Ivory is the debut studio album by American singer Omar Apollo, released on April 8, 2022, by Warner Records.

The album's deluxe edition, titled Ivory (Marfil), featuring five additional tracks including the singles "Archetype" and "Highlight", was released on August 12, 2022.

[2] Despite the disappointment from his record label Warner, Apollo was allowed to proceed with the rewrite, starting in November 2021, after releasing two lead singles.

The song features guest vocals from Kali Uchis, making it the second time they collaborate, since the track "Hey Boy" from Apolonio.

[15] In September 2022, the track "Evergreen" went viral on the platform TikTok, boosting the song's streams on Spotify and Apple Music and garnering Apollo his first Billboard Hot 100 chart entry.

[19][20][28] The third track, "No Good Reason", is a song that "bursts into life" features a funky, bubbly synth production noted to be experimental for Apollo.

[20][31] Pitchfork praised the song as it showcased Apollo's range, going from "wizened soul belter to '90s boy band innocence".

"[25] Rolling Stone's writer Julyssa Lopez praised Apollo's ability to "[let] the music speak for [his identity and sexuality and that he] doesn’t hold back in his lyrics.

He can shift from wizened soul belter to '90s boy band innocence in a heartbeat", and then commended the variety of genres by summing up the review with "Apollo’s sheer talent has strained against the limits of the micro-genre he came up in.

[26] Domenic Strazzabosco of Riff Magazine wrote: "Ivory gives Omar Apollo the fullest platform to display his songwriting, vocal dexterity and the converging musical styles that influence him".

[44] Meanwhile, in a mixed review, Ammar Kalia of The Guardian labelled the album as "overstuffed", while praising Apollo's vocals and "aptitude for unexpected genres".

The tour began on October 21, 2022, in San Diego, California at the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre and concluded on November 29, 2022, in Toronto at the History venue.

[61] In September 2022, Apollo made an appearance on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts, performing "En El Olvido", "Endlessly", "Petrified", and "Evergreen".