''Lately I Feel Everything'' (stylized as ''lately I feel EVERYTHING'') is the fourth solo studio album by American singer

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. It was released through MSFTSMusic,

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on July 16, 2021. A departure from the experimental alt-R&B sound of her early works and instead her

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debut, it features guest appearances from

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, and Ayla Tesler-Mabe. The album has spawned three singles, " Transparent Soul", "Lipstick", and "Gaslight", the first of which entered the top 40 in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand, as well as becoming Willow's first entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in a decade, where it peaked at number 76.

Composition

''Lately I Feel Everything'', the fourth album by singer

, poses another wide musical leap for the musician. Where 2019's self-titled record leapt into

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, ''Lately'' dives head on into

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and especially

sounds. It has been described as having songs that are

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, and

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Critical reception

Year-end lists

Commercial performance

''Lately I Feel Everything'' debuted at number 46 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The album entered the UK Album Sales chart at number 85.

Track listing

Notes * "Transparent Soul" is stylized as "t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l" * "Don't Save Me" is stylized as "don't SAVE ME" * "Naïve" is stylized in

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* "Grow" is stylized as "G R O W" * "Breakout" is stylized as "¡BREAKOUT!"

Personnel

Willow Smith Willow Camille Reign Smith (born October 31, 2000), known mononymously as Willow (stylized in all caps), is an American singer and actress. The daughter of actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, she has received various accolades, including ...

– vocals * Zach Brown – engineering (all tracks), mixing (2–4, 6–7, 9, 11) * Michelle Mancini – mastering (all tracks) * Tyler Cole – drums, guitar, programming (6) *

– drums, programming (1, 3, 10) *

Mario McNulty Mario J. McNulty (born December 1978) is an American Grammy Award-winning record producer and audio engineer based in New York City, United States. He has worked with David Bowie, Prince, Nine Inch Nails, The B-52s, Julian Lennon and many other w ...

– mixing (1, 3–4, 6–11) *

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– drums (2, 4–11) * Ayla Tesler-Mabe – vocals (7) *

– vocals (9) *

– vocals (10) *

– vocals (11)

Charts

References

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