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Love, Damini
Studio album by
Burna Boy
Released8 July 2022 (2022-07-08)
GenreAfro-fusion[1]
Length60:34
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Burna Boy chronology
Twice as Tall
(2020) 		Love, Damini
(2022) 		I Told Them...
(2023)
Singles from Love, Damini
  1. "Last Last"
    Released: May 13, 2022
  2. "For My Hand"
    Released: July 11, 2022

Love, Damini is the sixth studio album by Burna Boy. It was released on 8 July 2022 through Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Ladysmith Black Mambazo, J Hus, Vict0ny, Popcaan, Blxst, Kehlani, Ed Sheeran, J Balvin, and Khalid. It was supported by two singles, "Kilometre" and "Last Last". The album is named after Burna Boy's legal first name and serves as the follow-up to his previous album, Twice as Tall (2020).

Singles

One song from the album, "Kilometre", was released as an independent single on 29 April 2021.[2] Another single, "Last Last", was released on 13 May 2022, along with the announcement of the album.[3] The second single "For My Hand" featuring Ed Sheeran, was released on 8 July 2022 and coincided with the release of the album.[4]

Track listing

Love, Damini track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Glory" (featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
The Elements3:51
2."Science"
P2J3:21
3."Cloak & Dagger" (featuring J Hus)
3:31
4."Kilometre"
  • Ogulu
  • James Olagundoye
Chopstix2:32
5."Jagele"
Kel-P3:02
6."Dirty Secrets"
  • Ogulu
  • Judd
  • Isong
P2J2:31
7."Whiskey"
  • Ogulu
  • Gaetan Judd
  • Marco Bernardis
  • Isong
P2J3:23
8."Last Last"
  • Off & Out
  • Chopstix
  • MdS
  • Ruuben
2:52
9."Different Size" (featuring Vict0ny)
Kvng Vinci3:29
10."It's Plenty"
3:36
11."Toni-Ann Singh" (featuring Popcaan)
  • Anju Blaxx
  • Smith
2:55
12."Solid" (featuring Blxst and Kehlani)
  • Blxst
  • BKH Beats
  • Sellars[c]
3:15
13."For My Hand" (featuring Ed Sheeran)
  • Ogulu
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Isong
P2J2:39
14."Rollercoaster" (featuring J Balvin)
Skread3:07
15."Vanilla"
  • Ogulu
  • Alexander Ogunmokun
ATG2:35
16."Common Person"
  • Ogulu
  • Odunayo
Telz3:30
17."Wild Dreams" (featuring Khalid)
3:06
18."How Bad Could It Be"
4:57
19."Love, Damini" (featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
  • Kleinman
  • Uzowuru
2:22
Total length:60:34

Notes

  • ^[a] indicates an additional producer
  • ^[c] indicates a co-producer
  • "Last Last" contains a sample of "He Wasn't Man Enough", performed by Toni Braxton.
  • "Different Size" contains audio sampled from the Korean version of "Squid Game".

Personnel

Musicians

  • Burna Boy – vocals
  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo – additional vocals (tracks 1, 19)
  • Oise Benson – additional vocals (1)
  • Gaetan Judd – guitar (2)
  • Marco Bernardis – saxophone (2)
  • Akerele Samson – background vocals (7)
  • Asake – background vocals (7)
  • Kwande Bawa – background vocals (7, 9)
  • Olusola Ogundipo – background vocals (7)
  • Jonathan Awotwe-Mensah – background vocals (9)
  • Keven Wolfsohn – background vocals (9)
  • Paul Bogumil – background vocals (9)
  • Uncle T – background vocals (9)
  • Tony Mars – saxophone (15)
  • Nissi Ogulu – additional vocals (16)
  • Shuga Saund – guitar (16)
  • Jon Bellion – backing vocals, instruments, programming (17)
  • Jordan K. Johnson – backing vocals, instruments, programming (17)
  • Stefan Johnson – backing vocals, instruments, programming (17)
  • Michael Pollack – backing vocals (17)
  • David Campbell – conductor, orchestral arrangement (17)
  • Steve Churchyard – orchestration (17)
  • Jacob Braun – cello (17)
  • Paula Hochhalter – cello (17)
  • Ross Gasworth – cello (17)
  • Dylan Hart – French horn (17)
  • Pierre-Luc Rioux – guitar (17)
  • Thomas Hooten – trumpet (17)
  • Andrew Duckles – viola (17)
  • David Walther – viola (17)
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin (17)
  • Joel Pargman – violin (17)
  • Josefina Vergara – violin (17)
  • Kerenza Peacock – violin (17)
  • Mario De Leon – violin (17)
  • Michele Richards – violin (17)
  • Neil Samples – violin (17)
  • Sara Parkins – violin (17)
  • Sarah Thornblade – violin (17)
  • Jorja Smith – additional vocals (18)
  • Kamaru Usman – additional vocals (18)
  • Naomi Campbell – additional vocals (18)
  • Swizz Beatz – additional vocals (18)
  • Dunni Alexandra Lawal – background vocals (18)

