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Made in the Manor

Made in the Manor
Studio album by
Released4 March 2016
Recorded2013–15
Genre
Length62:18
Label
Producer
Kano chronology
Method to the Maadness
(2010)
Made in the Manor
(2016)
Hoodies All Summer
(2019)
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 English 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] It was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 2016.[2][3][4][5] It also won 'Best Album' in the 2016 MOBO Awards.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.9/10[6]
Metacritic66/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash7/10[8]
Evening Standard[9]
The Guardian[10]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[11]
Mojo[12]
PopMatters5/10[13]
Q[14]
Uncut7/10[15]
ViceA−[16]

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.[7]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
The Guardian The Best Albums of 2016 2016
31
The Independent Best Albums of 2016 2016
8
NME NME's Albums of the Year 2016 2016
15

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hail"Kane Robinson3:31
2."T-Shirt Weather in the Manor"
  • Robinson
  • Smith
Smith5:16
3."New Banger"
  • Robinson
  • Melé
4:50
4."3 Wheel-Ups" (featuring Wiley and Giggs)Swifta Beater4:38
5."This Is England"Robinson
  • Blue May
  • Jodi Milliner[a]
3:38
6."Little Sis"
  • Robinson
  • Smith
Smith3:25
7."A Roadman's Hymn"Robinson
  • Mikey J
  • Blue May[a]
  • Milliner[a]
4:30
8."Drinking in the West End"
  • Robinson
  • Smith
Smith3:48
9."Deep Blues" (featuring Damon Albarn)
  • Smith
  • Damon Albarn
3:07
10."Endz"RobinsonMikey J3:58
11."Strangers"
  • Robinson
  • Sam Beste
  • Jodi Milliner
  • Blue May
  • Milliner
  • Kano
  • Sam Beste[a]
3:36
12."Seashells in the East"
  • Robinson
  • Smith
Smith3:27
13."My Sound"Robinson
6:17
Made in the Manor – Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."GarageSkankFreestyle"RobinsonZeph Ellis4:43
15."Flow of the Year" (featuring Jme)
Jme3:34
Total length:62:18

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

  • "Hail" contains a sample of "Next Hype", written and performed by Tempa T.

Personnel

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  • Kano – vocals, drum programming (6, 9), producer (6, 11, 13), bass (2)
  • Fraser T. Smith – guitar (1), additional producer (1, 2), drums (2, 12), keyboards (6, 8, 9), piano (2, 6, 8, 9, 12), drum programming (6, 8, 9, 12), producer (2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12), bass (2, 12), Synthesizer (2)
  • Michael Asante – programming (1), producer (7, 10)
  • Rustie – producer (1)
  • Melé – producer (3)
  • Deanna Wilhelm – horn (6, 12)
  • Nubya Garcia – horn (6, 12)
  • Rosie Turton – horn (12)
  • Blue May – keyboards (5, 7, 11, 13), programming (5, 7, 11, 13), additional producer (4, 7), electric guitar (13), drums (13)
  • Amy Langley – cello (5, 7), orchestra (7)
  • Amy Stanford – viola (5, 7)
  • Gita Langley – violin (5, 7)
  • Rosie Langley – violin (5, 7)
  • Dirty pretty strings – string quartett (7)
  • Jodi Milliner – keyboards (5, 7, 11, 13), programming (5, 7, 11, 13), additional producer (5, 7, 13), producer (11), bass (5, 11)
  • Tawiah – backing vocals (8, 11)
  • Vula Malinga – backing vocals (8, 11)
  • Damon Albarn – keyboards (9), vocals (9)
  • Tom Skinner – drums (5, 11)
  • Sam Beste – piano (5, 11), vocoder (11), producer (11)
  • Kwes – bass (13), keyboards, (13), additional producer (13)
  • Zeph Ellis – producer (14)
  • Jme – producer (15), vocals (15)
  • James Adams – trumpet (5)
  • Ryan Jacobs – trumpet (5)
  • the killer horns – horns (5)
  • Simon Elms – trumpet (4)
  • Colin Smith – saxophone (4)
  • Seifta Beater – producer (4)
  • Giggs – vocals (4)
  • Wiley – vocals (4)

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 8
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[21] 3
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[22] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 4 March 2016 Parlophone

References

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