Friends Keep Secrets | ||||
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Released | December 7, 2018 | |||
Genre | Pop, hip-hop | |||
Length | 21:43 | |||
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Friends Keep Secrets (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by American record producer Benny Blanco, released on December 7, 2018.[1] It shares its name with Blanco's imprint of Interscope Records,[2] which it was released through.[1] It was preceded by four singles: "Eastside" (with Halsey and Khalid), "I Found You" (with Calvin Harris), "Better to Lie" (with Jesse and Swae Lee), and "Roses" (with Juice Wrld featuring Brendon Urie). A reissue of the album was released on March 26, 2021.
Promotion
On December 6, 2018, Blanco announced on his Instagram story that he was "releasing an album Friday", later posting that he was "still working on the track list" as he had just finished.[3] He also announced his intention to host a "really small BBQ for fans in the LA area" to play his album.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Eastside" (with Halsey and Khalid) | 2:50 | ||
2. | "Roses" (with Juice Wrld featuring Brendon Urie) |
| 3:43 | |
3. | "Just for Us, Pt. 2" |
|
| 1:55 |
4. | "I Found You" (with Calvin Harris) |
|
| 3:09 |
5. | "Better to Lie" (with Jesse and Swae Lee) |
| 2:55 | |
6. | "More / Diamond Ring" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and 6lack) |
|
| 3:02 |
7. | "Break My Heart" (featuring Ryan Beatty) |
|
| 4:09 |
Total length: | 21:43 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lonely" (with Justin Bieber) |
| 2:29 | |
2. | "Lost" (with 6 Dogs) |
|
| 3:27 |
3. | "Unlearn" (with Gracie Abrams) |
|
| 2:34 |
4. | "Real Shit" (with Juice Wrld) |
|
| 3:03 |
5. | "You" (with Marshmello and Vance Joy) |
|
| 2:49 |
6. | "Graduation" (with Juice Wrld) |
|
| 2:57 |
7. | "Care" (with Omar Apollo) |
|
| 4:50 |
No. | Title | Director | Length |
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15. | "Lonely" (with Justin Bieber) | Jake Schreier | 2:37 |
16. | "Unlearn" (with Gracie Abrams) | Schreier | 2:36 |
17. | "You" (with Marshmello and Vance Joy) | William Child | 2:50 |
18. | "Graduation" (with Juice Wrld) | Schreier | 4:06 |
19. | "Eastside" (with Halsey and Khalid) | Schreier | 2:53 |
20. | "I Found You" (with Calvin Harris) | Schreier | 3:13 |
Note
- ^[a] indicates an additional producer.
- Disc two of the reissue contains the tracks listed on the original release.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[4]
Musicians
- Benny Blanco – keyboards (1–3, 6, 7), programming (1–3, 5–7), guitar (5)
- Happy Perez – guitar (1, 3, 5, 6), keyboards (2, 5), programming (1-3, 5–7)
- Andrew Watt – guitar, programming (1)
- Cashmere Cat – keyboards, programming (1–3, 5–7)
- Khalid – vocals (1)
- Halsey – vocals (1)
- Brendon Urie – vocals (2)
- Juice Wrld – vocals (2)
- Francis and the Lights – vocals (3)
- Justin Vernon – vocals (3)
- Calvin Harris – vocals (4)
- John Ryan – background vocals (5)
- Ammar Malik – guitar (5)
- Jesse – vocals (5), additional vocals (6)
- Swae Lee – vocals (5)
- Ryan Beatty – additional vocals (6), vocals (7)
- Romy – guitar (6)
- 6lack – vocals (6)
- Ty Dolla Sign – vocals (6)
- Sandra Levin – additional vocals (7)
- Poor Riley – guitar (7)
- Phil Peterson – strings (7)
- Victoria Parker – violin (7)
Technical
- Şerban Ghenea – mixer (1, 5)
- Benny Blanco – mixer (2, 3, 6, 7), engineer (1–3, 6, 7), mix engineer (2, 3)
- Calvin Harris – mixer, engineer (4)
- David Schwerkolt – engineer (1, 2)
- Chris Sclafani – engineer (1)
- Denis Kosiak – engineer (1)
- Chris Messina – engineer (3)
- Justin Vernon – engineer (3)
- John Ryan – engineer (5)
- Happy Perez – engineer (6, 7)
- James Royo – engineer (6)
- 6lack – engineer (6)
- John Hanes – mix engineer (7), assistant mixer (1)
- Louis Bell – vocal editing (1)
- Alex Layne – assistant recording engineer (2)
- Jeremy Simoneaux – assistant recording engineer (6)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Singapore (RIAS)[14] | Gold | 5,000* |
United States (RIAA)[15] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- 1 2 "Friends Keep Secrets by Benny Blanco on iTunes". iTunes Store. 7 December 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ↑ Aswad, Jem (September 27, 2018). "Hitmaker Benny Blanco Extends Deal With Interscope". Variety. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- 1 2 "itsbennyblanco | Stories: Instagram". December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018 – via Instagram.
- ↑ "Credits / FRIENDS KEEP SECRETS / benny blanco". Tidal. December 7, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Skegss score first ARIA #1 album with Rehearsal". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Benny Blanco Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Benny Blanco: Friends Keep Secrets" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Benny Blanco – Friends Keep Secrets". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Benny Blanco". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Mūzikas patēriņa topa 2.nedēļa" (in Latvian). LAIPA. January 11, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Benny Blanco – Friends Keep Secrets". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Benny Blanco Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Singapore album certifications – Benny Blanco – Friends Keep Secrets". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Benny Blanco – Friends Keep Secrets". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 29, 2021.