You Should Be Here

This article is about the album by Kehlani. For the song by Cole Swindell, see You Should Be Here (Cole Swindell song). For the album by Cole Swindell, see You Should Be Here (Cole Swindell album) .
You Should Be Here
Mixtape by Kehlani
Released April 28, 2015 (2015-04-28)
Genre
Length 46:12
Label Self-released[1]
Producer
  • Kehlani (exec.)
  • A.C.
  • Billboard
  • Coucheron
  • The Featherstones
  • Geoffro Cause
  • Jahaan Sweet
  • JMike
  • Killagraham
  • Madmax
  • Taylor Gordon
  • Ted Digtl
Kehlani chronology
Cloud 19
(2014)		 You Should Be Here
(2015)

You Should Be Here is the debut commercial mixtape[2] by American singer-songwriter Kehlani.[3] It was self-released through the iTunes Store on April 28, 2015.[4] The album features guest appearances from Chance the Rapper and BJ the Chicago Kid.[5] The album peaked at number 36 on the US Billboard 200.[6]

Mixed by Joe Fitzgerald, the mixtape predominately features production by Jahaan Sweet, along with production from JMike, Madmax, Geoffro Cause and Ted Digtl, among others.

Starting in July 2015, Kehlani went on tour to promote the album. The tour visited cities; including North America and Europe.[7] Music videos were created for "You Should Be Here",[8] "The Way",[9] and "Alive".[10] The album received a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.[11]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
Billboard[14]
Complex[15]
HipHopDX[16]
The New York Timesfavorable[17]
Pitchfork Media7.4/10[1]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, You Should Be Here received an average score of 80% based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

Matthew Ramirez of Pitchfork Media commented that "You Should Be Here's dynamism and generosity is something to be amazed by, especially considering Kehlani is all of 19 years old."[1] Andy Kellman of AllMusic said: "While the singer and songwriter has fashioned herself into a contemporary R&B artist comparable to the likes of Jhené Aiko and Tinashe, she has retained the charming, down-to-earth qualities she displayed with her band."[13] Elias Leight of Billboard described it as "an intense, focused exploration of all, or nearly all, the relationships the singer is involved in, both romantic and familial."[14]

You Should Be Here was ranked at number 12 on Complex's "Best Albums of 2015" list.[18] It was ranked at number 16 on Noisey's "50 Best Albums of 2015" list.[19] It was ranked at number 16 on Rolling Stone's "20 Best R&B Albums of 2015" list.[20]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Intro"  Kehlani 2:19
2. "You Should Be Here"  
  • JMike
  • A.C.
 2:37
3. "How That Taste"  Jahaan Sweet 2:32
4. "Jealous" (featuring Lexii Alijai)Eryck Bry 3:38
5. "Niggas"  Jahaan Sweet 2:54
6. "Wanted"  
  • JMike
  • Madmax
  • Killagraham
 2:10
7. "The Way" (featuring Chance the Rapper)
  • Jahaan Sweet
  • Eryck Bry
  • Killagraham
 4:22
8. "Unconditional"  
  • Geoffro Cause
  • Taylor Gordon
 2:36
9. "The Letter"  Ted Digtl 3:52
10. "Runnin' (Interlude)"  Jahaan Sweet 2:17
11. "Be Alright"  
  • JMike
  • Billboard
 2:54
12. "Down for You" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)Jahaan Sweet 3:47
13. "Yet"  The Featherstones 2:29
14. "Bright"  Geoffro Cause 4:17
15. "Alive" (featuring Coucheron)Coucheron 3:07
Total length:
 46:12

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6]
36
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21]
5

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ramirez, Matthew (May 6, 2015). "Kehlani: You Should Be Here". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kehlani Interview - Talks new mixtape, "You Should Be Here", Tour, Fans & More!". YouTube. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. ↑ Freeman, Macy (July 9, 2015). "With second mix tape, Kehlani is a rising star". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ Alexis, Nadeska (April 28, 2015). "Double Up On Kehlani With You Should Be Here Album And Video". MTV. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ Robinson, Will (April 28, 2015). "Kehlani releases delightful mixtape You Should Be Here". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Kehlani - Chart history". Billboard 200. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Tour". Kehlani. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ Gollayan, Christian (September 30, 2015). "Song I Have on Repeat: "You Should Be Here" by Kehlani". InStyle. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ Adams, Gregory (July 27, 2015). "Kehlani: "The Way" (ft. Chance the Rapper) (video)". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ Leight, Elias (October 2, 2015). "Kehlani Shares "Alive" Video". The Fader. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ "2016 Grammy Awards: Complete List of Nominations | E! Online". M.eonline.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  12. 1 2 "You Should Be Here by Kehlani". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  13. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Kehlani - You Should Be Here". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  14. 1 2 Leight, Elias (April 29, 2015). "Kehlani Releases the Year's First Great R&B Album With 'You Should Be Here'". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  15. ↑ Mistry, Anupa (May 2, 2015). "Review: Kehlani Is Wounded But Not Weak on Her Impressive New Mixtape, 'You Should Be Here'". Complex. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  16. ↑ Dowling, Marcus (May 20, 2015). "Kehlani - You Should Be Here". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  17. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (May 24, 2015). "Kehlani and Nick Catchdubs Release New Albums". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  18. ↑ "The Best Albums of 2015". Complex. December 2, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  19. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Noisey. December 3, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  20. ↑ "20 Best R&B Albums of 2015". Rolling Stone. December 16, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Kehlani - Chart history". Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved August 20, 2015.

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