Yesterday's Gone (Loyle Carner album)

Yesterday's Gone is a debut studio album by English hip hop artist Loyle Carner.[6] It was released via Virgin EMI Records on 20 January 2017.[4]

Yesterday's Gone
Studio album by
Loyle Carner
Released20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)
Genre
Length42:48
Label
Producer
  • Alex Burey
  • Loyle Carner
  • Rebel Kleff
  • Kwes
  • Misure La VerT
  • Tom Misch
  • The Purist
  • Saul XL
  • Steven Vengeance
Loyle Carner chronology
Yesterday's Gone
(2017)		 Not Waving, but Drowning
(2019)
Singles from Yesterday's Gone
  1. "Florence"
    Released: 14 August 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[2]
The Guardian[3]
NME[4]
Q80/100[5]

Critical reception

Yesterday's Gone received widespread acclaim upon its release.[7] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Yesterday's Gone holds an average score of 84 based on nine reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1] NME described the album's style as "confessional, soul-searching, and very very good."[4]

The album was nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize and included on numerous end-of-year lists, ranking at number one on The Independent's list of the 30 best albums of 2017.[8]

In 2019, "No CD" became the theme tune of the BBC comedy discussion show The Ranganation, hosted by Romesh Ranganathan.

Year-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
Evening Standard The 10 Best Albums of 2017
10
[9]
The Independent The 30 Best Albums of 2017
1
[8]
NME NME's Albums of the Year 2017
12
[10]
RIOT Magazine RIOT's Albums of the Year 2017
4
[11]
Wonderland Magazine 7 Wonders: Best Albums of 2017 N/A
[12]

Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from Tidal and Qobuz.[13][14]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Isle of Arran"
The Purist3:34
2."Mean It in the Morning"
  • Rebel Kleff
  • James Dring[a]
2:39
3."+44"B. Coyle-LarnerLoyle Carner0:48
4."Damselfly" (featuring Tom Misch)
Tom Misch2:52
5."Ain't Nothing Changed"
Rebel Kleff3:14
6."Swear"B. Coyle-LarnerLoyle Carner0:34
7."Florence" (featuring Kwes)
Kwes3:04
8."The Seamstress (Tooting Masala)"
  • B. Coyle-Larner
  • Saul Mayne
  • Saul XL
  • Dring[a]
2:31
9."Stars & Shards"
  • B. Coyle-Larner
  • Alex Burey
  • Alex Burey
  • Dan Parry[a]
3:04
10."No Worries" (featuring Jehst and Rebel Kleff)
Rebel Kleff4:30
11."Rebel 101"B. Coyle-LarnerLoyle Carner0:28
12."No CD" (featuring Rebel Kleff)
  • B. Coyle-Larner
  • Revelle
  • Rebel Kleff
  • Dring[a]
4:17
13."Mrs. C"
  • B. Coyle-Larner
  • Sey
Kwes3:22
14."Sun of Jean" (featuring Mum and Dad)
  • B. Coyle-Larner
  • Sey
  • Jean Coyle-Larner
  • Steven Vengeance[d]
Kwes5:14
15."Yesterday's Gone" (Hidden track)
  • Misure La VerT
  • Vengeance
  • Misure La VerT
  • Steven Vengeance
2:37
Total length:42:48

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

  • "The Isle of Arran" contains a sample of the recording "The Lord Will Make A Way" performed by S.C.I. Youth Choir.
  • ^[b] "Mean It in the Morning" contains elements of the song "Ladybird" by Brian Bennett.
  • ^[c] "Ain't Nothing Changed" contains a sample of the recording "Ricordandoti" performed by Piero Umiliani.
  • ^[d] "Sun of Jean" contains samples of "Drifter" and "This Is The Police", both written and performed by Steven Vengeance.

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 135
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 171
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 69
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 14

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Yesterday's Gone by Loyle Carner". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. Hunt, El (20 January 2017). "Loyle Carner - Yesterday's Gone". DIY. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. Petridis, Alexis (19 January 2017). "Loyle Carner: Yesterday's Gone review – melancholy vignettes for rainy afternoons". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. Cooper, Leonie (25 January 2017). "Loyle Carner – 'Yesterday's Gone' Review". NME. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  5. "Yesterday's Gone". Q (published March 2017). 20 January 2017. p. 108 – via Metacritic.
  6. Bingham, Jaguar (19 November 2016). "Loyle Carner is dropping his debut album". Mixmag. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  7. Keith, James (30 May 2018). ""They Were My Headspin Shoes": Loyle Carner Reflects On The PUMA Suede And His Rollercoaster Year". Complex. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. "The 30 best albums of 2017". The Independent. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  9. Fletcher, Harry (2 January 2018). "The 10 best albums of 2017". Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  10. "NME's Albums of The Year 2017". NME. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  11. "RIOT's Albums Of The Year 2017". RIOT Mag. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  12. "7 Wonders: Best Albums of 2017". Wonderland Magazine. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  13. "Yesterday's Gone / Loyle Carner". listen.tidal.com. Tidal. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  14. "Yesterday's Gone Loyle-Carner". Qobuz. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  15. "Ultratop.be – Loyle Carner – Yesterday's Gone" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  16. "Lescharts.com – Loyle Carner – Yesterday's Gone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Loyle Carner – Yesterday's Gone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  18. "Loyle Carner". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  19. "British album certifications – Loyle Carner – Yesterday's Gone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 December 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Yesterday's Gone in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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