''All I Know'' is the debut

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

(EP) by Australian singer

Conrad Sewell Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Sewell is best known for his vocals on Kygo's single " Firestone" and his number-one single " Start Again". At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, h ...

. It was released on 13 November 2015 by 300 Entertainment. Recorded in

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, the EP is the result of sessions working with an all-star team of writers and producers, including

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, Jacob Kash and Sean Douglas.

Background

Conrad Sewell became internationally recognised in early 2015 when his collaboration with

Kygo Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (born 11 September 1991), known professionally as Kygo (), is a Norwegian DJ and music producer. He garnered international attention with his December 2013 remix of the track "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran and his December 201 ...

, " Firestone", went top 10 in

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and the

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. The Australian singer capitalised on the buzz by dropping debut single " Hold Me Up" and landed a modest top 40 hit in his home country. However, the 27-year-old later topped the chart with the ballad " Start Again". His debut EP was announced in October along with the release of " Who You Lovin".

Reception

Marcus Floyd of '' Renowned for Sound'' gave the album 4 ½ out of 5, saying; "''All I Know'' is a stunning debut EP that shows listeners just what Sewell can do with that phenomenal voice of his. It's diverse too with a balanced amount of ballads and pop numbers and it ends with you wishing it was a full-length record." Hannah McKee of Stuff.co.nz gave the album 2 ½ out of 5, saying; "There seems to be two sides to this album, The intimate, piano ballad 'Start Again' represents the softer, almost gospel side, followed by ' Remind Me'. Other songs have a

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-esque, funky pop flavour to them. ''All I Know'' is a quintessential pop album that will do well on the radio waves, but an extra risk or two would not have gone astray."

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Track listing

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