Subconsciously
2021 studio album by Black Coffee
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Subconsciously is the sixth studio album by South African DJ and music producer Black Coffee, released on 5 February 2021, by Soulstic Music.[3] Pharrell Williams, David Guetta, Diplo and Usher appear as guest artists.
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| Released | 5 February 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2021 | |||
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| Length | 60:01 | |||
| Label | Soulstic Music | |||
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The album won the Best Dance/Electronic at the 64th Grammy Awards.[4]
Background
Black Coffee began recording the album in the third quarter of 2018.[5]
Title
The album's title was inspired by "SBCNCSLY", a song which features Sabrina Claudio.[5]
Release and singles
"Drive" featuring French DJ David Guetta and Delilah Montagu was released in August 2018, as the album's lead single.[6][7] The song debuted on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs at number 31.[8]
Subconsciously was released on February 5, 2021.[9]
Commercial performance
The album broke Apple Music and Spotify 2021 records for highest streams, with over 100 million streams.[10]
Critical reception
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Lost" (with DJ Angelo featuring Jinadu) | Maphumulo Simon Oluyemi Angelos Kotorlos | 6:04 |
| 2. | "You Need Me" (featuring Maxine Ashley and Sun-El Musician) | Maphumulo Sanele Sithole Michaël Malih Shapiro Maxine Ashley | 6:15 |
| 3. | "SBCNCSLY" (featuring Sabrina Claudio) | Lisa Scinta Michaël Malih Maphumulo Sabrina Claudio | 6:24 |
| 4. | "I'm Fallin'" (RY X) | Maphumulo | 7:42 |
| 5. | "Time" (featuring Cassie) | Michaël Malih Maphumulo Cassandra Elizabeth Ventura Felicia Ferraro Jonathan Hoard McClenney Ben Shapiro | 4:52 |
| 6. | "LaLaLa" (with Usher) | David Brown Maphumulo Usher Raymond IV India Shawn Boodram Mikkel Eriksen | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Flava" (featuring Unam Rams and Tellaman) | 4:29 | |
| 8. | "10 Missed Calls" (featuring Pharrell Williams and Jozzy) | 3:57 | |
| 9. | "Ready for You" (featuring Celeste) | Sanele Maphumulo Ben Abraham Celeste Epiphany Waite | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Wish You Were Here" (featuring Msaki) | Asanda Mvana Lusaseni | 6:30 |
| 11. | "Drive" (with David Guetta featuring Delilah Montagu) | Tor Hermansen Maphumulo Mikkel Eriksen Ilsey Juber Philip Fender David Guetta Ralph Wegner | 3:11 |
| 12. | "Never Gonna Forget" (with Diplo featuring Elderbrook) | 3:19 | |
| Total length: | 60:01 | ||
Awards
Subconsciously won Dance/Electronic Album at the 64th Grammy Awards.
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Grammy Awards | Dance/Electronic Album | Won | [13] |
Personnel
Subconsciously credits are adapted from AllMusic.[14]
- Ben Abraham - Composer
- Aki - Primary Artist, Vocals
- Maxine Ashley - Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals
- C-Tea - Producer
- Cassie - Primary Artist, Vocals
- Celeste - Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals
- Sabrina Claudio - Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals
- Sasha Cron - Composer
- Ry Cuming - Composer, Vocals
- Kevin Davis - Mixing
- Kevin KD Davis - Mixing, Mixing Engineer
- Diplo - Musical Producer, Primary Artist, Producer
- DJ Angelo - Composer, Musical Producer, Primary Artist
- Jocelyn Donald - Composer
- Elderbrook - Primary Artist, Vocals
- Mikkel Storleer Eriksen - Composer
- Phillip Fender - Composer
- Feli Ferraro - Composer
- Gene Grimaldi - Mastering Engineer
- David Guetta - Composer, Musical Producer, Primary Artist, Producer
- Tor Erik Hermansen - Composer
- Jinadu - Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
- Shawn Joseph - Mastering Engineer
- Jozzy - Primary Artist, Vocals
- Ilsey Juber - Composer
- King Henry - Producer
- Alexander Kotz - Composer
- Kwes. - Producer
- Lucky Daye - Composer
- Michaël Malih - Composer, Producer
- Nkosinathi Maphumulo - Composer, Electronic Percussion, Musical Producer, Primary Artist, Producer
- Chris McClenney - Composer
- Delilah Montagu - Primary Artist, Vocals
- Asanda Mvana - Composer
- Thelumusa Owen - Composer
- Una Rams - Composer, Musical Producer, Primary Artist, Producer
- Usher Raymond IV - Composer
- RY X - Primary Artist
- Lisa Scinta - Composer
- Shapiro - Composer
- India Shawn - Composer
- Stargate - Producer
- Sanele Sithole - Primary Artist, Vocals, Composer, Producer
- Tellaman - Primary Artist, Vocals
- Usher - Primary Artist, Vocals
- Casandra Ventura - Composer
- Ralph Wegner - Composer, Producer
- Philippe Weiss - Mixing
- Pharrell Williams - Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Edition(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | 5 February 2021 | Standard | Soulstic Music | [15] |