Thats What They All Say
Studio album by
Jack Harlow
ReleasedDecember 11, 2020
GenreHip hop
Length42:31
Label
Producer
Jack Harlow chronology
Sweet Action
(2020)		 Thats What They All Say
(2020)		 Come Home the Kids Miss You
(2022)
Singles from Thats What They All Say
  1. "Whats Poppin"
    Released: January 21, 2020
  2. "Tyler Herro"
    Released: October 22, 2020
  3. "Way Out"
    Released: December 9, 2020
  4. "Already Best Friends"
    Released: March 30, 2021[1]

Thats What They All Say is the debut studio album by American rapper Jack Harlow. It was released on December 11, 2020, by Generation Now and Atlantic Records.[2][3] The album features guest appearances from Lil Baby, Big Sean, Chris Brown, Adam Levine, EST Gee, Bryson Tiller, DaBaby, Tory Lanez and Lil Wayne, the latter three appear on the remix of Harlow's breakout single, "Whats Poppin". It also features a posthumous guest appearance from Static Major.

Background

In an interview with iHeartRadio, Harlow shared the story behind the album title.[4]

You know, I've heard it all before. It's taken long enough for me to get to this point that I've developed some thick skin. And so it's really given me a chance to just let everything kinda fly off my shoulder and it doesn't bother me as much. I know who I am. So Thats What They All Say is a response. I've heard it all before. There's nothing you can tell me.

Music and lyrics

The album is a "collection of laid-back anthems".[5] On the album, Harlow "pays homages to his Louisville roots while still affirming that his eyes are set on goals far beyond where he started."[6] "Rendezvous" and "Face of My City" feature southern trap production while "Luv Is Dro" is R&B.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Ratings Game MusicB[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Guardian[10]
Vinyl Chapters4.5/5[7]

Quincy of Ratings Game Music wrote that Harlow "impresses with big-boy punchlines, impressive flows, sly-ass lyrics, and sneaky good melodies." On the other hand, he pointed out that "Jack could’ve covered a broader range of topics on the album."

Danny Schwartz of Rolling Stone wrote that Harlow "put Louisville rap on the national radar for the first time in a generation, and his music is strongest when he keeps it close to home." Meanwhile, he noted that his music is similar to that of Drake.

Kate Hutchinson of The Guardian wrote that "his most interesting songs are the more introspective ones, where he addresses being uncomfortable about his acclaim (Keep It Light) and his white privilege (Baxter Avenue)" and "these songs hint that there might be more to come from Harlow than everything you’ve already heard before."

Imogen Lawlor of Vinyl Chapters wrote that the album "shows incredible maturity, depth and understanding of his interactions with others", which is achieved through "playful production, immense musicality and blunt lyricism intelligently manipulated to profoundly articulate ambivalent sentiments about relationships and life more generally."

Commercial performance

Thats What They All Say debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, with 51,000 album-equivalent units (2,000 including pure album sales) in its first week. The album also accumulated a total of 66.21 million on-demand streams of the album's songs during the tracking week.[11]

Track listing

Thats What They All Say track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rendezvous"
1:53
2."Face of My City" (featuring Lil Baby)
2:03
3."21C / Delta"
  • Harlow
  • Julius-Alexander "Jenius" Brown
  • Paimon "Wallis Lane" Jahanbin
  • Nima "Wallis Lane" Jahanbin
  • Bryan "BRYVN" Yepes
3:34
4."Funny Seeing You Here"
2:34
5."Way Out" (featuring Big Sean)
2:48
6."Already Best Friends" (featuring Chris Brown)
  • Harlow
  • Christopher Brown
  • Morgan
  • Yusuf "Ye" Ali II
  • Christopher "Buddafly Wolf" Bivins
  • Joseph Hodges, Jr.
  • JetsonMade
  • Ye Ali
  • Buddafly Wolf
  • Hodges, Jr.
  • Rance[d]
3:17
7."Keep It Light"
Harry Fraud3:23
8."Creme"
  • Harlow
  • Brown
  • Paul Blanco
  • Nathan Ward II
  • Jenius
  • Blanco
2:36
9."Same Guy" (featuring Adam Levine)
  • Watt
  • JetsonMade[a]
  • Nemo Achida[a]
  • Carlos Homs[b]
2:44
10."Route 66" (featuring EST Gee)
  • Harlow
  • George Stone III
  • Morgan
  • Michael "Foreign Teck" Hernandez
  • Dondre "Neeko Baby" Moore
  • Khaleel "1st Class" Griffin
  • JetsonMade
  • Foreign Teck
  • Neeko Baby
  • 1st Class
  • Mantiz[c]
2:33
11."Tyler Herro"
2:36
12."Luv Is Dro" (featuring Static Major and Bryson Tiller)
2:57
13."Whats Poppin"
  • Harlow
  • Morgan
  • Darryl "Pooh Beatz" Clemons
  • Carlos "LosTheProducer" Goodwin, Jr.
  • John Lucas
  • Ward II
  • JetsonMade
  • Pooh Beatz
  • LosTheProducer
2:19
14."Baxter Avenue"
3:27
15."Whats Poppin (Remix)" (featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne)
  • JetsonMade
  • Pooh Beatz
  • LosTheProducer
3:47
Total length:42:31

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[c] signifies an uncredited co-producer
  • ^[d] signifies an uncredited additional producer
  • "21C / Delta" features additional vocals by Millie Go Lightly, and background vocals by Alexandria Dopson
  • "Funny Seeing You Here" features additional vocals by Tess Henley
  • "Keep It Light" features spoken word by Maggie Harlow; Jack's mother
  • "Same Guy" features additional vocals by Jason Clayborn and The Atmosphere Changers


Sample Credits

  • "Rendezvous" contains samples from "Lost for Words", written by George Patterson, as performed by Midnight Movers.
  • "Keep It Light" contains samples from "Dirt and Grime", written by Nicholas Smith, as performed by Father's Children.
  • "Luv Is Dro" contains samples from "Love Is Dro", written by Stephen Garrett, Alonzo Lee, Jr., and Shamar Daugherty, as performed by Static Major.
  • "Baxter Avenue" contains samples from “Glass Hearted”, written by Dylan Teixeira, as performed by Nami.

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Thats What They All Say
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[31] Platinum 80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32] Gold 7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[34] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Urban/R&B Future Releases". All Access. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Thats What They All Say by Jack Harlow on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ Scarano, Ross (December 11, 2020). "Jack Harlow 'Thats What They All Say' Interview". GQ. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Crawford, Lauren (December 11, 2020). "Jack Harlow's Debut LP 'Thats What They All Say' Is His Unfiltered Truth". iHeart.
  5. 1 2 Crone, David. "Thats What They All Say – Jack Harlow". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ Rose, Jordan (December 11, 2020). "Listen to Jack Harlow's Debut Album 'That's What They All Say' f/ Lil Wayne, Lil Baby, Bryson Tiller, and More". Complex.
  7. 1 2 Lawlor, Imogen (December 16, 2020). "Jack Harlow: That's What They All Say – Review". Vinyl Chapters. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Jack Harlow – Thats What They All Say (Album Review)". Ratings Game Music. December 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ Schwartz, Danny (December 11, 2020). "Jack Harlow's 'Thats What They All Say' Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  10. ↑ Hutchinson, Kate (December 11, 2020). "Jack Harlow: That's What They All Say review - breezy confessionals". The Guardian. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  11. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (December 20, 2020). "Taylor Swift's 'Evermore' Arrives at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
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