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Ctrl

Release date: 9th June 2017

Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA Records
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About This Album

'Ctrl' is the 2017 album by SZA, released through Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA Records. It plays R&B and soul, and its first six tracks include 'Supermodel', 'Doves In The Wind (feat. Kendrick Lamar)', 'Drew Barrymore', 'Prom', 'The Weekend', and 'Go Gina'. With 17 tracks in total, it sets a confident, midtempo tone that keeps moving even when it slows down.

"Ctrl" is an album by SZA, released 9th June 2017 via Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA Records. It features 17 tracks, including "Wavy (Interlude)", "Love Galore", and "Doves in the Wind".

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Label
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Release year
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  1. —Wavy (Interlude)Lyrics
  2. —Love GaloreLyrics
  3. —Doves in the WindLyrics
  4. —Pretty Little BirdsLyrics
  5. 1SupermodelLyrics
    3:01
  6. 3Doves In The Wind (feat. Kendrick Lamar)Lyrics
    4:26
  7. 4Drew BarrymoreLyrics
    3:51
  8. 5PromLyrics
    3:16
  9. 6The WeekendLyrics
    4:32
  10. 7Go GinaLyrics
    2:41
  11. 8Garden (Say It Like Dat)Lyrics
    3:28
  12. 9Broken ClocksLyrics
    3:51
  13. 10AnythingLyrics
    2:29
  14. 11Wavy (Interlude) [feat. James Fauntleroy]Lyrics
    1:15
  15. 12Normal GirlLyrics
    4:13
  16. 13Pretty Little Birds (feat. Isaiah Rashad)Lyrics
    4:05
  17. 1420 SomethingLyrics
    3:18
SZA — Garden (Say It Like Dat)
4:05

SZA

Garden (Say It Like Dat)

SZA — Broken Clocks
5:04

SZA

Broken Clocks

SZA — The Weekend
4:09

SZA

The Weekend

SZA — Supermodel
3:10

SZA

Supermodel

SZA — Drew Barrymore
4:00

SZA

Drew Barrymore

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16 Feb 2025 • 10:00 am
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13 Feb 2025 • 4:04 pm
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17 Dec 2024 • 11:06 pm
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31 Jan 2024 • 8:38 am
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Production & Engineering

Producer
ThankGod4Cody, The Antydote, Carter Lang, LoveDragon, Macie Stewart, Cam O’bi, Hector Castro, Bēkon, Prophit
Recording Engineer
Hector Castro, Josef Leimberg, Matt Schaeffer, Prophit, Blake Harden
Engineer
Chris Classick, Prophit, Hector Castro, Bēkon, Ray Charles Brown Jr., JT (Engineer), Blake Harden, Juan Carlos, The Antydote
Mixing Engineer
MixedByAli, Hector Castro
Mastering Engineer
Mike Bozzi
Singles released from this record

Ctrl — singles

  • Love Galore (feat. Travis Scott)
    Love Galore (feat. Travis Scott)
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