| Who Am I | ||||
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| Released | 12 July 2024 | |||
| Length | 33:52 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Berwyn | |||
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| Singles from Who Am I | ||||
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Who Am I is the debut studio album by Trinidad-born, London-based musician Berwyn, released on 12 July 2024 through Columbia Records. It received positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for the 2024 Mercury Prize. [1]
On 8 April 2024, Fred Again released the track "BerwynGesaffNeighbours" featuring Gesaffelstein and Berwyn. [2] [3] Berwyn released an alternate version of the track titled "Neighbors" on 26 April 2024. [4] On 14 May 2024, he released the single "I Am Black." [5] [6] [7] On 11 June 2024, Berwyn announced the album's track list and release date, alongside the third single, "Dear Immigration." [8] [9]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 95/100 [10] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| DIY |  [11] |
| MusicOMH |  [12] |
| The Observer | [13] |
| The Skinny | [14] |
Who Am I was met with critical acclaim upon release, receiving a score of 95 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic. [10]
Ed Lawson of DIY described it as a "record that's as skilled in pop immediacy as it is emotional expression; a lyrical gaze that looks as deeply inside as out" and Berwyn "an artist who, on this debut album, can seemingly do just about anything". [11] Ben Devlin of MusicOMH characterised Who Am I as "a relatively brief selection of tracks [that] contains a lot of autobiographical heft, as he works through topics of race, insecurity and excess over surprisingly versatile production". [12] The Observer 's Damien Morris wrote that it "cuts a prickly path between the experimental rawness of Mercury-nominated mixtape Demotape/Vega and its excellent sequel Tape 2/Fomalhaut's smoother entreaties" as well as remarking that "the ferocity of Berwyn's talent and the piercing beauty of his crackling, folk-R&B croon mean these heavy topics are never a burden". [13] Reviewing the album for The Skinny , Rhys Morgan called it "declarative" as "the candid expression of his previous work remains, now finessed into a towering major label debut". [14]
All tracks written and produced by Berwyn Du Bois unless listed.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Thing" | 2:04 | ||
| 2. | "Who Am I" |
| 2:48 | |
| 3. | "I Am Black" | 3:38 | ||
| 4. | "All She Ever Wanted" |
| 2:06 | |
| 5. | "Hate" |
|
| 3:19 |
| 6. | "Dear Immigration" | 2:38 | ||
| 7. | "Neighbours" |
| Fred again.. | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Meet Me by the River" | 1:38 | ||
| 9. | "I'm Drowning" | 3:35 | ||
| 10. | "Love Is Blind" |
| 2:50 | |
| 11. | "Without You" | 1:37 | ||
| 12. | "Mama" |
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| 4:33 |
| Total length: | 33:52 | |||
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