Made in the Manor
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{{Infobox album
| name = Made in the Manor
| type = studio
| artist = Kano
| cover = Kano - Made in the Manor cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 4 March 2016
| recorded = 2013–15
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| length = 62:18
| label = {{flatlist|
- Parlophone
- Bigger Picture Music
}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Blue May
- Damon Albarn
- Fraser T Smith
- Jme
- Jodi Milliner
- Kano
- Kwes
- Mele
- Mikey J
- Rustie
- Sam Beste
- Swifta Beater
- Zeph Ellis
}}
| prev_title = Method to the Maadness
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Hoodies All Summer
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Made in the Manor
| type = studio
| single1 = Hail
| single1date = 12 April 2015
| single2 = 3 Wheel-Ups
| single2date = 8 January 2016
}}
}}
Made in the Manor is the fifth studio album by English rapper Kano. The album was released on 4 March 2016 by Parlophone Records and Bigger Picture Music. It is Kano's first album release for six years following Method to the Maadness (2010), featuring guest appearances from Wiley, Giggs, Jme and Damon Albarn. The production was handled by frequent collaborators Mikey J, Fraser T Smith, Blue May and Damon Albarn, alongside Jodi Milliner, Kwes, Mele, Rustie, Sam Beste, Swifta Beater and Zeph Ellis.
The album received positive reviews from critics and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 8, becoming Kano's highest-charting album in his career.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adeles-25-returns-to-the-top-of-the-official-albums-chart-while-her-world-tour-wows-the-uk__14127/ |title=Adele's 25 returns to the top of the Official Albums Chart while her world tour wows the UK |website=Official Charts |publisher= |date= March 12, 2016|accessdate= March 11, 2016}} It was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 2016.[http://www.mercuryprize.com/news/see-the-2016-shortlist "The 2016 Hyundai Mercury Prize ‘Albums of the Year’ have been revealed"] Mercury Prize. Accessed 26 October 2016[https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/music/the-mercury-prize-2016-is-bringing-grime-back-to-the-spotlight-with-skepta-and-kano-a3311701.html "The Mercury Prize 2016 is bringing grime back to the spotlight with Skepta and Kano"] London Evening Standard. Accessed 26 October 2016[https://www.nme.com/news/music/various-artists-99-1197179 "Mercury Prize 2016 nominations announced – see shortlist in full"] NME. Accessed 26 October 2016[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36952108 "Mercury Prize 2016: The nominees"] BBC News. Accessed 26 October 2016 It also won 'Best Album' in the 2016 MOBO Awards.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 66/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/made-in-the-manor/kano|title=Reviews for Made in the Manor by Kano|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=12 March 2016}}
| rev1 = Clash
| rev1Score = 7/10{{cite web|last=Oliver|first=Matt|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/kano-made-in-the-manor|title=Kano – Made In The Manor|work=Clash|date=4 March 2016|accessdate=12 March 2016}}
| rev2 = Evening Standard
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Smyth|first=David|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/music/kano-made-in-the-manor-album-review-demands-attention-a3195426.html|title=Kano – Made in the Manor, album review: 'demands attention'|work=Evening Standard|date=4 March 2016|accessdate=12 March 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305104611/https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/music/kano-made-in-the-manor-album-review-demands-attention-a3195426.html|archivedate=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
| rev3 = The Guardian
| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Bakare|first=Lanre|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/10/kano-made-in-the-manor-review-grime-mainstay-finds-a-reflective-maturity|title=Kano: Made in the Manor review – grime mainstay finds a reflective maturity|work=The Guardian|date=10 March 2016|accessdate=12 March 2016}}
| rev4 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev4Score = 8/10{{cite web|last=Thorogood|first=Tom|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/is-kanos-made-in-the-manor-the-grime-revivals-first-classic-album|title=Is Kano's Made in the Manor the grime revival's first classic album?|work=The Line of Best Fit|date=7 March 2016|accessdate=27 November 2019}}
| rev5 = Mojo
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|last=Cowan|first=Andy|title=Kano: Made in the Manor|journal=Mojo|issue=269|date=April 2016|page=86}}
| rev6 = PopMatters
| rev6Score = 5/10{{cite web|last=Inglis|first=Rob|url=https://www.popmatters.com/kano-made-in-the-manor-2495442413.html|title=Kano: Made in the Manor|work=PopMatters|date=27 March 2016|accessdate=27 November 2019}}
| rev7 = Q
| rev7Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite journal|last=Yates|first=Steve|title=Neighbourhood Watch|journal=Q|issue=357|date=April 2016|page=104}}
| rev8 = Uncut
| rev8Score = 7/10{{cite journal|last=Sturges|first=Fiona|title=Kano: Made in the Manor|journal=Uncut|issue=227|date=April 2016|page=75}}
| rev9 = Vice
| rev9Score = A−{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/robert-christgau-on-kano-t-wayne-and-his-favorite-rap-album-of-2017/|title=Robert Christgau on Kano, 'T-Wayne,' and His Favorite Rap Album of 2017|work=Vice|date=24 June 2017|access-date=27 November 2019}}
}}
Made in the Manor was met with positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 66, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on nine reviews.
