Shelby (album)

Shelby is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil Skies. It was released on March 1, 2019 through Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Gucci Mane, Gunna and Landon Cube. Shelby debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200.[3]

Shelby
Studio album by
Lil Skies
ReleasedMarch 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)
Genre
Length42:56
LabelAtlantic
Producer
  • Based1
  • CashMoneyAP
  • Cubeatz
  • Cvre
  • Danny Wolf
  • Dilip
  • DruArmada
  • Ill Wayno
  • LNK
  • Mario Petersen
  • Menoh Beats
  • MVA Beats
  • Otxhello
  • Palazzo Beats
  • VinnyxProd
  • Yugi Boi
Lil Skies chronology
Life of a Dark Rose
(2018)		 Shelby
(2019)		 Unbothered
(2021)
Singles from Shelby
  1. "Name in the Sand"
    Released: June 19, 2018
  2. "I"
    Released: March 1, 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Highsnobiety3.5/5[1]
HipHopDX3.6/5[2]

Background

He revealed the title and cover art of the album through Twitter the same day the album was released. Skies dedicated this album to his mother, who appears in the album title and cover. It describes the hard times he has gone through with the help of his fans.

Singles

On January 31, 2019, Skies released the lead single from the project, "Name in the Sand". The next day he uploaded the official music video to YouTube. On March 1, 2019, "I" was released as the second single. It debuted at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest charting single of Skies' career.

Commercial performance

Shelby debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 54,000 album-equivalent units (including 6,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.[4] This became Skies' second US top-ten album on the chart.[4] The album also accumulated a total of 68.6 million on-demand audio streams that week.[5] On January 21, 2021, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I"
3:01
2."Bad Girls" (featuring Gucci Mane)
  • Danny Wolf
  • Dilip
  • Otxhello
3:39
3."Breathe"
  • Foose
  • Based1
  • Vladislav Mokshin
  • Pascal Punz
  • Based1
  • MVA Beats
  • Palazzo Beats
2:34
4."Nowadays, Pt. 2" (featuring Landon Cube)
  • Foose
  • Curtidor
  • Venkatesh
  • Daniel Rothenberg
  • Danny Wolf
  • Dilip
  • Yugi Boi
3:41
5."Flooded"
  • Foose
  • Based1
  • Leon Krol
  • Mario Petersen
  • Based1
  • LNK
  • Mario Petersen
1:55
6."Blue Strips"
  • Foose
  • Based1
Based13:27
7."Stop the Madness" (featuring Gunna)
  • Based1
  • DruArmada
4:14
8."Ok 4 Now"
  • Foose
  • Curtidor
  • Houston
  • Danny Wolf
  • Otxhello
2:44
9."When I'm Wasted"
3:21
10."Mansion"
  • Foose
  • Minh Nguyen
Cris Dinero2:33
11."Through the Motions"
  • Foose
  • Amin Elamin
Menoh Beats3:10
12."Highs and Lows"
  • Foose
  • Petit
  • Dwayne Shippy
  • CashMoneyAP
  • Ill Wayno
2:54
13."Name in the Sand"
  • Foose
  • Elamin
Menoh Beats2:48
14."No Rainy Days"
  • Foose
  • Elamin
Menoh Beats2:55

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[24] Gold 500,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Rindner, Grant (March 11, 2019). "Lil Skies – 'Shelby' Review". Highsnobiety. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. Giacomazzo, Bernadette (March 12, 2019). "Review: Lil Skies Is Cloudy With A Chance Of Greatness On 'Shelby'". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  3. Eustice, Kyle (March 11, 2019). "Hip Hop Album Sales: 2 Chainz's "Rap Or Go To The League" Makes Solid Top 5 Debut". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  4. Keith Caulfield (March 10, 2019). "Hozier Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Wasteland, Baby!'". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  5. Kyle Eustice (March 11, 2019). "Hip Hop Album Sales: 2 Chainz's "Rap Or Go To The League" Makes Solid Top 5 Debut".
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  20. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: March 16, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  21. "Lil Skies Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  22. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  23. "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  24. "American album certifications – Lil Skies – Shelby". Recording Industry Association of America. January 21, 2021. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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