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] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| DIY |   [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| NME | [4] |
| Q | 80/100[5] |
Yesterday's Gone is the 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[edit]
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]
In 2019, "No CD" became the theme tune of the BBC comedy discussion show The Ranganation, hosted by Romesh Ranganathan.
Year-end lists[edit]
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 135 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[16] | 171 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 69 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 14 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ 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: Yesterdaay'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. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. 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 22 September 2021.
External links[edit]
- Yesterday's Gone at Discogs (list of releases)