=Accolades=
Track listing
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Hail
| writer1 = Kane Robinson
| extra1 = {{flatlist|
- Rustie
- Fraser T Smith{{ref|a|[a]}}
}}
| length1 = 3:31
| title2 = T-Shirt Weather in the Manor
| writer2 = {{flatlist|
- Robinson
- Smith
}}
| extra2 = Smith
| length2 = 5:16
| title3 = New Banger
| writer3 = {{flatlist|
- Robinson
- Melé
}}
| extra3 = {{flatlist|
- Mele
- Smith{{ref|a|[a]}}
}}
| length3 = 4:50
| title4 = 3 Wheel-Ups
| note4 = featuring Wiley and Giggs
| writer4 = {{flatlist|
- Robinson
- Richard Cowie
- Nathaniel Thompson
}}
| extra4 = Swifta Beater
| length4 = 4:38
| title5 = This Is England
| writer5 = Robinson
| extra5 = {{flatlist|
- Blue May
- Jodi Milliner{{ref|a|[a]}}
}}
| length5 = 3:38
| title6 = Little Sis
| writer6 = {{flatlist|
- Robinson
- Smith
}}
| extra6 = Smith
| length6 = 3:25
| title7 = A Roadman's Hymn
| writer7 = Robinson
| extra7 = {{flatlist|
- Mikey J
- Blue May{{ref|a|[a]}}
- Milliner{{ref|a|[a]}}
}}
| length7 = 4:30
| title8 = Drinking in the West End
| writer8 = {{flatlist|
- Robinson
- Smith
}}
| extra8 = Smith
| length8 = 3:48
| title9 = Deep Blues
| note9 = featuring Damon Albarn
| writer9 = {{flatlist|
- Robinson
- Smith
- Damon Albarn
}}
| extra9 = {{flatlist|
- Smith
- Damon Albarn
}}
| length9 = 3:07
| title10 = Endz
| writer10 = Robinson
| extra10 = Mikey J
| length10 = 3:58
| title11 = Strangers
| writer11 = {{flatlist|
- Robinson
- Sam Beste
- Jodi Milliner
}}
| extra11 = {{flatlist|
- Blue May
- Milliner
- Kano
- Sam Beste{{ref|a|[a]}}
}}
| length11 = 3:36
| title12 = Seashells in the East
| writer12 = {{flatlist|
- Robinson
- Smith
}}
| extra12 = Smith
| length12 = 3:27
| title13 = My Sound
| writer13 = Robinson
| extra13 = {{flatlist|
- Blue May
- Kwes{{ref|a|[a]}}
- Milliner{{ref|a|[a]}}
}}
| length13 = 6:17
}}{{Track listing
| headline = Made in the Manor – {{nobold|Bonus tracks}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 62:18
| title14 = GarageSkankFreestyle
| note14 =
| writer14 = Robinson
| extra14 = Zeph Ellis
| length14 = 4:43
| title15 = Flow of the Year
| note15 = featuring Jme
| writer15 = {{flatlist|
- Robinson
- Jamie Adenuga
}}
| extra15 = Jme
| length15 = 3:34
}}
Notes
- {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer
Sample credits
- "Hail" contains a sample of "Next Hype", written and performed by Tempa T.
Personnel
- Kano – vocals, drum programming (6, 9), producer (6, 11, 13), bass (2)
- Fraser T. Smith – guitar (1), additional producer (1, 2), drums (2, 12), keyboards (6, 8, 9), piano (2, 6, 8, 9, 12), drum programming (6, 8, 9, 12), producer (2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12), bass (2, 12), Synthesizer (2)
- Michael Asante – programming (1), producer (7, 10)
- Rustie – producer (1)
- Melé – producer (3)
- Deanna Wilhelm – horn (6, 12)
- Nubya Garcia – horn (6, 12)
- Rosie Turton – horn (12)
- Blue May – keyboards (5, 7, 11, 13), programming (5, 7, 11, 13), additional producer (4, 7), electric guitar (13), drums (13)
- Amy Langley – cello (5, 7), orchestra (7)
- Amy Stanford – viola (5, 7)
- Gita Langley – violin (5, 7)
- Rosie Langley – violin (5, 7)
- Dirty pretty strings – string quartett (7)
- Jodi Milliner – keyboards (5, 7, 11, 13), programming (5, 7, 11, 13), additional producer (5, 7, 13), producer (11), bass (5, 11)
- Tawiah – backing vocals (8, 11)
- Vula Malinga – backing vocals (8, 11)
- Damon Albarn – keyboards (9), vocals (9)
- Tom Skinner – drums (5, 11)
- Sam Beste – piano (5, 11), vocoder (11), producer (11)
- Kwes – bass (13), keyboards, (13), additional producer (13)
- Zeph Ellis – producer (14)
- Jme – producer (15), vocals (15)
- James Adams – trumpet (5)
- Ryan Jacobs – trumpet (5)
- the killer horns – horns (5)
- Simon Elms – trumpet (4)
- Colin Smith – saxophone (4)
- Seifta Beater – producer (4)
- Giggs – vocals (4)
- Wiley – vocals (4)
Charts
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scope="col"| Chart (2016)
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{{album chart|UK2|8|artist=Kano|date=2016-03-13|rowheader=true}} |
{{album chart|UKDigital|3|artist=Kano|date=2016-03-13|rowheader=true}} |
{{album chart|UKR&B|1|artist=Kano|date=2016-03-13|rowheader=true}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Kano|title=Made in the Manor |award=Gold|relyear=2016|certyear=2022|access-date=March 26, 2022|id=14344-2990-2}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
Release history
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scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label |
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scope="row"| United Kingdom
| rowspan="1"| 4 March 2016 | rowspan="1"| {{hlist|CD|digital download}} | rowspan="1"| Parlophone |