Tiwa Savage Returns With This One Is Personal: A Diary in Sound
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- August 29, 2025
When Tiwa Savage disappears, the silence feels deafening. After a five-year pause since
Celia in 2020
, Mama Africa returns with
This One Is Personal
— not just an album, but a confessional etched in melody. Released August 29, 2025, it speaks in hushed truths, unashamedly raw, daring you to listen.
I’m Done: The Opening Statement
From the first note of I’m Done, Tiwa leaves masks behind. Sparse piano and strings cradle a voice heavy with exhaustion and defiance. It’s not showmanship, it’s a release.
Angel Dust: Dark Smoke
Angel Dust sketches a love both bewitching and toxic, velvety yet dangerous. Think The Weeknd energy, mood-laced, but anchored in Afro-rhythms that echo Lagos heat.
On the Low ft. Skepta: UK Energy
Skepta isn’t just a feature, he’s texture. This is lovers sharing secrets in the dark. His grime shadows her softness, crafting a radio-ready tune that refuses to fade.
You4Me: Soft Plea
You4Me is the album’s heartbeat, warm, minimal, and profoundly tender. Think back to her R.E.D. era, this is her, but wiser, softer, more unapologetically affectionate.
Addicted ft. Taves: Bridging Generations
Taves stands in for the new wave, and their voices entwine in a beautiful urgency — two souls throttled by desire, wary of what it might cost.
Change ft. James Fauntleroy: Global Pen
This track ascends, harmonies hang, acoustic chords echo, Tiwa’s voice wavers with confession. With James Fauntleroy’s golden touch, it lingers like a prayer.
This One Is Personal: Interlude
Not a bridge, but a manifesto. A whisper, a journal entry turned song, holding space for what she didn’t know how to say.
Other Gems
- Twisted — A dance beat with scars, bittersweet in every move.
- Scared of Love — She whispers what many fear to say, love terrifies her.
- Pray No More — Less faith, more surrender, a spiritual bleed.
- Will I Run Again? — The closer that refuses to close, asking echoes back.
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Overall Vibe
This album is not made for TikTok snippets or chart chasing. It is crafted for depth, for people who sit with music like wine and let it breathe. The sound is rich with Lagos sun, London nights, and Nashville soul. Every feature feels intentional, no clutter, no unnecessary noise.
Tiwa Savage didn’t just release a project, she gave us a diary. This One Is Personal is both a confession and a survival manual.
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