Dear Listener
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::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dear Listener |
| type | studio |
| artist | Lowkey |
| cover | Lowkeydearlistener.jpg |
| released | 20 October 2008 |
| recorded | 2007–2008 |
| genre | Hip hop |
| length | 42:03 |
| label | SO Empire Recordings |
| producer | Scram Jones, Nutty P, Faith SFX, Sivey, Quincey Tones, Dockmini, Styalz Fuego |
| next_title | Soundtrack to the Struggle |
| next_year | 2011 |
| :: |
| name = Dear Listener | type = studio | artist = Lowkey | cover = Lowkeydearlistener.jpg | alt = | released = 20 October 2008 | recorded = 2007–2008 | venue = | studio = | genre = Hip hop | length = 42:03 | label = SO Empire Recordings | producer = Scram Jones, Nutty P, Faith SFX, Sivey, Quincey Tones, Dockmini, Styalz Fuego | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Soundtrack to the Struggle | next_year = 2011
|rev1 = BBC |rev1score = (favourable) |rev2 = Style43 |rev2score = (favourable) |rev3 = rapreviews |rev3score = (7.5/10) |rev4 = Britishhiphop |rev4score =(favourable) |rev5 = rago magazine |rev5score = (favourable) |rev6 = FACT magazine |rev6score = (8/10)
Dear Listener is the debut album by English MC Lowkey. The album was released after 3 mixtapes by Lowkey. In support of the album, music videos for "Alphabet Assassin", "Revolution", "Relatives" and "In My Lifetime" which features Wretch 32 were made. The album was released on 20 October 2008 through independent label SO Empire Recordings. The album didn't manage to chart.
Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Dear Listener | extra1 = Sivey | length1 = 3:11
| title2 = Tell Me Why | extra2 = Quincey Tones | length2 = 3:06
| title3 = Rise and Fall | extra3 = Dockmini | length3 = 3:54
| title4 = I'm Back | extra4 = Scram Jones | length4 = 3:10
| title5 = Alphabet Assassin | extra5 = Nutty P | length5 = 4:26
| title6 = Special | extra6 = Sivey | length6 = 3:13
| title7 = Revolution | note7 = featuring Jon McClure, Faith SFX and Mic Righteous | extra7 = Faith SFX | length7 = 3:15
| title8 = Everything Must Change | extra8 = Sivey | length8 = 2:58
| title9 = The Essence | extra9 = Styalz Fuego | length9 = 2:42
| title10 = Relatives | note10 = featuring Logic | extra10 = Sivey | length10 = 4:51
| title11 = In My Lifetime | note11 = featuring Wretch 32 | extra11 = Quincey Tones | length11 = 3:10
| title12 = I Believe | note12 = featuring Eden Rox | extra12 = Sivey | length12 = 4:07 | total_length = 42:03
Music videos
- Alphabet Assassin
- Revolution
- Relatives
- In My Lifetime
References
References
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/d5mq/ BBC review]
- [http://www.style43.com/news/2009/01/12/lowkey-dear-listener-album-review/ Style43 review] {{webarchive. link. (2009-01-23)
- "Lowkey :: Dear Listener :: SO Empire".
- (26 November 2008). "Lowkey – Dear Listener LP [SoEmpire]".
- "LOWKEY 'Dear Listener' | ALBUMS | Rago Magazine".
- "Lowkey 'Dear Listener' – FACT magazine: Music and art".
- "LOWKEY "DEAR LISTENER" ALBUM REVIEW | Style 43".
- {{YouTube. ToZUIdbgqjE. Alphabet Assassin (Music Video), Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- {{YouTube. jwZB8bXXZcA. Revolution (Music Video), Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- {{YouTube. vPGyFV6z_VQ. Relatives (Music Video), Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- {{YouTube. naNxVih9-88. In My Lifetime (Music Video), Retrieved 2009-04-23.
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