Over It (album) explained

Over It
Type:studio
Artist:Summer Walker
Cover:Summer Walker - Over It.png
Recorded:2018–2019
Genre:R&B[1]
Length:42:49
Label:
Producer:
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Over It is the debut studio album by American singer Summer Walker. It was released on October 4, 2019, by LVRN and Interscope. It spawned the singles "Playing Games", "Stretch You Out" and "Come Thru". It also features the remix of Walker's "Girls Need Love" featuring Drake.[2] It also features collaborations with Bryson Tiller, Usher, 6lack, PartyNextDoor, A Boogie wit da Hoodie and Jhené Aiko.[3] Most of the album was produced by Walker's then-boyfriend, London on da Track.[2] Walker's First and Last Tour supported the album, starting October 25, 2019.[4]

Promotion

An "old school" commercial was released via Walker's YouTube channel on September 30 to promote the album, which was compared to infomercials for R&B albums from the 1990s.[5] Few days before the actual album release, Walker promoted the album by putting various payphone in various cities painted in the theme of the album. A phone number was to be dialed to listen to the album a few days before release. After the album's release, Walker premiered a special on Beats 1 guest starring Ari Lennox, as part of their R&B Now series.[6]

Critical reception

Over It was met with critical acclaim upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 86, based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Accolades of Over it

The album won best album at the 2020 Soul Train Music Awards and was the most streamed album by a female artist on Apple Music in 2020.

Year-end lists
PublicationListRank
Associated PressAP's Top Albums of 2019
BillboardThe 50 Best Albums of 2019
ComplexThe Best Albums of 2019
Rolling StoneThe 50 Best Albums of 2019
UproxxThe Best Albums of 2019
VarietyThe Best Albums of 2019

Commercial performance

Over It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 134,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. Its debut week marked the largest streaming week for an R&B album by a female artist, in terms of on-demand audio streams. It went on to spend more than 200 weeks on Billboard 200, ranking as the second most successful R&B album of 2020[7] The album also topped the R&B Albums chart for 14 nonconsecutive weeks and as of July 2020, has yet to chart below number seven.[8] On May 7, 2020, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units over 1,000,000 units in the United States.[9] As of November 2021, Over It had earned 2,500,000 equivalent copies in the U.S.[10] On May 16, 2023, every song from the project had been certified Gold or higher.

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Peak
position
US Billboard 2002

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[11] 109
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 41
Chart (2020)Position
US Billboard 200[13] 17
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 9
Chart (2021)Position
US Billboard 200[15] 59
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 29
Chart (2022)Position
US Billboard 200[17] 79
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 52
Chart (2023)Position
US Billboard 200[19] 110

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our 5 favorite songs from Summer Walker's over It.
  2. Chartbreaker: Summer Walker Readies Star-Studded New Album After Drake Co-Sign. Billboard. Wicker. Jewel. October 1, 2019. October 4, 2019.
  3. Web site: Summer Walker Releases New Album "Over It" – Listen. 8o8wave. 3 October 2019. October 4, 2019.
  4. Web site: Summer Walker Reveals 'Over It' Tracklisting. Rap-Up. September 27, 2019. October 4, 2019.
  5. Web site: Summer Walker's "Over It" Tracklist Features Usher, Jhené Aiko, & Bryson Tiller. HotNewHipHop. Marie. Erika. September 27, 2019. October 4, 2019.
  6. Web site: Watch Summer Walker and Ari Lennox rate waxing, monogamy and more . The Fader.
  7. SuperM Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'The 1st Mini Album'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. October 13, 2019. October 14, 2019.
  8. Summer Walker's 'Life on Earth' Debuts at No. 1 on Top R&B Albums Chart. Billboard. Trevor. Anderson. July 22, 2020. July 24, 2020.
  9. Web site: RIAA Certifications - Summer Walker. Recording Industry Association of America. March 26, 2020.
  10. May 16, 2023 . Summer Walker Scores Over 30 New RIAA Certifications . Rated R&B . June 13, 2023.
  11. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 23, 2019.
  12. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 23, 2019.
  13. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 3, 2020.
  14. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 12, 2020.
  15. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  16. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  17. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 3, 2022.
  18. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 3, 2022.
  19. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 23, 2023.

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