''Trip'' is the second

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by American singer

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. It was released on September 22, 2017, by

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and

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. It succeeds Aiko's debut album ''

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'' (2014), which was released three years prior, and the collaborative album ''

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'' (2016), while releasing numerous non-album singles in between. The production on the album was primarily handled by frequent collaborators

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, Fisticuffs,

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and

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, along with several other

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s such as Amaire Johnson,

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and Mike Zombie. The album also includes guest appearances from

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, Mali Music, Aiko's father, with the moniker, Dr. Chill, Aiko's daughter, Namiko Love, and

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. ''Trip'' was released without prior announcement, supported by the lead single "While We're Young". Other singles include "Hello Ego" featuring

, "Sativa" featuring

, and "Never Call Me" featuring

. ''Trip'' received generally positive reviews from critics and was a moderate commercial success. The album debuted at number five on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, earning 32,000

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s in its first week. It was also certified

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by the

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(RIAA) in November 2018.

Background

In September 2014, Aiko released her debut album, ''

'', which was met with critical acclaim and commercial success. In 2016, Aiko collaborated with American rapper

for the 8-track album ''

'' as a duo under the same name. ''Trip'' was originally announced in under the name ''TRIP 17'', creating anticipation with non-album singles such as "Maniac", "First Fuck" with

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, and "Hello Ego" with

between 2016 throughout early and mid-2017. Describing the album's conception, Aiko stated that she wanted to create an album to showcase all of her personalities and express these. The album was inspired by different kinds of trips Aiko has experienced including mental, physical, and psychedelic.

Composition

Music and lyrics

According to ''

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'', ''Trip'' is a

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that "aims to translate the hallucinogenic highs of weed, LSD, and shrooms into sound", with "Aiko’s voice

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well into the spare,

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-inspired productions".

Promotion

A 23-minute autobiographical film titled after the album was released a day before ''Trip'' on September 21, 2017, co-directed by Aiko. On October 11, 2017, Aiko announced a headlining North American concert tour in support of the album titled "Trip (The Tour)" with

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, Kitty Cash and Kodie Shane that will take place in November and December 2017, and a European leg was later announced. Aside from her own tour, Aiko toured with American singer-songwriter

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during January 2018 on the

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Singles

"While We're Young", premiered on June 8, 2017, along with its music video directed by Jay Ahn. It was released for digital download as the album's

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on June 9. The second single, a remix of "Sativa" featuring

, was released on January 22, 2018. It Peaked At Number 74 At The ''

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''.

Critical reception

Trey Alston of ''

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'' believed the album to be "a moody yet breezy continuation of iko'sestablished aesthetic that ultimately lacks growth of her musical capabilities". In a positive review of the album, ''

'' explains "''Trip'' works because it isn't just about self-medicating or journeying through a grief-ridden mind."

Commercial performance

''Trip'' debuted at number five on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, earning 32,000

s (including 10,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week. This became Aiko's fourth US top-ten debut. The album also accumulated a total of 37.8 million on-demand audio streams of the album's songs during the tracking week. On November 29, 2018, the album was certified

by the

(RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States. In 2018, ''Trip'' was ranked as the 126th most popular album of the year on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Jhené Aiko's official website. Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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and Aiko's website. Performance *

– primary artist *

– featured artist *

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– featured artist *

– featured artist * Dr. Chill(Karamo chilombo,Jhene's father) – featured artist * Namiko Love(Jhené's daughter) – featured artist *

– featured artist * Mali Music – featured artist *

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– vocals *

– featured artist Instrumentation * Doc Allison – cello * Chris Johnson – trombone * Sojung Lee – guitar * Jamelle Adisa – trumpet * Keith McKelley – tenor saxophone * Peter Lee Johnson –

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* Felix Oquendo – saxophone *

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– bass , guitar , electric guitar * David Meyers, Jr. – drums * Gracie Spout – harp * Amaire Johnson –

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* Bubby – bass * Martin Fredriksson – bass , percussion * Maxwell Karmazyn – strings * Nicholas Kennerly – strings Production * Jhené Aiko – executive production, production , additional production * Taz – executive production * Fisticuffs – co-executive production, production , co-production * Amaire Johnson – co-executive production, production , additional production *

– production , co-production * Noel Cadastre – production * Julian-Quan Viet Le – production * John Mayer – production *

– production *

– production * Mike Zombie – production * Trakgirl – production *

– production * Julian-Quan Viet Le – production *

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– production * Mali Music – production * Mike Moore – additional production * Woodro Skillson – additional production Technical * John Ralph Orlow – drum programming * Amaire Johnson – keyboards , additional keyboards * Julian-Quan Viet Le – additional keyboards * Brian Warfield – additional keyboards , recording engineering * Gregg Rominiecki – mixing *

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– mixing * Dave Nakaji – mixing assistance * Iván Jiménez – mixing assistance * Fisticuffs – recording engineering , engineering * Jim Caruana – recording engineering * Christian Plata – recording engineering , additional mixing * Maximilian Jaeger – recording engineering * Casey Cuayo – recording engineering assistance * Jhené Aiko – recording arrangement * Big Sean – recording arrangement *

– recording arrangement * Mali Music – recording arrangement *

– recording arrangement * Chris Brown – recording arrangement * Dave Kutch – mastering Management * Jhené Aiko – A&R, styling * TOCK – art direction, photography * Veronica Ettman – package design * Joe Spix – package design * Chris Le – additional design * Paul Lane – package production Miscellaneous * Olapido Omishore – author * Brian Warfield – author * Jhené Aiko – author * Maclean Robinson – author * Amaire Johnson – author * Big Sean – author * Swae Lee – author * Earnest Wilson – author * Frank Dukes – author * Julian-Quan Viet Le – author * KeY Wane – author * Mali Music – author * Chris Brown – author Notes * "Clear My Mind" and "Hello Ego" from the Target exclusive version are listed as tracks 23 and 24, respectively

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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