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Reception

Anna Rose from ''The Music AU'' said the album "is a tender, star-studded offering, one that shows a maturity of soul and sound without washing out his signature hybrid of hip hop and pop." adding " hechoice in collaborators brings a certain depth to his music." but concluded saying "...without the talents of musicians borrowed from other genres, this would be a pretty bland album." The album was recognised as one of the 20 Best Album Covers of 2019 by ''

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Track listing

Personnel

The following people contributed to ''Starry Night Over the Phone'': * Mario Borgatta – mixing, vocal production, engineer *Simple Integrated Marketing – album artwork design

Charts

Release history

References

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