landing", which features Canadian singer Justin Bieber and fellow American rapper Future, was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on March 14, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40/Rhythmic Future Releases|website=All Access|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311193231/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|archive-date=March 11, 2023|access-date=March 13, 2023}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Clash

| rev1score = 8/10{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=February 24, 2023 |title=Don Toliver – Love Sick |work=Clash |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/don-toliver-love-sick/|access-date=March 4, 2023}}

| rev2 = AllMusic

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Citation |last=Kellman|first=Andy |title=Don Toliver - Love Sick Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/love-sick-mw0003940687 |access-date=2023-06-10 |language=en}}

| rev3 = Rolling Stone

| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Purdom |first=Clayton |date=2023-02-24 |title=Don Toliver's 'Love Sick' Is Seductive And Forgettable |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/don-toliver-love-sick-1234684678/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}

| rev4 = HipHopDX

| rev4score = 2.8/5{{Cite web |last=Fondren |first=Precious |date=2023-03-15 |title=Don Toliver's 'Love Sick' Is Only Mildly Infectious |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/don-toliver-love-sick-review |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}

| MC = 68/100{{Citation |title=Love Sick by Don Toliver |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/love-sick/don-toliver |access-date=2023-06-10 |publisher=Metacritic |language=en}}

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{{Metacritic album prose|Love Sick|favorable|68|5}}

Clash{{'}}s Robin Murray felt that Love Sick "often thrills when Don is left on his own" and that Don uses "flows that blur the lines between rap and R&B", concluding that "amid the glitz, the hype, the online intrusion, Don Toliver still locates a space to call his own – and that's what makes 'Love Sick' so thrilling." Clayton Purdon of Rolling Stone wrote that the album felt superficial, stating: "it's worth considering his superficiality more of a feature than a bug. He's developed a reputation as a sort of Diet Travis [Scott] due to the artists’ close association, but there are worse things to be than reliable." Writing for HipHopDX, Precious Fondren concluded that "the Houston native takes a stab at what most other rap acts are avoiding right now: sing- rapping about love and all the emotions that come with it – trust, betrayal, and letting go. Unlike past work, Toliver attempts to expand his repertoire of content by diving a little deeper beneath the surface. Even with help from his in real life girlfriend [Kali] Uchis, Justin Bieber, Future, and Wilson, the LP comes up short in delivering songs that standout amongst his peers".

Love Sick debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 40,500 album-equivalent units (including 1,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.{{Cite magazine |date=2023-03-05 |title=Karol G Achieves Historic First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Mañana Será Bonito' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/karol-g-manana-sera-bonito-billboard-200-albums-chart-debut-1235280052/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |magazine=Billboard}} The album also accumulated a total of 51.23 million on-demand streams of the album's songs.

{{Track listing

| headline = Love Sick track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = LoveSickness

| writer1 = {{hlist|Caleb Toliver|Ronald LaTour|David Sweeten|Carlos Muñoz|Richard Brown|Walter Williams}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Cardo|DJ Burn One|Los Hendrix|The Five Points Bakery}}

| length1 = 1:54

| title2 = Let Her Go

| note2 = featuring James Blake

| writer2 = {{hlist|Toliver|James Litherland|Dylan Cleary-Krell|Derek Anderson}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|James Blake|Dez Wright|206Derek}}

| length2 = 3:12

| title3 = Leave the Club

| note3 = featuring Lil Durk and GloRilla

| writer3 = {{hlist|Toliver||Durk Banks|Gloria Woods|Ozan Yildirim|Clearly-Krell|Anthony Holmes, Jr.|Ciaran Mullan|Litherland}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Oz|Dez Wright|Hitkidd|Mu Lean|James Blake{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length3 = 3:42

| title4 = 4 Me

| note4 = featuring Kali Uchis

| writer4 = {{hlist|Toliver|Karly Loaiza|Wesley Glass|Moses Davis|Pharrell Williams|Charles Hugo|Cleveland Browne|Billy Walsh}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Sean Momberger}}

| length4 = 2:40

| title5 = Go Down

| note5 = featuring TisaKorean

| writer5 = {{hlist|Toliver|Domonic Patten|Chauncey Hollis, Jr.|Dustin Corbett|Marcus Ecby}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|TisaKorean|Hit-Boy|Corbett}}

| length5 = 3:30

| title6 = Time Heals All

| writer6 = {{hlist|Toliver|Allen Ritter|Anderson|Bryan Yepes|Matthew Spatola}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Ritter|206Derek|Bryvn|Matty Spats}}

| length6 = 3:53

| title7 = Leather Coat

| writer7 = {{hlist|Toliver|Roderick McDonald|Nesbitt Wesonga, Jr.|Muñoz|Lisa Stansfield|Andrew Morris|Ian Devaney}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Rodaidh McDonald|Nez|Los Hendrix}}

| length7 = 4:01

| title8 = Honeymoon

| writer8 = {{hlist|Toliver|Louis Celestin|Douglas Ford}}

| extra8 = Kaytranada

| length8 = 3:04

| title9 = Private Landing

| note9 = featuring Justin Bieber and Future

| writer9 = {{hlist|Toliver|Justin Bieber|Nayvadius Wilburn|Rob Bisel|LaTour|Omar Guetfa|Anderson}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Bisel|Cardo|Guetfa|206Derek}}

