Escape Room / Teyana Taylor (2025)

2020年の "The Album" 以降、音楽活動からは引退していたようですが、5年ぶりに復活しました。
その間、俳優業を中心にしていたようですが、アメリカのことはよく分かりません。その人脈を駆使してか、このアルバムでは多彩なゲストがナレーションパートに登場しています。

音楽的には、スロウからミドルテンポの曲が中心で、スロウ曲にいい曲が多いように感じました。
代表が Lucky Daye が参加している #7 "Hard Part" で、エフェクトのかかったギターがメロウです。
ミドルテンポの佳曲は、#12 "Pum Pum Jump" と #13 "Open Invite" でしょうか。"Pum Pum Jump" では、Jill Scott と Tyla が参加し、Drake がプロデュースしています。

1. Taraji P. Henson's Narration
2. Fire Girl
• Lyrics by Taylor, Derrick Gray
• Music by Taylor, Anthony, BrownGray
• Produced by Daoud, Brown
3. Sarah Paulson's Narration
4. Long Time
• Lyrics by Taylor
• Music by Taylor, Richard Butler, Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson
• Produced by Rico Love, The Runners, Brown, Mixx
5. La La's Narration (La La Anthony)
6. Niecy Nash's Narration
7. Hard Part (with Lucky Daye)
• Lyrics by Taylor, Christopher Wood, David Wood
• Music by Taylor, Brown, Shawn Carter, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Gueringer, Foster, Phelps, Elbernita Clark-Terrell, Dion Wilson
• Produced by Brown, Bssmn, Freaky RobD. Phelps
8. Back to Life (with Tasha Smith)
• Lyrics by Taylor, Butler
• Music by Taylor, Brown, Butler, Jackson, Nembhard, Dwayne Nesmith, Phelps, Kavin Smith, Demetri Thomas
• Produced by Rico Love, The Runners, Brown, Mixx, Demibby, Smith, D-Town, Phelps
9. Jodie Turner-Smith's Narration
10. All of Your Heart (with Taraji P. Henson)
• Lyrics by Taylor, Gwendolyn Bunn
• Music by Taylor, Brown, Bunn, Alexander John Chigbué
• Produced by Brown, IAmNobodi, Bunn
11. Shut Up
• Lyrics by Taylor, Alexandria Dopson, Nakkia Mason
• Music by Taylor, Brown, Antoine Darden, Dave Drake, Raymond Komba
• Produced by Taylor, Brown, Ray Keys, Drake, Larrance Dopson, Boe$, Sage Skolfield
12. Pum Pum Jump (with Jill Scott and Tyla)
• Lyrics by Taylor, Tyla Seethal, Jill Scott
• Music by Taylor, Brown, Matthew Burdette, Gray, Samuel Jean, Carl McCormick, Miranda Thomas, Kevin Wooten
• Produced by Taylor, Brown, Drake
13. Open Invite (with Kaytranada)
• Lyrics by Taylor
• Music by Taylor, Melvin Barcliff, Brown, Louis Celestin, Melissa Elliott, Timothy Mosley
• Produced by Taylor, Kaytranada, Brown
14. Issa Rae's Narration Part 1
15. In Your Head
• Lyrics by Taylor, Xenia Karungu, Kevin Likuyani
• Music by Taylor, Karungu, Likuyani
• Produced by Mixx, Paula Sophia, Crater, Kvn Hrtlss
16. Final Destination
• Lyrics by Taylor, Jocelyn Donald, Mason
• Music by Taylor, Brown, Ronald Colson, Kristian Madsen, Chad Opperman
• Produced by Brown, Flippa123, Dre Butterz, Mixx, Kristian Rose, Makli Beats
17. Issa Rae's Narration Part 2
18. Bed of Roses
• Lyrics by Taylor, Denisia Andrews, Brittany Coney
• Music by Taylor, Andrews, Coney, Machado Joseph, Smith
• Produced by Phelps, XYNothing, Smith
19. Kerry Washington's Narration
20. In Your Skin
• Lyrics by Taylor, Gabrielle Rodgers
• Music by Taylor, Anthony
• Produced by Daoud
21. Regina King's Narration
22. Always (with Rue Rose Shumpert and Junie Shumpert)
• Lyrics by Taylor, Gilbert, Nate Jones, Junie Shumpert, Rue Rose Shumpert
• Music by Taylor, Brown, Austin James Grider, Nembhard, Nicole Zuraitis
• Produced by Taylor, Mixx, Met James, Brown, Zuraitis

• "Hard Part" contains an interpolation of "Family Feud", written by Shawn Carter, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Dion Wilson, and Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, and performed by Jay-Z and Beyoncé.
• "Open Invite" contains a sample of "Beep Me 911", written by Melissa Elliott, Timothy Mosley, and Melvin Barcliff, and performed by Missy Elliott, 702 and Magoo.

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