Technical

  • Gerhard Westphalen – mastering
  • Jesse Ray Ernster – mixing (all tracks), recording (3)
  • The Elements – recording (1)
  • P2J – recording (2, 10, 13)
  • Eric Isaac Utere – recording (3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14)
  • Chopstix – recording (4, 7)
  • Kel-P – recording (5)
  • Otis Milestone – recording (12, 18, 19)
  • ATG - recording (15)
  • Telz – recording (16)
  • Joe Begalla – mixing assistance
  • Noah "MixGiant" Glassman – mixing assistance

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Daily Telegraph[7]
Pitchfork6.7/10[8]
Clash8/10[9]
NME[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
The Guardian[12]
Pulse Nigeria7.1/10[13]
AfroCritik7.1/10[14]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Love, Damini
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[15] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 29
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 6
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[19] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 61
Irish Albums (OCC)[23] 23
Nigerian Albums (TurnTable)[24] 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[25] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 6
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 2
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[29] 1
US Billboard 200[30] 14
US World Albums (Billboard)[31] 2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Love, Damini
Chart (2022) Position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[32] 84
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[33] 11
French Albums (SNEP)[34] 164

Certifications

Certifications for Love, Damini
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[35] Gold 40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[36] Gold 10,000‡
France (SNEP)[37] Gold 50,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[38] Gold 20,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[39] Gold 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Burna Boy Pushes Afro-Fusion Pop Into the Future With Love, Damini". Variety. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ Blistein, Jon (29 April 2021). "Burna Boy Reflects on How Far He's Come on New Song 'Kilometre'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  3. ^ Zemler, Emily (13 May 2022). "Burna Boy Samples Toni Braxton on New Single 'Last Last'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. ^ Kaufman, Gil (8 July 2022). "Burna Boy and Ed Sheeran Take Magical Elevator Ride in Search of Love in 'For My Hand' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  6. ^ Monger, Timothy. "Burna Boy – Love, Damini Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  7. ^ McCormick, Neil (8 July 2022). "Neil Young revisits marital woe, James Righton creates a lockdown alter ego – the week's best albums". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  8. ^ Kariisa, Jessica (13 July 2022). "Burna Boy: Love, Damini Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  9. ^ Murray, Robin (8 July 2022). "Burna Boy – Love, Damini". Clash. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  10. ^ Williams, Kyann-Sian (8 July 2022). "Burna Boy – 'Love, Damini' review: an eclectic, emotional exploration of afro-pop". NME. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  11. ^ Dukes, Will (8 July 2022). "Burna Boy Guides Us Through His Triumphs and Struggles on 'Love, Damini'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Burna Boy: Love, Damini review – heartfelt sixth album". The Guardian. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  13. ^ "'Love Damini' is a product and a victim of Burna Boy's 'golden run' [Album Review]". Pulse.ng. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  14. ^ Daraloye, Emmanuel (11 July 2022). "Love, Damini is a cathartic epistle from Burna". AfroCritik.
  15. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 18 July 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1689. Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 July 2022. p. 24.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Burna Boy – Love, Damini" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Burna Boy – Love, Damini" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Burna Boy Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Album Top-40 Uge 28, 2022". Hitlisten. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Burna Boy – Love, Damini" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Top Albums (Week 28, 2022)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Burna Boy – Love, Damini" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Nigeria Top 50 Albums". www.turntablecharts.com. TurnTable. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  25. ^ "Album 2022 uke 28". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 30". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Burna Boy – Love, Damini". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  29. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  30. ^ "Burna Boy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  31. ^ "Burna Boy Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  32. ^ "Album Top-100 2022". Hitlisten. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  33. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  34. ^ "2022: La production musicale française toujours au top" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  35. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Burna Boy – Love, Damini". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  36. ^ "Danish album certifications – Burna Boy – Love, Damini". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  37. ^ "French album certifications – Burna Boy – Love, Damini" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  38. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Burna Boy – Love, Damini" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 3 March 2023. Enter Love, Damini in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2022 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  39. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Burna Boy" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  40. ^ "British album certifications – Burna Boy – Love Damini". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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