Love and Compromise
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{{Infobox album
| name = Love and Compromise
| type = studio
| artist = Mahalia
| cover = File:Love And Compromise.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2019|09|06}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = R&B{{cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/2019/12/28/21039575/9-best-rb-projects-2019|title=9 top R&B projects of 2019|work=Revolt|first=Cherise|last=Johnson|date=28 December 2019|accessdate=12 March 2020}}
| length = {{duration|m=43|s=23}}
| label = Asylum
| producer =
| prev_title = Seasons
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Isolation Tapes
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Love and Compromise
| type = studio
| single1 = I Wish I Missed My Ex
| single1date = 31 May 2018
| single2 = Do Not Disturb
| single2date = 6 February 2019
| single3 = Simmer
| single3date = 3 July 2019
| single4 = Square 1
| single4date = 23 August 2019
| single5 = What You Did
| single5date = 4 September 2019
}}
}}
Love and Compromise is the debut studio album by Mahalia. It was released on 6 September 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190905-ten-albums-not-to-miss-in-september|title=Ten albums not to miss in September|work=BBC|first=|last=|date=5 September 2019|accessdate=12 March 2020}}{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5669863/best-songs-of-the-week-camila-cabello-adam-lambert/|title=The 5 Best Songs of the Week From Camila Cabello's 'Shameless' to Adam Lambert's 'Superpower'|magazine=Time|first=Raisa|last=Bruner|date=6 September 2019|accessdate=12 March 2020}} It peaked at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart and number 3 on the UK R&B Albums Chart.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 76/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/love-and-compromise/mahalia|title=Love and Compromise by Mahalia|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=12 March 2020}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/love-and-compromise-mw0003298300|title=Love and Compromise - Mahalia|work=AllMusic|first=Andy|last=Kellman|accessdate=12 March 2020}}
| rev2 = Clash
| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/mahalia-love-and-compromise|title=Mahalia - Love And Compromise|work=Clash|first=Malvika|last=Padin|date=6 September 2019|accessdate=12 March 2020}}
| rev3 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev3score = 9/10{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/mahalia-love-and-compromise-album-review|title=Believe the hype: Mahalia's debut album is a timeless, timely triumph|work=The Line of Best Fit|first=Max|last=Gayler|date=2 September 2019|accessdate=12 March 2020}}
| rev4 = NME
| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/mahalia-love-compromise-review-2545566|title=Mahalia – 'Love and Compromise' review|work=NME|first=Hannah|last=Mylrea|date=5 September 2019|accessdate=12 March 2020}}
| rev5 = The Observer
| rev5score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/08/mahalia-love-and-compromise-review-do-not-disturb-simmer-burna-boy|title=Mahalia: Love and Compromise review – breezy, mellow soul-pop|work=The Observer|first=Kitty|last=Empire|date=8 September 2019|accessdate=12 March 2020}}
}}
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Max Gayler of The Line of Best Fit described the album as "an outrageously consistent record full of sonic momentum and gripping lyricism." Andy Kellman of AllMusic wrote, "No matter how detailed the productions get, they don't obstruct the vocals, which are consistently dynamic without being showy."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Love and Compromise track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Hide Out
| writer1 = {{flatlist|
- Mahalia Burkmar
- Addrisi Addrisi
- Timothy James Worthington}}
| extra1 = Maths Time Joy
| length1 = 2:49
| title2 = I Wish I Missed My Ex
| writer2 = {{flatlist|
- Burkmar
- Alastair O'Donnell
- Dan Adekugbe
- Nathaniel J. Warner
- Worthington
- Akelle Charles
- Ras Haile Alexander
- Louis-Rae Beadle}}
| extra2 = {{flatlist|
- Maths Time Joy
- Swindle}}
| length2 = 3:25
| title3 = Simmer
| note3 = featuring Burna Boy
| writer3 = {{flatlist|
- Burkmar
- Wayne Hector
- Damini Ogulu
- Felix Joseph
- Jeremy Harding
- Jonah Christian
- Kwadwo Amponsah}}
| extra3 = {{flatlist|
- Joseph
- Christian}}
| length3 = 2:47
| title4 = Good Company
| note4 = featuring Terrace Martin
| writer4 = {{flatlist|
- Burkmar
- Martin
- Joseph
- Kevin Roosevelt}}
| extra4 = {{flatlist|
- Joseph
- Roosevelt
- Martin}}
| length4 = 5:07
| title5 = What Am I?
| writer5 = {{flatlist|
- Burkmar
- Joseph
- Mark Spears
- Sam Dew}}
| extra5 = {{flatlist|
| length5 = 2:28
| title6 = Regular People
| note6 = featuring Hamzaa and Lucky Daye
| writer6 = {{flatlist|
- Burkmar
- O'Donnell
- Dan Diggas
- Dustin "Dab" Bowie
- Joseph
- Malika Hamzaa
- Jonny Lattimer
- David Brown}}
| extra6 = {{flatlist|
- DJ Dahi
- Joseph}}
| length6 = 3:01
| title7 = Karma
| writer7 = {{flatlist|
- Burkmar
- Diggas
- Joseph
- Lattimer
- Warner}}
| extra7 = {{flatlist|
- Diggas
- Joseph}}
| length7 = 4:18
| title8 = He's Mine
| writer8 = {{flatlist|
- Burkmar
- O'Donnell
- Diggas
- Joseph
- Lattimer}}
| extra8 = Joseph
| length8 = 3:11
| title9 = What You Did
| note9 = featuring Ella Mai
| writer9 = {{flatlist|
- Burkmar
- Ella Mai Howell
- Andrew "Pop" Wansel
- Joseph
- Jameel Roberts
- Norman Whitfield}}
| extra9 = Pop Wansel
| length9 = 3:26
| title10 = Do Not Disturb
| writer10 = {{flatlist|
- Burkmar
- O'Donnell
- Aston Rudi
- Joseph
- Lattimer}}
| extra10 = Joseph
| length10 = 3:50
| title11 = Richie
| writer11 = {{flatlist|
- Burkmar
- O'Donnell
- Joseph
- Dew
- Spears}}
| extra11 = {{flatlist|
- Joseph
- Sounwave}}
| length11 = 2:27
| title12 = Consistency
| writer12 = {{flatlist|
- Burkmar
- Joseph
- Warner}}
| extra12 = Joseph
| length12 = 2:54
| title13 = Square 1
| writer13 = {{flatlist|
- Burkmar
- O'Donnell
- Rudi
- Diggas
- Joseph
- Warner}}
| extra13 = {{flatlist|
- Diggas
- Joseph}}
| length13 = 3:40
}}
Charts
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|+Chart performance for Love and Compromise !scope="col"| Chart (2019) !scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|UK2|28|date=20190913|rowheader=true|refname=uk|accessdate=12 March 2020}} |
{{album chart|UKR&B|3|date=20190913|rowheader=true|refname=ukrb|accessdate=12 March 2020}} |
References
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