Legend
Studio album by
John Legend
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)
Length81:02
Label
Producer
John Legend chronology
Bigger Love
(2020) 		Legend
(2022)
Singles from Legend
  1. "Dope"
    Released: May 18, 2022
  2. "Honey"
    Released: June 17, 2022
  3. "All She Wanna Do"
    Released: August 5, 2022

Legend is the ninth studio album by American singer John Legend. It was released on September 9, 2022, through John Legend Music Inc. and Republic Records.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork6.7/10[3]

Legend was polarized response upon release, AllMusic editor Andy Kellman called Legend "a set distinguishable from the rest of his catalog mainly for its length and crowd of collaborators." He found that "Legend is at his best when entertainment isn't his objective."[2] Rolling Stone critic David Browne remarked that "Legend lets loose on the first half and shows tasteful restraint on the other."[4]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rounds" (featuring Rick Ross)
3:54
2."Waterslide"
3:05
3."Dope" (featuring JID)
  • Tedder[p]
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Tim McClain[v]
2:38
4."Strawberry Blush" (featuring Free Nationals)
3:15
5."Guy Like Me"
  • Stephens
  • Tedder
  • DeRoberts
  • Tedder
  • DeRoberts
  • Roth[b]
2:39
6."All She Wanna Do"
3:11
7."Splash" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Jhené Aiko)
3:54
8."You"
2:53
9."Fate" (featuring Amber Mark)
3:31
10."Love" (featuring Jazmine Sullivan)
2:53
11."One Last Dance"
  • Stephens
  • Love
  • Moore
  • Ekofo
  • Jones
Tone4:01
12."All She Wanna Do" (with Saweetie)
  • Tedder[p]
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
  • Skelton
  • DeRoberts
3:15
Total length:39:09
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Memories"
  • Stephens
  • David Bowden
  • Dante Bowden
  • Ruffin
  • Pink Sweats
  • Dante Bowden[c]
  • Ruffin[c]
2:55
2."Nervous"
Ryan3:08
3."Wonder Woman"
  • C. McDonough[p]
  • Tedder
  • Daly
2:48
4."Honey" (featuring Muni Long)
  • Tedder
  • Harv
  • Tommy Brown
  • Mr. Franks
  • Lindgren
  • Campbell[v]
2:20
5."I Want You to Know"
3:31
6."Speak in Tongues" (featuring Jada Kingdom)
  • Di Genius
  • Roth[a]
3:48
7."The Other Ones" (featuring Rapsody)
3:38
8."Stardust"
4:16
9."Pieces"
  • Justin Raisen
  • Sadpony
3:18
10."Good" (featuring Ledisi)
  • Legend
  • Tedder
  • Roth[a]
4:27
11."I Don't Love You Like I Used To"
  • Tedder
  • Pollack
  • Stone
  • Kingston[a]
3:13
12."Home"
  • Stephens
  • David Bowden
  • Dante Bowden
  • Ruffin
  • Pink Sweats
  • Dante Bowden[c]
  • Ruffin[c]
4:31
Total length:41:53

Notes

Personnel

Volume 1

Musicians

Technical

Volume 2

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Legend
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 113
French Albums (SNEP)[6] 185
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 39
US Billboard 200[8] 59
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 32

Release history

Release history for Legend
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various September 9, 2022
[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "John Legend – Legend". Apple Music. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Legend by John Legend – Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Shaffer, Claire. "John Legend: Legend". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  4. ^ Browne, David (September 9, 2022). "Legend". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – John Legend – Legend" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Top Albums (Week 37, 2022)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – John Legend – Legend". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "John Legend Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  9. ^ "John Legend Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
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