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Yesterday's Gone (Loyle Carner album)

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]

Yesterday's Gone
Studio album by
Loyle Carner
Released20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)
Genre
Length42:48
Label
Producer
  • Alex Burey
  • Loyle Carner
  • Rebel Kleff
  • Kwes
  • Misure La VerT
  • Tom Misch
  • The Purist
  • Saul XL
  • Steven Vengeance
Loyle Carner chronology
Yesterday's Gone
(2017) 		Not Waving, but Drowning
(2019)
Singles from Yesterday's Gone
  1. "Florence"
    Released: 14 August 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[2]
The Guardian[3]
NME[4]
Q80/100[5]

Critical reception

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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

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Publication List Rank Ref.
Evening Standard The 10 Best Albums of 2017
10
[9]
The Independent The 30 Best Albums of 2017
1
[8]
NME NME's Albums of the Year 2017
12
[10]
RIOT Magazine RIOT's Albums of the Year 2017
4
[11]
Wonderland Magazine 7 Wonders: Best Albums of 2017 —
[12]

Track listing

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Track listing and credits adapted from Tidal and Qobuz.[13][14]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Isle of Arran"
The Purist3:34
2."Mean It in the Morning"
  • Rebel Kleff
  • James Dring[a]
2:39
3."+44"B. Coyle-LarnerLoyle Carner0:48
4."Damselfly" (featuring Tom Misch)
Tom Misch2:52
5."Ain't Nothing Changed"
Rebel Kleff3:14
6."Swear"B. Coyle-LarnerLoyle Carner0:34
7."Florence" (featuring Kwes)
Kwes3:04
8."The Seamstress (Tooting Masala)"
  • B. Coyle-Larner
  • Saul Mayne
  • Saul XL
  • Dring[a]
2:31
9."Stars & Shards"
  • B. Coyle-Larner
  • Alex Burey
  • Alex Burey
  • Dan Parry[a]
3:04
10."No Worries" (featuring Jehst and Rebel Kleff)
Rebel Kleff4:30
11."Rebel 101"B. Coyle-LarnerLoyle Carner0:28
12."No CD" (featuring Rebel Kleff)
  • B. Coyle-Larner
  • Revelle
  • Rebel Kleff
  • Dring[a]
4:17
13."Mrs. C"
  • B. Coyle-Larner
  • Sey
Kwes3:22
14."Sun of Jean" (featuring Mum and Dad)
  • B. Coyle-Larner
  • Sey
  • Jean Coyle-Larner
  • Steven Vengeance[d]
Kwes5:14
15."Yesterday's Gone" (Hidden track)
  • Misure La VerT
  • Vengeance
  • Misure La VerT
  • Steven Vengeance
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

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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

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Certifications for Yesterday's Gone
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Yesterday's Gone by Loyle Carner". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. ^ Hunt, El (20 January 2017). "Loyle Carner - Yesterday's Gone". DIY. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. ^ Petridis, Alexis (19 January 2017). "Loyle Carner: Yesterday's Gone review – melancholy vignettes for rainy afternoons". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Cooper, Leonie (25 January 2017). "Loyle Carner – 'Yesterday's Gone' Review". NME. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Yesterday's Gone". Q (published March 2017). 20 January 2017. p. 108 – via Metacritic.
  6. ^ Bingham, Jaguar (19 November 2016). "Loyle Carner is dropping his debut album". Mixmag. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Fletcher, Harry (2 January 2018). "The 10 best albums of 2017". Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  10. ^ "NME's Albums of The Year 2017". NME. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  11. ^ "RIOT's Albums Of The Year 2017". RIOT Mag. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  12. ^ "7 Wonders: Best Albums of 2017". Wonderland Magazine. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Yesterday's Gone / Loyle Carner". listen.tidal.com. Tidal. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Yesterday's Gone Loyle-Carner". Qobuz. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Loyle Carner – Yesterday's Gone" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Lescharts.com – Loyle Carner – Yesterday's Gone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Loyle Carner – Yesterday's Gone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Loyle Carner". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Loyle Carner – Yesterday's Gone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
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