Trilogy is the first compilation album by The Weeknd. It was released on November 13, 2012. It is composed of re-mixed and remastered versions of his 2011 mixtapes House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, and three previously-unreleased songs.
Background[]
In 2011, The Weeknd released series of mixtapes — House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence — garnered both critical acclaim and a growing fan base. The mixtapes were principally recorded with producers Doc McKinny and Illangelo at Dream House and Site Sound Studios in Toronto; additional sessions took place at Sterling Road Studios.
In September 2012, The Weeknd signed with Republic Records in a joint venture with his own imprint label XO. The mixtapes were subsequently remastered and compiled for Trilogy, along with three previously unreleased songs, which were recorded at Liberty Studios in Toronto. "Twenty Eight", "Valerie", and "Til Dawn (Here Comes the Sun)" were included as bonus tracks at the end of each of the compilation's discs.
Tracklist[]
| Disc one: House of Balloons | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "High for This" | 4:07 | ||||||||
| 2. | "What You Need" | 3:16 | ||||||||
| 3. | "House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls" | 6:47 | ||||||||
| 4. | "The Morning" | 5:15 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Wicked Games" | 5:24 | ||||||||
| 6. | "The Party & the After Party" | 7:39 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Coming Down" | 4:55 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Loft Music" | 6:04 | ||||||||
| 9. | "The Knowing" | 5:41 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Twenty Eight" (bonus track) | 4:18 | ||||||||
| Disc two: Thursday | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Lonely Star" | 5:49 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Life of the Party" | 4:57 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Thursday" | 5:19 | ||||||||
| 4. | "The Zone" (featuring Drake) | 6:58 | ||||||||
| 5. | "The Birds, Pt. 1" | 3:34 | ||||||||
| 6. | "The Birds, Pt. 2" | 5:50 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Gone" | 8:07 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Rolling Stone" | 3:50 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Heaven or Las Vegas" | 5:53 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Valerie" (bonus track) | 4:46 | ||||||||
| Disc three: Echoes of Silence | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "D.D." | 4:35 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Montreal" | 4:10 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Outside" | 4:20 | ||||||||
| 4. | "XO / The Host" | 7:23 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Initiation" | 4:20 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Same Old Song" (featuring Juicy J) | 5:12 | ||||||||
| 7. | "The Fall" | 5:45 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Next" | 6:00 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Echoes of Silence" | 4:02 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Till Dawn (Here Comes the Sun)" (bonus track) | 5:19 | ||||||||