| length9 = 3:58

| title10 = Slow Motion

| note10 = featuring Wizkid

| writer10 = {{hlist|Toliver|Ayodeji Balogun|Rupert Thomas, Jr.|Litherland|Yepes}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Sevn Thomas|James Blake|Bryvn}}

| length10 = 2:48

| title11 = Do It Right

| writer11 = {{hlist|Toliver|Jahaan Sweet|Matthew Samuels|Louis Bell|Walsh|Harold Clayton|Malcolm Perry|Sigidi Abdullah}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Sweet|Boi-1da{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length11 = 2:54

| title12 = If I Had

| note12 = featuring Charlie Wilson

| writer12 = {{hlist|Toliver|Charles Wilson|Dacoury Natche|Jai Paul|Anthony Clemons, Jr.|John Key|Ely Rise|Danny McKinnon}}

| extra12 = DJ Dahi

| length12 = 3:28

| title13 = Company Pt. 3

| writer13 = {{hlist|Toliver|Wesonga|Anderson|Munoz}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Nez|206Derek|Los Hendrix}}

| length13 = 3:00

| title14 = Bus Stop

| note14 = featuring Brent Faiyaz

| writer14 = {{hlist|Toliver|Christopher Wood|Hollis|Anderson|David Patino|Edward Riley|Eric Williams|Grover Washington, Jr.|Clifton Lighty|James Simmons|Wesley Hogges}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Brent Faiyaz|Hit-Boy|206Derek|Dpat}}

| length14 = 3:56

| title15 = Cinderella

| note15 = featuring Toro y Moi

| writer15 = {{hlist|Toliver|Chaz Bear|Ronald Spence, Jr.}}

| extra15 = Ronny J

| length15 = 3:46

| title16 = Encouragement

| writer16 = {{hlist|Toliver|Natche|Ford|Key|Rise|McKinnon}}

| extra16 = DJ Dahi

| length16 = 2:56

| total_length = 52:32

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Love Sick track listing for deluxe edition

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title17 = No Pole

| writer17 = {{hlist|Toliver|LaTour|Daniel Stein|Ford}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Cardo|DJ Fresh}}

| length17 = 3:07

| title18 = Embarrassed

| note18 = featuring Travis Scott

| writer18 = {{hlist|Toliver|Jacques Webster II|Amir Esmailian|Ford|Glass|Cleary-Krell}}

| extra18 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Dez Wright}}

| length18 = 3:12

| title19 = Geronimo

| writer19 = {{hlist|Toliver|Sweet}}

| extra19 = Sweet

| length19 = 2:03

| title20 = Luckily I'm Having

| note20 = featuring Teezo Touchdown

| writer20 = {{hlist|Toliver|Aaron Thomas|LaTour|Daveon Jackson|Gonçalo Brás}}

| extra20 = {{hlist|Cardo|Yung Exclusive|Chef9thegod}}

| length20 = 3:14

| total_length = 64:27

}}

Sample Credits

• "4 Me" contains samples from "Girls Dem Sugar", written by Moses Davis, Pharrell Williams, Charles Hugo, and Cleveland Browne, as performed by Beenie Man.
• "Go Down" contains samples from "Backseat", written by Domonic Patten, as performed by TisaKorean.
• "Leather Coat" contains an interpolation from "All Around the World", written by Lisa Stansfield, Andrew Morris, and Ian Devaney, as performed by Stansfield.
• "Do It Right" contains interpolations from "Take Your Time (Do It Right)", written by Harold Clayton, Malcolm Perry, and Sigidi Abdullah, as performed by the S.O.S. Band.
• "If I Had" contains samples from "Do You Love Her Now", written and performed by Jai Paul.
• "Bus Stop" contains samples from "I Can't Get You (Out of My Mind)", written by Edward Riley, Eric Williams, Grover Washington, Jr., Clifton Lighty, James Simmons, and Wesley Hogges, as performed by Blackstreet.

Performers

• Don Toliver – vocals
• James Blake – vocals (2)
• Lil Durk – vocals (3)
• GloRilla – vocals (3)
• Kali Uchis – vocals (4)
• TisaKorean – vocals (5)
• Justin Bieber – vocals (9)
• Future – vocals (9)
• Wizkid – vocals (10)
• Charlie Wilson – vocals (12)
• Brent Faiyaz – vocals (14)
• Toro y Moi – vocals (15)

Technical

• Joe LaPorta – mastering
• Derek "206derek" Anderson – mixing, engineering
• Jaycen Joshua – mixing
• Austin Jux Chandler – engineering (4)
• Ryan Mellow – engineering (9)
• Leandro "Dro" Higaldo – engineering (10)
• Jimmy Cash – engineering (13)
• Damon Riggins Jr. – mixing assistance
• Jacob Richards – mixing assistance
• Mike Seaberg – mixing assistance
• Rachael Blum – mixing assistance
• Jonathan Lopez – engineering assistance (1, 3, 10, 15)
• Hayden Duncan – engineering assistance (2)
• Dominic Vicario – engineering assistance (9)
• Justin "Jusvibes" Gibson – additional vocal recording (3)
• Eric Manco – additional vocals recording (9)
• Josh Gudwin – additional vocal recording (9)
• Itai Schwartz – additional vocal recording (14)

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