Dinah Jane 1

Dinah Jane 1 is the debut extended play (EP) by American singer Dinah Jane. The EP was released on April 19, 2019 through Hitco, accompanied by its lead single "Heard It All Before". Dinah Jane 1 follows the September 2018 release of Jane's debut solo single "Bottled Up", featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Marc E. Bassy.

Dinah Jane 1
EP by Dinah Jane
Released	April 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	10:05
Label	Hitco
Producer	J. R. Rotem Mel & Mus Neff-U
Dinah Jane chronology
Dinah Jane 1 (2019) Juice County Vol. 1 (2024)
Singles from Dinah Jane 1
"Heard It All Before" Released: April 19, 2019

Background and release

Jane said she initially did not want to release the EP, however was convinced otherwise by record executive L.A. Reid.^[1] On March 28, 2019, Jane released the cover art for Dinah Jane 1 via social media, writing alongside it "4/19", referring to the date of the extended play's release.^[2] In the week prior to the EP's release, Jane began teasing the songs via social media by releasing snippets of audio for fans to listen to.^[3] Jane released audio versions of each track to YouTube, each of which doubled as lyric videos.^[4][5][6] A music video for lead single "Heard It All Before" was also released.^[7]

Critical reception

Nylon named it one of the best musical releases of the week, remarking that Jane has "finally found her sound".^[8] Billboard called the songs "wildly catchy" and "old-school R&B with 2019 club-ready treatment".^[9] Mike Neid of Idolator called the EP a "fitting introduction to the pop star's inner thoughts".^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Heard It All Before"	Dinah Jane Micah Powell J. R. Rotem Frank Brim	J. R. Rotem	3:21
2.	"Pass Me By"	Jocelyn Donald Melvin Hough II Rivelino Raoul Wouter	Mel & Mus	3:22
3.	"Fix It"	Dinah Jane Theron Otis Feemster Hayley Gene	Neff-U	3:22
Total length:				10:05

References

1. Aniftos, Rania (April 19, 2019). "Dinah Jane Reveals Her 'Truth' in New Self-Titled 3-Song Release: 'It's Definitely All Me'". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
2. "♛DinahJane on Instagram: "04/19"". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
3. "♛DinahJane on Instagram: "04/19 4 days til' PRE-SAVE NOW [LINK IN BIO]"". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
4. Dinah Jane (2019-04-18), Dinah Jane - "Heard It All Before" (Official Audio), retrieved 2019-04-21
5. Dinah Jane (2019-04-18), Dinah Jane - "Pass Me By" (Official Audio), retrieved 2019-04-21
6. Dinah Jane (2019-04-18), Dinah Jane - "Fix It" (Official Audio), retrieved 2019-04-21
7. Dinah Jane (2019-04-19), Dinah Jane - "Heard It All Before" (Official Video), retrieved 2019-04-21
8. "Soundcheck: The 12 Best Music Releases Of The Week". Nylon. 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
9. "Dinah Jane Reveals Her 'Truth' in New Self-Titled 3-Song Release: 'It's Definitely All Me'". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
10. "Dinah Jane Introduces Herself With Three New Songs". idolator. 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2019-04-21.