Summer Walker
Summer Marjani Walker (born April 11, 1996 in Atlanta ) is an American R&B singer and songwriter from Atlanta.
biography
Summer Walker grew up in Atlanta . She was discovered through self-made recordings of her own songs, which she published on social media in the mid-2010s. She was then signed to the LoveRenaissance (LVRN) label . Songs like Session 32 , CPR and Girls Need Love appeared , with which she laid the foundation for her career. In spring 2018 she also went on tour as an "opening act" with label colleague 6lack . Some of the first songs were also included on Last Day of Summer , their first mixtape , which was released in October of that year and immediately made it into the US album charts . A new recording of Girls Need Love together with Drake even made it into the top 40 of the singles charts and achieved platinum status . It also hit the charts in other English-speaking countries.
Then she worked on her first studio album. She previously released the single Playing Games , which reached number 16 in the US singles chart and number 25 in the UK . With the album Over It , she reached number 1 on the R&B charts and number 2 on the official charts in the USA in October 2019. 7 other songs on the album, including collaborations with Usher and Jhené Aiko , made it into the single charts.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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 CH
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 UK
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 US
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R&B
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| 2019 | Over It |
CH56 (1 week) CH |
UK7th  (21 weeks)UK |
US2  (… Where.)US |
R&B1 (... week) R&B |
First published: October 4, 2019
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Mix tapes
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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CH
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UK
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US
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R&B
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| 2018 | Last Day of Summer | - | - |
US44 (... weeks) US |
R&B6 (... weeks) R&B |
First published: October 19, 2018
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EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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CH
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UK
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US
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R&B
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| 2020 | Life on Earth | - | - |
US8 (3 weeks) US |
R&B6 (... weeks) R&B |
First published: July 10, 2020
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More EPs
- 2019: Clear (first published January 25, 2019)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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US
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R&B
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| 2018 | Girls Need Love Last Day of Summer / Over It |
UK41 (9 weeks)UK |
US37 × 3
(19 weeks)US |
R&B16 (20 weeks) R&B |
First published: July 26th, 2018
Remix feat. Drake |
| 2019 | Playing Games Over It |
UK25th (9 weeks)UK |
US16 (20 weeks)US |
R&B9 (21 weeks) R&B |
First published: August 23, 2019
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| Stretch You Out Over It |
UK70 (1 week) UK |
US68 (1 week) US |
R&B33 (1 week) R&B |
First published: September 24, 2019
feat. A boogie wit da hoodie |
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| Something Real single track |
UK99 (1 week) UK |
- | - |
First published: November 22nd, 2019
with London on da Track & Chris Brown |
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| Come Thru Over It |
UK42 (7 weeks) UK |
US42  (19 weeks)US |
R&B23 (20 weeks) R&B |
Initial release: December 28, 2019
with Usher |
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | |||||
| 2019 | I'll kill you over it |
- |
US61 (3 weeks) US |
R&B29 (3 weeks) R&B |
feat. Jhené Aiko
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| Body Over It |
- |
US73 (1 week) US |
R&B36 (1 week) R&B |
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| Drunk Dialing… LODT Over It |
- |
US79 (1 week) US |
R&B39 (1 week) R&B |
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| Over It Over It |
- |
US80 (1 week) US |
R&B40 (1 week) R&B |
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| Potential Over It |
- |
US92 (1 week) US |
R&B46 (1 week) R&B |
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| 2020 | My Affection Life on Earth |
UK77 (1 week) UK |
US86 (... weeks) US |
R&B45 (... weeks) R&B |
with PartyNextDoor
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| Let It Go Life on Earth |
UK88 (1 week) UK |
US84 (... weeks) US |
R&B44 (... weeks) R&B |
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More songs
- 2018: Session 32
- 2018: CPR
- 2019: Clear
Guest Posts
- 2019: Summer Reign ( Rick Ross feat.Summer Walker)
- 2019: Triggered ( Jhené Aiko feat. 21 Savage & Summer Walker)
- 2020: Secret (21 Savage feat.Summer Walker)
Remixes
- 2020: Trevor Daniel - Falling
- 2020: Justin Bieber - Yummy
swell
- ↑ About Summer Walker , Apple Music, accessed October 16, 2019
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: CH UK US
- ↑ a b Gold / Platinum Awards: UK US
Web links
- Summer Walker at Allmusic (English)
- Summer Walker at SoundCloud
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walker, Summer |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walker, Summer Marjani (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American R&B musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1996 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlanta , Georgia , USA |