Upwards (album)

Upwards
Studio album by Ty
Released September 29, 2003
Genre Hip hop
Length 58:16
Label Big Dada
Producer Ty, Drew Horley
Ty chronology

Awkward
(2001)		 Upwards
(2003)		 Closer
(2006)
Singles from Upwards
  1. "Groovement / Ha Ha"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Wait a Minute"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Look 4 Me"
    Released: 2004
  4. "Oh U Want More?"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
BBC (favorable)[2]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[3]
The Guardian [4]
PopMatters (unfavorable)[5]

Upwards is the second studio album by British hip hop musician Ty. It was released on Big Dada in 2003. The album was nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2004.[6]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Ha Ha"   4:10
2. "Mpho's Lament (Skit)"   0:18
3. "Wait a Minute"   3:22
4. "I Want 2"   4:45
5. "Awkward Boy (Skit)"   0:24
6. "Oh U Want More?"   3:59
7. "Rain"   6:24
8. "The Willing"   5:12
9. "Look 4 Me"   4:15
10. "Groovement Part 1"   3:49
11. "Dreams"   4:49
12. "Hot Spice"   3:25
13. "Music 2 Fly 2"   13:10
14. "So U Want More? (Refix)" (featuring Roots Manuva) 4:59
15. "Wait a Minute (Dwele Remix)"   3:11
16. "So U Want More? (Revox)" (featuring Roots Manuva) 4:00
17. "Groovement Parts 1 & 2"   8:53

Tracks 14-17 featured on a later edition of the album, released on May 3, 2004.

References

  1. ↑ Bush, John. "Upwards - Ty". AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Bakare, Buki (2003). "Ty - Upwards - Review". BBC. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Endelman, Michael (January 17, 2015). "Upwards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (September 19, 2003). "Ty, Upwards". The Guardian. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ Sawyer, Terry (May 17, 2004). "Ty: Upwards". PopMatters. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ Egere-Cooper, Matilda (June 30, 2008). "Ty: 'Hip-hop has no culture'". The Independent. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

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