The Great Expanse is the eighth studio album by Australian hip hop trio Hilltop Hoods, released on 22 February 2019 through Universal Music Australia. The album was produced by members Suffa (Matthew Lambert) and DJ Debris (Barry Francis), and features gold-selling ARIA Award winning single "Clark Griswold" featuring Adrian Eagle, platinum single "Leave Me Lonely", and new single "Exit Sign" featuring Illy and Ecca Vandal.
The Great Expanse debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, making it the group's sixth number one and setting a new ARIA record for most number-one albums by an Australian group. The album was also issued on CD and vinyl.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for three awards. Album of the Year, Best Group and Best Hip Hop Release.
Composition Second single "Leave Me Lonely" is about the "eternal struggle of being cornered by a close-talker". MC Pressure told The Music that while "Leave Me Lonely" is the "fastest song on the record", "there are a few other party banger style songs that it fits in nicely with. The album as a whole, however, varies from dark and moody to fun and upbeat throughout."
Track listing Track listing adapted from iTunes.
Personnel Hilltop Hoods Suffa (Matthew David Lambert) – vocals, engineering, mixing, producing Pressure (Daniel Howe Smith) – vocals DJ Debris (Barry John M Francis) – producing, engineering, turntablism
Additional musicians Ecca Vandal – guest vocals on track 4 and 6 Nyassa – guest vocals on track 4 and 12 Timberwolf – guest vocals on track 5 Illy – guest vocals on track 6 Adrian Eagle – guest vocals on track 7 Ruel – guest vocals on track 10
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 13
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