Back of My Mind cover art

  Studio Album · No. 1

Back of My Mind Songwriting Credits by H.E.R.

2021 RCA Records 21 tracks 79 min

Produced by H.E.R., DJ Camper, Flippa, Hit-Boy, Cardiak, Jeff Gitelman, Chi Chi, Kaytranada, Thundercat, Nova Wav, Mike Will Made It, Wu10, Grades, Scribz Riley, Asa Taccone, Bordeaux, Non Native, Darkchild, Hue Strother, DJ Khaled, StreetRunner, Azzouz, Cardo, Mario Luciano, Thurdi

RCA Records R&BSoul
100%
Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 21 of 21 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 21 / 21 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 21 tracks with documented writers, by whether H.E.R. carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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21 trackswritten by H.E.R. 0 tracksoutside writers
H.E.R.'s roles on this album

Share of the 21 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer10%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

21
Tracks
61
Lyricists
25
Producers
1
No.1 Single
500,000+ (RIAA Gold)
Worldwide Copies Sold
2021
Released
Data Insight

Back of My Mind is a co-writer's and co-producer's album from front to back. Gabriella Wilson's name sits on the writing credit of all 21 songs, almost always alongside a small camp of collaborators such as Tiara Thomas, Jeff Gitelman, and Darhyl 'DJ' Camper, and she shares production on many tracks under her own H.E.R. credit. She is a genuine musician-writer rather than a topline vocalist handed finished songs: she plays guitar and other instruments and shapes the arrangements. The long producer list, from Hit-Boy and Cardiak to Kaytranada and Rodney Jerkins, sits under her authorship rather than replacing it. The composer credits point back to the legal names behind those writers, led by Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson.

Back of My Mind is the debut studio album by H.E.R., the stage name of Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, released June 18, 2021 on RCA Records. Running 21 tracks and nearly 80 minutes, it followed a run of acclaimed EPs and mixtapes and arrived after her Grammy and Academy Award wins for work outside this album. H.E.R. co-writes and co-produces almost every song here, plays multiple instruments, and builds the record around her own guitar-led take on modern R&B and soul. The guest list is long and rangy, pulling in Ty Dolla Sign, Cordae, Chris Brown, Lil Baby, Thundercat, Yung Bleu, Bryson Tiller, and DJ Khaled, with production from Hit-Boy, Cardiak, DJ Camper, Rodney Jerkins, and Kaytranada. It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 and earned Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best R&B Album, with the single 'Damage' up for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song.

Track Listing & Credits 21 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
We Made It
H.E.R.Tiara ThomasDJ CamperDiasColsonFosterSager Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonTiara Nicole ThomasDarhyl Camper Jr.DiasColsonFosterSager DJ CamperFlippa H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)
2
Back of My Mind
H.E.R.Ty Dolla SignDJ CamperColsonSimpsonHillSteeleMims Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonTyrone William Griffin Jr.Darhyl Camper Jr.ColsonSimpsonHillSteeleMims DJ CamperFlippa H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)Ty Dolla Sign (Featured Vocals)
3
Trauma
H.E.R.CordaeTiara ThomasHit-Boy Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonCordae Amari DunstonTiara Nicole ThomasChauncey Hollis Hit-Boy H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)Cordae (Featured Vocals)
4
Damage #44
H.E.R.Tiara ThomasAnt ClemonsCardiakJeff GitelmanHarrisLewis Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonTiara Nicole ThomasAnthony Clemons Jr.Carl McCormickJeffrey GitelmanHarrisLewis CardiakJeff Gitelman H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)
5
Find a Way
H.E.R.Lil BabyTiara ThomasSledgeOsondu Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonDominique Armani JonesTiara Nicole ThomasSledgeOsondu Chi Chi H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)Lil Baby (Featured Vocals)
6
Bloody Waters
H.E.R.ThundercatHymanKaytranadaJeff Gitelman Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonStephen BrunerHymanLouis Kevin CelestinJeffrey Gitelman KaytranadaThundercatJeff Gitelman H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)Thundercat (Bass)
7
Closer to Me
H.E.R.CardiakConeyAndrewsMohlabaneAndersonAaberg Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonCarl McCormickConeyAndrewsMohlabaneAndersonAaberg CardiakNova Wav H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)
8
Come Through #1
H.E.R.Chris Brown Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonChristopher Maurice Brown CardiakMike Will Made ItWu10 H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)Chris Brown (Featured Vocals)
9
My Own
H.E.R.Tiara ThomasTraynorOrabiyi Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonTiara Nicole ThomasTraynorOrabiyi GradesScribz Riley H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)
10
Lucky
H.E.R.BartheDJ Camper Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonBartheDarhyl Camper Jr. DJ Camper H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)
11
Cheat Code
H.E.R.MichaelsDJ CamperAsa Taccone Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonMichaelsDarhyl Camper Jr.Asa Taccone DJ CamperAsa Taccone H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)
12
Mean It
H.E.R.HinshawJeff Gitelman Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonHinshawJeffrey Gitelman Jeff Gitelman H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)
13
Paradise
H.E.R.Yung BleuCampozanoWalsh Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonJeremy BiddleCampozanoWalsh BordeauxNon Native H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)Yung Bleu (Featured Vocals)
14
Process
H.E.R.HamiltonLewisJeff GitelmanDJ CamperColson Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonHamiltonLewisJeffrey GitelmanDarhyl Camper Jr.Colson DJ CamperFlippa H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)
15
Hold On
H.E.R.Tiara ThomasMooreCampozanoWalsh Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonTiara Nicole ThomasMooreCampozanoWalsh BordeauxNon Native H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)
16
Don't
H.E.R.Tiara ThomasDJ Camper Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonTiara Nicole ThomasDarhyl Camper Jr. DJ Camper H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)
17
Exhausted
H.E.R.BridgesCollinsMullerRodney Jerkins Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonBridgesCollinsMullerRodney Jerkins Darkchild H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)
18
Hard to Love
H.E.R.AtwehJeff Gitelman Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonAtwehJeffrey Gitelman H.E.R.Jeff Gitelman H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)
19
For Anyone
H.E.R.DJ CamperHue Strother Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonDarhyl Camper Jr.Hue Strother H.E.R.DJ CamperHue Strother H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)
20
I Can Have It All
H.E.R.DJ KhaledBryson TillerWilliamsTiara ThomasConeyAndrewsWarwarAzzouzPageLewis Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonKhaled Mohamed KhaledBryson Djuan TillerWilliamsTiara Nicole ThomasConeyAndrewsWarwarAzzouzPageLewis DJ KhaledStreetRunnerAzzouz H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)DJ Khaled (Featured Vocals)Bryson Tiller (Featured Vocals)
21
Slide #43
H.E.R.YGTiara ThomasDiasLaTourArringtonCarterMauldinHankersonParker Gabriella Sarmiento WilsonKeenon JacksonTiara Nicole ThomasDiasLaTourArringtonCarterMauldinHankersonParker CardoMario LucianoThurdi H.E.R. (Lead Vocals)YG (Featured Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 92 contributors

