Only Way Is Up

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{{Infobox album

| name = Only Way Is Up

| type = studio

| artist = K Camp

| cover = KCAMP - ONLYWAYISUP.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = September 4, 2015

| recorded = 2014–2015

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 57:09

| label = Interscope

| producer = {{hlist|Big Fruit|AP|Bobby Kritical|Deko|Honorable C.N.O.T.E.|OG Parker|Nash B|Reazy Renegade|Richie Souf}}

| prev_title = In Due Time

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title = RARE Sound

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Only Way Is Up

| type = studio

| single1 = Lil Bit

| single1date = January 27, 2015

| single2 = Comfortable

| single2date = June 9, 2015

| single3 = 1Hunnid

| single3date = October 30, 2015

}}

{{music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/only-way-is-up-mw0002865644|title=Only Way Is Up - K Camp | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=24 March 2022}}

| rev2= HipHopDX

| rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2534/title.k-camp-only-way-is-up|title=K Camp - Only Way Is Up|date=18 September 2015|website=HipHopDX.com|access-date=24 March 2022}}

}}

Only Way Is Up is the debut studio album by American rapper K Camp. It was released on September 4, 2015, by Interscope Records. The album was preceded by the singles: "Lil Bit", "Comfortable" and "1Hunnid".

Singles

The album's lead single, "Lil Bit" was released on January 27, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lil-bit-single/id958731912 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616072247/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lil-bit-single/id958731912 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2015 |title=iTunes - Music - Lil Bit - Single by K CAMP |website=iTunes |date=January 27, 2015 |access-date=August 10, 2015}}

The album's second single, "Comfortable"{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6663834/k-camp-debut-album-only-way-is-up-video|title=K Camp|magazine=Billboard|date=13 August 2015|access-date=September 3, 2015}} was released on June 9, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/comfortable-single/id999983107 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624063753/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/comfortable-single/id999983107 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2015 |title=iTunes - Music - Comfortable - Single by K CAMP |website=iTunes |date=June 9, 2015 |access-date=August 10, 2015}}

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 with 18,000 equivalent album units, selling 11,000 copies in its first week of availability in the United States.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Only Way Is Up track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length =

| title1 = Change

| writer1 = {{hlist|Kristopher Campbell|Kelvin Brown|Jeremih Felton}}

| note1 = featuring Jeremih

| extra1 = Nash B

| length1 = 5:49

| title2 = Till I Die

| writer2 = {{hlist|Campbell|Leland Clopton|Clifford Harris, Jr.}}

| note2 = featuring T.I.

| extra2 = Big Fruit

| length2 = 3:44

| title3 = Yellow Brick Road

| writer3 = {{hlist|Campbell|Clopton|Carlton Mays, Jr.|Harry McKee, Jr.}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Big Fruit|Honorable C.N.O.T.E.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/only-way-is-up-mw0002865644/credits|title=Only Way Is Up - K Camp - Credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 5, 2017}}}}

| length3 = 4:09

| title4 = Lil Bit

| writer4 = {{hlist|Campbell|Clopton|Adam Pierce}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Big Fruit|AP}}

| length4 = 3:57

| title5 = Own Boss

| writer5 = {{hlist|Campbell|Clopton}}

| extra5 = Big Fruit

| length5 = 4:28

| title6 = This Way

| writer6 = {{hlist|Campbell|Bryan Johnson}}

| extra6 = Reazy Renegade

| length6 = 3:54

| title7 = Who Am I

| writer7 = {{hlist|Campbell|Clopton|Felton|Mario Mims}}

| note7 = featuring Yo Gotti

| extra7 = Big Fruit

| length7 = 5:01

| title8 = Money I Made

| writer8 = {{hlist|Campbell|Tony Son|Karim Kharbouch|Elliston Clarke, Jr.}}

| note8 = featuring French Montana and Genius

| extra8 = Richie Souf

| length8 = 3:20

| title9 = Comfortable

| writer9 = {{hlist|Campbell|Clopton|Demar Jackson|Tunji Balogun}}

| extra9 = Big Fruit

| length9 = 3:31

| title10 = Bitches n That Coupe

| writer10 = {{hlist|Campbell|Clopton|Bobby Turner|Bernard Freeman}}

| note10 = featuring Bun B

| extra10 = {{hlist|Big Fruit|Bobby Kritical}}

| length10 = 4:36

| title11 = Rolling

| writer11 = {{hlist|Campbell|Mays, Jr.|Michael Akiko|Calvin Broadus}}

| note11 = featuring Snoop Dogg

| extra11 = Honorable C.N.O.T.E.

| length11 = 4:43

| title12 = I'm Good

| writer12 = {{hlist|Campbell|Clopton|Turner}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Big Fruit|Bobby Kritical}}

| length12 = 6:09

| title13 = Control

| writer13 = {{hlist|Campbell|Johnson}}

| extra13 = Reazy Renegade

| length13 = 3:48

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title14 = Let's Get Money

| writer14 = {{hlist|Campbell|Johnson|Cydel Young}}

| note14 = featuring CyHi the Prynce

| extra14 = Reazy Renegade

| length14 = 4:04

| title15 = 1Hunnid

| writer15 = {{hlist|Campbell|Grant Decouto|Joshua Parker|Willie Maxwell II}}

| note15 = featuring Fetty Wap

| extra15 = {{hlist|Deko|OG Parker}}

| length15 = 3:35

| title16 = Above Water

| writer16 = {{hlist|Campbell|Turner|Denisa Andrews|Marian Mereba}}

| note16 = featuring Marian Mereba

| extra16 = Bobby Kritical

| length16 = 3:54

}}

(*) indicates additional producer

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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{{album chart\|Billboard200\|20\|artist=K Camp\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 5, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardRandBHipHop\|5\|artist=K Camp\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 5, 2020}}

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scope="col"| Chart (2015)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|20|artist=K Camp|rowheader=true|access-date=July 5, 2020}}

{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|5|artist=K Camp|rowheader=true|access-date=July 5, 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"\| Chart (2015) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums\|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2015\|magazine=Billboard\|date=2 January 2013\|access-date=July 5, 2020}} \| 98

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2015)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2015|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|access-date=July 5, 2020}}

| 98

References

Category:2015 debut albums

Category:K Camp albums

Category:Albums produced by Bobby Kritical

Category:Albums produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E.

Category:Interscope Records albums