The Godfather III (album)

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The Godfather III
Wiley The Godfather 3 Cover.png
Studio album by
Wiley
Released5 June 2020 (2020-06-05)
Recorded2019–2020
Genre Grime
Length63:10
Label Wiley Records
Wiley chronology
Godfather II
(2018)		The Godfather III
(2020)		Boasty Gang
(2020)
Singles from The Godfather III
  1. "The Game"
    Released: 6 January 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Clash 7/10 [3]
Loud and Quiet 8/10 [4]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [6]

The Godfather III is the thirteenth studio album by English grime MC Wiley. It was originally scheduled for release on 12 September 2019 under CTA Records, but was delayed to 5 June 2020. [7]

Contents

Critical reception

The Godfather III was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 7 reviews. [1]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Genius [8]

The Godfather III track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
  • Richard Kylea Cowie
  • Infamous
1:29
2."Come Home" (featuring Blay Vision & Realz)
  • Blay Vision
  • Realz
  • Cowie
2:52
3."The Game"
  • Cowie
  • Zdot
  • Krunchie
2:40
4."Da Vibez Is Back"
  • Cowie
  • Zdot
2:19
5."Protect the Empire" (featuring Jammz & K9)
  • Jammz
  • K9
  • Cowie
  • Thomas Mellor
2:53
6."Eskimo Dance"
  • Daz-I-Kue
  • Wookie
  • Hindzy D
  • Dizzee Rascal
  • DJ Eastwood
3:32
7."Alla Dem" (featuring Riko Dan)
  • Cowie
3:32
8."Bars" (featuring D Double E)
  • Cowie
  • D Double E
  • Swifta Beater
2:33
9."Family" (featuring Flirta D, Footsie & Goldie1)
  • Cowie
  • Mr. Virgo
3:34
10."This Is It"
  • Cowie
  • Flyo
2:47
11."Bruce Wayne"
  • Cowie
  • Dexplicit
3:35
12."Double Dragon"
  • Masro
2:07
13."Starring" (featuring K9, GHSTLY XXVII, Jammer & K9)
  • Cowie
 3:02
14."Amsterdam" (featuring Manga Saint Hilare, Breeze & Jammer)
  • Cowie
 3:30
15."Balance" (featuring Aisa)
  • Cowie
  • Terror Danjah
2:47
16."Free Spirit"
  • Cowie
  • Rymez
3:33
17."Light Work"
  • Cowie
  • K-Notes
  • Freeza Chin
3:09
18."Rinse"
  • Cowie
2:47
19."Image Ting"
  • Cowie
  • JLSXND7RS
3:16
20."West London" (featuring Big Zuu & Direman)
  • Direman
  • GHSTLY XXVII
  • K9
  • Big Zuu
  • Cowie
  • Crafty 893
3:16
21."South London"
  • Cowie
  • Mazza
2:48
22."Press Record"
  • Cowie
 2:21
Total length:63:10

Charts

Chart performance for The Godfather III
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 99
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [10] 3

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References

  1. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Simpson, Paul (9 June 2020). "The Godfather III - Wiley | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Murray, Robin (9 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash . Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Davidson, David (8 June 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Balram, Dhruva (8 June 2020). "Wiley – 'Godfather III' review: grime hero (allegedly) bows out with a career-spanning ode to the genre". NME . Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Pritchard, Will (16 June 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork .
  7. ↑ Cetin, Marissa (10 June 2020). "The godfather of grime announced the career shift as he dropped his 13th studio album a week in advance last Friday". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Wiley - The Godfather 3". Genius . Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2020.


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