Love, Damini

{{Infobox album

| name = Love, Damini

| type = studio

| artist = Burna Boy

| cover = Burna Boy - Love, Damini.png

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2022|07|08|df=y}}

| recorded = 2021–2022

| studio =

| genre = Afro-fusion{{Cite news |date=July 8, 2022 |title=Burna Boy Pushes Afro-Fusion Pop Into the Future With Love, Damini |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/album-reviews/burna-boy-love-damini-album-review-1235312135/ |access-date=July 9, 2022}}

| length = 60:34

| language = {{hlist|English|Nigerian Pidgin|Yoruba|Spanish|Zulu}}

| label = Atlantic

| producer = * Amilcar Smith

Anju Blaxx
ATG
Blxst
Chopstix
The Elements
FnZ
Jae5
BKH Beats
Jon Bellion
Kel-P
Kvng Vinci
MdS
The Monsters & Strangerz
Off & Out
P2J
Ruuben
Skread
Telz

| chronology = Burna Boy

| prev_title = Twice as Tall

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = I Told Them...

| next_year = 2023

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Love, Damini

| type = studio

| single1 = Kilometre

| single1date = 30 April 2021

| single2 = Last Last

| single2date = 13 May 2022

| single3 = For My Hand

| single3date = 11 July 2022

| single4 = It's Plenty

| single4date = 27 September 2022

| single5 = Common Person

| single5date = 30 January 2023

| single6 = Rollercoaster

| single6date = 20 March 2023

}}

Love, Damini is the sixth studio album by Burna Boy. It was released on 8 July 2022 through Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Ladysmith Black Mambazo, J Hus, Vict0ny, Popcaan, Blxst, Kehlani, Ed Sheeran, J Balvin, and Khalid. It was supported by two singles, "Kilometre" and "Last Last". The album is named after Burna Boy's legal first name and serves as the follow-up to his previous album, Twice as Tall (2020).

Singles

One song from the album, "Kilometre", was released as an independent single on 29 April 2021.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/burna-boy-new-song-kilometre-1163057/|title=Burna Boy Reflects on How Far He's Come on New Song 'Kilometre'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=29 April 2021|access-date=13 May 2022}} Another single, "Last Last", was released on 13 May 2022, along with the announcement of the album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/burna-boy-last-last-single-1352668/|title=Burna Boy Samples Toni Braxton on New Single 'Last Last'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=13 May 2022|access-date=13 May 2022}} The second single "For My Hand" featuring Ed Sheeran, was released on 8 July 2022 and coincided with the release of the album.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2022-07-08 |title=Burna Boy and Ed Sheeran Take Magical Elevator Ride in Search of Love in 'For My Hand' Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/burna-boy-ed-sheeran-for-my-hand-video-1235111984/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

Reception

{{Music ratings

| MC = 80/100

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/love-damini-mw0003720268|title=Burna Boy – Love, Damini Reviews, Songs & More|last=Monger|first=Timothy|website=AllMusic|access-date=July 9, 2022}}

| rev2 = Clash

| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=July 8, 2022 |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/burna-boy-love-damini/|title=Burna Boy – Love, Damini |website=Clash |access-date=July 9, 2022}}

| rev3 = The Daily Telegraph

| rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/neil-young-revisits-marital-woe-james-righton-creates-lockdown/|title=Neil Young revisits marital woe, James Righton creates a lockdown alter ego – the week's best albums|website=The Daily Telegraph|last=McCormick|first=Neil|date=July 8, 2022|access-date=July 8, 2022}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jul/10/burna-boy-love-damini-review-heartfelt-sixth-album|title=Burna Boy: Love, Damini review – heartfelt sixth album|work=The Guardian|date=10 July 2022 |access-date=July 11, 2022}}

| rev5 = NME

| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/burna-boy-love-damini-album-review-ed-sheeran-pa-salieu-last-last-toni-braxton-3264132|title=Burna Boy – 'Love, Damini' review: an eclectic, emotional exploration of afro-pop|website=NME|last=Williams|first=Kyann-Sian|date=July 8, 2022|access-date=July 8, 2022}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 6.7/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/burna-boy-love-damini/|title=Burna Boy: Love, Damini Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Kariisa|first=Jessica|date=13 July 2022|access-date=14 July 2022}}

