Love, Damini Explained

Love, Damini
Type:studio
Artist:Burna Boy
Cover:Burna Boy - Love, Damini.png
Genre:Afro-fusion[1]
Length:60:34
Label:Atlantic
Producer:
Chronology:Burna Boy
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Love, Damini is the sixth studio album by Burna Boy. It was released on 8 July 2022 through Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Ladysmith Black Mambazo, J Hus, Vict0ny, Popcaan, Blxst, Kehlani, Ed Sheeran, J Balvin, and Khalid. 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.[2] Another single, "Last Last", was released on 13 May 2022, along with the announcement of the album.[3] The second single "For My Hand" featuring Ed Sheeran, was released on 8 July 2022 and coincided with the release of the album.[4]

Reception

Love, Damini received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80 based on 10 reviews.[5] Kathleen Johnston of The Daily Telegraph awarded it a five star rating, saying "Love Damini is by far the most personal record yet from Burna and is best summarized as a love letter to his adoring fans, it is an album for the ages, as well as being an awards season shoo-in."[6] Will Dukes of Rolling Stone said "it is an urgent, heartfelt, and immensely personal snapshot of his struggles, triumphs, and aspirations, with the vibe and chorus signifying a bond between past and present perfectly embodied by this worldly album—that feels instantly rewarding."[7]

Robin Murray in his review for Clash wrote that on Love Damini, Burna is at his best either holding it down for his lineage pushing traditional sounds forward or tracing African influence beyond its shores. Marcus Shorter writing for Consequence said "Love Damini delivers like an 80-pound baby, the Afrobeats album gets into the soul with Burna’s typical flair, but the insights are deeper as he wrestles with his desires, sins, triumphs, and treasures while entering the next phase of his life".[8] Jessica Kariisa in her review for Pitchfork said: "Glaring errors keep Love, Damini from reaching the heights of Burna Boy's prior work, but his intentions are admirable even when the execution goes awry. [...] Whatever its failings, Love, Damini paves the way for other artists in the scene to take bigger emotional risks".[9]

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[11] 2
Nigerian Albums (TurnTable)[12] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[13] 84
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 11
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 164
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 18
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 167

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: July 8, 2022 . Burna Boy Pushes Afro-Fusion Pop Into the Future With Love, Damini . Variety . July 9, 2022.
  2. Burna Boy Reflects on How Far He's Come on New Song 'Kilometre'. Rolling Stone. Blistein. Jon. 29 April 2021. 13 May 2022.
  3. Burna Boy Samples Toni Braxton on New Single 'Last Last'. Rolling Stone. Zemler. Emily. 13 May 2022. 13 May 2022.
  4. Kaufman . Gil . 2022-07-08 . Burna Boy and Ed Sheeran Take Magical Elevator Ride in Search of Love in 'For My Hand' Video . 2023-04-08 . Billboard . en-US.
  5. Web site: Metacritic Review. Metacritic. July 8, 2022.
  6. News: 2022-07-08 . Neil Young revisits marital woe, James Righton creates a lockdown alter ego -- the week's best albums . 2024-01-09 . The Daily Telegraph.
  7. Web site: 2022-07-09 . Burna Boy Guides Us Through His Triumphs and Struggles on Love, Damini . 2024-01-09 . Rolling Stone.
  8. Web site: On Love, Damini, Burna Boy Asks If He Can Have Love and Save the World, Too. 7 July 2022. Consequence.
  9. Web site: Burna Boy: Love, Damini Album Review. Pitchfork. Kariisa. Jessica. 13 July 2022. 14 January 2024.
  10. Love, Damini. 2022. Burna Boy. Atlantic Records. 075678632020.
  11. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 18 July 2022. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1689. 24. 18 July 2022.
  12. Web site: Nigeria Top 50 Albums. www.turntablecharts.com . TurnTable . 9 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Album Top-100 2022. Hitlisten. 1 February 2023.
  14. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2022. dutchcharts.nl. nl. 4 January 2023.
  15. Web site: 2022: La production musicale française toujours au top. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. fr. 6 January 2023. 8 January 2023.
  16. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2023. dutchcharts.nl. nl. 3 January 2024.
  17. Web site: 2023: La dynamique de la production et de la consommation musicales en France. SNEP. fr. 8 January 2024. 13 January 2024.

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