Dear Listener is the debut album by English MC Lowkey.[7] The album was released after 3 mixtapes by Lowkey. In support of the album, music videos for "Alphabet Assassin", "Revolution", "Relatives" and "In My Lifetime" which features Wretch 32 were made. The album was released on 20 October 2008 through independent label SO Empire Recordings. The album didn't manage to chart.

Dear Listener
Studio album by
Released20 October 2008
Recorded2007–2008
GenreHip hop
Length42:03
LabelSO Empire Recordings
ProducerScram Jones, Nutty P, Faith SFX, Sivey, Quincey Tones, Dockmini, Styalz Fuego
Lowkey chronology
Dear Listener
(2008)
Soundtrack to the Struggle
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC(favourable)[1]
Style43(favourable)[2]
rapreviews(7.5/10) [3]
Britishhiphop(favourable)[4]
rago magazine(favourable)[5]
FACT magazine(8/10) [6]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Dear Listener"Sivey3:11
2."Tell Me Why"Quincey Tones3:06
3."Rise and Fall"Dockmini3:54
4."I'm Back"Scram Jones3:10
5."Alphabet Assassin"Nutty P4:26
6."Special"Sivey3:13
7."Revolution" (featuring Jon McClure, Faith SFX and Mic Righteous)Faith SFX3:15
8."Everything Must Change"Sivey2:58
9."The Essence"Styalz Fuego2:42
10."Relatives" (featuring Logic)Sivey4:51
11."In My Lifetime" (featuring Wretch 32)Quincey Tones3:10
12."I Believe" (featuring Eden Rox)Sivey4:07
Total length:42:03

Music videos

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References

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  1. ^ BBC review
  2. ^ Style43 review Archived 2009-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Lowkey :: Dear Listener :: SO Empire".
  4. ^ "Lowkey – Dear Listener LP [SoEmpire]". 26 November 2008.
  5. ^ "LOWKEY 'Dear Listener' | ALBUMS | Rago Magazine". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Lowkey 'Dear Listener' – FACT magazine: Music and art". www.factmag.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  7. ^ "LOWKEY "DEAR LISTENER" ALBUM REVIEW | Style 43". Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  8. ^ Alphabet Assassin (Music Video) on YouTube, Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  9. ^ Revolution (Music Video) on YouTube, Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  10. ^ Relatives (Music Video) on YouTube, Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  11. ^ In My Lifetime (Music Video) on YouTube, Retrieved 2009-04-23.