Disc-Overy

Disc-Overy
Disc-Overy
Studio album by Tinie Tempah
Released 1 October 2010
Recorded Autumn 2009-Summer 2010
Genre Hip Hop, Pop Rap, Grime
Length 44:45
Label Parlophone, DL Records Ltd
Producer Labrinth, Ishi, Al Shux, Naughty Boy, Swedish House Mafia, Emile, No I.D., John Hill, Boi-1da, Alex da Kid, Stargate
Tinie Tempah chronology
Disc-Overy
(2010)		 Sophomore
(2012)
Singles from Disc-Overy
  1. "Pass Out"
    Released: 28 February 2010
  2. "Frisky"
    Released: 7 June 2010
  3. "Written in the Stars"
    Released: 19 September 2010
  4. "Invincible"
    Released: 26 December 2010
  5. "Wonderman"
    Released: 7 March 2011
  6. "Simply Unstoppable"
    Released: 20 April 2011
  7. "Till I'm Gone"
    Released: 17 May 2011

Disc-Overy is the debut studio album by English rapper Tinie Tempah, released in the UK on 1 October 2010 by Parlophone Records. The original album tracklist features Kelly Rowland, Ellie Goulding, Labrinth, Emeli Sandé, Eric Turner, Swedish House Mafia and Range.[1] Disc-Overy features predominantly upbeat, dance-orientated production with lyrics concerning fame and Youth In Love. The album earned Tinie two BRIT Awards in 2011 and has received Double-Platinum certification by the BPI. In July 2011, Disc-Overy was announced as a nominee for the annual Mercury Music Prize.

Following the success of "Written in the Stars" as the album's North American lead single, it was announced that Disc-Overy would receive a US release with a revised tracklist. Tracks "Obsession", "Invincible" featuring Kelly Rowland, and "Just A Little" featuring Roc Nation artist Range were removed from the American tracklist, while new collaborations with Wiz Khalifa, Bei Maejor and Ester Dean were added. New production contributions came from Boi-1da and Stargate. The album was released in the US on 17 May 2011.

Contents

Background

Discussing Disc-Overy, Tinie Tempah said: "If you've heard Pass Out and Frisky and think you know what to expect, you're wrong. I wanted this album to be really raw, not only in terms of the production but the guests. I was only interested in working with people I really respect and who I'm a fan of." Tinie also said: "I met Ellie [Goulding] very early on, we swapped numbers and after that we started living very parallel worlds; the same festivals, interviews and so on. It made total sense to have her on the album."[2]

Chart performance

Upon its release, Disc-Overy received generally positive reviews, earning praise for its broad musical appeal and receiving comparisons to other crossover acts such as Dizzee Rascal and Tinchy Stryder. Following an anticipated release as a result of several setbacks from its original Winter 2009 release date, Disc-Overy debuted at number one on the UK Album Chart selling 85,000 copies in its first week.[3] The album has thus far produced six singles which attained UK chart success, including number ones "Pass Out" and "Written in the Stars". Disc-Overy has received double platinum certification by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and has sold over 600,000 copies in the UK alone since it's release.[4] It has spent fifty consecutive weeks in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart to date.[5] In the US, the album debuted at number twenty-one on the Billboard 200 with 16,400 copies sold in the first week.[6] In the second week 6,300 copies were sold, selling a total of 22,700 domestic units in two weeks.[7]

Singles

"Pass Out" was released digitally as the album's lead UK single on February 28, 2010. Produced by Labrinth, the track debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart selling 92,000 copies within the seven-day period. "Frisky", the album's second single, featured production and guest vocals provided by Labrinth. After a highly publicised chart battle with Dizzee Rascal and James Corden's World Cup single "Shout", "Frisky" debuted and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. "Written in the Stars" served as Disc-Overy's third official single. The track features guest vocals from American singer and multi-instrumentalist Eric Turner and was produced by Ishi. After first-week sales of over 115,000 copies, "Written in the Stars" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Tinie Tempah's second number one on the chart and third consecutive Top three hit and has also made an impact on the US charts, reaching number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100. "Invincible" featuring Kelly Rowland was released as the album's fourth single on December 26, 2010[8] and has so far peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart after nine weeks in the Top 40.[9] In March 2011, the album's fifth single "Wonderman" featuring Ellie Goulding was released, peaking at number twelve in the Top 40, thus becoming the lowest-charting single from the album to date.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[11]
The A.V. Club (B-)[12]
BBC Music (mixed)[13]
Clash (8/10)[14]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[15]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[16]
MusicOMH 2.5/5 stars[17]
NME (8/10)[18]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[19]
Slant Magazine 2.5/5 stars[20]

Upon its release, Disc-Overy received generally positive reviews from music critics.[21] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[21]

