# Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 7/10 |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | |
| AllMusic | |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10 |
| HipHopDX | 3.8/5 |
Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies is the third studio album by Los Angeles–based Swedish singer Snoh Aalegra. It was released on 9 July 2021 through ARTium and Roc Nation.
The album received a nomination for Best R&B Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

## Track listing

Notes
* signifies a primary and vocal producer.
* signifies a co-producer.
* signifies a vocal producer.
* "Violet Skies" contains a sample from "Fried" by Frank Dukes.
* "Save Yourself" contains a sample of "Beauty" performed by Dru Hill.

## Personnel

Musicians
* Snoh Aalegra – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7–13, 15)
* No I.D. – keyboards (track 1)
* Johan Lenox – keyboards (track 1)
* PJ Morton – keyboards (track 2)
* Anthony Clemons, Jr. – background vocals (tracks 3, 5)
* Tyler, the Creator – background vocals (tracks 5, 10)
* Doctor O – keyboard (track 6)
* Joel Compass – background vocals, keyboards (track 7)
* Yakob – keyboards (track 7)
* Daijah Anasa Ross – background vocals (tracks 8, 9, 13)
* Mellodust – synthesizers, keyboards (tracks 8, 13); Mellotron (9)
* Sensei Bueno – guitar (tracks 8, 9, 13); bass, synthesizers, strings, drums (9, 13); keyboards (13)
* Swagg R'licious – drums, keyboards (track 9)
* Leon Thomas – background vocals (track 11)
* James Fauntleroy – background vocals (track 11)
* Ari PenSmith – background vocals (14)
* P2J – background vocals (track 14)
Technical
* Dale Becker – mastering
* Jeff Ellis – mixing (tracks 1–8, 10–14)
* Jim Caruana – mixing (tracks 9, 15), engineering (1, 2, 4, 6–9, 11–15), vocal engineering for Snoh Aalegra (3, 5, 10)
* Mike Larson – engineering (track 3)
* Kayla Reagan – engineering for mix (tracks 1–8, 10–14)
* Nathan Phillips – engineering for mix (tracks 3–5, 7, 8, 10, 14)
* Nate Alford – vocal engineering for Snoh Aalegra (track 3)
* Vic Wainstein – vocal engineering for Tyler, the Creator (tracks 5, 10)
* James Fauntleroy – vocal engineering for James Fauntleroy (track 11)
* Hector Vega – mastering assistance
* Fili Fitizolla – mastering assistance
* Connor Hedge – mastering assistance
* Justin Batad – engineering assistance (tracks 1–6, 10–12, 15)
* Nick Valentin – engineering assistance (track 3)
* Maximilian "Vandal" Deak – engineering assistance (track 3)
* Morgan David – engineering assistance (track 3)
* Monique Evelyn – engineering assistance (tracks 7–9, 13)
* Johnny Morgan – engineering assistance (track 14)
* Snoh Aalegra – background vocal arrangement (tracks 5, 10, 12), vocal arrangement (15)
* Anthony Clemons, Jr. – background vocal arrangement (tracks 5, 10)
* Tyler, the Creator – background vocal arrangement (track 5)
* Ari PenSmith – background vocal arrangement (track 10)
* Marcus Semaj – background vocal arrangement (track 12)

## Charts

Chart performance for Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies :
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 57 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 45 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 77 |
| US Billboard 200 | 24 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 16 |

## Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference :
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
| Various | 9 July 2021 | Digital downloadstreaming | ARTium | |