Closer (Ty album)

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Closer
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Studio album by Ty
Released 16 October 2006 (2006-10-16)
Genre Hip hop
Length55:38
Label Big Dada
Producer Ty, Drew Horley
Ty chronology
Upwards
(2003)		Closer
(2006)		 Special Kind of Fool
(2010)
Singles from Closer
  1. "Closer"
    Released: 2006
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Closer is the third studio album by British hip hop musician Ty. It was released on Big Dada in 2006.

Ben Chijioke, better known by his stage name Ty, is a Nigerian British rapper who specializes in British hip hop. He has released three albums on Big Dada. He has collaborated with musicians such as Shortee Blitz, Drew Horley, and Tony Allen.

Big Dada record label

Big Dada is a British independent record label imprint distributed by Ninja Tune. It was started by reputed hip hop journalist Will Ashon in 1997. It is best known for being the home of prominent British hip hop artist Roots Manuva, poet and playwright Kate Tempest, grime pioneer Wiley, rapper and designer DELS and Mercury Prize winners Speech Debelle and Young Fathers.

Contents

Critical reception

John Bush of AllMusic said: "With his third album, Ty earned the right to be called consistently brilliant." [1] Bram Gieben of The Skinny called it "a purist hip-hop album, with 12 killer basslines, some really poppy hooks, and some intelligent, inspiring lyrics." [4]

AllMusic online music database

AllMusic is an online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. It launched in 1991, predating the World Wide Web.

The Skinny is a 72-page monthly and bi-monthly publication distributed in approximately 1,450 establishments throughout the cities of Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow in Scotland and, from 2013 to 2017, Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds in the north of England. Founded in 2005, the magazine features interviews and articles on music, art, film, comedy and other aspects of culture.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Don't Watch That (Knickers, Y-Fronts and Jockstraps)"3:46
2."Everybody"4:33
3."This Here Music" (featuring Speech of Arrested Development)5:14
4."The Idea" (featuring De La Soul)3:55
5."What You Want (Taylormade)" (featuring Taylor McFerrin, Jason the Angrynotes, and Joy Jones)5:32
6."Closer" (featuring Maceo)4:43
7."Oh!" (featuring Bahamadia and Zion I)4:24
8."Aim for Your Goals" (featuring Eska)5:01
9."Sweating for Your Salary" (featuring Wunmi Dele Sosimi)5:10
10."Sophisticated and Coarse" (featuring Eska)4:36
11."L.O.V.E. (No Matter What)" (featuring Vula)4:04
12."Hustle (That's Why We)" (featuring Rich Medina)4:49

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References

  1. 1 2 Bush, John. "Closer - Ty". AllMusic . Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Burgess, John (October 13, 2006). "Ty, Closer". The Guardian . Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Jerome, Fiona (October 16, 2006). "Ty – Closer". MusicOMH . Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Gieben, Bram (November 12, 2006). "Extended Review: Ty - 'Closer'". The Skinny . Retrieved April 13, 2015.
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