A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block

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A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block
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Studio album by
Soweto Kinch
Released2006
Recorded Recorded at Mark Angelo Studios, Kore Studios, and The Shop, London
Genre Jazz, Hip Hop
Length78:46
Label Dune Records
Producer Tony Platt
Soweto Kinch chronology
Conversations with the Unseen
(2003)		A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block
(2006)		 The New Emancipation
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block is a 2006 album by Soweto Kinch. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Soweto Kinch.

  1. "The Opening Theme" (1:17)
  2. "The Mission / Skit 1 – The Tower Block" (6:47)
  3. "10.30 Appointment / Skit 2 – In the Rain" (6:45)
  4. "Adrian's Ballad / Skit 3 – Under the Bus Shelter" (4:49)
  5. "Love Gamble / Skit 4 – Back in the Council High Rise" (4:25)
  6. "Ridez / Skit 5 – Marcus' Flat" (5:09)
  7. "Padz / Skit 6 – Marcus' Crisis" (5:33)
  8. "Marcus' Crisis / Skit 7 – Well MC" (4:51)
  9. "So! / Skit 8 – Adrian's Dreams" (7:20)
  10. "Expansion / Skit 9 – Parting in the Clouds" (3:19)
  11. "Out There / Skit 10 – The Court" (4:53)
  12. "A Friendly Game of Basketball / Skit 11 – The Platform / Skit 12 – The Train That Never Came" (6:50)
  13. "Everybody Raps – Skit 13 – Why Don't We All Team Up" (5:42)
  14. "Who Knows? / Skit 14 – Adrian's New Property" (4:56)
  15. "The House That Love Built / Skit 15 – Into the Basement" (6:10)

Personnel

Additional vocals provided by

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References

  1. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 824. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. ↑ Walters, John L. "Soweto Kinch, A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Towerblock". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "A Life in the Day Of [CD]" . Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Soweto Kinch– A Life in the Day Of B19: Tales of the Tower Block". discogs. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "A Life in the Day Of B19: Tales of the Tower Block". last.fm. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  7. ↑ May, Chris. "Soweto Kinch: A Life In The Day Of B19: Tales Of The Towerblock (2006)". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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