''Recovery'' is the second
studio album
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by American rapper
Quando Rondo. It was released on March 24, 2023, through
Atlantic Records
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,
Never Broke Again, and Quando Rondo LLC. It features production from Quando's go-to producer CxbGoCrazy, alongside Bankroll Got It, Geo Vocals, Synco, Ehll Evans, lvl35dav, and SephGotTheWaves. It features a single guest appearance from
YoungBoy Never Broke Again.
Background
Quando Rondo first teased the album in an
Instagram
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post on February 8, 2023, in which he also announced an accompanying documentary. The album is dedicated to Lul Pab, one of Quando's closest friends who was shot and killed in August 2022. He officially announced the album, along with its cover art and track listing, on March 10, 2023.
The album's lyrical content differs from his typical gang- and street-related themes; on the album, he raps about the pain he has endured from seeing his friends die and the process of his mental recovery, which inspired the album's title.
Singles
"Give Me a Sign" with
YoungBoy Never Broke Again, the album's lead single dedicated to the death of Quando's close friend Lul Pab was released on August 30, 2022. The album's second single, "Speeding", was released on January 22, 2023. "Long Live Pabb", the album's third single dedicated to the death of Lul Pab was released just a day later on January 23, 2023. "Me First", the album's fourth single was released on February 15, 2023. The album's final single, "Tear It Down", was released on March 9, 2023, prior to the album's official announcement.
A day prior to the release of the album, on March 23, 2023, the official music video for "Where Would I Be" was exclusively released on
YouTube.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal.
*
Quando Rondo – vocals (all songs)
*
YoungBoy Never Broke Again – vocals (20)
* Joseph E. Colmenero –
mastering,
mixing (1-19)
* Fabian Marasciullo – mixing (1-3, 5–15, 17–19)
* CxbGoCrazy –
engineering (1-20), mastering, mixing (16, 20)
*
Jason "Cheese" Goldberg – engineering, mastering, mixing (20)
* David Devaney – mixing assistant (20)
References
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2023 albums
Quando Rondo albums
Atlantic Records albums