Home Again (Michael Kiwanuka album)

Home Again
Studio album by Michael Kiwanuka
Released	12 March 2012 (2012-03-12)
Recorded	2011–2012
Studio	The Steam Rooms (Ventnor, Isle of Wight)
Genre	Soul [1] folk [2]
Length	38:41
Label	London, Polydor (UK) Interscope (US)
Producer	Paul Butler
Michael Kiwanuka chronology
I'm Getting Ready (2011) Home Again (2012) Love & Hate (2016)
Michael Kiwanuka studio album chronology
Home Again (2012) Love & Hate (2016)

Standard listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tell Me a Tale"	4:12
2.	"I'm Getting Ready"	2:25
3.	"I'll Get Along"	3:31
4.	"Rest"	3:52
5.	"Home Again"	3:30
6.	"Bones"	3:52
7.	"Always Waiting"	4:31
8.	"I Won't Lie"	4:06
9.	"Any Day Will Do Fine"	3:40
10.	"Worry Walks Beside Me"	5:02
Total length:		38:41

Deluxe Version ^[17]

No.	Title	Length
11.	"They Say I'm Doing Just Fine"	3:40
12.	"Now I'm Seeing"	2:34
13.	"Ode to You"	3:23
14.	"I'll Get Along" (Ethan Johns Sessions)	3:40
15.	"I Won't Lie" (Ethan Johns Sessions)	4:01
Total length:		17:27

Personnel

Adapted from the Home Again booklet. ^[18]

Performers and musicians Michael Kiwanuka – vocals (all tracks); acoustic guitar (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9); backing vocals (tracks 3, 6, 7, 10); bass (tracks 1, 3–5, 8–10); claps and stomps (track 5); electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–8, 10); Rhodes piano (track 1) Paul Armfield – double bass (track 2) Paul Butler – backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 6–10); cello (tracks 3–5); double bass (track 7); drums (tracks 2–10); Kora (tracks 1, 8); Moog (track 4); percussion (all tracks); piano (tracks 3, 4, 6–8, 10); Rhodes piano (tracks 4, 5, 8); saxophone (tracks 1, 8, 9); sitar (track 3); trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 8–10) Andy Parkin – violin (tracks 1, 4–7, 9) Tim Parkin – Rhodes piano (track 2), trumpet (track 8) Gary Plumley – flute (tracks 1, 3); saxophone (track 1)

Technical Paul Butler – mixing, production Guy Davie – mastering Jon McMullen – engineering Robin Schmidt – mastering (track 5) Artwork Benjamin Etridge – photography Markus Karlsson – art direction, design Gerard Saint – art direction

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Home Again Chart (2012) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [19] 67 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [20] 13 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [21] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [22] 26 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [23] 16 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [24] 1 French Albums (SNEP) [25] 3 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [26] 17 Irish Albums (IRMA) [27] 16 Italian Albums (FIMI) [28] 61 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [29] 17 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [30] 3 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [31] 17 Scottish Albums (OCC) [32] 7 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [33] 8 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [34] 13 UK Albums (OCC) [35] 4 US Billboard 200 [36] 86 US Folk Albums (Billboard) [37] 4 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [38] 32

Year-end charts Annual chart performance for Home Again Chart Year Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [39] 2012 23 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [40] 2012 45 French Albums (SNEP) [41] 2012 92 UK Albums (OCC) [42] 2012 97 US Folk Albums (Billboard) [43] 2012 23 US Folk Albums (Billboard) [43] 2013 50

Certifications and sales

Certifications for Home Again

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [44]	Gold	50,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) [45]	Gold	25,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [46]	Gold	10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [47]	Gold	101,300 [48]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Home Again

Country	Release date	Format(s)	Label
United Kingdom	12 March 2012	Digital download, CD, LP	Polydor Records
United States	8 May 2012		Interscope

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