Yesterday's Gone (Loyle Carner album)
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| Released | 20 January 2017 | |||
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| Length | 42:48 | |||
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| Singles from Yesterday's Gone | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| DIY |   [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| NME | [4] |
| Q | 80/100[5] |
Yesterday's Gone is a debut studio album by English hip hop artist Loyle Carner.[6] It was released via Virgin EMI Records on 20 January 2017.[4]
Critical reception
Yesterday's Gone received widespread acclaim upon its release.[7] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Yesterday's Gone holds an average score of 84 based on nine reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1] NME described the album's style as "confessional, soul-searching, and very very good."[4]
The album was nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize and included on numerous end-of-year lists, ranking at number one on The Independent's list of the 30 best albums of 2017.[8]
Year-end lists
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| Evening Standard | The 10 Best Albums of 2017 | 10
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| The Independent | The 30 Best Albums of 2017 | 1
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| NME | NME's Albums of the Year 2017 | 12
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| RIOT Magazine | RIOT's Albums of the Year 2017 | 4
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| Wonderland Magazine | 7 Wonders: Best Albums of 2017 | — |
Track listing
Track listing and credits adapted from Tidal and Qobuz.[13][14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Isle of Arran" |
| The Purist | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Mean It in the Morning" |
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| 2:39 |
| 3. | "+44" | B. Coyle-Larner | Loyle Carner | 0:48 |
| 4. | "Damselfly" (featuring Tom Misch) |
| Tom Misch | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Ain't Nothing Changed" |
| Rebel Kleff | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Swear" | B. Coyle-Larner | Loyle Carner | 0:34 |
| 7. | "Florence" (featuring Kwes) |
| Kwes | 3:04 |
| 8. | "The Seamstress (Tooting Masala)" |
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| 2:31 |
| 9. | "Stars & Shards" |
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| 3:04 |
| 10. | "No Worries" (featuring Jehst and Rebel Kleff) |
| Rebel Kleff | 4:30 |
| 11. | "Rebel 101" | B. Coyle-Larner | Loyle Carner | 0:28 |
| 12. | "No CD" (featuring Rebel Kleff) |
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| 4:17 |
| 13. | "Mrs. C" |
| Kwes | 3:22 |
| 14. | "Sun of Jean" (featuring Mum and Dad) |
| Kwes | 5:14 |
| 15. | "Yesterday's Gone" (Hidden track) |
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| 2:37 |
| Total length: | 42:48 | |||
Notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer
Sample credits
- "The Isle of Arran" contains a sample of the recording "The Lord Will Make A Way" performed by S.C.I. Youth Choir.
- ^[b] "Mean It in the Morning" contains elements of the song "Ladybird" by Brian Bennett.
- ^[c] "Ain't Nothing Changed" contains a sample of the recording "Ricordandoti" performed by Piero Umiliani.
- ^[d] "Sun of Jean" contains samples of "Drifter" and "This Is The Police", both written and performed by Steven Vengeance.
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 135 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[16] | 171 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 69 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 14 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ a b "Yesterday's Gone by Loyle Carner". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ Hunt, El (20 January 2017). "Loyle Carner - Yesterday's Gone". DIY. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (19 January 2017). "Loyle Carner: Yesterday's Gone review – melancholy vignettes for rainy afternoons". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Cooper, Leonie (25 January 2017). "Loyle Carner – 'Yesterday's Gone' Review". NME. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Yesterday's Gone". Q (published March 2017). 20 January 2017. p. 108 – via Metacritic.
- ^ Bingham, Jaguar (19 November 2016). "Loyle Carner is dropping his debut album". Mixmag. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ Keith, James (30 May 2018). ""They Were My Headspin Shoes": Loyle Carner Reflects On The PUMA Suede And His Rollercoaster Year". Complex. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ a b "The 30 best albums of 2017". The Independent. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Fletcher, Harry (2 January 2018). "The 10 best albums of 2017". Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "NME's Albums of The Year 2017". NME. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "RIOT's Albums Of The Year 2017". RIOT Mag. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "7 Wonders: Best Albums of 2017". Wonderland Magazine. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Yesterday's Gone / Loyle Carner". listen.tidal.com. Tidal. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Yesterday's Gone Loyle-Carner". Qobuz. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Loyle Carner – Yesterday's Gone" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Loyle Carner – Yesterday's Gone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Loyle Carner – Yesterday's Gone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Loyle Carner". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "British album certifications – Loyle Carner – Yesterday's Gone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 December 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Yesterday's Gone in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
External links
- Yesterday's Gone at Discogs (list of releases)