A Seat at the Table is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Solange, released on September 30, 2016 by Saint Records and Columbia Records, the funk singer Solange,t who has long endured comparisons with superstar sister Beyonce, on Sunday earned her first number-one album with an innovative and introspective work she surprise-released.
"A Seat at the Table" in which Solange examines both the role of African American women and her own despair, debuted at number one on the US Billboard album chart for the week. This is her first full length album just right after her last that was released in 2008, with great ideal we can really say and agree to being worth the eight year wait as she has spent all these years in time working on this number masterpiece of an album.
The 30-year-old Solange has infused her music with electronica, psychedelica and dark New Wave and has been a frequent performer at alternative rock-dominated festivals.A Seat at the Table" is interspersed with spoken word, including a snippet in which her father, Matthew Knowles, recalls his anger at being roughed up by police and the Ku Klux Klan as a child.
Solange segues into "Mad", a track featuring rapper Lil Wayne that reflects on African Americans' struggles when faced with accusations that they are too angry.
She explores her self-doubts on "Cranes in the Sky", in which she explains how she turned to drinking, shopping and other vices in her quest to heal inner wounds.
The singer found a unique way to announce her album release " she mailed a hardcover book with the lyrics to 86 fans picked off her website, releasing the album four days later on 30 September.A Seat at the Table siting on A Million sold copies
Article by ; Malusi Garishe
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Solange Scores firs nunber 1 Album on 200 Billboard Chart, with ' A Seat at the table" is the top selling album of the week, and starts at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart. The list ranks the week’s best-selling albums by pure album sales.
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