Quintin Gulledge – additional production (tracks 4, 9, and 12–15).
DJ Mustard – production (tracks 4–5, 7–8, 11–14, and 16), co-production (tracks 9 and 15).
Bryan-Michael Cox – production (track 3).
MUSYCA Children's Choir– vocals (track 15).
John Legend – featured artist (track 9).
Chris Brown – featured artist (track 5).
The album was certified only two weeks after being released.Īdapted from Tidal, Mai's Twitter, DJ Mustard's Instagram, ASCAP, and BMI. On 23 October 2018 the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States. This became Mai's highest entry on the chart. In the United States, the album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, earning 69,000 album-equivalent units (including 17,000 were pure album sales) in its first week. Commercial performance Įlla Mai debuted at number 18 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming her first entry on that chart. The album has been called a "throwback R&B record". I'm pressing for it more than my own shit. What people don't understand, this is like my little sister. Following the success of "Boo'd Up", DJ Mustard said: "So the plan worked. In August 2018, DJ Mustard explained to Billboard that upon signing Mai, there was a plan to make three EPs and see if any of the songs caught enough public attention to make an album. The album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. The album debuted in the top 20 in the UK and at number five on the US Billboard 200. After her own headline tour of the United States, Mai appeared as a supporting act on dates of Bruno Mars' 24K Magic World Tour from 4 October leading up to the release of the album. The follow-up single, "Trip", released in August 2018, has reached number 11. "Boo'd Up" was originally included on Mai's 2017 EP Ready and reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 in July 2018. It is executive-produced by DJ Mustard, and features guest appearances from Chris Brown, John Legend, and H.E.R. It includes the singles " Boo'd Up" and " Trip". Awareness is key, my bad for trippin’ on you.Ella Mai is the self-titled debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Ella Mai, released on 12 October 2018 through 10 Summers and Interscope Records. “It doesn’t always make sense at the time but it’s always a life lesson. “Sometimes we misinterpret, sometimes we don’t understand, sometimes we make mistakes,” she emotes. “Cause you take the bullet trying to save me / Then I’m left to deal with making you bleed.”Īlong with the song, Ella shared a personal message to her fans thanking everyone for their support and explaining why she wanted to drop this song before heading out on her first-ever headlining tour. “I put my feelings on safety / So I don’t go shooting where your heart be,” Mai sings. The catchy record is a cautionary tale but told from a place of healing where she’s able to love the lesson and personal growth. The piano-laden mid-tempo finds the British songstress still in her bag of emotions and admitting to falling head-over-heels for a love that wasn’t really there. After getting deep in her ‘feelings’ on “Boo’d Up,” Ella Mai is ‘trippin’ over a lover on her much-anticipated followup single, “TRIP.”