Alpha (Shenseea album)

Alpha
Alpha
Studio album by Shenseea
Released	March 11, 2022
Genre	Dancehall; hip hop; pop;
Length	40:10
Label	Rich Immigrants; Interscope;
Producer	Arsenio Archer; Banx & Ranx; BoogzDaBeast; Chimney Records; Cool & Dre; Di Genius; DJ Blackboi; Dr. Luke; IllaDaProducer; Jonah Christian; Joseph L'Étranger; KDDO; London on da Track; M.R.I.; Murda Beatz; Romeich Entertainment Unlimited; Rvssian; Sam Sumser; Sean Small; Scott Storch; Slyda Di Wizard; Smash David; the Stereotypes; Supa Dups; Theron Thomas; Tobias Wincorn; Westen Weiss;
Shenseea chronology
Singles from Alpha
	"Blessed"; Released: May 22, 2019; "Lick"; Released: January 21, 2022; "R U That"; Released: February 17, 2022; "Deserve It"; Released: March 3, 2022;

Alpha is the debut studio album by Jamaican musician Shenseea. It was released on March 11, 2022, through Rich Immigrants and Interscope Records. It includes guest appearances from 21 Savage, Beenie Man, Megan Thee Stallion, Offset, Sean Paul, and Tyga. Production is contributed by Rvssian, London on da Track and Scott Storch, among others.^[1]

Background and release

In 2019, Shenseea signed to Rich Immigrants, an imprint of Interscope Records. She praised the owner of the imprint, Rvssian, for allowing her to work with different producers, instead of limiting her to just him.^[2] The lead single of Alpha, "Lick", was released on January 21, 2022. The song is a collaboration with American rapper Megan Thee Stallion.^[3] The second single, "R U That", featuring Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage, was released on February 17.^[4] The next single, "Deserve It", was released on March 3. It was performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! the night of its release.^[5]

Title

Shenseea originally opted to title the album Eleanor, after her late mother.^[6] She decided to change the album's title to Alpha because she didn't want to experience the sadness associated with her mother's death every time she spoke about the record.^[6]

Composition

Alpha is a dancehall, hip hop, and pop record.^[1] The album begins with the ballad "Target", a "beachy" song with a twist regarding love at the end. The track which follows, "Can't Anymore", is a more gleeful offering, where Shenseea announces that "she want[s] to get nasty". Alpha remains in a positive mood through the fourth track "R U That", which features 21 Savage. The song was described as "cheeky", and its lyrics go through a list of qualifications that a potential lover must meet.^[7]

Commercial performance

Alpha debuted at number two on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, with 4,900 album-equivalent units, of which 800 were sales of the record. 2,000 album units were composed of individual song sales. The album received 4,616,400 on-demand audio streams in its first week of release; it earned 750,000 video streams in that time frame. Alpha's number-two chart positioning occurred beneath Bob Marley and the Wailers' greatest hits album Legend (1984), which received 11,162 album-equivalent units in the same week, and remained at number one on the chart for a 115th consecutive week.^[8] The following week, Alpha fell two spots to number four on the Reggae chart, moving 2,600 units.^[9]

Alpha posted the best first-week sales for a reggae album since Popcaan's album Fixtape (2020).^[8]

