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| Released | 10 June 2002 | |||
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| Length | 61:14 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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A Little Deeper is the debut studio album by English singer and rapper Ms. Dynamite. It was released on 10 June 2002 by Polydor Records. [2] The album won the Mercury Prize in 2002. [3] As of September 2011,it had sold 495,000 copies in the United Kingdom. [4]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [6] |
| Chicago Sun-Times | [7] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [8] |
| The Guardian | [9] |
| NME | 6/10 [10] |
| Q | [11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| Spin | B+ [13] |
| The Village Voice | C+ [14] |
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [15]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Natural High (Interlude)" | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Salaam Remi | 0:56 |
| 2 | "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Lennie Hibbert,Salaam Remi | 3:39 |
| 3 | "Anyway U Want It" (featuring Keon Bryce) | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Keon Bryce,Salaam Remi | 3:42 |
| 4 | "Put Him Out" | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Christian Karlsson,Pontus Winnberg,Henrik Jonback | 3:58 |
| 5 | "Brother" | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Christian Karlsson,Pontus Winnberg,Henrik Jonback | 3:34 |
| 6 | "It Takes More" (Bloodshy Main Mix) | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Michael "Punch" Harper | 4:39 |
| 7 | "Sick 'n' Tired" | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Michael "Punch" Harper | 3:34 |
| 8 | "Afraid 2 Fly" | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Hernst Bellevue | 4:48 |
| 9 | "Watch Over Them" | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley | 1:16 |
| 10 | "Seed Will Grow" (featuring Kymani Marley) | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Salaam Remi,Kymani Marley | 3:23 |
| 11 | "Krazy Krush" | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Christian Karlsson,Pontus Winnberg,Kingslee Daley | 3:44 |
| 12 | "Now U Want My Love" | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Salaam Remi | 4:54 |
| 13 | "Too Experienced" (featuring Barrington Levy) | Bob Andy | 2:58 |
| 14 | "Gotta Let U Know" | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Salaam Remi | 4:09 |
| 15 | "All I Ever" | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Jason Dyer,Salaam Remi,Angela Hunte,Van Gibbs,Eddison Sainsbury | 4:31 |
| 16 | "A Little Deeper"/"Get Up,Stand Up" (Pregap Track) | Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley,Salaam Remi | 10:25 |
Track 13 is a bonus track on some editions,and does not appear on the UK edition.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 17 | "Danger" | 3:14 | |
| 18 | "Ramp (Bonus Track:Get Up,Stand Up!)" | 9:58 |
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI) [28] | Platinum | 499,000 [29] |
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