| Yesterday's Gone | ||||
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| Released | 20 January 2017 | |||
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| Length | 42:48 | |||
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| Loyle Carner chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Yesterday's Gone | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100 [1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| DIY |   [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| NME | [4] |
| Q | 80/100 [5] |
Yesterday's Gone is the debut studio album by English hip hop artist Loyle Carner. [6] It was released via Virgin EMI Records on 20 January 2017. [4]
Yesterday's Gone received widespread acclaim upon its release. [7] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Yesterday's Gone holds an average score of 84 based on nine reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [1] NME described the album's style as "confessional, soul-searching, and very very good." [4]
The album was nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize and included on numerous end-of-year lists, ranking at number one on The Independent 's list of the 30 best albums of 2017. [8]
In 2019, "No CD" became the theme tune of the BBC comedy discussion show The Ranganation , hosted by Romesh Ranganathan.
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evening Standard | The 10 Best Albums of 2017 | 10 | |
| The Independent | The 30 Best Albums of 2017 | 1 | |
| NME | NME's Albums of the Year 2017 | 12 | |
| RIOT Magazine | RIOT's Albums of the Year 2017 | 4 | |
| Wonderland Magazine | 7 Wonders: Best Albums of 2017 | — | |
Track listing and credits adapted from Tidal and Qobuz. [13] [14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Isle of Arran" |
| The Purist | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Mean It in the Morning" |
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| 2:39 |
| 3. | "+44" | B. Coyle-Larner | Loyle Carner | 0:48 |
| 4. | "Damselfly" (featuring Tom Misch) |
| Tom Misch | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Ain't Nothing Changed" |
| Rebel Kleff | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Swear" | B. Coyle-Larner | Loyle Carner | 0:34 |
| 7. | "Florence" (featuring Kwes) |
| Kwes | 3:04 |
| 8. | "The Seamstress (Tooting Masala)" |
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| 2:31 |
| 9. | "Stars & Shards" |
|
| 3:04 |
| 10. | "No Worries" (featuring Jehst and Rebel Kleff) |
| Rebel Kleff | 4:30 |
| 11. | "Rebel 101" | B. Coyle-Larner | Loyle Carner | 0:28 |
| 12. | "No CD" (featuring Rebel Kleff) |
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| 4:17 |
| 13. | "Mrs. C" |
| Kwes | 3:22 |
| 14. | "Sun of Jean" (featuring Mum and Dad) |
| Kwes | 5:14 |
| 15. | "Yesterday's Gone" (Hidden track) |
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| 2:37 |
| Total length: | 42:48 | |||
Notes
Sample credits
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [15] | 135 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [16] | 171 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] | 69 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [18] | 14 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI) [19] | Gold | 100,000 |
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