2003 studio album by Ty
Upwards Released 29 September 2003 (2003-09-29 ) Genre Hip hop Length 58 :16 Label Big Dada Producer Ty , Drew Horley
"Groovement / Ha Ha" Released: 2003
"Wait a Minute" Released: 2003
"Look 4 Me" Released: 2004
"Oh U Want More?" Released: 2004
Upwards is the second studio album by British hip hop musician Ty . It was released on Big Dada in 2003. It peaked at number 35 on the UK Independent Albums Chart .[7] The album was nominated for the 2004 Mercury Prize .[8]
Critical reception
Jon Dolan of Spin said, "Ty is most reminiscent of robo-voiced Brit MCs like Roots Manuva, and his turtleneck-rocking look suggests a dude too arty to party, but his mix of neo-soul warmth, skip-rope beats, and clever rhymes smoothes out his raggafied rough edges."[6]
Track listing
Title 1. "Ha Ha" 4:10 2. "Mpho's Lament (Skit)" 0:18 3. "Wait a Minute" 3:22 4. "I Want 2" 4:45 5. "Awkward Boy (Skit)" 0:24 6. "Oh U Want More?" 3:59 7. "Rain" 6:24 8. "The Willing" 5:12 9. "Look 4 Me" 4:15 10. "Groovement Part 1" 3:49 11. "Dreams" 4:49 12. "Hot Spice" 3:25 13. "Music 2 Fly 2 (with hidden track titled Inner Love)" 13:10
Reissue edition bonus tracks Title 14. "So U Want More? (Refix)" (featuring Roots Manuva ) 4:59 15. "Wait a Minute (Dwele Remix)" 3:11 16. "So U Want More? (Revox)" (featuring Roots Manuva) 4:00 17. "Groovement Parts 1 & 2" 8:53
Charts
References
^ Bush, John. "Upwards - Ty". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 April 2015 .
^ Bakare, Buki (2003). "Ty - Upwards - Review". BBC . Retrieved 13 April 2015 .
^ Endelman, Michael (17 January 2015). "Upwards". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 13 April 2015 .
^ Lynskey, Dorian (19 September 2003). "Ty, Upwards". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 April 2015 .
^ Sawyer, Terry (17 May 2004). "Ty: Upwards". PopMatters . Retrieved 13 April 2015 .
^ a b Dolan, Jon (November 2004). "More New Music to Hear Now". Spin : 43.
^ a b "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 05 October 2003 - 11 October 2003". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 22 February 2018 .
^ Egere-Cooper, Matilda (30 June 2008). "Ty: 'Hip-hop has no culture'". The Independent . Retrieved 21 April 2015 .
External links
Upwards at Discogs (list of releases)