}}

Love, Damini received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80 based on 10 reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/love-damini/burna-boy/|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=July 8, 2022}} Kathleen Johnston of The Daily Telegraph awarded it a five star rating, saying "Love Damini is by far the most personal record yet from Burna and is best summarized as a love letter to his adoring fans, it is an album for the ages, as well as being an awards season shoo-in."{{Cite news |date=2022-07-08 |title=Neil Young revisits marital woe, James Righton creates a lockdown alter ego -- the week's best albums |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/neil-young-revisits-marital-woe-james-righton-creates-lockdown// |access-date=2024-01-09 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}} Will Dukes of Rolling Stone said "it is an urgent, heartfelt, and immensely personal snapshot of his struggles, triumphs, and aspirations, with the vibe and chorus signifying a bond between past and present perfectly embodied by this worldly album—that feels instantly rewarding."{{Cite web |date=2022-07-09 |title=Burna Boy Guides Us Through His Triumphs and Struggles on Love, Damini |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-burna-boy-love-damini-1377950// |access-date=2024-01-09 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}

Robin Murray in his review for Clash wrote that on Love Damini, Burna is at his best either holding it down for his lineage pushing traditional sounds forward or tracing African influence beyond its shores. Marcus Shorter writing for Consequence said "Love Damini delivers like an 80-pound baby, the Afrobeats album gets into the soul with Burna’s typical flair, but the insights are deeper as he wrestles with his desires, sins, triumphs, and treasures while entering the next phase of his life".{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2022/07/burna-boy-love-damini-album-review//|title=On Love, Damini, Burna Boy Asks If He Can Have Love and Save the World, Too|date=7 July 2022|website=Consequence}} Jessica Kariisa in her review for Pitchfork said: "Glaring errors keep Love, Damini from reaching the heights of Burna Boy's prior work, but his intentions are admirable even when the execution goes awry. [...] Whatever its failings, Love, Damini paves the way for other artists in the scene to take bigger emotional risks".{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/burna-boy-love-damini/|title=Burna Boy: Love, Damini Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Kariisa|first=Jessica|date=13 July 2022|access-date=14 January 2024}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Love, Damini track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Glory

| note1 = featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo

| writer1 = {{hlist|Damini Ogulu|James Johnson|Keven Wolfsohn|Mike Stokes|Paul Goller}}

| extra1 = The Elements

| length1 = 3:51

| title2 = Science

| writer2 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Richard Isong}}

| extra2 = P2J

| length2 = 3:21

| title3 = Cloak & Dagger

| note3 = featuring J Hus

| writer3 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Momodou Jallow|Alli Odunayo}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Telz|Danitello|MdS}}

| length3 = 3:31

| title4 = Kilometre

| writer4 = {{hlist|Ogulu|James Olagundoye}}

| extra4 = Chopstix

| length4 = 2:32

| title5 = Jagele

| writer5 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Kelvin Peters}}

| extra5 = Kel-P

| length5 = 3:02

| title6 = Dirty Secrets

| writer6 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Judd|Isong}}

| extra6 = P2J

| length6 = 2:31

| title7 = Whiskey

| writer7 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Gaetan Judd|Marco Bernardis|Isong}}

| extra7 = P2J

| length7 = 3:23

| title8 = Last Last

| writer8= {{hlist|Ogulu|LaShawn Daniels|Harvey Mason Jr.|Fred Jerkins III|Rodney Jerkins|Mikael Haataja|Samuel Haataja|Olagundoye|Santeri Kauppinen|Robert Laukkanen}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Off & Out|Chopstix|MdS|Ruuben}}

| length8 = 2:52

| title9 = Different Size

| note9 = featuring Vict0ny

| writer9 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Anthony Victor|Adedotun Adedeji|Jae Il Jung}}

| extra9 = Kvng Vinci

| length9 = 3:29

| title10 = It's Plenty

| writer10 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Wolfsohn|Goller|Jonathan Awotwe-Mensah}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|The Elements|Jae5}}

| length10= 3:36

| title11 = Toni-Ann Singh

| note11 = featuring Popcaan

| writer11 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Andrae Sutherland|Andrew Myrie|Amilcar Smith}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Anju Blaxx|Smith}}

| length11 = 2:55

| title12 = Solid

| note12 = featuring Blxst and Kehlani

| writer12 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Matthew Burdette|Kehlani Parrish|Ashton Sellars}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Blxst|BKH Beats|Sellars{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| length12 = 3:15

| title13 = For My Hand

| note13 = featuring Ed Sheeran

| writer13 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Ed Sheeran|Isong}}

| extra13 = P2J

| length13 = 2:39

| title14 = Rollercoaster

| note14 = featuring J Balvin

| writer14 = {{hlist|Ogulu|José Osorio Balvin|Matthieu Le Carpentier}}

| extra14 = Skread

| length14 = 3:07

| title15 = Vanilla

| writer15 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Alexander Ogunmokun}}

