Chlöe: 'Trouble in Paradise' Era

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Later in the conversation, the Swarm star spoke on the struggle to evolve from a child star and how she really feels when it comes to the criticism.


“It’s like, if I do it, it’s forced, it’s contrived. But… I’ve come to the conclusion it’s because they’re not used to seeing me in that light,” Chlöe explained. “They’ve grown up with my sister and I since we had our little short baby locks on YouTube and everything. But it’s like, this has been me. When I perform, that’s when I feel the most confident and the most sexy. It’s nothing contrived or forced about it. That’s just passion coming out. I’m like, ‘Damn it, y’all just don’t let me be. You let everybody else be and not me,’ but it’s okay.”

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[Ty]

This album is a mess. She sounds like a Dollar Tree version of Beyonce at best. "Body Do" and "In Pieces" might be the best cuts.

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[SHOOTER]

Pray It Away
Body Do
I Don’t Mind
Told Ya
Cheatback

This shit coulda been a mixtape. Halle, please call back! 🗣️

[Rican@]

I'm surprised how meh this is because I enjoyed all of the pre-singles that didn't make it. She's lacking a real hit on this album unfortunately.

[Ling-Ling]

There's no getting around how weak this album is. I had huge expectations after Ungodly Hour, figured she'd serve us that level of quality, just more fun/sexy. So many songs on here feel like sketches, have weak hooks/melodies, unimpressive production. None of it gels to form a cohesive body of work and point blank, she's a better singer than this. At the very least she could have served us some vocals. The pre-release tracks ("Satisfied," "For The Night," "Have Mercy," "Treat Me") would have improved this, no reason they were left off in favor of all of this filler.

I'm gonna keep "Body Do" for the production, "How Does It Feel" for the sample and maybe 'I Don't Mind"/"Feel Me Cry" because they're cute vibes? "Cheatback" could have been such an obvious hit, but can we talk about how Future completely ruins it? He sounds like an unintelligible mess and whoever mixed his vocals should lose their job. Should have stuck with the solo version.

Such a disappointment.

[HamedM1 💔]

Go girl give us nothing, I'm keeping Body Do and gonna forget the rest.

[Ty]

Seeing all of your reviews makes me wonder: why did her label greenlight this release? Maybe they didn't believe in her vision as a solo artist, and this is just to test water?

Also, what a waste of the Missy feature in comparison with "Fly Girl".

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[NeRD]

That Pitchfork review is harsh. However, the album is not good.

Is that the only publication who has bothered to review it so far?

[wavey.✨️]

Were we expecting her to blow with her debut or no? Curious.

I just feel like we are in different era when it comes to debut album rollouts. It's only the beginning for her solo career (at least she actually debuted her first album🙃) , and who knows...maybe the 2nd era may be the one to blow up🤷🏾

[Ling-Ling]

Mar 31, 2023 14:14:52 GMT -5 NeRD said:

That Pitchfork review is harsh. However, the album is not good.

Is that the only publication who has bothered to review it so far?

Rolling Stone and NME both gave it mixed reviews as well. The verbiage is all saying the same thing; uneven, let down, etc. But they're being awfully kind with their ratings. Pitchfork did not write a 6.1 review, not sure why they gave it that, lol.

Mar 31, 2023 14:22:38 GMT -5 wavey.✨️ said:

Were we expecting her to blow with her debut or no? Curious.

I just feel like we are in different era when it comes to debut album rollouts. It's only the beginning for her solo career (at least she actually debuted her first album🙃) , and who knows...maybe the 2nd era may be the one to blow up🤷🏾

The sloppy rollout and commercial prospects don't concern me so much. It's that the album is shockingly bad. There are plenty of great debut albums out there. Not to mention, Chloe is an established writer/producer at this point who has released quality material. There's no reason someone as talented as her should have dropped a turd like this.

[Khia]

I'm shocked that there isn't a deluxe version with the pre-release tracks. I feel like that would've pushed her SPS total way up.

I'll probably get around to the album at some point, but I don't have much interest now, which sucks because she was really serving with the first few tracks she dropped. Have Mercy/Treat Me/Surprise/For the Night are all total bops. I had really high expectations for the album until I heard Throw It Away 🚮 and the tracks that came after.

[Troublemaker]

Damn! This is a let down especially as I was rooting for her. Most acts come through blazing with their debut album and then everything else pales in comparison, this on the other hand is directionless. Lesson to everyone out there, don’t overthink things. If she had released this album around Have Mercy peaking at radio I’m almost positive we would have had a better album. They were waiting for a hit and it ain’t happening boo at least not with anything on this album. 
This album is almost as boring as Back of My Mind

[Rican@]

Mar 31, 2023 17:34:00 GMT -5 Troublemaker said:

Damn! This is a let down especially as I was rooting for her. Most acts come through blazing with their debut album and then everything else pales in comparison, this on the other hand is directionless. Lesson to everyone out there, don’t overthink things. If she had released this album around Have Mercy peaking at radio I’m almost positive we would have had a better album. They were waiting for a hit and it ain’t happening boo at least not with anything on this album. 
This album is almost as boring as Back of My Mind

A good comparison to H.E.R’s third album. At least that one had Damage. There’s nothing on this one.

