Twice as Tall

by Burna Boy

Overview

Nigerian artist Burna Boy arrived a fully formed pop star with some of his earliest hits, but fifth album Twice as Tall finds him adding new depth to his always smooth blend of contemporary African pop styles. A more personal perspective guides much of Twice as Tall, with Burna Boy delving into moody, self-reflective lyrics about his rise to fame and his personal convictions. Musically, Twice as Tall is a magnificently polished concoction, seamlessly blurring elements of radio pop, dancehall, rap, Afro-beat and the kind of flowing Caribbean rhythms that inform album standout "Wonderful." The production is at the same level of detail and quality that Burna Boy has maintained for most of his releases, but the songs flow in a cohesive, sometimes narrative fashion that offers a more direct emotional impact than some of his earlier work. Several big-name stars appear over the course of the album's 15-song track listing. Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour adds guest vocals to opening track "Level Up (Twice as Tall)," and elsewhere cameos crop up from hip-hop legends Naughty by Nature, Kenyan soul group Sauti Sol, Coldplay's Chris Martin, and British rapper Stormzy. ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	08/11/2023
Label:	Atlantic / Wea
UPC:	0075678624957
Rank:	30195

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Level Up (Twice As Tall)
2. Alarm Clock
3. Way Too Big
4. Bebo
5. Wonderful
6. Onyeka (Baby)
7. Naughty By Nature
8. Comma

Disc 2

9. No Fit Vex
10. 23
11. Time Flies
12. Monsters You Made
13. Wetin Dey Sup
14. Real Life
15. Bank On It

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Burna Boy   Primary Artist
Naughty by Nature   Featured Artist
Diddy   Vocals
Youssou N'Dour   Featured Artist
Chris Martin   Featured Artist,Featured Artist
Sauti Sol   Featured Artist
Stormzy   Featured Artist
Damini Ogulu   Vocals

Technical Credits

Andre Harris   Composer,Producer
Benny Golson   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Martin Ditcham   Composer
Mike Dean   Composer,Producer
Diddy   Producer,Executive Producer
Michael Jackson   Composer
Anthony Criss   Composer
Timothy Mosley   Composer
Timbaland   Producer
Youssou N'Dour   Composer
Keir Gist   Composer
Huntley Miller   Mastering
Javier Valverde   Recording
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Vincent Brown   Composer
Chris Martin   Composer
Skread   Producer
Richard Isong   Composer
Matt Testa   Producer
Matthieu Le Carpentier   Composer
Sauti Sol   Producer
Jerome Potter   Composer
Willis Chimano   Composer
Otieno Polycarp   Composer
Sam Griesemer   Composer
Damini Ogulu   Composer
Michael Omari, Jr.   Composer
DJDS   Producer
Cecil Bernardy   Recording
Bien-Aime Baraza   Composer
Ndumiso Manana   Composer
Jae5   Producer
P2J   Producer
Jonathan Mensah   Composer
Eric Isaac Utere   Composer
Jesse Ray Ernster   Mixing,Producer
Savara Mudigi   Composer
Rexxie   Producer
Alli Odunayo   Composer
Telz   Producer
Benson Mutuya   Composer
Chisom Ezeh   Composer
LeriQ   Producer
Katrina Maria Ernster   Mixing Engineer
Matthew Baus Adesuyan   Producer