TORI. is the fifth studio album by Tori Kelly. It was released on April 5, 2024, through Epic Records. It is her first studio album in four years following A Tori Kelly Christmas (2020).
The album features guest vocal performances from Ayra Starr, Kim Chae-won, and Jon Bellion.
Background[]
In March 2023, it was announced that Kelly had signed a recording contract with Epic Records. She began releasing tracks from her upcoming fifth album (including the singles "Missin U" and "Cut") before compiling them on an extended play of the same title, Tori (2023). In the fall of 2023, she embarked on the Take Control Tour in support of the EP.
Kelly felt she had finished work on the album in early 2023 after several sessions with singer-songwriter Jon Bellion. However, she was inspired to write the lead single "High Water", after suffering a health emergency due to blood clots in her legs and lungs that July. The track was released on February 9, 2024.
She is set to embark on the Purple Skies Tour in support of the album, starting on April 12, 2024 in Ventura and concluding on May 3, 2024 in Kansas City.
Artistry[]
Tori. is an R&B and pop album which heavily borrows from Y2K-inspired sounds. It features powerful vocals and upbeat production as a result of Kelly being in a "happy place" during the record's conception. She cited Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Aaliyah, and Destiny's Child as influences.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thing U Do" | Tori Kelly, Clyde Lawrence, Jordan Cohen, Jason Cornet, Jon Bellion, Suzanne Vega | Tori Kelly, Tenroc, Jon Bellion, The Diner | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Missin U" | Kelly, Lawrence, Cohen, Cornet, Bellion, Craig David, Mark Hill | Kelly, Tenroc, Bellion, The Diner | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Diamonds" | Kelly, Bellion, Cornet | Kelly, Tenroc, Bellion | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Cut" | Kelly, Lawrence, Cohen, Cornet, Bellion, Rodney Jerkins, Timothy Mosley | Kelly, Tenroc, Bellion, The Diner | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Spruce" | Kelly, Lawrence, Cohen, Cornet, Bellion, Casey Smith | Bellion, Tenroc, Cohen, Jonny Koh | 2:43 |
| 6. | "Shelter" | Kelly, Lawrence, Cohen, Cornet, Bellion, Chloe George | Kelly, Tenroc, Bellion, The Diner | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Oceans" | Kelly, Lawrence, Cohen, Cornet, Bellion, Richard Isong | Kelly, Tenroc, Bellion, The Diner | 2:38 |
| 8. | "Purple Skies (Interlude)" | Kelly, Lawrence, Cohen, Cornet, Bellion, Isong | Tenroc, Bellion, The Diner | 0:26 |
| 9. | "Unbelievable" | Kelly, Lawrence, Cohen, Cornet, Bellion, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, Isong | Kelly, Tenroc, P2J, Bellion, The Diner | 2:38 |
| 10. | "Shine On" | Kelly, Lawrence, Cohen, Cornet, Bellion, Michael Pollack, Stef Johnson, Jordan Johnson | Kelly, Tenroc, Bellion, The Diner, The Monsters & Strangerz | 2:57 |
| 11. | "High Water" | Kelly, Cornet, Bellion | Cornet, Bellion | 2:48 |
| 12. | "Young Gun" | Kelly, Lawrence, Cohen, Cornet, Bellion, Jonathan Simpson | Kelly, Tenroc, Bellion, The Diner, Johnny Simpson | 2:53 |
| 13. | "Alive If I Die" | Kelly, Lawrence, Cohen, Cornet, Bellion, Gaia | Kelly, Tenroc, Bellion, The Diner | 2:34 |
| 14. | "Missin U (R&B edit)" | Kelly, Lawrence, Cohen, Cornet, Bellion, Craig David, Mark Hill | Kelly, Tenroc, Bellion, The Diner | 2:52 |
| 15. | "Same Girl" | Kelly, Bellion, Cornet | Kelly, Tenroc, Bellion | 2:28 |
| Total length: | 40:37 | |||