The Wild Card

The Wild Card
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)
Recorded2019–2020
GenreR&B[1]
Length57:46
Label
  • Listen Back Entertainment
Producer
Ledisi chronology
Let Love Rule
(2017)
The Wild Card
(2020)
Ledisi Live at The Troubadour
(2021)
Singles from The Wild Card
  1. "Anything for You"
    Released: April 3, 2020
  2. "Wake Up"
    Released: August 24, 2020
  3. "Same Love"
    Released: February 4, 2021

The Wild Card is the ninth studio album by American singer and songwriter Ledisi. It was released on August 28, 2020, by Listen Back Entertainment, and distributed by BMG Rights Management.[2] Her first independent album since Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue (2002) and the first project release on Listen Back Entertainment, Ledisi wrote and produced the album with Kal Banx, Ivan Barias, Phil Beaudreau, Jeff Gitelman, Robert Glasper, Cory Henry, Rex Rideout, SiR and various other collaborators.[3][1] Sa-Roc and Cory Henry also appear as featured musicians.[1]

The album debuted at number 79 on the US Top Album Sales chart. The lead single "Anything for You" was released on April 3, 2020, and reached number one on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart for two weeks, making it Ledisi's first song to top that chart.

"Anything for You" won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021, marking her first Grammy Award win.[4] In promotion of the album, Ledisi embarked on The Wild Card Tour,[5] and released an accompanying live album.

  1. ^ a b c Kellman, Andy. "The Wild Card". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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  3. ^ Leight, Elias (August 19, 2020). "Ledisi Regains Her Independence on 'The Wild Card'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Enos, Morgan (March 14, 2021). "Ledisi Wins Best Traditional R&B Performance For "Anything For You"". grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ledisi Announces 'The Wild Card Tour' Dates". Rated R&B. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

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