Made in the Manor

Made in the Manor
Studio album by Kano
Released	4 March 2016
Recorded	2013–15
Genre	British hip hop grime
Length	52:18
Label	Parlophone Bigger Picture Music
Producer	Blue May Damon Albarn Fraser T Smith Jme Jodi Milliner Kano Kwes Mele Mikey J Rustie Sam Beste Swifta Beater Zeph Ellis
Kano chronology
Method to the Maadness (2010) Made in the Manor (2016)
Singles from Made in the Manor
"Hail" Released: 12 April 2015 "3 Wheel-ups" Released: 8 January 2016

Made in the Manor is the fifth studio album by British rapper Kano. The album was released on 4 March 2016 by Parlophone Records and Bigger Picture Music. It is Kano's first album release for six years following Method to the Maadness (2010), featuring guest appearances from Wiley, Giggs, Jme and Damon Albarn. The production was handled by frequent collaborators Mikey J, Fraser T Smith, Blue May and Damon Albarn, alongside Jodi Milliner, Kwes, Mele, Rustie, Sam Beste, Swifta Beater and Zeph Ellis.

The album received positive reviews from critics and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 8, becoming Kano's highest-charting album in his career.^[1] It was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 2016.^[2][3][4][5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash Music	7/10[7]
Evening Standard	[8]
The Quietus	8/10[9]
The Guardian	[10]

Made in the Manor was met with positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 66, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on nine reviews.^[6]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank
The Guardian	The Best Albums of 2016	2016	31[11]
The Independent	Best Albums of 2016	2016	8[12]
NME	NME's Albums of the Year 2016	2016	15[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hail"	Kane Robinson	Rustie Fraser T Smith (add.)	3:31
2.	"T-Shirt Weather in the Manor"	Robinson Smith	Smith	5:16
3.	"New Banger"	Robinson Melé	Mele Smith (add.)	4:50
4.	"3 Wheel-ups" (featuring Wiley & Giggs)	Robinson Richard Cowie Nathaniel Thompson	Swifta Beater	4:38
5.	"This is England"	Robinson	Blue May Jodi Milliner (add.)	3:38
6.	"Little Sis"	Robinson Smith	Smith	3:25
7.	"A Roadman's Hymn"	Robinson	Mikey J Blue May (add.) Milliner (add.)	4:30
8.	"Drinking in the West End"	Robinson Smith	Smith	3:48
9.	"Deep Blues" (featuring Damon Albarn)	Robinson Smith Damon Albarn	Smith Damon Albarn	3:07
10.	"Endz"	Robinson	Mikey J	3:58
11.	"Strangers"	Robinson Sam Beste Jodi Milliner	Blue May Milliner Kano Sam Beste (add.)	3:36
12.	"Seashells in the East"	Robinson Smith	Smith	3:27
13.	"My Sound"	Robinson	Blue May Kwes (add.) Milliner (add.)	6:17

Made in the Manor – Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"GarageSkankFreestyle"	Robinson	Zeph Ellis	4:43
15.	"Flow of the Year" (featuring Jme)	Robinson Jamie Adenuga	Jme	3:34
Total length:				52:18

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	8
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[15]	3
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[16]	1

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	4 March 2016	CD digital download	Parlophone

References

1. "Adele's 25 returns to the top of the Official Albums Chart while her world tour wows the UK". March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
2. "The 2016 Hyundai Mercury Prize ‘Albums of the Year’ have been revealed" Mercury Prize. Accessed 26 October 2016
3. "The Mercury Prize 2016 is bringing grime back to the spotlight with Skepta and Kano" London Evening Standard. Accessed 26 October 2016
4. "Mercury Prize 2016 nominations announced – see shortlist in full" NME. Accessed 26 October 2016
5. "Mercury Prize 2016: The nominees" BBC News. Accessed 26 October 2016
6. "Made in the Manor Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
7. Matt Oliver (March 12, 2016). "Kano - Made In The Manor". Clash Music. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
8. David Smyth (March 12, 2016). "Kano - Made in the Manor, album review: 'demands attention'". Evening Standard. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
9. Josh Gray (March 12, 2016). "Reviews: Made in the Manor". The Quietus. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
10. Lanre Bakare (March 12, 2016). "Kano: Made in the Manor review – grime mainstay finds a reflective maturity". The Guardian. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
11. "The Best Albums of 2016: 40-31". The Guardian. November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
12. "Best Albums of 2016". The Independent. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
13. "NME's Albums of the Year 2016". NME. November 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
15. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
16. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.