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Thats What They All Say

{{Short description|2020 studio album by Jack Harlow}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Thats What They All Say

| type = studio

| artist = Jack Harlow

| cover = Jack Harlow Thats What They All Say.jpg

| alt =

| released = December 11, 2020

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 42:31

| label =

| producer =

| prev_title = Sweet Action

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Come Home the Kids Miss You

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Thats What They All Say

| type = Studio

| single1 = Whats Poppin

| single1date = January 21, 2020

| single2 = Tyler Herro

| single2date = October 22, 2020

| single3 = Way Out

| single3date = December 9, 2020

| single4 = Already Best Friends

| single4date = March 30, 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/R&B Future Releases|work=All Access|access-date=March 24, 2021}}

}}

}}

Thats What They All Say is the debut studio album by American rapper Jack Harlow. It was released on December 11, 2020, by Generation Now and Atlantic Records.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/thats-what-they-all-say/1542886672 |title=Thats What They All Say by Jack Harlow on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=2020-12-16}}{{cite web|last=Scarano |first=Ross |url=https://www.gq.com/story/jack-harlow-thats-what-they-all-say-interview |title=Jack Harlow 'Thats What They All Say' Interview |work=GQ |date=2020-12-11 |access-date=2020-12-16}} The album features guest appearances from Lil Baby, Big Sean, Chris Brown, Adam Levine, EST Gee, Bryson Tiller, DaBaby, Tory Lanez and Lil Wayne, the latter three appear on the remix of Harlow's breakout single, "Whats Poppin". It also features a posthumous guest appearance from Static Major.

Background

In an interview with iHeartRadio, Harlow shared the story behind the album title:{{Cite web |last=Crawford |first=Lauren |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Jack Harlow's Debut LP 'Thats What They All Say' Is His Unfiltered Truth |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-12-11-jack-harlows-debut-lp-thats-what-they-all-say-is-his-unfiltered-truth/ |website=iHeart}}

You know, I've heard it all before. It's taken long enough for me to get to this point that I've developed some thick skin. And so it's really given me a chance to just let everything kinda fly off my shoulder and it doesn't bother me as much. I know who I am. So Thats What They All Say is a response. I've heard it all before. There's nothing you can tell me.

Music and lyrics

The album is a "collection of laid-back anthems". On the album, Harlow "pays homages to his Louisville roots while still affirming that his eyes are set on goals far beyond where he started."{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Jordan |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Listen to Jack Harlow's Debut Album 'That's What They All Say' f/ Lil Wayne, Lil Baby, Bryson Tiller, and More |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/jack-harlow-thats-what-they-all-say-album-stream |website=Complex}} "Rendezvous" and "Face of My City" feature southern trap production while "Luv Is Dro" is R&B.

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|last=Crone|first=David|title=Thats What They All Say – Jack Harlow|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/thats-what-they-all-say-mw0003461167|access-date=September 3, 2021|publisher=AllMusic}}

| rev2 = Ratings Game Music

| rev2score=B{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Jack Harlow – Thats What They All Say (Album Review) |url=https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2020/12/11/jack-harlow-thats-what-they-all-say-album-review/ |website=Ratings Game Music}}

| rev3 = Rolling Stone

| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Schwartz |first=Danny |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/jack-harlows-thats-what-they-all-say-1102483/ |title=Jack Harlow's 'Thats What They All Say' Album Review |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2020-12-11 |access-date=2020-12-16}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Hutchinson |first=Kate |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/20/jack-harlow-thats-what-they-all-say-review-debut |title=Jack Harlow: That's What They All Say review - breezy confessionals |work=The Guardian |date=2020-12-11 |access-date=2020-12-29}}

| rev5 = Vinyl Chapters

| rev5score = 4.5/5{{Cite web|last=Lawlor|first=Imogen|title=Jack Harlow: That's What They All Say – Review|url=https://www.vinylchapters.com/jack-harlow-thats-what-they-all-say-review/|date=December 16, 2020|access-date=September 3, 2021|website=Vinyl Chapters}}

}}

Quincy of Ratings Game Music wrote that Harlow "impresses with big-boy punchlines, impressive flows, sly-ass lyrics, and sneaky good melodies." On the other hand, he pointed out that "Jack could’ve covered a broader range of topics on the album."