[Ty]

Mar 31, 2023 17:34:00 GMT -5 Troublemaker said:

Lesson to everyone out there, don’t overthink things. If she had released this album around Have Mercy peaking at radio I’m almost positive we would have had a better album.

Speaking of overthinking...



I guess we should be grateful that Chlöe's album actually exists.

[NeRD]

Tragic.

[Night Senses]

I wish her well. I think that’s all I have, aside from the fact that the album title makes sense in the worst context. You’ll find some gems in pieces, but as many have said, a lot of the songs left off could’ve replaced others to make a better project.

[shayonce]

Mar 31, 2023 11:00:25 GMT -5 Ty said:

Seeing all of your reviews makes me wonder: why did her label greenlight this release? Maybe they didn't believe in her vision as a solo artist, and this is just to test water?

Also, what a waste of the Missy feature in comparison with "Fly Girl".

because chloe wanted it, her fans wanted it?

it's funny how people cry over label forcing artists, not giving album releses, creative freedom, blah blah.
but when artist get that freedom, people still going to... lol

[Khia]

Apr 2, 2023 5:20:45 GMT -5 shayonce said:

Mar 31, 2023 11:00:25 GMT -5 Ty said:

Seeing all of your reviews makes me wonder: why did her label greenlight this release? Maybe they didn't believe in her vision as a solo artist, and this is just to test water?

Also, what a waste of the Missy feature in comparison with "Fly Girl".

because chloe wanted it, her fans wanted it?

it's funny how people cry over label forcing artists, not giving album releses, creative freedom, blah blah.
but when artist get that freedom, people still going to... lol

I mean, from the looks of it, her fans didn't want this.

And how do we know how much creative freedom she was given?

[shayonce]

Apr 2, 2023 5:36:19 GMT -5 Khia said:

Apr 2, 2023 5:20:45 GMT -5 shayonce said:

because chloe wanted it, her fans wanted it?

it's funny how people cry over label forcing artists, not giving album releses, creative freedom, blah blah.
but when artist get that freedom, people still going to... lol

I mean, from the looks of it, her fans didn't want this.

And how do we know how much creative freedom she was given?

I mean.. they got two full stadio albums with zero following and zero revenue.
no label would do that which is why many artist with hit single still don't have album out ot dropped after 1 album.

[Ty]

I can't with this nonsense.

1. ChlöexHalle has a significant following. Their second album in particular was a successful one and paved their solo careers in movies and music very nicely.

2. Chlöe doesn't deserve this messy rollout of her debut album. A lot of people had high expectations for her. Her label did an absolutely poor job in terms of promoting her singles and doing quality control.

3. Nobody is blaming this on Beyonce. It doesn't make sense that Beyonce would be super hands on for Chlöe's album, when she did little to none promotion for her own project. Beyonce also vocally supported "Surprise" as a single but it didn't even end up in this album. The team behind Chlöe is certainly responsible for this.

[Rican@]

Apr 1, 2023 18:47:24 GMT -5 NeRD said:

Tragic.

Wow. As long as her album campaign been, this should be moving at least 25K minimum. I personally think the Chris Brown feature was more damaging than we may realized. For that, she should have just release singles until she gets back with her sister

[Ty]

Body Do
In Pieces
Heart on My Sleeve - why is it a 58-second interlude?!
I Don't Mind
Feel Me Cry

The last 2 songs has grown on me after a few listens. These 5 cuts plus the 4 scrapped singles make a stronger debut album.

[NeRD]

Apr 2, 2023 14:52:00 GMT -5 Rican@ said:

Apr 1, 2023 18:47:24 GMT -5 NeRD said:

Tragic.

Wow. As long as her album campaign been, this should be moving at least 25K minimum. I personally think the Chris Brown feature was more damaging than we may realized. For that, she should have just release singles until she gets back with her sister

Honestly, I was supportive of her until that....

[dwindeezy]

IMO she doesn’t know who she is as a solo artist yet therefore cast WAY too wide of a net with this project and ended up not really connecting with anyone. She hasn’t been able to focus on a lane therefore tried these generic pop, urban, rhythmic songs (with features that didn't serve well) rather than focus on building a foundation on a core format. She’s not B and Chloe x Halle doesn’t quite have the Destiny’s Child impact, and split lead vocals in the group. I hope if/when Halle gets her solo shot, they utilize her ‘The Little Mermaid’ buzz and the impact it’s going to have in the black community and focus on r&b or urban, and if it warrants it, go from there rather than try for all like they did with Chloe. This is disappointing but I think she’s stronger with her sister and happy she at least got a shot at a solo project many artists don’t get.