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2016 studio album by Kano
Made in the Manor
Released 4 March 2016 Recorded 2013–15
Genre Length 62 :18
Label
Producer
"Hail" Released: 12 April 2015
"
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] 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
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
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
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Hail" Kane Robinson 3:31 2. "T-Shirt Weather in the Manor" Smith 5:16 3. "New Banger" 4:50 4. "
3 Wheel-Ups " (featuring
Wiley and
Giggs ) Swifta Beater 4:38 5. "This Is England" Robinson
Blue May
Jodi Milliner
[a]
3:38 6. "Little Sis" Smith 3:25 7. "A Roadman's Hymn" Robinson
Mikey J
Blue May
[a]
Milliner
[a]
4:30 8. "Drinking in the West End" Smith 3:48 9. "Deep Blues" (featuring
Damon Albarn ) 3:07 10. "Endz" Robinson Mikey J 3:58 11. "Strangers"
Robinson
Sam Beste
Jodi Milliner
Blue May
Milliner
Kano
Sam Beste
[a]
3:36 12. "Seashells in the East" Smith 3:27 13. "My Sound" Robinson 6:17
Made in the Manor – Bonus tracks Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 14. "GarageSkankFreestyle" Robinson
Zeph Ellis 4:43 15. "Flow of the Year" (featuring
Jme )
Jme 3:34 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
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
Certifications
Release history
References
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Official Charts . 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016 .
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"The 2016 Hyundai Mercury Prize ‘Albums of the Year’ have been revealed"
Mercury Prize . Accessed 26 October 2016
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"The Mercury Prize 2016 is bringing grime back to the spotlight with Skepta and Kano"
London Evening Standard . Accessed 26 October 2016
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"Mercury Prize 2016 nominations announced – see shortlist in full"
NME . Accessed 26 October 2016
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"Mercury Prize 2016: The nominees"
BBC News . Accessed 26 October 2016
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AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved 27 November 2019 .
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b
"Reviews for Made in the Manor by Kano" .
Metacritic . Retrieved 12 March 2016 .
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Clash . Retrieved 12 March 2016 .
^ Smyth, David (4 March 2016).
"Kano – Made in the Manor, album review: 'demands attention' " .
Evening Standard . Archived from
the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016 .
^ Bakare, Lanre (10 March 2016).
"Kano: Made in the Manor review – grime mainstay finds a reflective maturity" .
The Guardian . Retrieved 12 March 2016 .
^ Thorogood, Tom (7 March 2016).
"Is Kano's Made in the Manor the grime revival's first classic album?" .
The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 27 November 2019 .
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Mojo (269): 86.
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PopMatters . Retrieved 27 November 2019 .
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Q (357): 104.
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Uncut (227): 75.
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Vice . Retrieved 27 November 2019 .
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The Independent . 30 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016 .
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"NME's Albums of the Year 2016" .
NME . 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016 .
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"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company .
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"Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company .
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"Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40" .
Official Charts Company .
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"British album certifications – Kano – Made in the Manor" .
British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 26 March 2022 .
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