A Seat at the Table

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A Seat at the Table is Solange Knowles's critically acclaimed 2016 R&B album that explores Black identity, empowerment, and healing through introspective, socially conscious songs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album
studio album
artist Solange
linked to: Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance (for "Cranes in the Sky")
chronologyPosition third studio album by Solange
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed
followedBy When I Get Home
genre R&B
funk
neo soul
psychedelic soul
hasPart Borderline (An Ode to Self Care)
Closing: The Chosen Ones
Cranes in the Sky
Don’t Touch My Hair
Don’t Wish Me Well
Don’t You Wait
F.U.B.U.
Interlude: Dad Was Mad
linked to: Interludes

Interlude: For Us By Us
Interlude: I Got So Much Magic, You Can Have It
Interlude: No Limits
Interlude: Pedestals
linked to: Interludes

Interlude: The Glory Is in You
linked to: Interludes

Interlude: This Moment
linked to: Interludes

Interlude: Tina Taught Me
Junie
Mad
Rise
Scales
Weary
Where Do We Go
label Columbia Records
Saint Records
language English
notableSong Cranes in the Sky
Don’t Touch My Hair
precededBy Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams
producer Dave Longstreth
David Andrew Sitek
linked to: Dave Sitek

John Key
Kindness
Patrick Wimberly
Q-Tip
Questlove
Rafael Saadiq
linked to: Raphael Saadiq

Sampha
Solange Knowles
Troy L. Johnson
rankedOnList Pitchfork’s 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 list)
recordedInPeriod 2013–2016
releaseDate 2016-09-30
theme Black empowerment
Black identity
healing
racism
resilience
self-care

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Solange Knowles notableWork A Seat at the Table
When I Get Home follows A Seat at the Table
Cranes in the Sky partOfAlbum A Seat at the Table
Rise album A Seat at the Table
Rise partOf A Seat at the Table
Weary album A Seat at the Table
Weary partOf A Seat at the Table
Weary albumTypeContext A Seat at the Table is a concept album about Black identity and healing
linked to: A Seat at the Table
Don’t You Wait album A Seat at the Table
Don’t You Wait partOf A Seat at the Table
Interlude: Tina Taught Me partOf A Seat at the Table
Don't Touch My Hair album A Seat at the Table
subject linked to: Don’t Touch My Hair
Don't Touch My Hair partOf A Seat at the Table
subject linked to: Don’t Touch My Hair
Interlude: For Us By Us album A Seat at the Table
F.U.B.U. album A Seat at the Table
F.U.B.U. partOf A Seat at the Table
Don’t Wish Me Well album A Seat at the Table
Don’t Wish Me Well partOf A Seat at the Table
Closing: The Chosen Ones album A Seat at the Table
Closing: The Chosen Ones partOf A Seat at the Table
Dreams followsInDiscography A Seat at the Table
subject linked to: “Dreams”
Troy L. Johnson workedOn "A Seat at the Table"
linked to: A Seat at the Table