Track listing

  • Track listing and credits sourced from official album booklet.[22]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro"   John Clare, Patrick Okogwu, James Tadgell, Vanya Taylor All About She (James Tadgell & John Clare) 2:31
2. "Simply Unstoppable"   Okogwu, Alexander Shuckburgh, Taylor Al Shux 3:33
3. "Pass Out"   Timothy McKenzie, Okogwu, Mark Williams Labrinth, Da Digglar (co.) 4:28
4. "Illusion"   Sam Frank, John Hill, Okogwu, Shuckburg, Luke Steele Al Shux, John Hill 3:16
5. "Just a Little" (featuring Range) Eshraque Mughal, Okogwu, T. Bowen Ishi 3:03
6. "Snap"   Mark Asari, Mughal, Okogwu, Talay Riley Ishi 3:05
7. "Written in the Stars" (featuring Eric Turner) Charlie Bernado, Mughal, Okogwu, Eric Turner Ishi 3:39
8. "Frisky" (featuring Labrinth) Timothy McKenzie, Okogwu, M. Williams Labrinth, Da Digglar (co.) 4:56
9. "Miami 2 Ibiza" (Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah) Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors, Sebastian Ingrosso, Okogwu Swedish House Mafia 3:24
10. "Obsession"   Emile Hayne, Okogwu Emile 3:42
11. "Invincible" (featuring Kelly Rowland) Philipe M. Anquetil, Mughal, Okogwu Ishi 3:22
12. "Wonderman" (featuring Ellie Goulding) McKenzie, Okogwu, Williams Labrinth, Da Digglar (co.) 3:39
13. "Let Go" (featuring Emeli Sandé) Ben Harrison, Hayne, S. Khan, Okogwu, Emeli Sandé Naughty Boy, Emile Hayne (add.), Ben Harrison (add.) 4:18

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2010/2011) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[23] 96
Canadian Albums Chart[24] 24
European Top 100 Albums[25] 7
German Newcomer Chart[26] 16
Irish Albums Chart[27] 2
New Zealand Albums Chart[28] 31
Swiss Albums Chart[29] 73
UK Albums Chart[30] 1
US Billboard 200[31] 21
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[32] 2
US Rap Albums[33] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
UK Albums Chart[34] 30

Certifications

Country Provider Certification
United Kingdom BPI 2× Platinum[4]

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Ireland[35] 1 October 2010 Digital Download, CD Parlophone Records
United Kingdom[36]
Germany 22 November 2010
Italy 26 November 2010
United States 17 May 2011
Brazil 10 June 2011

See also

  • List of number-one albums from the 2010s (UK)
  • List of number-one albums from the 2010s (Scotland)

References

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  2. ^ http://www.omgmusic.com/news/tinie-tempah-announces-disc-overy-album-details
  3. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a281316/tinie-tempah-scores-no-1-with-debut-album.html
  4. ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 26 November 2010. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 
  5. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/albums-chart/
  6. ^ http://www.sohh.com/2011/05/danger_mouse_leads_newcomers_tinie_tempa.html
  7. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15361/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-5-29-2011
  8. ^ http://twitter.com/TinieTempah/status/10016518947479552
  9. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a298228/bruno-mars-goes-straight-to-singles-no-1.html
  10. ^ Sherlock, Eve. "Lights American Tour". The O2 Blueroom. http://blueroom.o2online.ie/LiveAndLoud.aspx?Id=666. Retrieved 1 January 2011. 
  11. ^ O'Brien, Jon Review: Disc-Overy. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-10-24.
  12. ^ http://www.avclub.com/articles/tinie-tempah-discovery,56134/
  13. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/54wx
  14. ^ Renshaw, David Review: Tinie Tempah - Disc-Overy. Clash. Retrieved on 2010-10-24.
  15. ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20488751,00.html
  16. ^ Petridis, Alexis Review: Tinie Tempah: Disc-Overy. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2010-10-28.
  17. ^ Renshaw, Darren Review: Tinie Tempah - Disc-Overy. MusicOMH. Retrieved on 2010-10-24.
  18. ^ Malone, Ailbhe Review: Tinie Tempah - Disc-overy (Parlophone). NME. Retrieved on 2010-10-24.
  19. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo Music Reviews: Disc-Overy by Tinie Tempah. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2011-05-28.
  20. ^ Cataldo, Jesse Tinie Tempah: Disc-Overy | Music Review. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2011-05-16.
  21. ^ a b Disc-Overy (2011): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2011-05-17.
  22. ^ Tinie Tempah. (2010). Disc-Overy. London: DL Recordings / Parlophone Records. (EMI Music).
  23. ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110221-0001/Issue1095.pdf
  24. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/tinie-tempah/chart-history/962675?f=309&g=Albums
  25. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-albums?tag=relcharts
  26. ^ http://www.media-control.de/helrunar-debuetieren-in-newcomer-charts.html
  27. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Albums Chart. GfK. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2010&year=2010&week=40. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
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  30. ^ "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2010-10-16/. Retrieved 10 October 2010. 
  31. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/tinie-tempah/chart-history/962675
  32. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums?chartDate=2011-06-04
  33. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/rap-albums?chartDate=2011-06-04
  34. ^ As presented by Scott Mills on December 26, 2010 on BBC Radio 1, revealing The Official Chart of the Year 2010 in the UK.
  35. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/disc-overy/id395496163
  36. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/disc-overy/id395496163

External links

v · Tinie Tempah
Discography • Awards and nominations
Studio albums
Disc-Overy (2010)
Extended plays
Sexy Beast, Vol. 1 (2007)  · ITunes Festival: Live In London (2010)
Mixtapes
Hood Economics, Room 147 (2007)  · The Micro Mixtape (2010)  · Foreign Object (2011)
Related articles
Parlophone  · Labrinth  · Swedish House Mafia
v · Tinie Tempah singles
Discography
Disc-Overy
"Pass Out"  • "Frisky"  • "Written in the Stars"  • "Miami 2 Ibiza"  • "Invincible"  • "Wonderman"  • "Simply Unstoppable"  • "Till I'm Gone"
As featured artist
"Game Over"  • "Eyes Wide Shut"  • "Hitz"  • "Earthquake"
Other songs
"We Bring the Stars Out" (with Eric Turner & Labrinth)

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