I Remember (AlunaGeorge album)

I Remember
Studio album by AlunaGeorge
Released	16 September 2016
Recorded	2015–16
Studio	Club Ralph, Lion Aboard Studio (London, England) Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) Rock Mafia Studios, Rodeo Recording (Santa Monica, California)
Length	43:54
Label	Island
Producer	AlunaGeorge Flume John Hill Dante Jones Mark Ralph Rock Mafia Stint Utters Yogi Zhu
AlunaGeorge chronology
Body Music (2013) I Remember (2016)
Singles from I Remember
"I'm in Control" Released: 21 January 2016 "I Remember" Released: 15 April 2016 "My Blood" Released: 28 April 2016 "Mean What I Mean" Released: 13 July 2016 "Mediator" Released: 2 September 2016

I Remember is the second studio album by English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge. It was released on 16 September 2016 by Island Records. The album includes collaborations with Popcaan, Zhu, Leikeli47, Dreezy, Flume and Pell. The album's lead single, "I'm in Control", was released in February 2016, featuring vocals from rapper Popcaan, and peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics.^[2] I Remember debuted at number 71 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 1,419 copies in its first week.^[3]

Background

The concept for the emerged in 2014, when AlunaGeorge took part in several collaborations. One of the first collaborations was with DJ Snake, when he re-worked the duo's 2012 single, entitled "You Know You Like It". It was released in October 2014 and peaked in the UK Official Charts at number 67. At the end of the year, they collaborated with electronic musician Zhu on his lead track "Automatic" from his debut extended play Genesis Series.^[4][5]

In January 2016, the duo released their first official track since 2014, "I'm in Control", featuring vocals from dancehall rapper Popcaan.^[6] In April 2016, the duo worked on their third collaboration with electronic musician Kaytranada, alongside rapper GoldLink, titled "Together". The song was released as part of Kaytranada's debut studio album, 99.9%, released in that same month.^[7] After the collaboration, the album's second single, "I Remember", was released on 15 April 2016, which later revealed the album's title. The song was produced by Australian musician Flume, and was inspired by their other collaboration with him, titled "Innocence", from his second studio album, Skin.^[8]

"My Blood" was released on 28 April 2016 as the album's third single, featuring production work from electronic musician Zhu, who they previously collaborated with in 2015.^[9] The fourth single, "Mean What I Mean", featuring vocals from rappers Leikeli47 and Dreezy, was released on 13 July 2016 to promote the album's pre-order release date, which became available on the same day.^[10][11] "Mediator" was released as the album's fifth single on 2 September 2016.^[12]

Track listing

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
DIY	[14]
The Guardian	[15]
London Evening Standard	[16]
Loud and Quiet	[17]
Mojo	[18]
musicOMH	[19]
NME	[20]
The Observer	[21]
Q	[22]
The Times	[23]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Full Swing" (featuring Pell)	Aluna Francis George Reid Jean Baptiste Mark Ralph Jared Thomas Pellerin Michael McHenry Ryan "DJ Replay" Buendia	Reid Ralph	3:35
2.	"My Blood" (featuring Zhu)	Francis Reid Steven Zhu Dante Jones	Zhu Jones^[a]	3:34
3.	"Not Above Love"	Francis Antonina Armato Yogesh Tulsiani Tim James Christopher W. Smith James Ryan Shelton Hall Alexander Jeffrey Hall	Yogi Rock Mafia Reid^[a]	3:10
4.	"Hold Your Head High"	Francis Reid Sam Romans Ralph Andrae Sutherland	Reid Ralph^[b]	4:00
5.	"Mean What I Mean" (featuring Leikeli47 and Dreezy)	Francis Reid Seandrea Sledge Harold Lilly Dan Radclyffe Amanda Warner Hasben Jones	Reid Utters Ralph	3:51
6.	"Jealous"	Francis John Hill Ajay Bhattacharyya Charlotte Aitchison Jonnali Parmenius Reid	Hill Stint Reid	3:21
7.	"I'm in Control" (featuring Popcaan)	Francis Reid Romans Ralph Sutherland	Reid Ralph	3:29
8.	"I Remember"	Francis Reid Cass Lowe	Flume Reid	4:24
9.	"In My Head"	Francis Reid	Reid Ralph	3:24
10.	"Mediator"	Francis Reid Tom Aspaul	Reid Ralph^[a]	3:47
11.	"Heartbreak Horizon"	Francis Reid Cathy Dennis	Reid Ralph^[a]	3:49
12.	"Wanderlust"	Francis Reid Hill Bhattacharyya Tom Hull	Hill Stint Reid	3:30
Total length:				43:54

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
• ^{^[b]} signifies a co-producer.

Sample credits

• "Not Above Love" samples "Plan B" by Slow Motion Centerfold.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of I Remember.^[24]

George Reid – production (tracks 1, 4–12); additional production (track 3); vocals (tracks 4, 7) Aluna Francis – vocals (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8–12) Ajay Bhattacharyya – bass programming, drum programming, keyboards, synths (tracks 6, 12) Rob Cohen – recording engineering (tracks 6, 12) Tony Cousins – mastering (track 2) Dreezy – additional vocals (track 5) Flume – production (track 8) Michael Freeman – mix engineering (track 3) Tom Ad Fuller – recording engineering (tracks 1, 5, 7, 9–11); recording assistance (tracks 5, 9–11) Ryan Gilligan – recording engineering (track 12) Arran Gregory – cover illustration Stuart Hawkes – mastering (tracks 1, 3–12) John Hill – bass programming, drum programming, keyboards, production, synths (tracks 6, 12) Ivan Jackson – horn arrangements, trumpet (track 3) Dante Jones – additional production (track 2) Leikeli47 – additional vocals (track 5)

Pell – additional vocals (track 1) Popcaan – additional vocals (tracks 4, 7) Mark Ralph – mixing (tracks 1, 4–12); production (tracks 1, 5, 7, 9); co-production (track 4); additional production (tracks 10, 11) Rock Mafia – production (track 3) William Roper – tuba (track 3) Andrew Smith – Rhodes (track 10) Drew Smith – recording engineering (tracks 1, 5, 7, 9–11); recording assistance (tracks 5, 9–11) Mark 'Spike' Stent – mixing (track 3) Stint – production (tracks 6, 12) James Trood – drums, percussion (track 10) Nick Tsang – guitar (track 10) Utters – production, recording engineering, vocal production (track 5); additional programming, bass guitar (track 10) Liam Ward – art direction Yogi – production (track 3) Zhu – mixing, production (track 2)

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25]	56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26]	169
French Albums (SNEP)[27]	146
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[28]	4
UK Albums (OCC)[29]	71

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