Boy Alone

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Boy Alone
Boy Alone.png
Studio album by
Omah Lay
Released14 July 2022
Genre Afrobeats
Length37:51 (standard edition)
54:42 (deluxe edition)
Label
Producer
Omah Lay chronology
What Have We Done
(2020)		Boy Alone
(2022)
Singles from Boy Alone
  1. "Understand"
    Released: 8 July 2021
  2. "Attention"
    Released: 4 March 2022
  3. "I'm a Mess"
    Released: 22 July 2022
Side A (standard edition; credits adapted from back cover.)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Recognize"
Orlandoh1:23
2."I"
 P2J 3:12
3."Bend You"
 Tempoe 2:39
4."Woman"
 P.Priime 2:48
5."I'm a Mess"
 Niphkeys 2:33
6."Temptations"
  • Didia
  • Mike Gbaguidi
  • Kyle Monkman
BGRZ2:31
7."Understand"
  • Didia
  • Alagwu
Tempoe2:54
8."Never Forget"
  • Didia
  • Oluwasemilogo Banjo
Semzi3:09
9."Safe Haven"
  • Didia
  • Agunbiade Adebola
Debox2:49
10."Attention" (with Justin Bieber)
3:00
11."Soso"
  • Didia
  • Alagwu
Tempoe3:03
12."How to Luv"
  • Didia
  • Michael Innocent
  • Kelvin Oriye
Tunesfactory2:31
13."Tell Everybody" (featuring Tay Iwar)
  • P2J
  • Sammy SoSo
2:48
14."Purple Song"
  • Didia
  • Alagwu
Tempoe2:25
Total length:37:51
Side B (deluxe edition bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Reason"
  • Didia
  • Michael Opara
Tuzi2:37
16."Come Closer"
  • Didia
  • Banjo
  • Samuel Adetiloye
  • Fortune Ohuizu
  • Semzi
  • Timmy
2:35
17."It's Yours"
  • Didia
  • Banjo
  • Semzi
  • Omah Lay
2:45
18."Imagine" (featuring Aitch)
BGRZ2:46
19."Joanna"
  • Didia
  • Banjo
Semzi2:53
20."Soso" (remix; featuring Ozuna)
  • Didia
  • Alagwu
  • Tempoe
  • Yazid Rivera
  • Eduardo Alfonso Vargas
3:22
Total length:54:42

Charts

Chart performance for Boy Alone
Chart (2022 - 2023)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] 158
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] 42
French Albums (SNEP) [16] 106
Nigerian Albums (TurnTable) [17] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 82
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [19] 8
US World Albums ( Billboard ) [20] 12

Release history

Release history and formats for Boy Alone
RegionDateFormatLabel
Various9 August 2023

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