Day by Day (Femi Kuti album)

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Day by Day
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Released27 October 2008
Genre Afrobeat
Label Wrasse
Producer Sodi
Femi Kuti chronology
Fight to Win
(2001)
Day by Day
(2008)
Africa for Africa
(2010)
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Day by Day is an album by Nigerian musician Femi Kuti released in mid-October 2008.

Track listing

All tracks by Femi Kuti

  1. "Oyimbo" – 3:53
  2. "Eh Oh" – 4:17
  3. "Day by Day" – 3:01
  4. "Demo Crazy" – 7:34
  5. "Do You Know" – 4:52
  6. "You Better Ask Yourself" – 6:00
  7. "One Two" – 2:15
  8. "Tell Me" – 4:37
  9. "They Will Run" – 5:25
  10. "Tension Grip Africa" – 5:07
  11. "Dem Funny" – 4:19
  12. "Let's Make History" – 2:28

Personnel

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