Yessie

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Yessie
Studio album by
Jessie Reyez
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2022
Length35:45
Label
Producer
  • Tim Suby
  • Ryan "Rykeyz" Williamson
  • Calvin Harris
  • Spencer "Moose" Muscio
  • Anthony Daniel Szczachor
  • Pomo
  • Pop Wansel
  • Daoud
  • Phinisey
Jessie Reyez chronology
Before Love Came to Kill Us
(2020) 		Yessie
(2022)
Singles from Yessie
  1. "Mutual Friend"
    Released: August 12, 2022
  2. "Only One"
    Released: September 14, 2022
  3. "Forever"
    Released: November 9, 2022

Yessie is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez.[1] It was released on September 16, 2022, by FMLY and Island Records.[2] Preceded by the first single, "Mutual Friend", released on August 12, 2022, the album was recorded between 2020 and 2022 during a time of "self-love and self-care".[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[3]
The Daily Telegraph[4]

Yessie has received generally positive reviews. Robin Murray of Clash gave the album a positive review, calling the record "scintillating" and "one that gleams with ambition and refuses to linger on the past".[3]

The album was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[5]

Track listing

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Yessie track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Mood"
  • Jessie Reyez
  • Anthony Daniel Szczachor
  • Omar A. Geles Suarez
  • Ryan Williamson
  • Spence Muscio
  • Ryan "Rykeyz" Williamson
  • Spence "Moose" Muscio
  • Szczachor
  • Reyez
2:59
2."Hittin"
  • Reyez
  • Tim Suby
  • Suby
  • Reyez
2:46
3."Forever" (with 6lack)
  • Pomo
  • Reyez
3:43
4."Queen St. W"
  • Reyez
  • Andrew Wansel
  • Daoud Anthony
  • Phinisey
  • Reyez
  • "Pop" Wansel
  • Daoud
  • Phinisey
2:51
5."Mutual Friend"
  • Reyez
  • Ryan Williamson
  • Ryan "Rykeyz" Williamson
3:26
6."Tito's"
2:53
7."Only One"
  • Reyez
  • Williamson
  • Rykeyz
  • Reyez
3:03
8."Still C U"
  • Reyez
  • Jonathan Wienner
  • Sam Homaee
  • Suby
  • Suby
  • Reyez
3:13
9."Break Me Down"
  • Reyez
  • Suby
  • Reyez
  • Suby
3:11
10."Emotional Detachment Demo"
  • Reyez
  • Suby
  • Suby
  • Reyez
4:57
11."Adiós Amor"
  • Suby
  • Reyez
2:39
Total length:35:45

Notes

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  • "Mood" samples "Los Caminos De La Vida", performed by Los Diablitos.

References

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  1. ^ Leijon, Erik (September 16, 2022). "Yessie Reyez Drops New Album Yessie, Shares 'Only One' Live Performance". Complex. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Krewen, Nick (September 16, 2022). "Jessie Reyez taps into self-improvement vibe on new album Yessie". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Murray, Robin (September 15, 2022). "Jessie Reyez – Yessie". Clash. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Madden, Emma (September 16, 2022). "Marcus Mumford confronts his demons, Rina Sawayama is Dr Frankenstein – the week's best albums". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023.
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