Summer in the Winter
{{Infobox album
| name = Summer in the Winter
| type = Mixtape
| artist = Kid Ink
| cover = File:Summer_in_the_Winter.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2015|12|25}}
| recorded = 2015
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 36:55
| label = RCA
| producer = {{flatlist|
- DJ Mustard {{small|(exec.)}}
- Twice as Nice
- X Side
- J-Holt
- The Featherstones
- K.E.
- D.A. Doman
}}
| prev_title = Full Speed
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = RSS2
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Summer in the Winter
| type = Mixtape
| single1 = Promise
| single1date = December 24, 2015
}}
}}
Summer in the Winter is a commercial mixtape{{cite news|title=Album number 4 on the way!|url=https://www.facebook.com/KidInk/posts/1450020911701809
|date=September 9, 2017|accessdate=September 9, 2017}}
by American rapper Kid Ink, released on Christmas Day, 2015 by RCA Records. It was produced largely by DJ Mustard, who acted as executive producer; additional producers on the mixtape include D.A. Doman, Twice as Nice, K.E. on the Track, and The Featherstones, among others. Released the following day of his single "Promise", guest performers on the project include Fetty Wap (who performs on the song), Akon, Omarion, Bia, and Starrah.{{cite news|title=Ink takes MTV News behind-the-scenes of his new mixtape with DJ Mustard.|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2719629/kid-ink-dj-mustard-summer-in-the-winter/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118165509/http://www.mtv.com/news/2719629/kid-ink-dj-mustard-summer-in-the-winter/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2016|date=December 30, 2015|accessdate=January 4, 2016}}
Commercial performance
Summer in the Winter debuted at number 50 on the US Billboard 200, with 16,000 equivalent album units (selling 11,000 in pure sales).{{cite news|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=Adele's '25' Scores Sixth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6828916/adele-25-sixth-week-no-1-billboard-200|date=January 4, 2016|accessdate=January 4, 2016}}
Singles
"Promise" served as the lead single from the project. It was released on December 24, 2015, along the promotional single "Blowin' Swishers Pt.2".
Track listing
Credits were adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/55267221|title=Summer In The Winter / Kid Ink|publisher=Tidal|accessdate=November 6, 2017}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Bunny Ranch
| writer1 = {{hlist|Brian Collins|Te Whiti Warbrick|Lewis Hughes|Nicholas Audino|Dijon McFarlane}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|DJ Mustard|Twice as Nice}}
| length1 = 2:48
| title2 = Real Recognize
| writer2 = {{hlist|Collins|McFarlane|Audino|Hughes}}
| extra2 = DJ Mustard
| length2 = 3:18
| title3 = Promise
| note3 = featuring Fetty Wap
| writer3 = {{hlist|Collins|McFarlane|Hughes|Audino|Willie Maxwell II}}
| extra3 = DJ Mustard
| length3 = 3:44
| title4 = Rewind
| note4 = featuring Akon
| writer4 = {{hlist|Collins|McFarlane|Maurice Simmonds|Audino|Hughes|Aliaune Thiam|Herby Azor}}
| extra4 = DJ Mustard
| length4 = 4:00
| title5 = Blowin' Swishers Pt. 2
| note5 = featuring Starrah
| writer5 = {{hlist|Collins|Jordan Holt|Kevin Erondu|Brittany Hazzard}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|J-Holt|K.E. on the Track}}
| length5 = 3:02
| title6 = Same Day
| writer6 = {{hlist|Collins|McFarlane|Holt|Zihirr Mitchell}}
| extra6 = DJ Mustard
| length6 = 3:02
| title7 = Bank
| writer7 = {{hlist|Collins|David Doman|Marlin Bonds}}
| extra7 = D.A. Got That Dope
| length7 = 3:49
| title8 = Summer in the Winter
| note8 = featuring Omarion
| writer8 = {{hlist|Collins|McFarlane|Khaled Rohaim|Warbrick|Audino|Hughes|Omari Grandberry}}
| extra8 = DJ Mustard
| length8 = 3:07
| title9 = Good Idea
| note9 = featuring Bia
| writer9 = {{hlist|Collins|William Featherstone|Matthew Featherstone|Christopher Featherstone|Justin Featherstone|Brittany Hazzard}}
| extra9 = The Featherstones
| length9 = 3:16
| title10 = That's on You
| writer10 = {{hlist|Collins|Rohaim|McFarlane|Audino|Hughes}}
| extra10 = DJ Mustard
| length10 = 3:30
| title11 = Time Out
| writer11 = {{hlist|Collins|Rohaim|McFarlane|Audino|Hughes}}
| extra11 = DJ Mustard
| length11 = 3:19
}}
Notes
- "Promise" feature background vocals from Lewis Hughes
- "Bank" feature background vocals from Marlin Bonds
- "Summer in the Winter", "That's on You" and "Time Out" feature background vocals from Khaled Rohaim
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|50|artist=Kid Ink|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 12, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|93|artist=Kid Ink|album=Summer in the Winter|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 9, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|73|artist=Kid Ink|album=Summer in the Winter|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 6, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|UKDigital|50|date=2016-01-01|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2016|refname="UKDigital"}} |
| {{album chart|UKR&B|10|date=2016-01-01|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2016|refname="UKR&B"}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|50|artist=Kid Ink|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 5, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|10|artist=Kid Ink|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 5, 2016}} |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | Ref. |
|---|
| scope="row"| Worldwide
| December 25, 2015 | {{flat list| }} | RCA |
References
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{{Kid Ink}}