Doris Tracklist
Doris is Earl Sweatshirt’s debut album following the success of his 2010 mixtape, Earl.
Production began in February 2012 as revealed through one of his tweets when he returned from Samoa. On December of the same year, he would announce the album’s title and various music outlets reported its supposed feature list. Earl would then confirm the release date for Doris on July 2013, to be on August 20th of that year, in addition to displaying the tracklist and cover for the first time.
Earl explores various themes throughout the bulk of Doris; mostly on reminiscing his past, his opinions about his current fame as a rapper, or just rapping on his drug use. Each track is as sonically different as it is lyrically. He and fellow OF member, Frank Ocean rap about their current relationships and druggy lifestyle over a mellow beat on “Sunday” which contrasts the murky production found on “Knight” where Earl raps about his father’s abscence during his childhood.
The album was led by three singles: 2012’s “Chum” and 2013’s “Whoa” and “Hive” and was distributed through Earl’s own label, Tan Cressida, a subdivision of Columbia Records. It did commercially well, charting highly on many global record lists and appearing on many album year-end compilations.
“Doris” Q&A
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Why is the album named "Doris"?
Earl discussed the reason behind the title during a Sway In The Morning interview:
That was just a name that I like a lot… I’m an old ass young person, like I have very geriatric tendencies
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How did this album do amongst critics?
Based on 32 reviews from mainstream sources, Doris received widespread acclaim and an average Metacritic rating of 82. Writing for Billboard, William Gruger said:
What follows is Doris, a slow (rarely rising above 70 bpm), introspective album where Earl Sweatshirt combats pressures when returning to a life of stardom after time spent at a Samoa-based boarding school for troubled youths.
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How did this do on the various Billboard charts?
The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, selling 49,000 copies.
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What accolades did this album receive?
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Does this album have any RIAA certifications?
As of November 2019, this album has yet to have any RIAA certifications.
