Home Sweet Home (Kano album)
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| Released | 27 June 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2002-04 | |||
| Length | 61:42 | |||
| Label | 679 Recordings | |||
| Producer | Kano (also exec.), DaVinChe, Diplo, Fraser T Smith, Mike Skinner, Mikey J, Paul Epworth, Terror Danjah, TipC | |||
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Home Sweet Home is the debut album by British rapper Kano. It was released on 27 June 2005 by 679 Recordings. Kano was 20 years old when the album was released. The album received highly positive reviews from music critics and peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart. Six singles were released from the album— "P's and Q's", "Typical Me" featuring Ghetts, "Remember Me", "Nite Nite" featuring Leo the Lion & The Streets, "Brown Eyes" and "Signs in Life". Two of the singles, "Typical Me" and "Nite Nite", peaked within the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Rap Reviews | (9/10) [3] |
| BBC | (favourable) [4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10[5] |
The album received widespread acclaim, At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 12 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[6]
Commercial performance
Home Sweet Home entered and peaked on the UK Albums Chart at number 36 on 3 July 2005. It is Kano's third highest-charting album of his career, after London Town (2007) and Made in the Manor (2016). Despite its relatively low peak, it is his highest-selling album, having reached Gold status in the UK, while the aforementioned two albums have thus far reached Silver status.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Home Sweet Home" | Kano, Michael Asante | Mikey J | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Ghetto Kid" (featuring Ghetts) | Kano, Justin Clarke, Fraser T Smith | Fraser T Smith | 3:04 |
| 3. | "P's and Q's" | Kano, Chadley Chichester | DaVinChe | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Reload It" (featuring Demon & D Double E) | Kano, Wesley Pentz, Redhead, Darren Dixon, Dean Barrett | Diplo | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Typical Me" (featuring Ghetts) | Kano, Clarke, Smith | Smith | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Mic Check" | Kano, Asante | Mikey J | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Sometimes" | Kano, Asante | Mikey J | 3:35 |
| 8. | "9 to 5" | Kano, Asante | Mikey J | 2:10 |
| 9. | "Nite Nite" (featuring Leo the Lion & The Streets) | Kano, Mike Skinner | Mike Skinner | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Brown Eyes" | Kano, Chichester | DaVinChe | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Remember Me" | Kano, Wellington, Bauza, Smith | TipC, Fraser T Smith | 3:15 |
| 12. | "I Don't Know Why" | Kano, Paul Epworth, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | Paul Epworth | 3:56 |
| 13. | "How We Livin'" | Kano, Rodney Price | Terror Danjah | 3:48 |
| 14. | "Nobody Don't Dance No More" | Kano, Smith | Fraser T Smith | 3:52 |
| 15. | "Signs in Life" | Kano, Smith | Fraser T Smith, Kano | 6:09 |
| 16. | "Boys Love Girls" | Kano | Kano | 4:02 |
Sample credits[7]
- "I Don't Know Why" contains samples from "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath.
- "Reload It" contains samples from "I Dig Love" by Asha Puthli
Personnel
Credits for Home Sweet Home adapted from Allmusic.[8]
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Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[9] | 36 |
Certifications
| Country/provider | Certification | Sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000+ |
References
- ^ "Home Sweet Home Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Kano :: Home Sweet Home :: 679". Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "BBC - Music - Review of Kano - Home Sweet Home". Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Dombal, Ryan (July 20, 2005). "Kano: Home Sweet Home". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 20, 2005.
- ^ "Reviews for Home Sweet Home by Kano - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ album's liner notes
- ^ "Home Sweet Home - Kano". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Credits. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ^ "2005-07-09 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2005-07-09.