Danny Schwartz of Rolling Stone wrote that Harlow "put Louisville rap on the national radar for the first time in a generation, and his music is strongest when he keeps it close to home." Meanwhile, he noted that his music is similar to that of Drake.

Kate Hutchinson of The Guardian wrote that "his most interesting songs are the more introspective ones, where he addresses being uncomfortable about his acclaim (Keep It Light) and his white privilege (Baxter Avenue)" and "these songs hint that there might be more to come from Harlow than everything you’ve already heard before."

Imogen Lawlor of Vinyl Chapters wrote that the album "shows incredible maturity, depth and understanding of his interactions with others", which is achieved through "playful production, immense musicality and blunt lyricism intelligently manipulated to profoundly articulate ambivalent sentiments about relationships and life more generally."

Commercial performance

Thats What They All Say debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, with 51,000 album-equivalent units (2,000 including pure album sales) in its first week. The album also accumulated a total of 66.21 million on-demand streams of the album's songs during the tracking week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9503234/taylor-swift-evermore-tops-billboard-200-albums-chart|title=Taylor Swift's 'Evermore' Arrives at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=December 20, 2020|access-date=December 25, 2020}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Thats What They All Say track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 42:31

| title1 = Rendezvous

| writer1 = {{hlist|Jackman Harlow|Chauncey Hollis|George Patterson}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Hit-Boy|}}

| length1 = 1:53

| title2 = Face of My City

| note2 = featuring Lil Baby

| writer2 = {{hlist|Harlow|Dominique Jones|Sonny Uwaezuoke|Tim Gomringer|Kevin Gomringer}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Sonny Digital|Cubeatz}}

| length2 = 2:03

| title3 = 21C / Delta

| writer3 = {{hlist|Harlow|Julius-Alexander Brown|Paimon Jahanbin|Nima Jahanbin|Bryan Yepes}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Jenius|Wallis Lane|Bryvn}}

| length3 = 3:34

| title4 = Funny Seeing You Here

| writer4 = {{hlist|Harlow|Dacoury Natche}}

| extra4 = DJ Dahi

| length4 = 2:34

| title5 = Way Out

| note5 = featuring Big Sean

| writer5 = {{hlist|Harlow|Sean Anderson|Tahj Morgan|Jasper Harris|Everett Romano}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|JetsonMade|Harris|Heavy Mellow}}

| length5 = 2:48

| title6 = Already Best Friends

| note6 = featuring Chris Brown

| writer6 = {{hlist|Harlow|Christopher Brown|Morgan|Yusuf Ali II|Christopher Bivins|Joseph Hodges, Jr.}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|JetsonMade|Ye Ali|Buddafly Wolf|Hodges}}

| length6 = 3:17

| title7 = Keep It Light

| writer7 = {{hlist|Harlow|Rory Quigley|Nicholas Smith}}

| extra7 = Harry Fraud

| length7 = 3:23

| title8 = Creme

| writer8 = {{hlist|Harlow|Brown|Paul Blanco|Nathan Ward II}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Jenius|Blanco}}

| length8 = 2:36

| title9 = Same Guy

| note9 = featuring Adam Levine

| writer9 = {{hlist|Harlow|Adam Levine|Braden Watt|Morgan|Ward}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Watt|JetsonMade{{ref|c|[c]}}|Nemo Achida{{ref|c|[c]}}|Carlos Homs{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length9 = 2:44

| title10 = Route 66

| note10 = featuring EST Gee

| writer10 = {{hlist|Harlow|George Stone III|Morgan|Michael Hernandez|Dondre Moore|Khaleel Griffin}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|JetsonMade|Foreign Teck|Neeko Baby|1st Class}}

| length10 = 2:33

| title11 = Tyler Herro

| writer11 = {{hlist|Harlow|Matthew Samuels|Scott Storch|Sean Seaton|Jahaan Sweet}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Storch|Neenyo|Sweet}}

| length11 = 2:36

| title12 = Luv Is Dro

| note12 = featuring Static Major and Bryson Tiller

| writer12 = {{hlist|Harlow|Stephen Garrett|Bryson Tiller|Kevin Price|Alonzo Lee, Jr.|Shamar Daugherty|Ward}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Go Grizzly|the Trak Starz|Nemo Achida}}

