A.D. Amorosi R&B singer, songwriter and producer Jazmine Sullivan is releasing a deluxe edition of her Grammy-nominated album “Heaux Tales” on Feb 11.The expanded edition will feature a handful new songs along with a multitude of additional “tales,” spoken-word interludes exploring issues of body image, feminism, sexuality, and class, famously executed by Sullivan’s friends including vocalist Ari Lennox who appears on “Ari’s Tale” and “On It” on “Heaux Tales.”Signs that a deluxe edition was coming started in December when Sullivan dropped two fresh song snippets on her Instagram account.
For an artist who waited six years between her most recent album and her previous release, 2015’s “Reality Show,” any new music is cause for celebration.
While Sullivan’s label, RCA, would not reveal the exact number of new songs or stories that would appear on the new “Heaux Tales,” or what the new project’s title might be, the label did confirm that Sullivan’s ballad from June 2021 — “Tragic,” featuring California congresswoman Maxine Waters — would be part of the new package.“The conversation continues,” Sullivan tells Variety about the deluxe edition. “I started ‘Heaux Tales’ with the idea of having open conversations as Black women, and you can’t put all of that into one project.
There’s always more to talk about.”Sullivan is less forthcoming about whether Instagram snippets such as ”Jazzy’s Tale” would wind up on the deluxe edition, and how additional tracks going forward would move the needle on the album’s initial narrative.
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