An Evening with Silk Sonic cover art

  Studio Album · No. 4

An Evening with Silk Sonic Songwriting Credits by Bruno Mars

2021 Atlantic Records 9 tracks 31 min

Produced by Bruno Mars, D'Mile, James Fauntleroy

Atlantic Records R&BSoulFunkNeo-Soul
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Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 9 of 9 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 9 / 9 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 9 tracks with documented writers, by whether Bruno Mars carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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Bruno Mars's roles on this album

Share of the 9 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

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By the Numbers

9
Tracks
14
Lyricists
3
Producers
1
No.1 Single
2021
Released

Awards & Recognition 4

Grammy Award for Record of the Year (2022)
Grammy Award for Song of the Year (2022)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance (2022)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (2022)
Data Insight

An Evening with Silk Sonic is the debut album of Silk Sonic, the duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. Bruno Mars and D'Mile (Dernst Emile II) produced the majority of the album, with The Stereotypes contributing to select tracks; Mars and .Paak co-wrote every song with D'Mile and James Fauntleroy, while Babyface co-wrote Put on a Smile. Leave the Door Open won four Grammy Awards at the 64th Grammy Awards in 2022, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 104,000 equivalent album units in its first week.

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 9 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Silk Sonic Intro
Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile II Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile II Bruno MarsDernst Emile II Bruno Mars (Lead Vocals)Anderson .Paak (Lead Vocals)
2
Leave the Door Open #1
Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile IIChristopher Brody Brown Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile IIChristopher Brody Brown Bruno MarsDernst Emile II Bruno Mars (Lead Vocals)Anderson .Paak (Lead Vocals)
3
Fly as Me
Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile IIJames FauntleroySean Anderson Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile IIJames FauntleroySean Anderson Bruno MarsDernst Emile II Bruno Mars (Lead Vocals)Anderson .Paak (Lead Vocals)
4
After Last Night
Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile IIJames FauntleroyStephen BrunerJohnathan YipRay RomulusJeremy ReevesRay Charles McCullough II Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile IIJames FauntleroyStephen BrunerJohnathan YipRay RomulusJeremy ReevesRay Charles McCullough II Bruno MarsDernst Emile IIThe Stereotypes Bruno Mars (Lead Vocals)Anderson .Paak (Lead Vocals)Thundercat (Vocals)Bootsy Collins (Vocals)
5
Smokin out the Window #5
Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile II Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile II Bruno MarsDernst Emile II Bruno Mars (Lead Vocals)Anderson .Paak (Lead Vocals)
6
Put On a Smile
Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonKenneth EdmondsDernst Emile II Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonKenneth EdmondsDernst Emile II Bruno MarsDernst Emile II Bruno Mars (Lead Vocals)Anderson .Paak (Lead Vocals)
7
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Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonChristopher Brody BrownDernst Emile II Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonChristopher Brody BrownDernst Emile II Bruno Mars Bruno Mars (Lead Vocals)Anderson .Paak (Lead Vocals)
8
Skate #14
Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile IIJames FauntleroyDomitille DegalleJ.D. Beck Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile IIJames FauntleroyDomitille DegalleJ.D. Beck Bruno MarsDernst Emile II Bruno Mars (Lead Vocals)Anderson .Paak (Lead Vocals)
9
Blast Off
Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile II Bruno MarsBrandon AndersonDernst Emile II Bruno MarsDernst Emile II Bruno Mars (Lead Vocals)Anderson .Paak (Lead Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 18 contributors

BM
Bruno Mars
Writer · Producer · Vocals
On this album9 written
DE
Dernst Emile II
Writer · Producer
On this album9 written
BA
Brandon Anderson
Writer
On this album9 written
JF
James Fauntleroy
Writer
On this album3 written
CB
Christopher Brody Brown
Writer
On this album2 written
DD
Domitille Degalle
Writer
On this album1 written
JB
J.D. Beck
Writer
On this album1 written
JR
Jeremy Reeves
Writer
On this album1 written
JY
Johnathan Yip
Writer
On this album1 written
KE
Kenneth Edmonds
Writer
On this album1 written
RC
Ray Charles McCullough II
Writer
On this album1 written
RR
Ray Romulus
Writer
On this album1 written

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Frequently Asked Questions An Evening with Silk Sonic

Who produced An Evening with Silk Sonic by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak?
An Evening with Silk Sonic was produced primarily by Bruno Mars and D'Mile (Dernst Emile II), with The Stereotypes contributing to select tracks. It is a collaborative album by Silk Sonic, the duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, released November 5, 2021, through Atlantic Records.
Did Bruno Mars write all the songs on An Evening with Silk Sonic himself?
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak co-wrote every track on An Evening with Silk Sonic alongside D'Mile and James Fauntleroy. Babyface (Kenneth Edmonds) contributed as co-writer on Put on a Smile. The full album reflects an equal creative partnership between Mars and .Paak.
What Grammy Awards did Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic win?
Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) won four Grammy Awards at the 64th Grammy Awards in 2022: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Performance, and Best R&B Song. It was the biggest Grammy sweep for any Bruno Mars release since 24K Magic.
What chart position did Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic reach?
Leave the Door Open reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Released March 5, 2021, it was the first single from An Evening with Silk Sonic and received over 1 billion Spotify streams by December 2021.
What chart position did Smokin out the Window by Silk Sonic reach?
Smokin out the Window by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Released October 15, 2021, it was the third official single from An Evening with Silk Sonic.
Who wrote Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic?
Leave the Door Open is co-written by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, D'Mile (Dernst Emile II), and Christopher Brody Brown. It was produced by Bruno Mars and D'Mile and became the lead single from An Evening with Silk Sonic, debuting in March 2021.
When did Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak release An Evening with Silk Sonic?
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, performing as Silk Sonic, released An Evening with Silk Sonic on November 5, 2021, through Atlantic Records. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 104,000 equivalent album units in its first week.

Sources

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