| length12 = 2:57

| title13 = Whats Poppin

| writer13 = {{hlist|Harlow|Morgan|Darryl Clemons|Carlos Goodwin, Jr.|John Lucas|Ward}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|JetsonMade|Pooh Beatz|LosTheProducer}}

| length13 = 2:19

| title14 = Baxter Avenue

| writer14 = {{hlist|Harlow|Austin Owens|James Foye III|Rodney Jones, Jr.|Sonny Moore}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Ayo the Producer|Keyz|Lil Rod|Skrillex{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length14 = 3:27

| title15 = Whats Poppin

| note15 = remix featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne

| writer15 = {{hlist|Harlow|Jonathan Kirk|Daystar Peterson|Dwayne Carter, Jr.|Morgan|Clemons|Goodwin|Lucas|Ward}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|JetsonMade|Pooh Beatz|LosTheProducer}}

| length15 = 3:47

}}

Notes

  • {{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} signifies a co-producer
  • {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer
  • "21C / Delta" features additional vocals by Millie Go Lightly, and background vocals by Alexandria Dopson
  • "Funny Seeing You Here" features additional vocals by Tess Henley
  • "Keep It Light" features spoken word by Maggie Harlow, Jack's mother
  • "Same Guy" features additional vocals by Jason Clayborn and The Atmosphere Changers

Sample credits

  • "Rendezvous" contains samples from "Lost for Words", written by George Patterson, as performed by Midnight Movers.
  • "Keep It Light" contains samples from "Dirt and Grime", written by Nicholas Smith, as performed by Father's Children.
  • "Luv Is Dro" contains samples from "Love Is Dro", written by Stephen Garrett, Alonzo Lee, Jr., and Shamar Daugherty, as performed by Static Major.
  • "Baxter Avenue" contains samples from “Glass Hearted”, written by Dylan Teixeira, as performed by Nami.

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for Thats What They All Say

! scope="col"| Chart (2020–2022)

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position

{{album chart|Australia|36|artist=Jack Harlow|album=That's What They All Say|rowheader=true|access-date=June 12, 2022}}
{{album chart|Flanders|136|artist=Jack Harlow|album=That's What They All Say|rowheader=true|access-date=December 19, 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|7|artist=Jack Harlow|rowheader=true|access-date=February 12, 2024}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|38|artist=Jack Harlow|album=That's What They All Say|rowheader=true|access-date=December 19, 2020}}
{{album chart|Finland|3|artist=Jack Harlow|album=Thats What They All Say|rowheader=true|access-date=June 12, 2022}}
{{album chart|Ireland3|48|date=20201218|rowheader=true|access-date=December 19, 2020}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|18|artist=Jack Harlow|album=That's What They All Say|rowheader=true|access-date=June 12, 2022}}
{{album chart|Norway|38|artist=Jack Harlow|album=That's What They All Say|rowheader=true|access-date=December 19, 2020}}
{{album chart|UK2|73|date=20201218|rowheader=true|access-date=December 19, 2020}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=Jack Harlow|rowheader=true|access-date=February 12, 2024}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Jack Harlow|rowheader=true|access-date=February 12, 2024}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+ 2021 year-end chart performance for Thats What They All Say

! scope="col"| Chart (2021)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2021|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 13, 2022}}

| 93

scope="row"| Canadian Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-canadian-albums/|title=Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}

| 37

scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2021-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2021|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124051930/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5267|url-status=live}}

| 35

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}

| 51

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}

| 24

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|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for Thats What They All Say

! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2022-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2022|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221072418/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5467|url-status=live}}

| 35

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2022}}

| 131

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2022}}

| 77

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Jack Harlow|award=Platinum|certyear=2021|relyear=2020|title=That's What They All Say|type=album|access-date=November 19, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Jack Harlow|award=Gold|certyear=2025|relyear=2020|title=That's What They All Say|type=album|id=15325|access-date=April 30, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Jack Harlow|award=Gold|certyear=2021|relyear=2020|title=That's What They All Say|id=2021-11-05|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|type=album}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Jack Harlow|award=Silver|certyear=2023|relyear=2022|title=Thats What They All Say|type=album|id=18848-5318-2|access-date=April 1, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Jack Harlow|award=Platinum|certyear=2021|relyear=2020|title=Thats What They All Say|type=album|access-date=November 22, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

References

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