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. It was released on 8 July 2022 through

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. It was supported by two singles, "Kilometre" and " Last Last". The album is named after Burna Boy's legal first name and serves as the follow-up to his previous album, '' Twice as Tall'' (2020).

Singles

One song from the album, "Kilometre", was released as an independent single on 29 April 2021. Another single, " Last Last", was released on 13 May 2022, along with the announcement of the album.

Track listing

Notes * indicates an additional producer * indicates a co-producer * " Last Last" contains a sample of "

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Personnel

Musicians *

– vocals *

– additional vocals (tracks 1, 19) * Oise Benson – additional vocals (1) * Gaetan Judd – guitar (2) * Marco Bernardis – saxophone (2) * Akerele Samson – background vocals (7) * Asake – background vocals (7) * Kwande Bawa – background vocals (7, 9) * Olusola Ogundipo – background vocals (7) * Jonathan Awotwe-Mensah – background vocals (9) * Keven Wolfsohn – background vocals (9) * Paul Bogumil – background vocals (9) * Uncle T – background vocals (9) * Tony Mars – saxophone (15) *

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– additional vocals (16) * Shuga Saund – guitar (16) *

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– backing vocals, instruments, programming (17) *

Jordan K. Johnson The Monsters & Strangerz are an American production and songwriting team from Miami, Florida. The team features The Monsters: Alexander " Eskeerdo" Izquierdo, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson and Oliver "German" Peterhof and The Strangerz: Marcu ...

– backing vocals, instruments, programming (17) *

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– backing vocals, instruments, programming (17) * Michael Pollack – backing vocals (17) * David Campbell – conductor, orchestral arrangement (17) *

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– orchestration (17) * Jacob Braun – cello (17) * Paula Hochhalter – cello (17) * Ross Gasworth – cello (17) * Dylan Hart –

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(17) * Pierre-Luc Rioux – guitar (17) * Thomas Hooten – trumpet (17) * Andrew Duckles – viola (17) * David Walther – viola (17) *

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– violin (17) * Joel Pargman – violin (17) * Josefina Vergara – violin (17) * Kerenza Peacock – violin (17) * Mario De Leon – violin (17) * Michele Richards – violin (17) * Neil Samples – violin (17) * Sara Parkins – violin (17) * Sarah Thornblade – violin (17) *

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– additional vocals (18) *

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– additional vocals (18) *

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– additional vocals (18) *

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– additional vocals (18) * Dunni Alexandra Lawal – background vocals (18) Technical * Gerhard Westphalen – mastering * Jesse Ray Ernster – mixing (all tracks), recording (3) * The Elements – recording (1) *

P2J Richard Olowaranti Mbu Isong (born 11 July 1987), professionally known as P2J is a Nigerian-British producer from London, England. He is best known for his work with the likes of Beyoncé, Wizkid, Stormzy, FKA Twigs, Burna Boy, Tems, Doja Cat & ...

– recording (2, 10, 13) * Eric Isaac Utere – recording (3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14) * Chopstix – recording (4, 7) *

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– recording (5) * Otis Milestone – recording (12, 18, 19) * Telz – recording (16) * Joe Begalla – mixing assistance * Noah "MixGiant" Glassman – mixing assistance

Reception

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References

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Singles

Track listing

Personnel

Reception

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See also

References