Mary is a live album by Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie. It is the rapper's fourth overall album and the follow-up to his third studio album, Sarkology (2014). The album was released through his imprint Sarkcess Music. It is dedicated to his grandmother who died in 2012.[2] As the executive producer of his project, Sarkodie enlisted musician Akwaboah to produce and write the album. Mary features guest appearances from Akwaboah, Efya, Mugeez, Obrafour and Chase.[3] The record differs from Sarkodie's previous releases in that it primarily features live instrumentation and heavily incorporates elements of highlife music.
| Mary | ||||
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 Sarkodie's Grandmother "Mary" | ||||
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| Released | September 12, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–15 | |||
| Genre | Highlife, hiplife | |||
| Label | Sarkcess Music | |||
| Producer | Sarkodie (exec.), Akwaboah | |||
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| Singles from Mary | ||||
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Background
editMary is named after Sarkodie's late Grandmother, who wanted him to record live music.[4] He took two years to record the album.[4] Sarkodie worked closely with producer Akwaboah on the LP. In a Facebook post in December 2014, he revealed the album's cover art and said he didn't tweet or talked about it because he needed time and a sound mind to record.[4] Producer Akwaboah told Pulse Ghana that the album will comprise 10 songs, including "Success Story", "End Up Falling", "All In You" and "Giant Steps". He also said he wrote eight songs on the album.[5]
Track listing
edit- "Wanna Be Loved" featuring Efya
- "Giant Steps" featuring Chase
- "Mewu" featuring Akwaboah
- "Always On My Mind" featuring Obrafour
- "Bra" featuring Pat Thomas
- "Nobody's Business" featuring Akwaboah
- "All Is You" featuring Mugeez
- "End Up Falling" featuring Akwaboah
- "Edwom tesen"
- "Mary"
- "Sarkcess Story" featuring Efya
References
edit- ^ Ameyaw Debrah (10 July 2015). "Listen up: Sarkodie feat akwaboah mewu". Ameyaw Debrah. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ YFMGhana. "Sarkodie Announces New Album Title - Dedicates It To His Granny - Entertainment - YFM". yfmghana.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "News - Tigo Music Tanzania". tigo.co.tz. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "The New Album Of Sarkodie Is MARY – Find Out The Lucky Woman Behind The Album". Ghana HomePage. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ Christina Arthur (28 January 2015). "Did You Know? Akwaboah Produced Sarkodie's latest album, 'Mary'". pulse.com.gh. Retrieved 5 April 2015.