Black and White | ||||
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Released | 21 August 2011 | |||
Recorded | February 2010 – May 2011 | |||
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Length | 58:24 | |||
Label | Ministry of Sound | |||
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Singles from Black and White | ||||
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BBC Music | (favourable)[2] |
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Black and White is the second studio album and major label debut by British hip hop recording artist Wretch 32. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 21 August 2011 through Ministry of Sound, debuting at number four on the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of nearly 25,000 copies.[6] The album follows his independent debut album, Wretchrospective, which was released three years earlier, in 2008. The album spawned six singles over the course of eighteen months, all of which peaked inside the UK top 50, including three top five singles, and a number one single, "Don't Go". The album includes collaborations with Ed Sheeran, Daley, Etta Bond and Example.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Black and White" | Jermaine Scott | Parallel | 4:01 |
2. | "Never Be Me" (featuring Angel) |
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| 3:32 |
3. | "Traktor" (featuring L Marshall) |
| Yogi | 3:47 |
4. | "Please Don't Let Me Go" | Scott | The J.F.L.O.W.S | 3:45 |
5. | "Unorthodox" (featuring Example) |
| Future Cut | 3:23 |
6. | "I'm Not the Man" (featuring Chipmunk and Angel) |
| Parallel | 4:24 |
7. | "Anniversary (Fall in Love)" (featuring Alex Mills) |
| Nutty P | 3:44 |
8. | "Sane's the New Mad" |
| iSHi | 3:28 |
9. | "Forgiveness" (featuring Etta Bond) |
| Labrinth | 5:06 |
10. | "Long Way Home" (featuring Daley) |
| Future Cut | 3:56 |
11. | "Let Yourself Go" | Scott |
| 3:53 |
12. | "Don't Be Afraid" (featuring Delilah) |
| iSHi | 3:28 |
13. | "Hush Little Baby" (featuring Ed Sheeran) |
| TMS | 3:56 |
14. | "Don't Go" (featuring Josh Kumra) |
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| 3:58 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Breathe (Sha La La)" | Scott | Noisia | 3:53 |
2. | "Air" |
| 3:42 | |
3. | "Traktor" (acoustic version) (featuring L Marshall) |
| Yogi | 3:40 |
4. | "Anniversary" (acoustic version) (featuring Alex Mills) |
| Nutty P | 3:40 |
5. | "Don't Go" (acoustic version) (featuring Josh Kumra) |
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| 4:00 |
6. | "Unorthodox" (Royal T remix) (featuring Example) |
| Future Cut (additional production by Mark Taylor) | 4:39 |
7. | "Traktor" (Friction remix) (featuring L Marshall) |
| Yogi (additional production by Ed Keeley) | 4:38 |
8. | "Don't Go" (MJ Cole remix) (featuring Josh Kumra) |
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| 5:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Unorthodox" (featuring Example) |
| Future Cut | 3:23 |
2. | "Air" (demo version) |
| 3:42 | |
3. | "Anniversary" (featuring Alex Mills) |
| Nutty P | 3:44 |
4. | "Traktor" (featuring L Marshall) |
| Yogi | 3:47 |
5. | "Long Way Home" (demo version) (featuring Daley) |
| Future Cut | 3:56 |
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Sample credits
Chart | Peak position |
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Irish Albums Chart[9] | 86 |
Irish Indie Chart[10] | 7 |
Scottish Albums Chart | 7 |
UK Albums Chart[11] | 4 |
UK R&B Chart | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Gold | 100,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Ireland[13] | 21 August 2011 | Ministry of Sound | |
United Kingdom[14] |