Concrete Jungle (Nneka album)

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Concrete Jungle
Nneke Concrete Jungle.jpg
Studio album by Nneka
Released February 2, 2010
Genre Soul
Label Decon
Producer DJ Farhot, Jean Lamoot
Nneka chronology
No Longer at Ease
(2008)
Concrete Jungle
(2010)
Soul Is Heavy
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Contents

Track listing

#TitleTime
1"Showin' Love"3:52
2"The Uncomfortable Truth"3:49
3"Mind vs. Heart"4:15
4"Heartbeat"3:11
5"Come With Me"5:24
6"Kangpe" (ft. Wesley Williams)3:59
7"Africans"4:29
8"Suffri"5:54
9"From Africa 2 U"3:53
10"Walking"3:15
11"Focus"4:23
12"God of Mercy"3:29

Charts

Album

Chart (2010)Peak
Position [3]
US Billboard Heatseekers 18
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 57

Singles

YearSingleChartPeak Position [4]
2010"Heartbeat" European Hot 100 #65

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References

  1. DJBooth.net review
  2. Mikael Wood (12 February 2010). "Nneka, "Concrete Jungle"". Billboard . Retrieved 15 April 2010.