Born & Raised (Joy Denalane album)

Born & Raised is the second studio album by German recording artist Joy Denalane. Her first English-language album, it was released by Nesola Records and Four Music on August 11, 2006 in German-speaking Europe, featuring production by No I.D., Jake One, BAB Gardeat and executive producer Max Herre. American rappers Lupe Fiasco, Raekwon and Governor appear as guest vocalists on the album.

Born & Raised
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 11, 2006 (2006-08-11)
Length65:04
LanguageEnglish
Label
Producer
Joy Denalane chronology
Mamani Live
(2004)
Born & Raised
(2006)
The Dresden Soul Symphony
(2008)

The album was released to universal acclaim. It reached number 2 on the German Albums Chart and entered the top five in Switzerland. In Germany, Born & Raised was eventually certified Gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). Denalane's highest-charting record to date, it spawned four singles, including "Let Go", Raekwon-cover "Heaven or Hell", "Sometimes Love" and "Change".

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com     [1]
CDStarts8.5/10[2]
Laut.de     [3]
The Situation     [4]

Laut.de editor Alexander Engelen noted that you "couldn't blame the album if it achieved no commercial success" in the United States." He found that Denalane, Herre and "their team did a good job on that. But one must not forget that Madame Denalane is traveling on unknown paths. No German soul singer has made the leap to America before her. However, no one has ever been this close to the dream."[3] Mark Edward Nero from About.com felt that "anyone who grew up on the party music of the last decade might not like or not understand Born & Raised. But anyone who's a fan of Amel Larrieux or Alicia Keys would probably enjoy this CD."[1]

BBC Music critic Ilka Schlockermann complimented the album for its mixture of "real soul songs, strong production and a confident, strong voice." She wrote that "whether Joy’s name is widely enough known to make the cross-over remains to be seen, but on this evidence she has what it takes. Born & Raised pushes all the right R&B buttons. But you can't help but think that the best is yet to come for someone this talented."[5] Melisa Tang, writing for The Situation called the album "an astoundingly good album. She further described it as a "breath of fresh air. [Denalane's] love and devotion to her art is obvious through her music."[4]

Track listing

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Born & Raised track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Change" (featuring Lupe Fiasco)
4:18
2."Let Go"
4:32
3."Be Real"
  • Herre
  • Neblett
  • Anthony Tidd
  • Denalane
  • Herre
4:16
4."Heaven or Hell" (featuring Raekwon)
  • Herre
4:35
5."One in a Million"
  • Hassan Annouri
  • Richard James Moore
3:46
6."For the Love"
  • Paul "Gooch" Cantor
4:07
7."7 Year Itch"
  • Herre
  • Neblett
  • Denalane
  • Chris Sholar
  • A.L. Barret
  • Chris Sholar
5:00
8."Caught Up"
  • Herre
  • Neblett
  • Tidd
  • Denalane
  • J. Glaser
  • T. Glaser
  • Herre
  • Tidd
3:31
9."Stranger in This Land"
  • Herre
  • Neblett
  • Denalane
  • Herre
5:38
10."Start Over"
  • Herre
  • Neblett
  • Denalane
  • Herre
4:02
11."Born & Raised"
  • No I.D.
4:08
12."Something Stirrin' Up" (featuring Governor)
  • SaschliQ
5:50
13."Despite It All"
  • Herre
  • Neblett
  • Tidd
  • Melvin Lewis
  • Denalane
  • M. Mathews
  • Jean-Baptiste Kouame
  • Noizetrip
3:53
14."Soweto '76 – '06"
  • Herre
4:55
15."Sometimes Love"
  • Herre
  • Neblett
  • Denalane
  • A.L. Barret
  • Herre
  • Josh David
3:11
Total length:65:04
Born & RaisedJapanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Let Go (Teka One Drop RMX)" (featuring Jah Mason)
  • Jake One
  • Teka[a]
4:43
17."Heaven or Hell (Samon Kawamura RMX)" (featuring Raekwon)
  • Herre
  • Neblett
  • Denalane
  • Randle
  • Woods
  • Zanetis
  • Herre
  • Samon Kawamura[a]
4:48

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes additional producer

Sample credits

  • "Change" contains an interlopation of "I Want to Go Back" originally recorded by The Impressions.
  • "Let Go" contains an interlopation of "Love Gonna Pack Up" originally recorded by Sly, Slick and Wicked.
  • "Heaven or Hell" contains an interpolation of "I Hate I Walked Away" originally recorded by Syl Johnson.
  • "One in a Million" contains an interpolation of "I Can't Go On Living Without You" originally recorded by Tavares.
  • "For the Love" contains an interpolation of "Together Let's Find Love" originally recorded by The 5th Dimension.
  • "Caught Up" contains an interpolation of "Let Me Down Easy" originally recorded by Bettye LaVette.
  • "Something Stirrin' Up" contains an interpolation of "Crying" originally recorded by Rose Royce for the soundtrack of Car Wash (1976).
  • "Soweto '76 – '06" contains an interpolation of "Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti" originally by The Daktaris.

Credits and personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Born & Raised
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[10] Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Nero, Mark Edward Nero. "Joy Danalane: "Born & Raised"". About.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2006. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Kraus, Tanja. "Joy Denalane – Born And Raised". CDStarts.de (in German). Archived from the original on August 30, 2006. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Engelen, Alexander. "Joy Denalane, Born & Raised". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Tang, Melisa. "Joy Denalane: Born & Raised". CDStarts.de (in German). Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Schlockermann, Ilka. "Joy Denalane, Born and Raised, Review". BBC Music (in German). Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Joy Denalane – Born & Raised" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  7. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Joy Denalane – Born & Raised". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Joy Denalane – Born & Raised". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2006)". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  10. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Joy Denalane; 'Born & Raised')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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