''Mr. Davis'' is the eleventh studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on October 13, 2017, by GUWOP Enterprises, RBC Records and

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. The album is Gucci Mane's second commercial project of the year of 2017, following the '' Droptopwop'' mixtape. It features

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s from

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, Monica,

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, Young Dolph and Rico Love. ''Mr. Davis'' was supported by three singles: " Make Love", " Tone It Down" and " I Get the Bag". The album charted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, and received generally positive reviews from critics.

Background

Gucci Mane announced the album's title, track listing and cover art on August 17, 2017, along with the pre-order.

Promotion

Before the release of '' Droptopwop'' (2017), Gucci Mane released the first single to ''Mr. Davis'', " Make Love" with

, on February 23, 2017. The album's

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, " Tone It Down" featuring

, was released on June 20, 2017. " I Get the Bag" featuring

, was released as a promotional single on August 18, 2017, along with a music video. It was then sent to

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radio on September 5, 2017, as the album's third single. On September 13, 2017, Gucci Mane released the song, "

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" featuring

, as the album's promotional single.

Critical reception

''Mr. Davis'' was met with generally positive reviews. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an

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score of 77, based on seven reviews. Neil Z. Yeung of

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gave a positive review, stating "The songs pop, the production is memorable, and the guests weave effortlessly into their respective tracks without detracting from Gucci's signature delivery". Evan Rytlewski of ''

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'' said, "Between this spring's cold, uncompromising '' Droptopwop'' and the personable crossover stab of ''Mr. Davis'', Gucci Mane is making his most engaging music since his Trap Back/Trap God resurgence". Scott Glaysher of '' XXL'' stated, "''Mr. Davis'' is stripped-down, honest and straight to the point". Ural Garrett of ''

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'' wrote: "The album doesn't move the needle for Guwop's creative progression forward and at times sounds as if it doesn't even aspire to. In a nutshell, ''Mr. Davis'' is simply a party celebrating Gucci's personal growth alongside his star-studded friends." Matthew Cooper of '' Clash'' saying "There is plenty of time for Guwop to build upon the formula that already has him winning". In a mixed review, ''

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''s Ben Beaumont-Thomas stated: "With little to no actual wordplay to his boasts, the materialism gets a little wearing."

Commercial performance

''Mr. Davis'' debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 70,000

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s, of which 21,000 were pure album sales. It is Gucci Mane's fourth US top 10 album and the second largest debut sales week of his career.

Track listing

Notes * signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal. Performers *

– primary artist *

– featured artist (track 3) *

– featured artist track 4) * Young Dolph – featured artist (track 4) *

– featured artist (track 5) *

– featured artist (track 6) *

– featured artist (track 9) * Monica – featured artist (track 10) *

– featured artist (track 11) *

– featured artist (track 12) *

– featured artist (track 13) *

– featured artist (track 15) * Rico Love – featured artist (track 16) Technical * Colin Sing – mastering engineer (all tracks) * Kori Anders – mixing engineer (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17) * Eddie "eMIX" Hernàndez – recording engineer (tracks 2, 3, 5, 17) *

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– mixing engineer (tracks 12, 13) * Chad Roper – recording engineer (tracks 10, 16) * Marcella "Ms Lago" Araica – mixing engineer (track 10) * Chad Jolley – additional recording engineer (tracks 10, 16) * Dana Richard – recording engineer (track 16) * Nathan Burgess – recording engineer (track 16) * Niko Marzouca – mixing engineer (track 16) * Robert Marks – mixing engineer (tracks 16) Production * Murda Beatz – producer (track 1) *

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– producer (track 1) *

Zaytoven Xavier Lamar Dotson (born January 12, 1980), known professionally as Zaytoven, is an American record producer from Atlanta, Georgia. He has released collaborative projects with artists including Gucci Mane, Usher, Future, Young Dolph, Mig ...

– producer (tracks 2, 17) *

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– producer (tracks 3, 15) * Southside – producer (tracks 3, 11, 13, 15) *

Mike Will Made It Michael Len Williams II (born March 23, 1989), known professionally as Mike Will Made It (often stylized as Mike WiLL Made-It) or simply Mike Will, is an American record producer. He is best known for producing trap beats for several Southern hi ...

– producer (track 4) * Myles Harris – producer (track 4) * Nav – producer (track 5) * Ben Billions – producer (track 8) * OG Parker – producer (track 6) * TM88 – producer (tracks 6, 14) * Key Wane – producer (track 9) * Danja – producer (track 10), additional producer (track 16) * Rico Love – producer (track 10) * Cardiak – producer (track 12) *

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– producer (track 12) *

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– producer (track 16) Additional personnel * Gucci Mane – executive producer * Jimmy Fontaine – photography * Virgilio Tzaj – art direction and design * Carolyn Tracey – packaging project director * Shun Melson – styling direction

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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