Kiwanuka (album)

Kiwanuka is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka. It was released on 1 November 2019 through Polydor and Interscope Records.[11][13]

Kiwanuka
Studio album by
Michael Kiwanuka
Released1 November 2019 (2019-11-01)
GenreFolk, indie rock
Length51:13
Label
Producer
Michael Kiwanuka chronology
Love & Hate
(2016)		 Kiwanuka
(2019)
Singles from Kiwanuka
  1. "You Ain't the Problem"
    Released: 13 August 2019
  2. "Hero"
    Released: 10 October 2019
  3. "Piano Joint (This Kind of Love)"
    Released: 16 October 2019
  4. "Light"
    Released: 19 June 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.5/10[1]
Metacritic89/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
The Daily Telegraph[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Independent[7]
NME[8]
Pitchfork7.5/10[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
The Times[12]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."You Ain't the Problem"4:09
2."Rolling"2:51
3."I've Been Dazed"4:25
4."Piano Joint (This Kind of Love) (Intro)"2:18
5."Piano Joint (This Kind of Love)"3:51
6."Another Human Being"1:51
7."Living in Denial"3:31
8."Hero (Intro)"1:20
9."Hero"3:19
10."Hard to Say Goodbye"7:05
11."Final Days"4:10
12."Interlude (Loving the People)"2:42
13."Solid Ground"3:53
14."Light"5:48
Total length:51:13

Critical reception

Accolades
Publication List Rank Ref.
Afisha Daily (Russia) The Best Foreign Albums of 2019
6
[14]

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 39
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 56
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 73
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] 25
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 23
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[25] 79
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] 37
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27] 12
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[28] 23
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[29] 13
Scottish Albums (OCC)[30] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[31] 27
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 59
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[34] 2
US Billboard 200[35] 142

References
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  2. "Kiwanuka by Michael Kiwanuka Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. Jurek, Thom. "Kiwanuka – Michael Kiwanuka". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. Kot, Greg (1 November 2019). "Album review: Michael Kiwanuka is back bolder than ever with 'Kiwanuka'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  5. McCormick, Neil (18 October 2019). "KIWANUKA, Michael Kiwanuka, review: a poignant interrogation of how much has changed since the civil rights era". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. Simpson, Dave (1 November 2019). "Michael Kiwanuka: Kiwanuka review – one of the greatest albums of the decade". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  7. Pollard, Alexandra (30 October 2019). "Michael Kiwanuka review: Defiant self-titled third album smudges the personal and political". The Independent. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  8. Aubrey, Elizabeth (29 October 2019). "Michael Kiwanuka – 'KIWANUKA' review: brave experimentation and hard-won self-knowledge". NME. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  9. Soto, Alfred (1 November 2019). "Michael Kiwanuka: Kiwanuka". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  10. Lynskey, Dorian (December 2019). "Healing Powers". Q (405): 104.
  11. Bernstein, Jonathan (24 October 2019). "Michael Kiwanuka's Self-Titled Third Album is a Rich Psych-Soul Exploration". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  12. Hodgkinson, Will (1 November 2019). "Michael Kiwanuka: Kiwanuka review — a restless soul finally finds himself". The Times. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  13. Minsker, Evan (13 August 2019). "Michael Kiwanuka Announces New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  14. "Лучшие зарубежные альбомы 2019 года" [The Best Foreign Albums of 2019]. Afisha Daily. 26 December 2019.
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  21. "Kiwanuka Michael: Kiwanuka" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  22. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 45, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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  28. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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  30. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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