''Sugar Symphony'' is the debut
extended play
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Chloe x Halle
Chloe x Halle are an R&B duo composed of sisters Chloe and Halle Bailey. At a young age, the sisters performed in minor acting roles before moving from Mableton, Georgia, to Los Angeles in 2012. The two began posting music covers to YouTube a ...
. It was released under
Parkwood Entertainment
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, under exclusive license to
Columbia Records
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, on April 29, 2016. The EP was their first official release since being signed by
Beyoncé
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. The EP features their debut single, "Drop". The music video for the single was produced by Shane Brown, directed by Andrew Hines and currently has over six million views on
YouTube
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.
In March 2016,
Michelle Obama
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introduced Chloe and Halle at the
White House Easter Egg Roll
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History
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, where they performed "Fall" from the EP, alongside Michelle Obama's "This Is For My Girls" and an unreleased track, "Baby Bird". In June, they performed "Drop" at the
YouTube
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Music Foundry in
New York City
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, and later in the month at the
BET Awards 2016
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in
Los Angeles
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. In July, they performed songs from the EP as a support act for the European leg of Beyoncé's
The Formation World Tour
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.
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Track listing
Personnel
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Chloe Bailey
Chloe Elizabeth Bailey (born July 1, 1998), also known by her mononymous stage name Chlöe, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is best known for being one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle with her sister Halle Bailey. Tog ...
– vocals (
all tracks), production (
tracks 1, 2, 4, 5)
*
Halle Bailey
Halle Lynn Bailey (born March 27, 2000) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is best known for being one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle with her sister Chlöe Bailey, together earning five Grammy Award nominations since 2 ...
– vocals (
all tracks)
* Shane Brown – production (
tracks 1, 5)
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Chauncey "Hit-Boy" Hollis – production (
track 2)
* Rashad "Hazebanga" Muhammad – production (
track 2)
* Samir Alikhanizadeh – production (
track 3)
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Yonatan "xSDTRK" Ayal – production (
track 4)
* Pierre-Luc Rioux – production (
track 4)
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Tony Maserati
Tony Maserati is an American record producer and audio engineer specializing in mixing. He was involved in the development of the New York R&B and hip-hop scene in the 1990s, working with Mary J. Blige, Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, and Queen ...
– mixing (
tracks 1–3)
* James Krausse – mixing (
track 4, 5)
* Dave Kutch – mastering (
all tracks)
Release history
References
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2016 EPs
Columbia Records EPs
Contemporary R&B EPs
Albums produced by Hit-Boy
Chloe x Halle albums