Home Sweet Home (Kano album)

Home Sweet Home
Studio album by Kano
Released 27 June 2005
Recorded 2004-05
Genre grime
Length 61:42
Label 679 Recordings
Producer Kano (also exec.), DaVinChe, Diplo, Fraser T Smith, Mike Skinner, Mikey J, Paul Epworth, Terror Danjah, TipC
Kano chronology

Home Sweet Home
(2005)		 London Town
(2007)

Home Sweet Home is the debut album by British rapper Kano. It was released on 27 June 2005 by 679 Recordings. Kano was 20 years old when the album was released. The album received highly positive reviews from music critics and peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart. Six singles were released from the album— "P's and Q's", "Typical Me" featuring Ghetts, "Remember Me", "Nite Nite" featuring Leo the Lion & The Streets, "Brown Eyes" and "Signs in Life". Two of the singles, "Typical Me" and "Nite Nite", peaked within the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 82/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Rap Reviews (9/10) [3]
BBC (favourable) [4]

Critical response

The album received favourable reviews, At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 12 reviews. [5]

Commercial performance

Home Sweet Home entered and peaked on the UK Albums Chart at number 36 on 3 July 2005. It is Kano's second highest-charting album of his career, after London Town (2007).

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Home Sweet Home"  Kano, AsanteMikey J 3:37
2. "Ghetto Kid" (featuring Ghetts)Kano, Ghetts, Fraser T SmithFraser T Smith 3:04
3. "P's and Q's"  Kano, ChichesterDaVinChe 4:08
4. "Reload It" (featuring Demon & D Double E)Kano, Penz, Redhead, DixonDiplo 3:47
5. "Typical Me" (featuring Ghetts)Kano, Ghetts, Fraser T SmithFraser T Smith 4:34
6. "Mic Check"  Kano, AsanteMikey J 3:11
7. "Sometimes"  Kano, AsanteMikey J 3:35
8. "9 to 5"  Kano, AsanteMikey J 2:10
9. "Nite Nite" (featuring Leo the Lion & The Streets)Kano, Mike SkinnerMike Skinner 4:45
10. "Brown Eyes"  Kano, ChichesterDaVinChe 3:49
11. "Remember Me"  Kano, Wellington, BauzaTipC, Fraser T Smith 3:15
12. "I Don't Know Why"  KanoPaul Epworth 3:56
13. "How We Livin'"  Kano, PriceTerror Danjah 3:48
14. "Nobody Don't Dance No More"  Kano, Fraser T SmithFraser T Smith 3:52
15. "Signs in Life"  Kano, Fraser T SmithFraser T Smith, Kano 6:09
16. "Boys Love Girls"  KanoKano 4:02
Samples

Personnel

Credits for Home Sweet Home adapted from Allmusic.[6]

  • Kano — primary artist, composer
  • Dick Beetham — mastering
  • Dan Stacey — A&R
  • Ben Sansbury — Art direction, design
  • Mike Skinner — producer, arranger, mixing
  • Fraser T. Smith — producer, guitar, mixing
  • Paul Epworth — producer, guitar
  • Joe Fields — producer, mixing
  • D Double E - featured artist
  • Leo the Lion — primary artist
  • Josh Garza — drums
  • Leo Bubba Taylor — drums
  • Beni G — scratching
  • Simon Finch — trumpet
  • James Moriarty — photography

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[7] 36

Certifications

Country/provider Certification Sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000+

References

  1. ↑ "Home Sweet Home Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ "AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kano :: Home Sweet Home :: 679". Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "BBC - Music - Review of Kano - Home Sweet Home". Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Reviews for Home Sweet Home by Kano - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Home Sweet Home - Kano". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Credits. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  7. ↑ "2005-07-09 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2005-07-09.