Title: In Hiding... (1 of 2)Artist: Reese Hollinsworth
Release date: May 22nd, 2014
Formats: Compact Disc, Digital Download, Vinyl
Recorded: April 2014 - Flux Studios, New York City, New York
Genre: R&B, Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul, Dancehall, Disco, Pop
Label: Independently released
Writers: Beyoncé Knowles, Rich Harrison, Shawn Carter, Eugene Record, Robert Waller, Scott Storch, Delisha Thomas, Keli Nicole Price, Makeba Riddick, Rodney Jerkins, Corte Ellis, LaShaun Owens, Kandice Love, Karrim Mack, Larry Toutman, Roger Toutman, Adonis Shropshire, Angela Beyincé, Mario Winans, Sean Combs, Steven Jordan, Varick Smith, Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams, Mark Batson, Sean Paul Henriques, Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, Kasseem Dean, Shawn Garrett, Stayve Thomas, Michael Jackson, Shaffer Smith, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Walter Millsap, Candice Nelson, Curtis Mayfield, Kenneth Edmonds, Ryan Tedder, Evan Bogart, Elvis Williams, Harold Lilly, Shondrae Crawford, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Wayne Wilkins, Toby Gad, BC Jean
Producers: Reese Hollinsworth (executive producer), Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch, Rodney Jerkins, Rich Harrison, Mark Batson, Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams, Karrim Mack, LaShaun Owens, Corte Ellis, Bijan Williams, Kasseem Dean, Mario Winans, Sean Combs, Marc Schaffel, Shaffer Smith, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas, Matt Sullivan, Randy Spendlove, Walter Millsap, Candice Nelson, Ryan Tedder, Elvis Williams, Shondrae Crawford, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Wayne Wilkins, Toby Gad
In Hiding... (1 of 2) is the debut EP of Vietnamese-American recording artist Reese Hollinsworth, released on May 22nd, 2014. After finishing high school at the age of 17, he began recording his own covers of songs he had favored over the years. Recording sessions took place in the entirety of April 2014 at Flux Studios in New York City. As executive producer of the album, Hollinsworth took a big role in most of the album's aspects, including the mastering and production of songs in the album. There were 47 songs that were recorded for the album, 10 of which made the standard edition, with 10 more reported to be in the deluxe edition.
The tracks in the album are all covers, which are all originally by the multi-Grammy-winning artist Beyoncé Knowles, which are mainly written in R&B and hip hop genres. Some songs in the album also feature Arabic and soul music, with minor elements of dancehall and disco. The album will be released as a compact disc and a vinyl disc, with digital download as an available option, as well.
Upon its release, the EP was received with generally positive reviews from critics. Metacritic, which assigns all albums with a score out of 100, gave the EP a score of 88, indicating "critical acclaim." Andrew Hampp and Erika Ramirez from
Billboard gave a positive review of the EP, especially giving praise to "Sweet Dreams", which "gave the song the reinvention it needed with minimalistic means of instruments and simply vocals that gave the song a living soul," and acclaimed the 45-second vocal run that replaces the bridge in the cover, saying it "was unheard of in a male artist, or any artist, for that matter," and "shows potential Earth-shattering vocals that will change the industry the same way Beyoncé did." However, Josh Modell from
The A.V. Club, who gave the EP an B+, criticised said vocal run, saying it was "unnecessary" and "a tad bit show-off," but also praising the deluxe edition's closing track, saying Hollinsworth's vocals "gave the song vulnerability and strength when it needed them."
On June 6, 2014, the EP was officially submitted to the Golden 15. In the week ending June 13, 2014, the EP debuted at number 21 with 105,000 copies sold.
Tracklist:Standard Edition1. Me, Myself & I [writers: Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch, Robert Waller; producers: Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch]
2. Déjà Vu [Shawn Carter, Rodney Jerkins, Knowles, Keli Nicole Price, Makeba Riddick, Delisha Thomas; Knowles, Jerkins]
3. What's It Gonna Be [Corte Ellis, Kandice Love, Knowles, Karrim Mack, LaShaun Owens, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman; Karrim Mack, LaShaun Owens, Corte Ellis, Bijan Williams]
4. Summertime [Angela Beyincé, Sean Combs, Knowles, Steven Jordan, Adonis Shropshire, Varick "Smitty" Smith, Mario Winans; Combs, Winans]
5. Work It Out [Chad Hugo, Knowles, Pharrell Williams; Hugo, Williams]
6. Daddy [Mark Batson, Knowles; Batson, Knowles]
7. Baby Boy [Carter, Sean Paul Henriques, Knowles, Storch, Waller; Knowles, Storch]
8. Naughty Girl [Pete Bellotte, Beyincé, Knowles, Giorgio Moroder, Scott Storch, Donna Summer, Robert Waller; Knowles, Storch]
9. Check On It [Beyincé, Kasseem Dean, Sean Garrett, Knowles, Stayve Thomas; Dean]
10. Crazy In Love [Carter, Rich Harrison, Knowles, Eugene Record; Harrison, Knowles]
Deluxe Edition1. Me, Myself & I [writers: Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch, Robert Waller; producers: Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch]
2. Déjà Vu [Shawn Carter, Rodney Jerkins, Knowles, Keli Nicole Price, Makeba Riddick, Delisha Thomas; Knowles, Jerkins]
3. What's It Gonna Be [Corte Ellis, Kandice Love, Knowles, Karrim Mack, LaShaun Owens, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman; Karrim Mack, LaShaun Owens, Corte Ellis, Bijan Williams]
4. Summertime [Angela Beyincé, Sean Combs, Knowles, Steven Jordan, Adonis Shropshire, Varick "Smitty" Smith, Mario Winans; Combs, Winans]
5. Work It Out [Chad Hugo, Knowles, Pharrell Williams; Hugo, Pharrell Williams]
6. Daddy [Mark Batson, Knowles; Batson, Knowles]
7. Baby Boy [Carter, Sean Paul Henriques, Knowles, Storch, Waller; Knowles, Storch]
8. Naughty Girl [Pete Bellotte, Beyincé, Knowles, Giorgio Moroder, Scott Storch, Donna Summer, Robert Waller; Knowles, Storch]
9. Check On It [Beyincé, Kasseem Dean, Sean Garrett, Knowles, Stayve Thomas; Dean]
10. Crazy In Love [Carter, Rich Harrison, Knowles, Eugene Record; Harrison, Knowles]
11. What More Can I Give [Michael Jackson; Marc Schaffel]
12. Irreplaceable [Shaffer Smith, Knowles, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund; Eriksen, Hermansen, Knowles, Smith]
13. Listen [Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Knowles; Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas, Matt Sullivan, Randy Spendlove]
14. Resentment [Knowles, Walter Millsap, Candice Nelson, Curtis Mayfield; Millsap, Nelson, Knowles]
15. Broken-Hearted Girl [Kenneth Edmonds, Eriksen, Hermanson, Knowles; Eriksen, Hermanson, Knowles]
16. Halo [Knowles, Ryan Tedder, Evan Bogart; Tedder, Knowles]
17. Ego [Elvis Williams, Knowles, Harold Lilly; Elvis Williams, Knowles]
18. Diva [Knowles, Shondrae Crawford, Garrett; Knowles, Crawford, Garrett]
19. Sweet Dreams [Knowles, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Wayne Wilkins; Knowles, Jonsin, Love, Wilkins]
20. If I Were A Boy [Toby Gad, BC Jean; Gad, Knowles]