''Yesterday's Gone'' is the debut studio album by English hip hop artist

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. It was released via

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on 20 January 2017.

Critical reception

''Yesterday's Gone'' received widespread acclaim upon its release. At

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Yesterday's Gone'' holds an average score of 84 based on nine reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". ''

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'' described the album's style as "confessional, soul-searching, and very very good." The album was nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize and included on numerous end-of-year lists, ranking at number one on ''

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''s list of the 30 best albums of 2017. In 2019, "No CD" became the theme tune of the

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'', hosted by

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Year-end lists

Track listing

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and Qobuz. Notes * signifies an additional producer Sample credits * "The Isle of Arran" contains a sample of the recording "The Lord Will Make A Way" performed by S.C.I. Youth Choir. * "Mean It in the Morning" contains elements of the song "Ladybird" by

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. * "Ain't Nothing Changed" contains a sample of the recording "Ricordandoti" performed by Piero Umiliani. * "Sun of Jean" contains samples of "Drifter" and "This Is The Police", both written and performed by Steven Vengeance.

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

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