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Home Again is the debut studio album by London based singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, which was released on March 12, 2012.[3] It was produced by Paul Butler of the UK indie rock band The Bees in The Steam Rooms, a basement studio in his house in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight.[4] As of May 2012, the album has sold slightly over 70,000 copies in the UK.[5]

Singles

  • "Home Again" was released as Kiwanuka's debut single on January 1, 2012. The song peaked to number 29 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "I'm Getting Ready" was released as the albums second single on March 11, 2012. The song peaked at number 187 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "I'll Get Along" was the third single from Home Again and was released on May 28, 2012.[6]
  • "Bones" will be released as the albums fourth single on September 24, 2012.
Other releases
  • "Tell Me a Tale" and "I'm Getting Ready" were both the title tracks of their parent EPs. Music videos were produced for both songs, in promotion of those EPs.

Track listing

Standard listing[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Tell Me a Tale"4:12
2."I'm Getting Ready"2:25
3."I'll Get Along"3:31
4."Rest"3:52
5."Home Again"3:30
6."Bones"3:52
7."Always Waiting"4:31
8."I Won't Lie"4:06
9."Any Day Will Do Fine"3:40
10."Worry Walks Beside Me"5:02
Total length:38:41
Deluxe Version[8][9]
No.TitleLength
1."They Say I'm Just Doing Fine"3:40
2."Now I'm Seeing"2:34
3."Ode To You"3:23
4."I'll Get Along (Ethan Johns Sessions)"3:40
5."I Won't Lie (Ethan Johns Sessions)"4:01
Total length:17:27

Chart performance

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[10] 13
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[11] 2
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[12] 26
Canadian Albums Chart[13] 35
Danish Albums Chart[14] 23
Dutch Albums Chart[15] 1
French Albums Chart[16] 3
Irish Albums Chart[17] 16
Norwegian Albums Chart[18] 3
Portuguese Albums Chart[19] 17
Scottish Albums Chart[20] 7
Swedish Albums Chart[21] 8
Swiss Albums Chart[22] 13
UK Albums Chart[23] 4

Release history

Country Release date Format(s) Label
United Kingdom March 12, 2012 Digital download, CD Polydor Records
United States May 8, 2012 Interscope

References

  1. ^ Sexby, Natalie (2012-03-15). "Album review: Michael Kiwanuka – Home Again". The Upcoming. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. ^ "Review: Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again". Media Essentials. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Artist website". Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  4. ^ "Paul Butler & Michael Kiwanuka: Recording Home Again".
  5. ^ "Charts EU Airplay Week 18 (p.32)". Music Week (Subscription Required). 17 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "News". MichaelKiwanuka.com. {{cite web}}: Text "'I'll Get Along' Video Exclusive On Vevo" ignored (help); Text "Michael Kiwanuka" ignored (help)
  7. ^ "iTunes - Music - Home Again by Michael Kiwanuka".
  8. ^ "MICHAEL KIWANUKA - Diskografie - Home Again (Deluxe Edition) - Album, CD - CDs, Discography - Universal Music".
  9. ^ "iTunes - Music - Home Again (Deluxe Version) by Michael Kiwanuka".
  10. ^ "Austrian Charts Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again". Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Belgium (Flanders) Charts Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again". Hung Medien.
  13. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html
  14. ^ "Danish Charts Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again". Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Dutch Charts Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again". Hung Medien.
  16. ^ http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=a
  17. ^ "Irish Albums Chart > Archive > Week Ending: March 15, 2012". GFK.
  18. ^ "Norwegian Charts Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again". Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "Portuguese Charts Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again". Hung Medien.
  20. ^ "Scottish Albums Chart > Archive > Week Ending: March 24, 2012". Scottish Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  21. ^ "Swedish Charts Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again". Hung Medien.
  22. ^ "Swiss Charts Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again". Hung Medien.
  23. ^ "UK Albums Chart > Archive > Week Ending: March 24, 2012". The Official Charts Company.
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