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Grayground
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)
Genre
Length36:04
LanguageKorean
LabelAOMG
ProducerGray
Singles from Grayground
  1. "I Don't Love You"
    Released: August 10, 2021

Grayground (stylized as grayground.) is the debut studio album of South Korean singer and record producer Gray. It was released on August 17, 2021 through AOMG.

Singles

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"I Don't Love You" was pre-released on August 10, 2021. It charted at number 121 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[1]

Music and lyrics

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Grayground encompasses trendy mainstream black music genres such as trap, funk, emo rap and dancehall with a strong touch of pop. It has songs with delicate instrumental composition such as "Rise", whose energetic rhythm creates a refreshing mood; "Ready to Love", which features rippling horn sounds; and "Eternal Sunshine", which features Jason Lee's sentimental saxophone performance in its postlude.[2] The pre-release single "I Don't Love You" is a song about ending a relationship without regret. It has an "addictive melody" and "lyrics you can empathize with".[3] The lead single "Party for the Night" is a cheerful party song with Lee Hi's catchy hook and Loco's smooth rap. It features modernized beats and melodies that drew inspiration from 90's hip-hop.[4]

Critical reception

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Hwang Duha of Rhythmer rated Grayground 2.5 out of 5 stars. He pointed out that the various guest appearances on the album do not create synergy and steal the spotlight from Gray. Overall, he found Grayground to be a smoothly produced album that does not leave a strong impression.[2]

Lim Seon-hui of IZM rated "I Don't Love You" 2.5 out of 5 stars. According to Lim, "I Don't Love You" does its job okay as a pre-release single, but the song itself lacks attractiveness because Gray's relaxed melodic rap performance on a melancholy guitar riff is bland.[5]

Year-end lists

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Publication List Rank Ref.
Rolling Stone India 10 Best Korean Hip-Hop and R&B Albums of 2021 2 [6]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Show Window" (featuring pH-1)
  • Gray
  • pH-1
  • Gray
  • pH-1
Gray3:00
2."Selfish" (featuring Woo)
  • Gray
  • Woo
  • Gray
  • Dax
  • Gray
  • Dax
3:29
3."Make Love" (featuring Zion.T)
  • Gray
  • Zion.T
  • Gray
  • Zion.T
  • Gray
  • Park Junu
2:34
4."Rise" (featuring DeVita)
  • Gray
  • DeVita
  • Gray
  • Dax
  • DeVita
  • Gray
  • Dax
3:19
5."I Don't Love You" (featuring Coogie)
  • Gray
  • Coogie
  • Gray
  • Coogie
Gray3:18
6."Party for the Night" (featuring Loco & Lee Hi)
  • Gray
  • Jay Park
  • Lee Hi
Gray2:53
7."Close 2 U" (featuring Punchnello)
  • Gray
  • Punchnello
GrayGray3:18
8."Ready to Love" (featuring Hoody)
  • Gray
  • Hoody
  • Gray
  • Hoody
  • Gray
  • Hoody
3:38
9."Eternal Sunshine" (없던 일로 해; Eopdeon illo hae) (featuring Meenoi)
  • Gray
  • Hoody
  • Gray
  • Sam Kim
4:14
10."Baby Don't Cry" (featuring Yumdda)
  • Gray
  • Yumdda
  • Gray
  • Yumdda
Gray3:01
11."U"GrayGrayGray3:20
Total length:36:04

Charts

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Chart (2021) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[7] 14

Sales

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Region Sales
South Korea[8] 4,500

References

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  1. ^ "2021년 33주차 Digital Chart" [2021 Week 33 Digital Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean).
  2. ^ a b Hwang, Duha (September 26, 2021). "그레이 - grayground" [Gray - grayground.]. Rhythmer (in Korean).
  3. ^ Kim, Hyeon-deok (August 11, 2021). "그레이, 'I Don't Love You (Feat. 쿠기)' 선공개…'grayground. 기대 더한 퀄리티'" [Gray pre-releases "I Don't Love You (Feat. Coogie)"... Its quality makes the expectation of grayground. higher]. Single List (in Korean).
  4. ^ Kwak, Kristine (September 12, 2021). "Song You Need to Know: Gray, 'Party for the Night'". Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ Lim, Seon-hui (August 2021). "I don't love you (Feat. 쿠기)" [I don't love you (Feat. Coogie)]. IZM (in Korean).
  6. ^ Chakraborty, Riddhi (December 29, 2021). "10 Best Korean Hip-Hop and R&B Albums of 2021". Rolling Stone India.
  7. ^ "2021년 34주차 Album Chart" [2021 Week 34 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean).
  8. ^ "2021년 08월 Album Chart" [2021 August Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean).