I Am Sam (EP)

I Am Sam is the debut EP by Korean-American singer-songwriter Sam Kim.

The songs "Mama Don't Worry", "Seattle" and "Your Song" were released as the digital pre-release EP My Name Is Sam on March 28, 2016. The full-length EP, with the single "No Sense", was released digitally on April 10, 2016 and physically on April 11, 2016 through Antenna Music.

Promotion
A music documentary, directed as a collaboration between Uranium238 and Teo Film Post, was produced as a tie-in with My Name Is Sam. It follows You Hee-yeol accompanying Kim on a visit to the United States for a showcase at the Blue Whale Jazz Club in Los Angeles and a surprise reunion with Kim's family. The documentary was released as three episodes, named "Mama Don't Worry", "Seattle" and "Your Song", on Antenna's V Live and Naver TV channels between March 18–26. A music video for "Mama Don't Worry", featuring clips from the documentary, was released along with My Name Is Sam on March 28.

I Am Sam's lead single, "No Sense", was premiered with a live televised performance at the K-pop Star 5 finale on June 10, 2016. The music video for the single, along with the full-length EP, was released on digital platforms that same day. "No Sense" was further promoted with a month of music show appearances. In addition to Crush, several guest rappers including Loco, Yezi, Hanhae and Lil Boi joined Kim on stage at various performances.

A music video for "Seattle", featuring Lee Jin-ah, was released on November 5, 2016.

Track listing
Credits adapted from Antenna Music website.

Personnel
Credits for I Am Sam, adapted from Antenna Music website.

Musicians
 * Sam Kim – vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 6), background vocals (tracks 1, 2 & 3), rhythm programming (track 3)
 * Choi Hoon – bass (tracks 3 & 6)
 * Choi In-sung – bass (track 1)
 * Crush – vocals (track 1), background vocals (track 1)
 * Jung Seung-hwan – vocals (track 6)
 * Kim Seung-ho – drums (track 1)
 * Kwon Jin-ah – vocals (track 6)
 * L.A. String Ensemble – strings (track 5)
 * Lee Jin-ah – vocals (track 6), electric piano (tracks 4 & 6), piano (track 5)
 * Park In-young – string arrangement and conducting (track 4 & 5)
 * Philtre – synth (track 1), programming (track 2)
 * Shin Seok-cheol – drums (track 6)
 * Soulman – background vocals (track 2)
 * Yang Jae-in – electric guitar (track 1)
 * Yoo Hee-yeol – producer, rhythm programming (track 3), synth (track 3)
 * Yun Seok-cheol – electric piano (track 1)

Studio engineers
 * Ji Seung-nam – recording engineer, mixing engineer
 * Kwak Jung-shin – recording engineer
 * Jung Mo-yeon – recording assistant
 * Eun Hyun-ho – recording engineer
 * Jeff Gartenbaum – recording engineer
 * Billy Centenaro – recording assistant
 * Jiyoung Shin – mixing assistant
 * Tom Coyne – mastering