Black Star Elephant

Black Star Elephant
Studio album by Nico & Vinz
Released September 16, 2014 Australia
October 14, 2014 United States
Recorded 2013–14
Genre
Label
Producer
  • Vincent Dery (also exec.)
  • Thomas Eriksen
  • Amanuel Kidane (exec.)
  • William "Will IDAP" Wiik Larsen
  • Magnus "Magnify" Martinsen
  • Stargate
  • Kouame Sereba
  • Kahouly Nicolay Sereba (also exec.)
  • Raymond Sereba
  • Petter "Walther" Walthinsen
Nico & Vinz chronology

  • Black Star Elephant
  • (2014)
Singles from Black Star Elephant
  1. "Am I Wrong"
    Released: April 12, 2013
  2. "In Your Arms"
    Released: October 21, 2013
  3. "When the Day Comes"
    Released: September 30, 2014[1]
  4. "My Melody"
    Released: February 6, 2015[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 58/100[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [4]
Billboard [5]
The Guardian [6]
The Northern Echo 7/10[7]
Popmatters [8]

Black Star Elephant is the second studio album by Norwegian duo Nico & Vinz. It was released in Australia on September 16, 2014,[9] and on October 14, 2014 in the United States. It contains 14 songs and 7 interludes.[10]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro" (interlude)
  • Raymond Sereba
  • Kouame Sereba
  • Kahouly Nicolay Sereba
  • Vincent Dery
  • R. Sereba
  • K. Sereba
  • Magnus "Magnify" Martinsen[a]
  • Petter "Walther" Walthinsen[a]
 0:39
2. "Am I Wrong"  
  • Dery
  • K. N. Sereba
  • William "Will IDAP" Wiik Larsen
  • Abdoulie Jallow
Larsen 4:07
3. "Last Time"  
  • Dery
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Thomas Eriksen
  • David Agwumaro
Eriksen 4:19
4. "Leave Us" (interlude)
  • R. Sereba
  • K. Sereba
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Dery
  • R. Sereba
  • K. Sereba
  • Martinsen[a]
  • Walthinsen[a]
 0:18
5. "Know What I'm Not"  
  • Dery
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Larsen
  • Jørgen Ousman Jaquesson Sowe
Larsen 3:48
6. "Miracles"  
  • Dery
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Agwumaro
  • Sowe
  • Larsen
  • Terje Wiik
Larsen 3:25
7. "New in Town" (interlude)
  • R. Sereba
  • K. Sereba
  • Martinsen
  • R. Sereba
  • K. Sereba
 0:26
8. "My Melody"  
  • Dery
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Ntirelang Berman
  • Larsen
Larsen 4:11
9. "Powerful" (interlude)
  • R. Sereba
  • K. Sereba
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Dery
  • R. Sereba
  • K. Sereba
  • Martinsen[a]
  • Walthinsen[a]
 0:15
10. "Another Day"  
  • Dery
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Magnus Eliassen
  • Erik Eliassen
  • Larsen
  • Larsen
  • Eliassen
 2:19
11. "People"  
  • Dery
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Dave Kuncio
  • Larsen
Larsen 4:23
12. "Runnin'"  
  • Dery
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Eriksen
  • Agwumaro
Eriksen 4:15
13. "Imagine"  
 2:57
14. "In Your Arms"  
Larsen 3:25
15. "Homeless"  
  • Dery
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Ntirelang Berman
  • Larsen
Larsen 2:59
16. "Lakota" (interlude)
  • R. Sereba
  • K. Sereba
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Dery
  • R. Sereba
  • K. Sereba
  • Martinsen[a]
  • Walthinsen[a]
 1:23
17. "Thought I Knew"  
  • Dery
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Eriksen
Eriksen 4:25
18. "Arrival" (interlude)
  • R. Sereba
  • K. Sereba
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Dery
  • R. Sereba
  • K. Sereba
  • Martinsen[a]
  • Walthinsen[a]
 0:34
19. "When the Day Comes"  
  • Dery
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Sowe
  • Larsen
Larsen 3:47
20. "Kokadinye" (interlude)
  • R. Sereba
  • K. Sereba
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Dery
  • R. Sereba
  • K. Sereba
  • Martinsen[a]
  • Walthinsen[a]
 1:29
21. "Imaa Imaa"  
  • Dery
  • K. N. Sereba
  • Eriksen
  • Agwumaro
Eriksen 4:05
Notes

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 17
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 1
US Billboard 200[15] 45

References

  1. ↑ Bianca Gracie (30 September 2014). "Nico & Vinz Release New Video For “When The Day Comes”: Watch The Inspiring Clip". http://www.idolator.com/. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Nico & Vinz My Melody". http://www.YouTube.com/. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Black Star Elephant – Nico & Vinz". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Black Star Elephant – Nico & Vinz". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Arnold, Chuck (14 October 2014). "Album Review: Nico & Vinz’s Debut ‘Black Star Elephant’ Proves Doubters Right". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (27 November 2014). "Nico & Vinz: Black Star Elephant review – world-pop mashup full of positivism". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Harker, Simon (11 December 2014). "Album Review: Nico & Vinz – Black Star Elephant". The Northern Echo. Newsquest. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Faulkner, Brent (30 January 2015). "Nico & Vinz: Black Star Elephant". Popmatters. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Black Star Elephant". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Nico & Vinz announce new album 'Black Star Elephant' featuring 'Am I Wrong'". Music Times. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  11. ↑ Black Star Elephant (booklet). Nico & Vinz. Warner Bros. Records, 5 Star Entertainment. 2014. 9362-49327-8.
  12. ↑ "Nico & Vinz – Black Star Elephant". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Nico & Vinz – Black Star Elephant". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Nico & Vinz – Black Star Elephant". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Nico & Vinz Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Nico & Vinz. Retrieved 18 December 2014.