10 years ago today, Solange released ‘A Seat At The Table.’
Days before release, Solange mailed a hardcover book of lyrics and photos, also titled 'A Seat at the Table,' to 86 fans who had signed up on her new website, then invited them to listen to the record with her in real time. Announced on September 26, 2016, the album arrived that Friday through Saint Records and Columbia Records. She described it as a project on identity, empowerment, independence, grief, and healing.
Writing began years earlier. Solange wrote 24 songs at the piano and structured them herself before bringing in producers, with sessions running from 2013 to June 2016, when she finished the album three days before her thirtieth birthday. She revisited 'Cranes in the Sky' in New Iberia, Louisiana, having first written it eight years before. Raphael Saadiq co-executive produced, Master P narrated most of the interludes, and guests included Kelly Rowland, Tweet, Dev Hynes, Lil Wayne, and BJ the Chicago Kid. 'Don't...
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