Doin' It Again

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Doin' It Again
Studio album by Skepta
Released 31 January 2011
Recorded 2007-2010
Genre Grime, dance
Length 49:50
Label Boy Better Know, 3 Beat, All Around the World
Producer Skepta, Agent X, S-X, Drew
Skepta chronology
Microphone Champion
(2009)
Doin' It Again
(2011)
Singles from Doin' It Again
  1. "Bad Boy"
    Released: 15 March 2010
  2. "Rescue Me"
    Released: 27 June 2010
  3. "Cross My Heart"
    Released: 17 October 2010
  4. "So Alive"
    Released: 9 December 2010
  5. "Amnesia"
    Released: 27 February 2011

Doin' It Again is the third studio album by English Grime artist Skepta. It features artists N-Dubz, Preeya Kalidas, Charlee Drew, Boy Better Know and Chip and was released on 31 January 2011 on Boy Better Know and All Around the World. The album's release was preceded by four singles which attained varied chart success on the UK Top 40 Singles chart throughout 2010.

Background

The album consists of 15 tracks, seven which feature artists (with one artist being uncredited) and "Hello, Good Morning" recorded by both Skepta and Diddy-Dirty Money. For the song "Big", Skepta collaborated with fellow English rapper Chipmunk. Skepta told The Sun: "Chipmunk and me were out in the West End clubbing together. I'd made 'Big' for my album with the producer S-X. I played it to Chipmunk on the way home that night when we driving back from the club together and he loved it so much that he came to my studio the next day to put in his verse down on it.". The album is presumably named after a song on Skepta's first album "Greatest Hits", which is called "Doin' It Again". Currently the album has released four singles; three which have charted in the Top 40 and one just in the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic56/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
BBC(Positive)[3]
The Guardian[4]
NME
The Observer(Mixed)[5]

Reviews for Doin' It Again have been mixed. The Observer said "This third album is clearly a bid for international recognition, but the transition feels uncomfortable at times".[6] The Guardian was more positive saying that Skepta had "a distinctive, authentic voice and a sharp sense of humour".[7] However, NME were far more negative saying "this is the sound of grime destroying itself"[8]

The track "All Over The House", which had been released in a previous version on a previous album, also caused controversy when Skepta's video was released, which contained pornographic scenes of a pair of pornstars.

Singles

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Nobody Made Me"  AdenugaSkepta 3:03
2. "Rescue Me [A]"  Adenuga, Bonnick, Price, Chapman, RenshawAgent X 3:14
3. "Amnesia"  AdenugaBass Boy Flush 3:55
4. "Bad Boy"  Adenuga, Bonnick, Price, Chapman, RenshawAgent X 2:50
5. "Skit"  Adenuga  0:28
6. "Do It Like Me"  AdenugaSkepta, BeatGeak, Jimmy Joker 4:39
7. "Thrown in the Bin" (featuring Boy Better Know)Adenuga, Adenuga,Lawrence, Morgan, Cornwall PowerSkepta 2:52
8. "Cross My Heart" (featuring Preeya Kalidas)Adenuga, KalidasSkepta 2:53
9. "Big" (featuring Chipmunk)Adenuga, FyffeS-X 5:18
10. "Taking Too Long" (featuring Charlee Drew)Adenuga, DrewCharlee Drew, James Davey 3:26
11. "All Over the House" (featuring Shorty)Adenuga, LawrenceSkepta 4:16
12. "So Alive" (vs. N-Dubz)Adenuga, Contostavlos, Contostavlos, RawsonSkepta 3:38
13. "Hello Good Morning" (Grime Remix featuring Diddy-Dirty Money)Adenuga, Combs, Richard, Harper, Araica, Butler, Harris, HillsDanja, Skepta (add.) 2:39
14. "Doin' It Again"  AdenugaMr. Mitch 3:38
15. "Mike Lowery" (iTunes Bonus Track)AdenugaSkepta 3:01
Notes

Chart performance

On 6 February 2011, "Doin' It Again" entered the UK Albums Chart at number 19.

Chart (2011) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[11] 19
UK R&B Chart[12] 2
UK Download Chart[13] 7

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 31 January 2011 Digital download, CD 3 Beat, AATW

References

  1. http://www.metacritic.com/music/doin-it-again/skepta
  2. Jon, Review: Doin' It Again. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved on 2011-02-07.
  3. Melissa, [Doin' It Again at BBC Music Review: Doin' It Again]. BBC. Retrieved on 2011-02-07.
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  5. Fox, Killian. MSN Music: July 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26.
  6. Fox, Killian (30 January 2011). "Skepta: Doin' It Again – review". The Guardian (London).
  7. MacInnes, Paul (28 January 2011). "Skepta: Doin' It Again - review". The Guardian (London).
  8. "NME Album Reviews - Album Review: Skepta - Doin' It Again (Boy Better Know/3 Beat)". Nme.Com. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  9. "Radio1.gr UK Singles Release Dates". Radio1.gr. 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  10. "Rescue Me by Skepta Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  11. "Radio 1 - Chart - The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". BBC. 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  12. "R&B Albums Top 40 - 18th February 2012". Official Charts. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  13. "UK Album Downloads Top 40 - 18th February 2012". Official Charts. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
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