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Stoney (2016)

Where the lyrics of Stoney take you, and where it was really made.

The title comes from Malone's old nickname, "Stoney Maloney", and the album was first planned for release on August 26, 2016.

Key places

Serenity West Recording (2016)

Recording site Serenity West Recording — Serenity West Recording in Los Angeles is credited as the recording studio for tracks 2 to 5, 7, and 14 of Stoney. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Platinum Sound Recording Studios (2016)

Recording site Platinum Sound Recording Studios — Platinum Sound Recording Studios in New York City is credited as the recording studio for track 10 of Stoney. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Chalice Recording Studios (2016)

Recording site Chalice Recording — Chalice Recording Studios in Hollywood is credited as the recording studio for track 13 of Stoney. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Germano Studios (2016)

Recording site Germano Studios — Germano Studios in New York City is credited as a recording studio for track 13 of Stoney. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Mekanics Studio, West Palm Beach (2016)

Recording site The Mekanics Studio — The Mekanics Studio in West Palm Beach, Florida is credited as the recording studio for track 11 of Stoney. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Stoney: debut studio album by Post Malone
• Released December 9, 2016 by Republic Records
• Mainly hip-hop, with influences from country, pop, and R&B
• Lyrics center on money, luxury, drugs, and women
• Standard edition has 14 tracks; deluxe edition adds four more
• Guest artists: Justin Bieber, Kehlani, and Quavo
• Producers include Malone, Louis Bell, Frank Dukes, FKi 1st, Metro Boomin, Mustard, and Pharrell Williams, among others

Background

• Rose to prominence with the 2015 debut single "White Iverson"
• Signed to Republic Records during 2015
• Debut mixtape August 26th released in May 2016, titled after Stoney's original planned release date
• Toured with Fetty Wap in early 2015 and opened for Bieber's Purpose World Tour in 2016
• Hollywood Dreams Tour from September to November 2016 with Jazz Cartier, Larry June, and FKi 1st
• Title refers to Malone's old nickname "Stoney Maloney"

Recording

• Recorded at several studios in Los Angeles, Hollywood, New York City, and West Palm Beach, Florida
• Malone and Pharrell Williams met at Bonnaroo and then recorded together in a Los Angeles studio
• Bieber visited the studio in January 2016 and heard a Frank Dukes track, which became "Deja Vu"
• Malone wanted to make music that set him apart from other hip-hop artists, blending guitar playing and rock

Cover

• Photographed by Nabil Elderkin
• Shows Malone in a pensive mood, resting his chin on his hands against an orange background

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Austin Richard Post, professionally known as Post Malone, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor.
• His music blends pop, hip-hop, trap, country, R&B, and rock.
• He began his musical career in 2010 and gained mainstream recognition with the 2015 cloud rap single "White Iverson".
• He signed with Republic Records in 2015; his debut album Stoney (2016) produced the Diamond-certified single "Congratulations".
• His second album Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018) debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and produced Hot 100 number-one singles "Rockstar" and "Psycho".
• "Sunflower" with Swae Lee, from the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack, became the highest-certified song in RIAA history.
• Hollywood's Bleeding (2019) also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
• Twelve Carat Toothache (2022) and Austin (2023) both peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.
• In 2024 he topped the Hot 100 with a guest spot on Taylor Swift's "Fortnight" and his country pop single "I Had Some Help" with Morgan Wallen.
• His country music debut F-1 Trillion (2024) became his third number-one album on the Billboard 200.
• He has sold over 150 million records in the US according to the RIAA.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Stoney received mixed reviews from critics
• Critics enjoyed the hooks but found the songwriting generic
• HipHopDX (Eric Diep): praised the blend of pop, country, and hip-hop, calling the music 'refreshing' and Malone 'an emerging talent'
• Exclaim! (Anya Zoledziowski): praised the emotional depth of songs such as "I Fall Apart" and "Feeling Whitney" and named "Up There" the album's best song, but said "White Iverson" seems out of place in the album's context
• Newsday (Glenn Gamboa): said the style on Stoney 'generally pales in comparison' to "White Iverson" and that the album 'doesn't quite live up to its potential'
• Pitchfork (Matthew Ramirez): gave a negative review, 4.5 out of 10, saying the album is 'completely soulless' and that it did not warrant a 68-minute running time
• AllMusic (Neil Z. Yeung): said the album is respectful of hip-hop culture but that 'there still seems to be something missing'
• Pigeons & Planes staff ranked it the 50th best album of the year

Reappraisal

• In an October 2017 Paper magazine interview, Malone called Stoney 'mediocre'
• In December 2017, he told Nardwuar that 'White Iverson' was his only 'good song'

Records

• Debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 with 58,000 album-equivalent units, 19,000 of them pure sales
• Peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 in the week of October 28, 2017
• Topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart
• Reached its 77th week in the top 10 of that chart in August 2018, breaking the record set by Michael Jackson's Thriller (1982)
• Certified three-times platinum by the RIAA in June 2018 and five-times platinum in April 2021
• Certified double platinum by the BPI in the United Kingdom

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The title refers to Malone's old nickname "Stoney Maloney"
• Malone began recording "White Iverson" two days after writing it, and he and FKi 1st made the beat at his house
• Malone wanted to blend guitar playing and rock into a sound that was 'really fresh', because he found much of hip-hop cliché
• "Congratulations" was Malone's first single in the Hot 100 top 10, peaking at number eight
• The cover photographs were part of a set taken during one photoshoot, and the other images were used in the packaging and press photos

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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