Made in the Manor

Made in the Manor
Studio album by Kano
Released 4 March 2016
Recorded 2013–15
Genre
Length 52:18
Label
Producer
Kano chronology
Method to the Maadness
(2010)		 Made in the Manor
(2016)
Singles from Made in the Manor
  1. "Hail"
    Released: 12 April 2015
  2. "3 Wheel-ups"
    Released: 8 January 2016

Made in the Manor is the fifth studio album by British rapper Kano. The album was released on 4 March 2016 by Parlophone Records and Bigger Picture Music. It is Kano's first album release for six years following Method to the Maadness (2010), featuring guest appearances from Wiley, Giggs, Jme and Damon Albarn. The production was handled by frequent collaborators Mikey J, Fraser T Smith, Blue May and Damon Albarn, alongside Jodi Milliner, Kwes, Mele, Rustie, Sam Beste, Swifta Beater and Zeph Ellis.

The album received positive reviews from critics and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 8, becoming Kano's highest-charting album in his career.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash Music7/10[3]
Evening Standard[4]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[5]
The Quietus8/10[6]
The Guardian[7]

Made in the Manor was met with positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 66, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on nine reviews.[2]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Hail"  Kane Robinson
 3:31
2. "T-Shirt Weather in the Manor"  
Fraser T Smith 5:16
3. "New Banger"  
  • Robinson
  • Melé
 4:50
4. "3 Wheel-ups" (featuring Wiley & Giggs)
Swifta Beater 4:38
5. "This is England"  Robinson
  • Blue May
  • Jodi Milliner (add.)
 3:38
6. "Little Sis"  
  • Robinson
  • Fraser T Smith
Fraser T Smith 3:25
7. "A Roadman's Hymn"  Robinson
  • Mikey J
  • Blue May (add.)
  • Milliner (add.)
 4:30
8. "Drinking in the West End"  
Fraser T Smith 3:48
9. "Deep Blues" (featuring Damon Albarn)
 3:07
10. "Endz"  RobinsonMikey J 3:58
11. "Strangers"  
  • Robinson
  • Sam Beste
  • Jodi Milliner
  • Blue May
  • Milliner
  • Kano
  • Sam Beste (add.)
 3:36
12. "Seashells in the East"  
Fraser T Smith 3:27
13. "My Sound"  Robinson
  • Blue May
  • Kwes (add.)
  • Milliner (add.)
 6:17

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 8
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[9] 3
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[10] 1

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 4 March 2016 Parlophone

References

  1. ↑ "Adele's 25 returns to the top of the Official Albums Chart while her world tour wows the UK". March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Made in the Manor Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ Matt Oliver (March 12, 2016). "Kano - Made In The Manor". Clash Music. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ David Smyth (March 12, 2016). "Kano - Made in the Manor, album review: ‘demands attention’". Evening Standard. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ Tom Thorogood (March 12, 2016). "Is Kano’s Made in the Manor the grime revival’s first classic album?". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ Josh Gray (March 12, 2016). "Reviews: Made in the Manor". The Quietus. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ Lanre Bakare (March 12, 2016). "Kano: Made in the Manor review – grime mainstay finds a reflective maturity". The Guardian. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
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