Heaven_or_Hell_(Don_Toliver_album)

<i>Heaven or Hell</i> (album)

Heaven or Hell (album)

2020 studio album by Don Toliver


Heaven or Hell is the debut studio album by American singer and rapper Don Toliver. It was released on March 13, 2020, by Cactus Jack Records, Atlantic Records and We Run It Entertainment. The album features guest appearances by Travis Scott, Kaash Paige, Quavo and Offset from Migos, and Sheck Wes. It also contains production from high-profile record producers, mainly from WondaGurl and Mike Dean, as well as Sonny Digital, Frank Dukes, and Cubeatz, among others.

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Heaven or Hell was supported by four singles: "No Idea", "Can't Feel My Legs", "Had Enough" and "After Party". "No Idea" became his highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 43. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 44,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[2]

Background

In 2018, after guest appearing on Travis Scott's third studio album Astroworld, Toliver signed onto the former's record label Cactus Jack Records, along with Atlantic Records and We Run It Entertainment.[3]

In May 2019, Toliver stated the album's original title as "Resurrection".[4]

In December 2019, Toliver was featured on the Cactus Jack compilation album JackBoys.

On March 10, 2020, Toliver announced Heaven or Hell on social media alongside the album's artwork which was created by illustrator Matthew McCormick.[5][6]

Recording

In March 2020, American record producer Sonny Digital said on Twitter that he was part of the project, while also confirming songs "Cardigan" and "After Party", both which he co-produced.[7] Other producers include Canadian record producer WondaGurl, who co-produced "Can't Feel My Legs"[8] and American record producer TM88, who co-produced "Had Enough".[9]

Promotion

A snippet of the song "After Party" was previously featured on Scott's Netflix documentary Look Mom I Can Fly, which spread hype around the song. It originally featured a verse from Travis Scott which didn't make it to the final version. He later performed a portion of the song at the 2019 Astroworld Festival. Another version of the song, without Scott, was leaked featuring a different beat and outro.

Singles

On May 29, 2019, the album's lead single "No Idea" was released and was accompanied by a music video.[10] On December 13, Toliver released the album's second single "Can't Feel My Legs", which was also accompanied by a music video.[11][12] On December 27, Toliver released the third single "Had Enough" featuring American rappers Quavo and Offset from the hip-hop trio Migos, which was also on the Cactus Jack compilation album JackBoys, released on the same day, as the second single of that project.[13] On June 23, 2020, "After Party" was released to urban contemporary radio in the United States, making it the fourth single.[14]

Critical reception

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Heaven or Hell was met with generally positive reviews from music critics.

Commercial performance

Heaven or Hell debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 44,000 album-equivalent units (including 3,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.[2] This became Toliver's first US top-ten debut on the chart.[2] On February 22, 2023, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 1,000,000 units in the United States.[19]

Track listing

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Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[c] signifies an uncredited co-producer[20][21][22]
  • ^[d] signifies an uncredited additional producer[22][23]
  • "Heaven or Hell" was originally released as "Heaven or Hell Intro".

Personnel

Musicians

  • Nkenge 1x – additional keyboards (track 7)

Technical

  • Jimmy Cash – recording (tracks 1, 2, 7), mixing assistant (tracks 1–8, 10, 11), mixing (track 12)
  • Travis Scott – recording (track 2)
  • Zach Steele – recording (tracks 3, 4, 10)
  • Trevor Coulter – recording (tracks 5, 6, 8), engineering (track 9)
  • Nate Alford – recording (track 12)
  • Colton Eatmon – engineering (track 9)
  • Shawn Morenberg – engineering assistant (track 9)
  • Sage Skolfield – mixing assistant (tracks 1–8, 10, 11)
  • Sean Solymar – mixing assistant (tracks 1–8, 10, 11)
  • Mike Dean – mixing (tracks 1–11), mastering (all tracks)

Charts

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Certifications

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References

  1. Fu, Eddie (March 23, 2020). "Three Songs On Don Toliver's 'Heaven Or Hell' Are From Travis Scott's 'Astroworld' Sessions". Genius. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. Caulfield, Keith (March 22, 2020). "Lil Uzi Vert's 'Eternal Atake' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. Mckinney, Jessica (December 7, 2019). "Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Records: What You Need to Know About Each Artist". Complex. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  4. @DonToliver (May 7, 2019). "Resurrection" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  5. @DonToliver (March 10, 2020). "HEAVEN OR HELL. 3/13. STORY TO TELL🌹" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  6. "HAD ENOUGH". December 28, 2019 via Instagram.
  7. "No Idea - Single by Don Toliver". iTunes Store. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  8. TV News Desk (December 16, 2019). "Don Toliver Returns with 'Can't Feel My Legs'". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  9. "Urban/UAC: Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  10. Ijaduola, Debbie (March 18, 2020). "Don Toliver – Heaven Or Hell Good trip, bad trip, and a solid solo debut..." Clash. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  11. Draughorne, Kenan. "Don Toliver Steps Into the Spotlight on 'Heaven or Hell'". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  12. Ihaza, Jeff (October 13, 2021). "Don Toliver Charts Familiar Terrain on 'Life of a Don'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  13. Pierre, Alphonse (March 19, 2020). "Don Toliver: Heaven or Hell Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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