Trilogy

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: House of Balloons
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	High for This recording of: High for This writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Adrien Gough and Henry Walter		4:07
2	What You Need recording engineer: Jeremy Rose producer: Jeremy Rose and The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer) mixer: Illangelo instruments: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer) and Jeremy Rose mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: What You Need writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer) and Jeremy Rose		3:16
3	House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls recording of: House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese, Doc McKinney (producer), John Martin (Chicago singer-songwriter), Peter Clarke (UK drummer Peter Clarke of The Banshees, The Creatures, etc.), Steven Severin and Susan Ballion (Susan Janet Ballion)		6:47
4	The Morning recording of: The Morning writer: Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)		5:16
5	Wicked Games recording of: Wicked Games writer: Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese, Doc McKinney (producer) and Rainer Millar Blanchaer		5:25
6	The Party & the After Party recording of: The Party & the After Party writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Jeremy Rose, Victoria Legrand, Rainer Millar Blanchaer and Alex Scally		7:39
7	Coming Down recording of: Coming Down writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)		4:55
8	Loft Music recording of: Loft Music writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Jeremy Rose, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally		6:04
9	The Knowing recording engineer and producer: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo assistant engineer: Matthew Acton mixer: Illangelo additional guitar [guitars]: Adrian "X" Eccleston instruments: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada samples: Cherry‐Coloured Funk by Cocteau Twins recording of: The Knowing writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese, Doc McKinney (producer), Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins) and Simon Raymonde		5:49
10	Twenty Eight recording engineer and producer: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo assistant engineer: Shin Kamiyama mixer: Illangelo instruments: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo recorded at and mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Twenty Eight writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)		4:18

2▼CD: Thursday
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Lonely Star recording engineer and producer: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo assistant engineer: Matthew Acton mixer: Illangelo instruments: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Lonely Star writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)	The Weeknd	3	5:49
2	Life of the Party recording engineer and producer: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo mixer: Illangelo guitar [guitars]: Adrian "X" Eccleston instruments: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Life of the Party writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Pontus Berghe, Björn Berglund (electronic music in the 2000s), Carlo Montagnese, Doc McKinney (producer), Andy Grier and Vincent Reilly	The Weeknd		4:57
3	Thursday recording engineer and producer: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo mixer: Illangelo instruments: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Thursday writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)	The Weeknd	3	5:20
4	The Zone recording engineer: Doc McKinney (producer), Illangelo and Noah "40" Shebib (Noah Shebib) assistant engineer: Noel Cadastre producer: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo mixer: Illangelo instruments: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Sterling Road Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada music videos: The Zone (explicit) by The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer) feat. Drake (Canadian rapper) recording of: The Zone writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)	The Weeknd feat. Drake	4.5	6:59
5	The Birds Pt. 1 recording engineer and producer: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo mixer: Illangelo instruments: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: The Birds, Part 1 writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)	The Weeknd		3:34
6	The Birds Pt. 2 recording engineer: Illangelo and Martin “Doc” McKinney (producer) assistant engineer: Matthew Acton producer: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo mixer: Illangelo instruments: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: The Birds, Part 2 writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Nick Bird, Carlo Montagnese, Steve Crittall, Doc McKinney (producer), Alex McGowan and Martina Topley‐Bird	The Weeknd	4	5:51
7	Gone recording engineer and producer: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo mixer: Illangelo instruments: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Gone writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)	The Weeknd	3	8:08
8	Rolling Stone recording engineer and producer: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo assistant engineer: Matthew Acton mixer: Illangelo instruments: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Rolling Stone writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)	The Weeknd		3:51
9	Heaven or Las Vegas recording engineer and producer: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo assistant engineer: Matthew Acton mixer: Illangelo instruments: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Heaven or Las Vegas writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)	The Weeknd	4	6:00
10	Valerie recording engineer and producer: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo assistant engineer: Shin Kamiyama mixer: Illangelo instruments: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo recorded at and mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Valerie writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)	The Weeknd		4:47

3▼CD: Echoes of Silence
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	D.D. recording engineer, producer and mixer: Illangelo instruments: Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada cover recording of: Dirty Diana lyricist and composer: Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)	The Weeknd	5	4:35
2	Montreal recording engineer, producer and mixer: Illangelo instruments: Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Montreal writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Serge Gainsbourg composer: Carlo Montagnese and Serge Gainsbourg quotes lyrics from: Laisse tomber les filles quotes music from: Laisse tomber les filles	The Weeknd		4:11
3	Outside recording engineer, producer and mixer: Illangelo instruments: Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Outside writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Ahmad Balshe (Palestinian-Canadian rapper), Carlo Montagnese, Madeline Follin and Ryan Mattos	The Weeknd		4:20
4	XO / The Host recording engineer, producer and mixer: Illangelo guitar [guitars]: Patrick Greenaway instruments: Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: XO / The Host writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer) and Carlo Montagnese	The Weeknd		7:24
5	Initiation recording engineer and mixer: Illangelo producer: DropXLife (lo-fi) and Illangelo instruments: DROPXLIFE (lo-fi) and Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada samples: Patience by Georgia Anne Muldrow (US jazz musician) recording of: Initiation writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese, Georgia Anne Muldrow (US jazz musician) and Martin Wong	The Weeknd		4:21
6	Same Old Song recording engineer, producer and mixer: Illangelo instruments: Illangelo additional vocals: Juicy J (US rapper) recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Same Old Song writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Jordan Houston (US rapper)	The Weeknd feat. Juicy J		5:12
7	The Fall recording engineer and mixer: Illangelo producer: Clams Casino (songwriter/producer Michael Volpe) and Illangelo instruments: Clams Casino (songwriter/producer Michael Volpe) and Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: The Fall writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Mike Volpe (songwriter/producer Michael Volpe)	The Weeknd		5:45
8	Next recording engineer, producer and mixer: Illangelo instruments: Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Next writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Martin Wong	The Weeknd		6:00
9	Echoes of Silence recording engineer, producer and mixer: Illangelo instruments: Illangelo recorded at: Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Echoes of Silence writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer) and Carlo Montagnese	The Weeknd		4:09
10	Till Dawn (Here Comes the Sun) recording engineer and producer: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo assistant engineer: Shin Kamiyama mixer: Illangelo instruments: Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo recorded at and mixed at: Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Till Dawn (Here Comes the Sun) writer: Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)	The Weeknd		5:20

Credits

Release

photography:	Lamar Taylor
mastering:	Mark Santangelo
illustration:	Drop (lo-fi)
design:	Drop (lo-fi) Ben Swantek

mastered at:	Masterdisk in New York, New York, United States

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/4024836 [info]
ASIN:	US: B009LDXQGW [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0003777453 [info]

Release group

includes:	Echoes of Silence House of Balloons Thursday

part of:	Juno Awards: R&B/Soul Recording of the Year (number: 2013) (order: 14) TheNeedleDrop: Top 200 Albums of the 2010s (number: 190) (order: 190)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/490849 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/The-weeknd/Trilogy [info]
reviews:	https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17280-the-trilogy/ [info] https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gr5c [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/the-weeknd/trilogy/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002422285 [info]
Wikidata:	Q7842079 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 602537197934
Format:: 3×CD
Length:: 2:40:10

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Digipak
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Universal Republic Records
B0017732-02

Release events

United States
2012-11-13

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