Ology (album)

His official debut single, titled "Weight in Gold" was released on June 26, 2015. The song was produced by Stint. The second single, "Skipping Stones", was released on February 5, 2016.

Ology received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on 5 reviews.[4] Allmusic writer Andy Kellman remarked that is "a debut full-length refreshingly bold enough to contain one guest appearance from a singer instead of several from rappers".[5] The Guardian writer Lenre Bakare noted that "if this is what R&B’s future looks like it’s brighter than ever".[6] In a mixed review Q Magazine's Eric Henderson found the album "not a straightforward journey, then, but still a rewarding one".

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
• ^{^[v]} signifies a vocal producer.

Musicians

• Gallant – vocals
• Ajay Bhattacharyya – drum programming (tracks 1, 2, 5, 11, 13), bass (2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13), synthesizer (2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13); piano, horns (2, 3), drums (3, 7, 10); guitar, strings (3, 7); synthesizer programming (3), sampling (5, 13), Rhodes (7, 11, 13), programming (7, 11, 16); percussion, harp, keyboards (10); [[vibraphone (14)
• A. J. Novak – drums, percussion (5)
• Cole DeGenova – piano (5)
• William Leong – guitar (10)
• Adrian Younge – all instruments except vibraphone (14)

Technical

• Ajay Bhattacharyya – mixing (1), recording (1–3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 16)
• Tony Maserati – mixing (2–11, 13, 15)
• Adrian Younge – mixing (14)
• A. J. Novak – engineering
• Patrizio Moi – recording (6)
• Maths Time Joy – recording (13)