An Evening with Silk Sonic is the debut collaborative studio album by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic, released November 5, 2021 on Atlantic Records. A full-throated love letter to 1970s soul, funk, and R&B, the eight-track project invokes Marvin Gaye, Al Green, and classic Motown with pristine live-instrument production courtesy of chief collaborator D'Mile (Dernst Emile II). Lead single 'Leave the Door Open' won the Grammy for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, while the album itself took Album of the Year at the 2022 Grammy Awards. 'After Last Night' brings in Thundercat and Bootsy Collins for a Parliament-Funkadelic-indebted deep cut, and closer 'Skate' adds James Fauntleroy to the songwriting team. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak co-wrote every track on the album, maintaining the near-total authorship score Mars carries across his solo discography.
Track Listing & Credits
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
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| 1 | Silk Sonic Intro | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile | D'Mile |
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| 2 | Leave the Door Open | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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| 3 | After Last Night | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile, Thundercat, Bootsy Collins | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile, Thundercat, Bootsy Collins | D'Mile |
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| 4 | Smokin Out the Window | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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| 5 | Put On a Smile | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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| 6 | 777 | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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| 7 | Fly as Me | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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| 8 | Skate | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile, James Fauntleroy | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile, James Fauntleroy | Bruno Mars, D'Mile |
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