Time (Mikky Ekko album)

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Time
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 16, 2015 (2015-01-16)
Genre Pop
Length47:50
Label RCA
Producer
Mikky Ekko chronology
Time
(2015)
Fame
(2018)
Singles from Time
  1. "Pull Me Down"
    Released: October 30, 2012 [1]
  2. "Smile"
    Released: August 15, 2014 [2]
  3. "Watch Me Rise"
    Released: May 8, 2015 [3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 59/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The New Zealand Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork Media 4.3/10 [7]
PopMatters Disc Plain yellow dark.svgDisc Plain yellow dark.svgDisc Plain yellow dark.svgDisc Plain yellow dark.svgDisc Plain yellow dark.svgDisc Plain yellow dark.svgPlain Disc 40%25 grey or 20%25 black.svgPlain Disc 40%25 grey or 20%25 black.svgPlain Disc 40%25 grey or 20%25 black.svgPlain Disc 40%25 grey or 20%25 black.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg (US) [9]
Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg (AUS) [10]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Time is the debut studio album by American recording artist Mikky Ekko. The album was released worldwide on January 16, 2015, by RCA Records, except for the United States where it was released on January 20. [12]

Contents

Background

Mikky Ekko rose to fame with his 2013 Rihanna collaboration "Stay". Following the release of "Stay", RCA Records wanted to capitalize on its success, said Mikky Ekko: "From the label, people on Rihanna's side. I think we speculated a little bit about going out on the tour with Rih, and I ultimately felt like the songs weren't there. And I said I'm not gonna go out to promote an album that could be better. And I know the sort of the endless tweaking that can happen, but I feel like we took the time to put together a really, really strong album full of songs that at least for me represents exactly where I am." [13]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Time received an average score of 59% based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Watch Me Rise"4:04
2."Smile"
  • Ekko
  • Elof Loelv
3:27
3."Love You Crazy"
  • Tedder
  • Zancanella
  • Ekko [a]
3:12
4."U"
Blood Diamonds 3:57
5."Time"
  • Smith
  • Eric Masse [a]
4:14
6."Riot"
  • Mikky Ekko
  • Boots Ottestad
4:23
7."Mourning Doves"
  • Mikky Ekko
  • Elof Loelv
  • Loelv
  • Ekko
4:18
8."Burning Doves"
  • Bhasker
  • Tyler Johnson [b]
  • Alex Salibian [a]
4:41
9."Comatose"
3:47
10."Pull Me Down"
  • Mikky Ekko
  • Michael Volpe
  • Clams Casino
  • Ekko
3:27
11."Made of Light"
  • Mikky Ekko
  • Nick Ruth
  • Alexander Castillo Vasquez
  • Ruth
  • A.C.
4:16
12."Loner"
  • Tedder
  • Zancanella
  • Ekko [a]
4:04
13."Pressure Pills* [c] "
  • Steven Weston
  • Ekko [a]
3:39
14."Pretend You Care [c] "
  • Mikky Ekko
  • Cubby
3:16
15."Stay" (demo version [c] )
  • Mikky Ekko
  • Justin Parker
  • Mikky Ekko
  • Justin Parker
4:04

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [14] 6
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [15] 24

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