| extra15 = ATG

| length15 = 2:35

| title16 = Common Person

| writer16 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Odunayo}}

| extra16 = Telz

| length16 = 3:30

| title17 = Wild Dreams

| note17 = featuring Khalid

| writer17 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Khalid Robinson|Odunayo|Jonathan Bellion|Jordan K. Johnson|Stefan Johnson|Michael Pollack}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|The Monsters & Strangerz|Jon Bellion|Telz{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length17 = 3:06

| title18 = How Bad Could It Be

| writer18 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Odunayo|Michael Mule|Isaac DeBoni|Rory Noble}}

| extra18 = {{hlist|FnZ|Noble{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length18 = 4:57

| title19 = Love, Damini

| note19 = featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo

| writer19 = {{hlist|Ogulu|Jeff Kleinman|Michael Uzowuru}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|Kleinman|Uzowuru}}

| length19 = 2:22

| total_length = 60:34

}}

Notes

{{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} indicates an additional producer
{{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} indicates a co-producer
"Last Last" contains a sample of "He Wasn't Man Enough", performed by Toni Braxton.
"Different Size" contains audio sampled from the Korean version of "Squid Game".
Initial CD pressings do not contain J Hus's verse on "Cloak & Dagger", feature "Dirty Secrets" as track 10, and do not include "Toni-Ann Singh".{{cite AV media notes|title=Love, Damini|year=2022|author=Burna Boy|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=075678632020}}

Personnel

Musicians

Burna Boy – vocals
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – additional vocals (tracks 1, 19)
Oise Benson – additional vocals (1)
Gaetan Judd – guitar (2)
Marco Bernardis – saxophone (2)
Akerele Samson – background vocals (7)
Asake – background vocals (7)
Kwande Bawa – background vocals (7, 9)
Olusola Ogundipo – background vocals (7)
Jonathan Awotwe-Mensah – background vocals (9)
Keven Wolfsohn – background vocals (9)
Paul Bogumil – background vocals (9)
Uncle T – background vocals (9)
Tony Mars – saxophone (15)
Nissi Ogulu – additional vocals (16)
Shuga Saund – guitar (16)
Jon Bellion – backing vocals, instruments, programming (17)
Jordan K. Johnson – backing vocals, instruments, programming (17)
Stefan Johnson – backing vocals, instruments, programming (17)
Michael Pollack – backing vocals (17)
David Campbell – conductor, orchestral arrangement (17)
Steve Churchyard – orchestration (17)
Jacob Braun – cello (17)
Paula Hochhalter – cello (17)
Ross Gasworth – cello (17)
Dylan Hart – French horn (17)
Pierre-Luc Rioux – guitar (17)
Thomas Hooten – trumpet (17)
Andrew Duckles – viola (17)
David Walther – viola (17)
Charlie Bisharat – violin (17)
Joel Pargman – violin (17)
Josefina Vergara – violin (17)
Kerenza Peacock – violin (17)
Mario De Leon – violin (17)
Michele Richards – violin (17)
Neil Samples – violin (17)
Sara Parkins – violin (17)
Sarah Thornblade – violin (17)
Jorja Smith – additional vocals (18)
Kamaru Usman – additional vocals (18)
Naomi Campbell – additional vocals (18)
Swizz Beatz – additional vocals (18)
Dunni Alexandra Lawal – background vocals (18)

Technical

Gerhard Westphalen – mastering
Jesse Ray Ernster – mixing (all tracks), recording (3)
The Elements – recording (1)
P2J – recording (2, 10, 13)
Eric Isaac Utere – recording (3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14)
Chopstix – recording (4, 7)
Kel-P – recording (5)
Otis Milestone – recording (12, 18, 19)
ATG - recording (15)
Telz – recording (16)
Joe Begalla – mixing assistance
Noah "MixGiant" Glassman – mixing assistance