H
H.E.R.
Writer · Producer · Vocals
On this album21 written
GS
Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson
Writer
On this album21 written
TN
Tiara Nicole Thomas
Writer
On this album9 written
TT
Tiara Thomas
Writer
On this album9 written
DC
DJ Camper
Writer · Producer
On this album7 written
DC
Darhyl Camper Jr.
Writer
On this album7 written
JG
Jeff Gitelman
Writer · Producer
On this album5 written
JG
Jeffrey Gitelman
Writer
On this album5 written
C
Colson
Writer
On this album3 written
L
Lewis
Writer
On this album3 written
C
Cardiak
Writer · Producer
On this album2 written
A
Andrews
Writer
On this album2 written

Frequently Asked Questions Back of My Mind

Who writes H.E.R.'s songs on Back of My Mind?
H.E.R., whose legal name is Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, co-wrote every track on the album. She works with a regular circle of collaborators including Tiara Thomas, Jeff Gitelman, and Darhyl 'DJ' Camper, plus the featured artists and producers on individual songs.
Does H.E.R. produce her own music?
Yes, in part. She co-produces many tracks under her H.E.R. production credit, sharing the board with names like DJ Camper, Cardiak, Hit-Boy, and Jeff Gitelman, and she plays guitar and other instruments across the record.
Is Back of My Mind her debut album?
Yes. It is H.E.R.'s first full studio album, released June 18, 2021, after a series of EPs and compilation projects that built her reputation.
Who are the featured artists on the album?
Guests include Ty Dolla Sign, Cordae, Chris Brown, Lil Baby, Yung Bleu, DJ Khaled, Bryson Tiller, and YG, with Thundercat and Kaytranada contributing on 'Bloody Waters.'
What were the singles?
'Slide' with YG and 'Damage' both reached the Billboard Hot 100, at numbers 43 and 44, and 'Come Through' with Chris Brown topped the Adult R&B Airplay chart.
How did the album perform and what did it earn?
It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It received Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best R&B Album, and 'Damage' was nominated for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song.
Data note: Tracklist, producers, featured artists, singles, chart and certification facts confirmed live from Wikipedia, MusicBrainz, and Billboard. Wikipedia lists songwriters by surname only; full legal names were mapped for H.E.R. (Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson) and the identifiable major writers, featured artists, and producer-writers (Tiara Nicole Thomas, Darhyl Camper Jr., Jeffrey Gitelman, Carl McCormick, Cordae Amari Dunston, Chauncey Hollis, Stephen Bruner, Louis Kevin Celestin, Tyrone William Griffin Jr., Dominique Armani Jones, Christopher Maurice Brown, Jeremy Biddle, Khaled Mohamed Khaled, Bryson Djuan Tiller, Keenon Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Anthony Clemons Jr., Asa Taccone, Hue Strother). Remaining session co-writers appear as their credited surnames because full legal names could not be confirmed from the sources checked; mark verified after each is confirmed against liner notes or Genius.

Sources

Wikipedia: Back of My Mind (H.E.R. album) MusicBrainz: Back of My Mind (release group) Cover Art Archive: Back of My Mind Wikipedia: Cardiak Wikipedia: Darhyl Camper Wikipedia: Tiara Thomas Billboard: H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' Tops Adult R&B Airplay Chart Cover Art Archive: Back of My Mind by H.E.R.