Coi (album)

Coi
Studio album by
Coi Leray
ReleasedJune 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)
Studio
  • Chalice (Los Angeles)
  • Criteria (Miami)
  • Trendsetter (Los Angeles)
  • Encore (Burbank)
  • Paramount (Hollywood)
  • Johnny's Pool House (Los Angeles)
  • Champagne Therapy (Los Angeles)
  • Underworld (London)
  • Slime Universe (Atlanta)
Length37:55
Label
Producer
Coi Leray chronology
Trendsetter
(2022) 		Coi
(2023) 		Blue Moon
(2023)
Singles from Coi
  1. "Players"
    Released: November 30, 2022
  2. "Bops"
    Released: April 27, 2023
  3. "My Body"
    Released: April 28, 2023
  4. "Run It Up"
    Released: June 16, 2023
  5. "Make My Day"
    Released: June 23, 2023

Coi is the second studio album by American rapper and singer Coi Leray. It was released through Uptown and Republic Records on June 23, 2023. The album contains guest appearances from David Guetta, Saucy Santana, Giggs, Lola Brooke, the late James Brown, and Skillibeng. Production was handled by Leray and Guetta themselves, Johnny Goldstein, Akil King, Feli Ferraro, Tommy Brown, Taylor Hill, London on da Track, Cubeatz, Luis Bacqué, and Rockin wit Slime. The release of the album was preceded by four singles: "Players", "Bops", "My Body", "Run It Up" and "Make My Day".[1] It serves as the follow-up to Leray's previous album, Trendsetter (2022).

Background and promotion

In an interview with Eddie Francis of Apple Music 1 before she announced the album, Leray spoke about her intention with it:

I feel like a lot of the headlines kind of overshadow my true talent and what God really brought me here to do. So I just can't wait because this album's going to show that. … And also the second album's going to make people go back to Trendsetter and make them actually appreciate it for the music instead of the bullshit and the negative headlines and Coi Leray always being the topic. This album is all about me.[2]

Leray announced the title of the album and revealed its cover art on May 19, 2023.[3] She revealed the tracklist three days later.[4]

Singles

The lead single of the album, "Players", was released on November 30, 2022.[5] The second and third singles, "Bops" and "My Body", were released on April 27 and 28, 2023, respectively.[6] The fourth single, "Run It Up", was released on June 16, 2023.[7] And the fifth and final single, "Make My Day" with David Guetta, was released on the same day as the album release.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Pitchfork4.5/10[9]

Coi was met with lukewarm reviews from music critics. Heven Haile of Pitchfork felt that Coi "might as well be marketed as a covers album. Roughly 75% of the album relies on painfully obvious samples, copied and pasted in with little modification" and Leray "unimaginatively spins songs by men into #girlboss anthems". Haile also felt wrote that when Leray is "not deploying samples of popular songs, she's hopping on the wave of today's popular sounds" and concluded that "the only idea she brings to Coi" is introducing "the younger generation" to artists she samples.[9]

Track listing

Coi track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bitch Girl"
Goldstein1:43
2."Bops"
Goldstein2:08
3."Make My Day" (with David Guetta)
  • Goldstein
  • Guetta
2:15
4."Players"
Goldstein2:18
5."My Body"
  • John Gluck, Jr.
  • Herbert Weiner
  • Wally Gold
  • Seymour Gottlieb
  • Leray
  • Goldstein
  • Ferraro
  • King
  • Goldstein
  • Leray
  • Ferraro
  • King
2:00
6."Get Loud"
1:50
7."Phuck It"
Goldstein1:58
8."Spend It" (featuring Saucy Santana)
  • Leray
  • Goldstein
  • Ferraro
  • King
  • Alexander Prado
  • Leonard Lowman
  • Rashad Spain
Goldstein2:11
9."Don't Chat Me Up" (featuring Giggs)
  • Leray
  • Tommy Brown
  • Taylor Hill
  • Prado
  • Lowman
  • Alexis Boyd
  • Brown
  • Hill
2:41
10."On My Way"
  • Leray
  • Goldstein
  • Ferraro
  • King
  • Lowman
  • Prado
Goldstein1:59
11."Run It Up"
  • Leray
  • Goldstein
  • Ferraro
  • A1 LaFlare
  • King
Goldstein2:47
12."No Angels" (featuring Lola Brooke)
2:30
13."Man's World" (with James Brown)
  • Leray
  • Goldstein
  • Ferraro
  • Guetta
  • King
  • James Brown
  • Betty Jean Newsome
  • Goldstein
  • Guetta
3:15
14."Black Rose"
  • Leray
  • Goldstein
  • Ferraro
  • Guetta
  • King
  • Pierre-Luc Rioux
  • Atia Boggs
  • Goldstein
  • Guetta
2:15
15."Radioactive" (featuring Skillibeng)
Goldstein3:21
16."Come and Go"
  • Leray
  • Goldstein
  • King
  • Ferraro
Goldstein2:44
Total length:37:55

