Joyride

by Tinashe

Overview

There was a point before the release of Joyride when the trajectory of Tinashe's music career appeared to be tracing that of Cassie. Tinashe had the platinum debut single with "2 On," a solid parent album, and waning momentum after relatively minor chart success with the follow-up singles. The situation worsened as the arrival of Joyride was delayed and a tour was consequently scrapped. By the time RCA matched Tinashe with labelmate Chris Brown for a non-album single in 2015 -- the year she planned to release Joyride -- it was evident that the singer and her label weren't on the same page. Two more years passed, during which Tinashe offered the stopgap commercial mixtape Nightride. A third and final version of Joyride was finally completed and released in April 2018. Remarkably, it bears no signs of a tough birth, even with the knowledge that the lead song -- the title track -- had been sold to Rihanna, unbeknown to Tinashe, who eventually bought it back. Sung in a lower register with a slightly devilish lilt, and further distinguished by Hit-Boy's slightly abrasive drums, "Joyride" simultaneously sounds like a fit for Rihanna and a striking way for Tinashe to begin her second proper album. The track ends with strings to neatly segue into the trap-styled "No Drama," where she takes a quick jab at those who have belittled her. It's one of two collaborations with Stargate, the lone full-track production holdovers from Aquarius. The other one, the bounding, bittersweet "Faded Love," features Future. Apart from the presence of those figures and some fleeting sourness, Tinashe keeps it moving with new studio support and another batch of compositions that cover romantic highs and lows. There are some missteps -- a tropical-flavored pop number that sounds a couple years late and easily forgettable, and the usage of grating bed-spring squeaks throughout the otherwise fine "Ooh La La." Nothing here is bound to pass "2 On" in terms of popularity, but the highlights are filled with rich details and seductive hooks, heard at full power on the slow jams "He Don't Want It" and "No Contest." The smoldering, slightly bluesy "Salt" and sweetly aching piano ballad "Fires and Flames" -- two additional highlights -- invalidate all claims that Tinashe is one-dimensional. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	04/13/2018
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0888751849525

Tracks

1. Keep Your Eyes on the Road (Intro)
2. Joyride
3. No Drama
4. He Don't Want It
5. Ooh La La
6. Me So Bad
7. Ain't Good for Ya (Interlude)
8. Stuck With Me
9. Go Easy on Me (Interlude)
10. Salt
11. Faded Love
12. No Contest
13. Fires and Flames

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tinashe   Primary Artist
Peter Lee Johnson   Violin
Felix Snow   Bass,Voice Loop
French Montana   Featured Artist
Ray Holton   Guitar
Matt Johnson   Keyboards
Ty Dolla $ign   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Karim Kharbouch   Composer
Clarence Coffee, Jr.   Composer
Nayvadius Wilburn   Composer
Marcus Moore   Composer
Tom A.D. Fuller   Engineer
Felix Snow   Engineer,Producer
Allen Ritter   Composer,Producer
William Vanderheyden   Composer
Joel Compass   Composer,Producer
Jacques Webster   Composer
Andre Proctor   Composer
Anthony J. White   Composer
Denisia Andrews   Composer
Christopher Dotson   Composer
Tinashe   Engineer,Producer
Kiari Cephus   Composer
Sidnie Tipton   Composer
Mike Nazzaro   Producer,Executive Producer
Tinashe Kachingwe   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Executive Producer
K Stewart   Composer
Sasha Alex Sloan   Composer
Jocelyn a. Donald   Composer
Dre Moon   Producer
Mele Moore   Composer
Klenord Raphael   Composer
Jocelyn Donald   Composer
Kieran Lasker   Composer
Ben Milchev   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Blwyrmnd   Producer
Amber Park   Cover Art
Christian Ward   Composer
Ali Nazzaro   Producer
Montrell Martinez   Composer,Producer
Simon "Blwyrmnd" Schranz   Composer,Producer
Youth Wilde   Composer
Sayyid McDonald   Composer
William Binderup   Assistant
Mario Lucciano   Composer,Producer
Chelsea Davenport   Composer
Mayila Caieme Marie Jones   Composer
Clare Gillen   Packaging
Erik Madrid   Mixing
Amanda Ghost   Composer,Producer
Tyrone Griffin   Composer
Trevor Jerideau   Producer
Ray Holton   Composer
Hit-Boy   Producer
Tor Erik Hermansen   Composer,Programming,Instrumentation
Stargate   Producer
Chris Athens   Mastering
Hitmaka   Producer
Mark Ralph   Mixing,Additional Production
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen   Composer,Programming,Instrumentation
Jaycen Joshua   Mixing
Yukimi Nagano   Composer
Todd Cooper   Engineer
Sarah Hudson   Composer
T-Minus   Producer
Jeremy Felton   Composer
David Singer-Vine   Composer
Kenneth Coby   Composer
Bobby Brackins   Composer
Floyd Bentley   Composer,Producer
Tyler Williams   Composer
Dennis Leupold   Photography
David Nakaji   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Brittany Coney   Composer
Drew Smith   Engineer
Noonie Bao   Composer
Chauncey Hollis   Composer