Yes! (k-os album)

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Yes!
Studio album by k-os
Released April 14, 2009 (Canada)
February 23, 2010 (US)
May 3, 2010 (UK)
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 52:14
Label Universal Music Canada
Producer k-os, Rich Kidd
k-os chronology
Collected
(2007)		 Yes!
(2009)		 The Trill: A Journey so Far
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Chart Attack 4/5 stars[2]
HipHopDX 3.5/5 stars[3]
NOW 4/5 stars[4]
RapReviews (9/10)[5]
Sputnikmusic 4.5/5 stars[6]
Toronto Star 3.5/4 stars[7]

Yes! is the fourth album of alternative hip hop artist k-os, released on April 14, 2009[8] in Canada by Universal Music Canada. The first single, "4 3 2 1", was released to radio in December 2008 and peaked at #98 on the Canadian Hot 100, also the video premiered on February 17, 2009.[9] "Burning Bridges" and "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman" are the second and third singles respectively. The album also debuted at #9 on the Canadian Albums Chart. On November 17, Yes! was released on iTunes in the United States. The video for "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman" was released on November 23 as promo for the US physical release in February 2010. The video for "Zambony" was released on July 14, 2010, as promo for the US and UK physical releases as well.

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[edit] Background

Yes! was recorded at a number of studios, including Vancouver's The Warehouse Studio, Mushroom Studios, and k-os' home studio. A working title for the album was called Souls on Ice, after a line from "Zambony".

Before recording Yes!, k-os relocated from his hometown of Toronto to Vancouver and changed record labels from EMI to Universal Music Group-Nettwerk. k-os has said of the album, "this album to me is taking those passionate feelings I have and transmuting them into something that's fun -- because I'm having so much fun right now."[10]

On the album cover, k-os is shown painting a wall red with a paint roller, while holding an Ensoniq ASR-X Pro sampler in the other hand. Also, a black acoustic guitar is leaning against the wall, and the word "Yes!" is displayed, similar to k-os' debut album Exit.

The album was included on the longlist for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.[11]

Speaking on "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman", k-os said, "this song started because I went over to Saukrates’ house. He invited me over and he was playing a bunch of music because we were trying to get together on a track. And as the story goes, after playing me five or six tracks he was like, ‘oh yeah, and I got this thing’. And I was like, ‘God, dude I have to rap on that.’ And he’s like, ‘that?’ I was like, ‘that’s Phantom Planet’. I didn’t even know it was an OC thing. And he sliced and diced it on his computer, left his verse on it and left a whole second verse for me to write my verse to. And I had that song for a year, no, six months. I was rolling on tour and then by accident we were playing Whistler, DJ-ing and we were running out of songs and we played that song. The crowd was just like, ‘I’m on the run!’ and they’d never heard it before. And I was like, ‘this is going to be on my next album,’ and it was actually the last song that I added to the record. And so his verse is on it, and by default Nelly Furtado is on it. She’s the one singing, ‘can’t really make you love me.’"[12]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Zambony" - 3:46
  2. "Astronaut" - 3:14
  3. "Burning Bridges" - 3:32
  4. "Uptown GirL" (featuring Emily Haines & Murray Lightburn) - 3:38
  5. "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman" (featuring Saukrates & Nelly Furtado) (Produced by Rich Kidd) - 3:10
    • Originally a Saukrates and Nelly Furtado collaboration entitled "On the Run", this track is the only track that does not appear on the Yes! It's Yours remix album, due to the fact it was a late addition to the album.
    • Contains a sample of "California" by Phantom Planet.
  6. "4 3 2 1" - 3:54
  7. "Eye Know Something" (featuring Becky Ninkovic) - 3:36
  8. "The Aviator" - 3:27
  9. "FUN!" - 5:27
    • "Gotham City" (hidden track)
  10. "Mr. Telephone Man" - 6:06
    • "blackjackjohnson" (hidden track)
  11. "WhipC.R.E.A.M." - 2:56
  12. "The Avenue" - 9:23
    • "The Backseat" (hidden track)

[edit] iTunes bonus tracks

The following tracks were available with the iTunes pre-order of the album.

  1. "Dance In Your Car"

[edit] Singles

  • "4 3 2 1" (January 2009)
  • "Burning Bridges" (April 2009)
  • "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman" (July 2009)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[13] 9

[edit] Yes! It's Yours

Yes! It's Yours is remixed version of Yes! containing tracks mixed by producers from all over the world. The album will be made available through concert venues with donations.[14]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Zambony" (Phil Azer Remix)- 2:22
  2. "Astronaut" (Tee L. Remix)- 3:17
  3. "Burning Bridges" (TheSoundCrate Remix)- 3:37
  4. "Uptown Girl" (Jalyn (Film Composer / Music Producer) Remix)- 3:41
  5. "4 3 2 1" (TheSoundCrate Remix)- 3:55
  6. "Eye Know Something" (Herr Kaschke Remix)- 3:15
  7. "The Aviator" (Len Afrosaxon Remix)- 8:42
  8. "FUN!" (Ric Notes Remix)- 3:00
  9. "Mr. Telephone Man" (Len Afrosaxon Remix)- 6:18
  10. "WhipC.R.E.A.M." (Remot Remix)- 2:44
  11. "The Avenue" (Zach W. Remix)- 4:44[15]

[edit] Singles

"4 3 2 1" (TheSoundCrate Remix)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[16] 23

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1568812. 
  2. ^ "Chart Attack review". http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/68702/k-os-yes. 
  3. ^ "HipHop DX review". http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.1378/title.k-os-yes. 
  4. ^ "NOW review". http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=169063. 
  5. ^ "RapReviews review". http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2009_10_kosyes.html. 
  6. ^ "Sputnikmusic review". http://sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=33722. 
  7. ^ Rayner, Ben (April 14, 2009). "Toronto Star review". The Star. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/617876. 
  8. ^ "Most Anticipated Albums of 2009: Ones To Watch". MSN Sympatico. http://inmusic.ca/photos/themes/Articles/most_anticipated_2009.htm?feedname=photo_gallery_music_ones_to_watch&pos=2&nolookup=true. Retrieved 2009-04-18. 
  9. ^ "Official Video k-os - 4 3 2 1". YouTube. 2009-02-17. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRlzM4a1ll0. Retrieved 2009-04-18. 
  10. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/K/K_OS/2009/04/15/9114926-sun.html
  11. ^ http://polarismusicprize.ca/2009longlist/
  12. ^ http://www.fazermagazine.com/2009/05/27/an-interview-with-k-os-may-5th-2009-in-toronto-ontario/
  13. ^ Top 100 Albums in Canada, jam.canoe.ca
  14. ^ Robert, Thompson (2009-04-17). "K-os Embraces 'Name-Your-Price' Strategy For Tour". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/k-os-embraces-name-your-price-strategy-for-1003963588.story. Retrieved 2009-04-18. 
  15. ^ "Nettwerk: k-os". Nettwerk Music Group. http://www.nettwerk.com/management/artistpage.jsp?artist_id=1647&mode=discog. Retrieved 2009-04-18. 
  16. ^ Top 100 Albums in Canada, jam.canoe.ca
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