Heaven or Hell (album)
2020 studio album by Don Toliver
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Heaven or Hell is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Don Toliver. It was released through Cactus Jack, Atlantic Records and We Run It Entertainment on March 13, 2020. The album features guest appearances from Travis Scott, Kaash Paige, Quavo and Offset from the now-defunct hip-hop trio Migos and Sheck Wes. Production was handled by Travis Scott himself, WondaGurl, Mike Dean, Sonic Major, Sonny Digital, Frank Dukes, Cvre, Mido Cubeatz, Nils, Cássio, Freakey!, Forthenight, Cash Passion, Nkenge 1x, TM88, and El Michels. A remix version of the album subtitled "Chopnotslop" was released on April 17, 2020.
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| Released | March 13, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
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| Length | 36:30 | |||
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Heaven or Hell was supported by four singles: "No Idea", "Can't Feel My Legs", "Had Enough", and "After Party". 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.[1]
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.[2]
In May 2019, Toliver stated the album's original title as "Resurrection".[3]
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.[4][5]
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.[6] Other producers include Canadian record producer WondaGurl, who co-produced "Can't Feel My Legs"[7] and American record producer TM88, who co-produced "Had Enough".[8]
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 did not 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.[9] On December 13, Toliver released the album's second single "Can't Feel My Legs", which was also accompanied by a music video.[10][11] 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.[12] On June 23, 2020, "After Party" was released to urban contemporary radio in the United States, making it the fourth single.[13]
Critical reception
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.[1] This became Toliver's first US top-ten debut on the chart.[1] 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.[18]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Heaven or Hell" | 3:03 | ||
| 2. | "Euphoria" (featuring Travis Scott and Kaash Paige) |
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| 3:36 |
| 3. | "Cardigan" |
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| 2:39 |
| 4. | "After Party" |
| 2:48 | |
| 5. | "Wasted" |
| Cássio | 2:51 |
| 6. | "Can't Feel My Legs" |
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| 3:01 |
| 7. | "Candy" |
| 3:56 | |
| 8. | "Company" |
| 3:25 | |
| 9. | "Had Enough" (featuring Quavo and Offset) |
| 2:37 | |
| 10. | "Spaceship" (featuring Sheck Wes) |
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| 3:05 |
| 11. | "No Photos" |
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| 2:55 |
| 12. | "No Idea" |
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| 2:34 |
| Total length: | 36:30 | |||
Notes
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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[40] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[41] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[42] | Platinum | 15,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[43] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[18] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||