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

  • Coi Leray – vocals
  • Johnny Goldstein – bass guitar, drums, keyboards, programming (tracks 1, 5)
  • Tomer Biran – bass guitar, horn, saxophone (track 5)
  • Shay Meiri – saxophone (track 5)
  • Asaf Bitton – trombone (track 5)
  • Arthur Krasnobaev – trumpet (track 5)
  • Nick Lee – trombone (track 6)
  • Tom Levesque – trumpet (track 6)
  • Saucy Santana – vocals (track 8)
  • Tommy Brown – additional vocals (track 9)
  • Taylor Hill – additional vocals (track 9)
  • Lola Brooke – vocals (track 12)
  • James Brown – vocals (track 13)
  • Pierre-Luc Rioux – guitar (track 14)
  • Skillibeng – vocals (track 15)

Technical

  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Patrizio "Teezio" Pigliapoco – mixing (tracks 1–12, 14, 16)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 13, 15)
  • Joe Grasso – immersive mixing
  • Germán "Ayoroc" Valdes – recording (tracks 1–6, 8, 10, 11, 13–16), vocal editing (12)
  • Johnny Goldstein – recording (tracks 5–8)
  • Kahlil Vellani – recording (track 9)
  • Taylor Hill – recording (track 9)
  • Nick Bane – recording (track 12)
  • Aresh Banaji – mixing assistance (tracks 1–12, 14, 16)
  • Zach Pereya – mixing assistance (tracks 13, 15)
  • Anthony Vilchis – mixing assistance (tracks 13, 15)
  • Trey Station – mixing assistance (tracks 13, 15)
  • Brandon Peralta – immersive mixing assistance
  • Augusto Sanchez – immersive mixing assistance
  • Ayanna Depas – immersive mixing assistance
  • Giovanni "Blu" Rottier – immersive mixing assistance

Visuals

  • Charlotte Rutherford – creative direction, photography
  • Drew Gleason – creative direction
  • Coi Leray – creative direction

Charts

Chart performance for Coi
Chart (2023) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 102
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 45

References

  1. ^ a b Hynes, Hayley (May 19, 2023). "Coi Leray Confirms Sophomore Album, Coi, With Topless Photos, Also Teases "Make My Day" Single". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Daly, Rhian (May 19, 2023). "Coi Leray Keeps Growing With Upcoming Second Album 'Coi'". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Lamarre, Carl (May 19, 2023). "Coi Leray Announces Sophomore Album 'Coi' & Teases New Song 'Make My Day'". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Lamarre, Carl (May 22, 2023). "Coi Leray Reveals Sophomore Album Tracklist, Features Leave Fans Confused". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Ojii, Jada (November 30, 2022). "Coi Leray Shares Grandmaster Flash-Sampled "Players" Single". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  6. ^ Cowen, Trace William (April 28, 2023). "Coi Leray Shares "My Body" and "Bops" Tracks Ahead of New Album". Complex. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  7. ^ Gonzalez, Alex (June 16, 2023). "Coi Leray Challenges Men To 'Run It Up' On Her Steamy New Single". Uproxx. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  8. ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "COI Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Haile, Heven (June 27, 2023). "Coi Leray: Coi Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  11. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of July 3, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2023.