Home Sweet Home (Kano album)

Home Sweet Home
Studio album by Kano
Released	27 June 2005
Recorded	2002–04
Length	61:42
Label	679 Recordings
Producer	Kano (also exec.) DaVinChe Diplo Fraser T Smith Mike Skinner Mikey J Paul Epworth Terror Danjah TipC
Kano chronology
Home Sweet Home (2005) London Town (2007)
Singles from Home Sweet Home
"P's and Q's" Released: November 2004 "Typical Me" Released: 28 February 2005 "Remember Me" Released: 13 June 2005 "Nite Nite" Released: 26 June 2005 "Brown Eyes" / "Signs in Life" Released: 6 March 2006

Home Sweet Home is the debut album by British rapper Kano. It was released on 27 June 2005 by 679 Recordings. Kano was 20 years old when the album was released. The album received highly positive reviews from music critics and peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart. Six singles were released from the album— "P's and Q's", "Typical Me" featuring Ghetts, "Remember Me", "Nite Nite" featuring Leo the Lion & The Streets, "Brown Eyes" and "Signs in Life". Two of the singles, "Typical Me" and "Nite Nite", peaked within the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
RapReviews	9/10 [3]
Mojo	[4]
NME	9/10 [5]
The Observer	[6]
Pitchfork	8.4/10 [7]
Playlouder	[8]
PopMatters	9/10 [9]
Q	[10]
Stylus	B+ [11]

The album received widespread acclaim, At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 12 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". ^[12]

Commercial performance

Home Sweet Home entered and peaked on the UK Albums Chart at number 36 on 3 July 2005. It is Kano's third highest-charting album of his career, after London Town (2007) and Made in the Manor (2016). Despite its relatively low peak, it is his highest-selling album, having reached Gold status in the UK, while the aforementioned two albums have thus far reached Silver status.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Home Sweet Home"	Kane Robinson Michael Asante	Mikey J	3:37
2.	"Ghetto Kid" (featuring Ghetts)	Robinson Justin Clarke Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith	Fraser T Smith	3:04
3.	"P's and Q's"	Robinson Chadley Chichester	DaVinChe	4:08
4.	"Reload It" (featuring Demon & D Double E)	Robinson Wesley Pentz Redhead Darren Dixon Dean Barrett George Harrison	Diplo	3:47
5.	"Typical Me" (featuring Ghetts)	Robinson Clarke Smith	Fraser T Smith	4:34
6.	"Mic Check"	Robinson Asante	Mikey J	3:11
7.	"Sometimes"	Robinson Asante	Mikey J	3:35
8.	"9 to 5"	Robinson Asante	Mikey J	2:10
9.	"Nite Nite" (featuring Leo the Lion & The Streets)	Robinson Mike Skinner	Mike Skinner	4:45
10.	"Brown Eyes"	Robinson Chichester	DaVinChe	3:49
11.	"Remember Me"	Robinson Wellington Bauza Smith	TipC Fraser T Smith	3:15
12.	"I Don't Know Why"	Robinson Paul Epworth Tony Iommi Ozzy Osbourne Geezer Butler Bill Ward	Paul Epworth	3:56
13.	"How We Livin'"	Robinson Rodney Price	Terror Danjah	3:48
14.	"Nobody Don't Dance No More"	Robinson Smith	Fraser T Smith	3:52
15.	"Signs in Life"	Robinson Smith	Fraser T Smith Kano	6:09
16.	"Boys Love Girls" (bonus track)	Robinson	Kano	4:02
Total length:				61:42

Sample credits ^[13]

• "I Don't Know Why" contains samples from "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath.
• "Reload It" contains samples from "I Dig Love" by Asha Puthli

Personnel

Credits for Home Sweet Home adapted from Allmusic. ^[14]

Kano – primary artist, composer Dick Beetham – mastering Dan Stacey – A&R Ben Sansbury – Art direction, design Mike Skinner – producer, arranger, mixing Fraser T. Smith – producer, guitar, mixing Paul Epworth – producer, guitar Joe Fields – producer, mixing

D Double E - featured artist Leo the Lion – primary artist Josh Garza – drums Leo Bubba Taylor – drums Beni G – scratching Simon Finch – trumpet James Moriarty – photography

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart [15]	36

Certifications

Country/provider	Certification	Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold	100,000+

References

1. "Home Sweet Home Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 30 April 2013.
2. "AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 8 March 2015.
3. "Kano :: Home Sweet Home :: 679" . Retrieved 8 March 2015.
4. Tough, yet with just enough tenderness. [Aug 2005, p.101]
5. Lyrically lucid and sonically exciting. [11 Jun 2005, p.67]
6. Warren, Emma (22 May 2005). "Kano, Home Sweet Home". The Observer . Archived from the original on 5 November 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
7. Dombal, Ryan (20 July 2005). "Kano: Home Sweet Home". Pitchfork . Retrieved 20 July 2005.
8. Robb, John (28 June 2005). "Home Sweet Home - Kano". Playlouder . Archived from the original on 18 October 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
9. Raper, Dan (9 January 2006). "Kano: Home Sweet Home". PopMatters . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
10. The bulk of the album is pure Kano--deft wordplay and a range of musical reference points. [Jul 2005, p.115]
11. Powell, Mike (12 July 2005). "Kano - Home Sweet Home". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on 5 February 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
12. "Reviews for Home Sweet Home by Kano - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
13. album's liner notes
14. "Home Sweet Home - Kano". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Credits. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
15. "2005-07-09 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 9 July 2005.