The Love Album: Off the Grid
2023 studio album by Diddy
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The Love Album: Off the Grid is the fifth studio album by American rapper and record producer Sean "Diddy" Combs. The album was released on September 15, 2023. Combs signed with the record label Motown in late 2022 to release its bonus tracks, "Gotta Move On" and "Sex In the Porsche", and in 2023, the album's only single, "Another One of Me". Despite this, the album was self-released by Combs' Love Records, becoming his only project to not be released by any major label, or Bad Boy Records.[1][2] It is Combs's first solo album since 2006's Press Play, and his first project following the 2015 mixtape MMM (Money Making Mitch), which was credited to "Puff Daddy".[3] Two months following its release, he was subject to numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, which overshadowed the album's promotion.[4]
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| Released | September 15, 2023 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 93:16 | |||
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It includes guest appearances from The-Dream, Herb Alpert, Nova Wav, Busta Rhymes, Dawn Richard, Kalenna, Nija, Jozzy, Jacquees, Fabolous, Swae Lee, Summer Walker, The Weeknd, French Montana, 21 Savage, Justin Bieber, Jazmine Sullivan, Ty Dolla Sign, Kehlani, Coco Jones, Kalan.FrFr, K-Ci, Jeremih, Mary J. Blige, Teyana Taylor, Burna Boy, Babyface, John Legend, and H.E.R.[5] The extended version contains additional guest appearances from Bryson Tiller, PartyNextDoor, and Metro Boomin. Production was handled by a variety of record producers, such as Combs, Nova Wav, Ty Dolla Sign, and Metro Boomin themselves, alongside Stevie J, Timbaland, London on da Track, J Dilla, D'Mile, OZ, the Stereotypes, Mick Schultz, and DaHeala, among others.
Upon its release, the album received polarizing reviews from music critics. Commercially, the album charted at number 19 on the Billboard 200 and peaked within the top 10 of the Independent Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States. The album also made charts in Canada, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Though "Another One of Me" was its only official single, "Gotta Move On" and a remix of Metro Boomin's song "Creepin'" were included on the album's deluxe edition. The former topped the Adult R&B Airplay charts, while the latter topped numerous other charts worldwide.
Background
Sean "Diddy" Combs released a four-minute trailer for the album on August 22, 2023, which included the names of some of the featured artists, such as Justin Bieber, Swae Lee, Mary J. Blige, Babyface, Jozzy, Yung Miami, French Montana, DJ Khaled, Teyana Taylor, the Weeknd and 21 Savage, among others.[6] A press release called the album "a journey of retreating from the craziness of the world with a partner by shutting out all the distractions to just love on one another".[7]
Combs proclaimed that the "era of love is here" and "R&B is back" alongside the announcement, and touted the album as containing the "last collab" of Canadian singer the Weeknd's career on "Another One of Me", due to the singer stating that he would no longer feature on other artists' songs.[5] This proved untrue when in 2024 the Weeknd appeared on multiple tracks released by Future and Metro Boomin. The song is also a collaboration with Moroccan-American rapper French Montana and features Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage and was released as the lead and only single from the album on the same day of its release.[8]
Critical reception
The album received polarizing reviews by critics. Reviewing the album for The Guardian, Rachel Aroesti wrote that Diddy "hasn't lost his knack for novelty" but "you inevitably find yourself searching for his vocal presence among the lush, swirling R&B", which "all adds up to an oddly dissatisfying return".[10]
Commercial performance
In the United States, The Love Album: Off the Grid debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200 and sold 30,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[13][14] The album debuted at number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, marking Diddy's fifth top ten on the chart.[15] The album would later peak at number 4 on the Independent Albums chart. By the end of the year, the album was positioned at number 94 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 33 on the UK Album Downloads Chart on September 22, 2023.[16] It would later peak at number 20 on the UK R&B Albums chart. In Canada, the album charted at number 56 on the Canadian Albums chart. In Switzerland, the album charted at number 57 on the Swiss Albums Chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Brought My Love" (featuring The-Dream and Herb Alpert) | 3:18 | ||
| 2. | "What's Love" (with Nova Wav) |
| 3:14 | |
| 3. | "Deliver Me" (performed by Diddy – Dirty Money featuring Busta Rhymes) |
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| 3:19 |
| 4. | "Stay Awhile" (with Nija) |
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| 2:35 |
| 5. | "Homecoming" (with Jozzy) |
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| 3:24 |
| 6. | "Pick Up" (with Jacquees featuring Fabolous) |
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| 4:07 |
| 7. | "Tough Love" (featuring Swae Lee) |
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| 4:22 |
| 8. | "Stay Long" (with Summer Walker) |
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| 2:25 |
| 9. | "It Belongs to You" (with Jozzy) |
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| 2:37 |
| 10. | "Another One of Me" (with the Weeknd and French Montana featuring 21 Savage) |
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| 4:46 |
| 11. | "Intermission (Side B)" | Combs |
| 2:39 |
| 12. | "Moments" (featuring Justin Bieber) |
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| 4:33 |
| 13. | "Need Somebody" (with Jazmine Sullivan) |
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| 4:18 |
| 14. | "Bosses in Love" (with Nova Wav) |
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| 0:53 |
| 15. | "Mind Your Business" (with Kehlani and Ty Dolla Sign) |
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| 4:51 |
| 16. | "Nasty" (interlude; featuring Jozzy) | Donald |
| 1:40 |
| 17. | "Reachin'" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Coco Jones) |
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| 3:10 |
| 18. | "Stay Part 1" (with Kalan.FrFr and K-Ci featuring Jeremih) |
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| 3:36 |
| 19. | "I Like" (with Mary J. Blige) |
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| 3:44 |
| 20. | "Closer to God" (featuring Teyana Taylor) |
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| 4:04 |
| 21. | "Boohoo" (featuring Jeremih) |
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| 3:09 |
| 22. | "Burna Boy Interlude" (with Burna Boy) | Damini Ogulu | Diddy | 1:03 |
| 23. | "Kim Porter" (with Babyface featuring John Legend) |
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| 7:17 |
| 24. | "Space" (with H.E.R.) |
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| 5:55 |
| Total length: | 93:16 | |||
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| 25. | "Gotta Move On" (featuring Bryson Tiller) |
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| 2:40 |
| 26. | "Sex in the Porsche" (with PartyNextDoor) |
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| 3:34 |
| 27. | "Creepin'" (remix; with Metro Boomin and the Weeknd featuring 21 Savage) |
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| 3:52 |
| Total length: | 103:22 | |||
Charts
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