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\| Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA){{cite magazine\|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 18 July 2022\|magazine=The ARIA Report\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|issue=1689\|page=24\|date=18 July 2022}} \| 2
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for Love, Damini ! scope="col"\| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Flanders\|24\|artist=Burna Boy\|album=Love, Damini\|rowheader=true\|access-date=17 July 2022}}
{{album chart\|Wallonia\|29\|artist=Burna Boy\|album=Love, Damini\|rowheader=true\|access-date=17 July 2022}}
{{album chart\|BillboardCanada\|6\|artist=Burna Boy\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 July 2022}}
{{album chart\|Denmark\|8\|artist=Burna Boy\|album=Love, Damini\|rowheader=true\|access-date=20 July 2022}}
{{album chart\|Netherlands\|2\|artist=Burna Boy\|album=Love, Damini\|rowheader=true\|access-date=15 July 2022}}
{{album chart\|France\|17\|artist=Burna Boy\|album=Love, Damini\|rowheader=true\|access-date=18 July 2022\|refname="French"}}
{{album chart\|Germany4\|61\|id=500740\|artist=Burna Boy\|album=Love, Damini\|rowheader=true\|access-date=15 July 2022}}
{{album chart\|Ireland3\|23\|date=20220715\|rowheader=true\|access-date=15 July 2022}}
scope="row"\| Nigerian Albums (TurnTable){{cite web \|title=Nigeria Top 50 Albums\|url=https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/2 \|website=www.turntablecharts.com \|publisher=TurnTable \|access-date=9 November 2022}} \| 3
{{album chart\|Norway\|6\|artist=Burna Boy\|album=Love, Damini\|rowheader=true\|access-date=16 July 2022}}
{{album chart\|Sweden\|12\|artist=Burna Boy\|album=Love, Damini\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 June 2024}}
{{album chart\|Switzerland\|6\|artist=Burna Boy\|album=Love, Damini\|rowheader=true\|access-date=17 July 2022}}
{{album chart\|UK2\|2\|date=20220715\|rowheader=true\|access-date=15 July 2022}}
{{album chart\|UKR&B\|1\|date=20210715\|rowheader=true\|access-date=15 July 2022}}
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|14\|artist=Burna Boy\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 July 2022}}
{{album chart\|BillboardWorld\|2\|artist=Burna Boy\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 July 2022}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for Love, Damini ! scope="col"\| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Danish Albums (Hitlisten){{cite web\|url=http://www.hitlisten.nu/top2022.asp\|title=Album Top-100 2022\|publisher=Hitlisten\|access-date=1 February 2023}} \| 84
scope="row"\| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2022&cat=a\|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2022\|website=dutchcharts.nl\|language=nl\|access-date=4 January 2023}} \| 11
scope="row"\| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web\|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-chiffres/2022-la-production-musicale-francaise-toujours-au-top/\|title=2022: La production musicale française toujours au top\|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique\|language=fr\|date=6 January 2023\|access-date=8 January 2023}} \| 164

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for Love, Damini

! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten){{cite web|url=http://www.hitlisten.nu/top2022.asp|title=Album Top-100 2022|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=1 February 2023}}

| 84

scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2022&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2022|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=4 January 2023}}

| 11

scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-chiffres/2022-la-production-musicale-francaise-toujours-au-top/|title=2022: La production musicale française toujours au top|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|date=6 January 2023|access-date=8 January 2023}}

| 164

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for Love, Damini ! scope="col"\| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2023&cat=a\|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2023\|website=dutchcharts.nl\|language=nl\|access-date=3 January 2024}} \| 18
scope="row"\| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web\|url=https://snepmusique.com/actualites-du-snep/2023-la-dynamique-de-la-production-et-de-la-consommation-musicales-en-france/\|title=2023: La dynamique de la production et de la consommation musicales en France\|publisher=SNEP\|language=fr\|date=8 January 2024\|access-date=13 January 2024}} \| 167

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for Love, Damini

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2023&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2023|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=3 January 2024}}

| 18

scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/actualites-du-snep/2023-la-dynamique-de-la-production-et-de-la-consommation-musicales-en-france/|title=2023: La dynamique de la production et de la consommation musicales en France|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|date=8 January 2024|access-date=13 January 2024}}

| 167

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Love, Damini|artist=Burna Boy|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=18 August 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=Love, Damini|artist=Burna Boy|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2024|id=14414|access-date=25 September 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=France|artist=Burna Boy|title=Love, Damini|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=10 October 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Netherlands|artist=Burna Boy|title=Love, Damini|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2022|access-date=3 March 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Nigeria|type=album|award=Platinum|number=5|certref={{cite web |title=Burna Boy Makes History With 11 Plaques: A Triumph In Nigeria's Music Industry |url=https://www.turntablecharts.com/news/1135 |website=www.turntablecharts.com}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Sweden|artist=Burna Boy|title=Love, Damini|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|source=artist|access-date=14 August 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Burna Boy|title=Love Damini|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|id=18714-5148-2|access-date=2 December 2023}}

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