Track listing

Track listing for *Alpha*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Target" (featuring Tyga)	Chinsea Lee Jonathan Yip Ray Romulus Jeremy Reeves Ray Charles McCullough II Michael Stevenson	The Stereotypes	2:56
2.	"Can't Anymore"	Lee Jonah Christian London Holmes Ayoola Oladapo Agboola Remey Williams	London on da Track Jonah Christian Arsenio Archer KDDO	2:35
3.	"Deserve It"	Lee Andrew Green Tarik Johnston	Rvssian	3:13
4.	"R U That" (featuring 21 Savage)	Lee Shéyaa Abraham-Joseph Donny Flores Łukasz Gottwald Theron Thomas Timothy Thomas	Dr. Luke	2:42
5.	"Lick" (with Megan Thee Stallion)	Lee Megan Pete Shane Lindstrom Anastas Hackett Harkness Taitt Jahmal Gwin Jeremy McIntyre Lance Shipp Natalia Marshall Rachel Kennedy Romika Faniel Tobias Wincorn	Murda Beatz Joseph L'Étranger BoogzDaBeast Tobias Wincorn	2:46
6.	"Bouncy" (featuring Offset)	Lee Kiari Cephus Westen Weiss Anthony Clemons, Jr. Patrizio Pigliapoco Samuel David Jimenez	Smash David Westen Weiss	2:26
7.	"Henkel Glue" (featuring Beenie Man)	Lee Moses Anthony Davis David Hayle Jordan Mcclure Yannick Rastogi Zacharie Raymond	Chimney Records Banx & Ranx	2:59
8.	"Lying If I Call It Love" (featuring Sean Paul)	Lee Sean Paul Henriques Tim Gomringer Kevin Gomringer Marcello Valenzano Andre Lyon Dwayne Chin-Quee Clemons Kennedy Marshall Shipp	Cool & Dre Supa Dups	3:22
9.	"Hangover"	Lee Johnston Kennedy Marshall Shipp Richard Lain McClashie	Rvssian M.R.I.	3:07
10.	"Body Count"	Lee Atia Boggs Illyah Fraser Dmitri McDowell Kennedy Marshall Shipp	Scott Storch IllaDaProducer	3:03
11.	"Egocentric"	Lee Donavan Jerome Thomas Rayon Curate	Slyda Di Wizard DJ Blackboi	2:21
12.	"Shen Ex Anthem"	Lee D. Thomas Curate Romeich Major	Romeich Entertainment Unlimited	2:54
13.	"Sun Comes Up"	Lee Green Kennedy Marshall McClashie Johnston Shipp Rajeiro Lee	Rvssian M.R.I.	3:15
14.	"Blessed" (with Tyga)	Lee Stevenson Th. Thomas Johnston Stephen McGregor Sean Small Sam Sumser	Theron Thomas Sumser Small Di Genius Rvssian	2:25
Total length:				40:10

Charts

Chart (2022)	Peak position
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)^[10]	2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[11]	3

References

^ ^a ^b Schube, Will (2022-03-12). "Shenseea Releases Debut Album, 'Alpha'". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ Taylor, Sharine. "Shenseea Isn't Abandoning Dancehall — She's Just Doing It All". Refinery29. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ Bowenbank, Starr (2022-01-20). "Megan Thee Stallion Teases Shenseea Collab 'Lick' in Neon Swimsuit Photos". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ Quincy (2022-02-17). "Shenseea & 21 Savage Join Forces For "R U That"". Ratings Game Music. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ Baugh, Claudine (2022-03-05). "Watch: Shenseea Delivers Sexy Performance Of 'Deserve It' On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'". DancehallMag. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ ^a ^b Elsiddig, Walaa (2022-07-13). "Focused, Shenseea is Ready to Shine". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
^ McNeal, Bria (25 March 2022). "Shenseea, Jamaica's Dancehall Princess, Is Here To Dominate". Nylon. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ ^a ^b Kerr, Anna-Kaye (2022-03-22). "Shenseea's Alpha Debuts At No. 2 On Billboard, First Week Sales Reveal". Urban Islandz. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ "Shenseea's 'Alpha' Spends Second Week On Billboard Reggae Chart". DancehallMag. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
^ "Shenseea Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "Shenseea Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

[:0-1] Schube, Will (2022-03-12). "Shenseea Releases Debut Album, 'Alpha'". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[2] Taylor, Sharine. "Shenseea Isn't Abandoning Dancehall — She's Just Doing It All". Refinery29. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[3] Bowenbank, Starr (2022-01-20). "Megan Thee Stallion Teases Shenseea Collab 'Lick' in Neon Swimsuit Photos". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[4] Quincy (2022-02-17). "Shenseea & 21 Savage Join Forces For "R U That"". Ratings Game Music. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[5] Baugh, Claudine (2022-03-05). "Watch: Shenseea Delivers Sexy Performance Of 'Deserve It' On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'". DancehallMag. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[:2-6] Elsiddig, Walaa (2022-07-13). "Focused, Shenseea is Ready to Shine". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

[7] McNeal, Bria (25 March 2022). "Shenseea, Jamaica's Dancehall Princess, Is Here To Dominate". Nylon. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[:1-8] Kerr, Anna-Kaye (2022-03-22). "Shenseea's Alpha Debuts At No. 2 On Billboard, First Week Sales Reveal". Urban Islandz. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[9] "Shenseea's 'Alpha' Spends Second Week On Billboard Reggae Chart". DancehallMag. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-08-29.

[ac_BillboardReggae_Shenseea-10] "Shenseea Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Shenseea-11] "Shenseea Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

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Alpha (Shenseea album)

Background and release

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Composition

Commercial performance

Track listing

Charts

References

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