Uplifted
| Uplifted | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Flavour N'abania | ||||||||||
| Released | Jul 20, 2010 | |||||||||
| Genre | Igbo highlife | |||||||||
| Length | 58:54 | |||||||||
| Label | Obaino Music, 2nite Entertainment | |||||||||
| Flavour N'abania chronology | ||||||||||
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Uplifted is the second studio album by Nigerian recording artist Flavour N'abania, released on July 20, 2010. The album was released through Obaino Music and 2nite Entertainment. It features guest appearances from Tiwa Savage, Jay Dey, Oloye, Stormrex, Waga Gee, Asemstone, M-Jay, V.I.P, and Elense.[1] The album's most distinguished songs include "Nwa Baby (Ashawo Remix)", "Oyi (I Dey Catch Cold)", "Adamma", "Odiro Easy", and "Oyi Remix".
Background
Flavour began recording Uplifted after debuting his first album, N'abania. The album is composed of contemporary highlife and a blend of hip hop, reggae and R&B sounds. The songs on the album were written in Igbo, English, and Pidgin.[2] While recording Uplifted, Flavour believed it would break the national and cultural barriers that often diminishes the value of Music in Africa. The album was a huge success on the continent of Africa, particularly in Nigeria, South Africa, and Botswana.[3]
Promotion
Flavour promoted the album via his Twitter and Facebook accounts. He uploaded a Behind the Scenes Video of "Oyi Remix" onto his YouTube page.
Singles
"Oyi (I Dey Catch Cold)" was released as a single from the album. According to the music video's synopsis, it is "a love song about how lonely he gets when he's not with the woman of his dreams. Flavour on this track has proven that he is not only specialized in high life music but can also sing songs that can touch the heart of decent and beautiful women." Official Music Video on YouTube
"Adamma" was released as another single from the album. There were two music videos released for "Adamma". According to the first music video's synopsis, "Adamma is a kind of song dedicated to the woman of your dreams, the kind of woman you'd want to spend the rest of your life with. Here Flavour is saying that his woman is the one that everybody out there wants to be with, very beautiful, appealing to the parents, an African beauty. Adamma is a dance track that will keep you to your feet dancing." The second music video was shot in South Africa by Godfather Productions; it was uploaded onto YouTube on October 6, 2011. According to the video's synopsis, "Flavour sheds more light on the track "Adamma". The song talks about the African woman, her beauty and the attention she gets which is very evident in the video, thanks to the well ENDOWED lady in focus. The king of high life is doing bigger things as he serves his millions of fan the remake video for Adamma." The second Official Music Video on YouTube
According to "Odiro Easy" 's music video synopsis, the song translates to "It's not Easy". Official Music Video on YouTube
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Oyi (I Dey Catch Cold)" | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Adamma" | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Skit" | 0:11 |
| 4. | "Nwa Baby (Ashawo Remix)" | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Pant No N'iro" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Skit 2" | 0:32 |
| 7. | "Achohol" (featuring Oloye) | 4:24 |
| 8. | "My Woman Is Gone" (featuring Jay Dey) | 5:00 |
| 9. | "Ukwu" (featuring Stormrex) | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Kwarikwa" (featuring M-Jay, Wage G.Jay Dey, Elense) | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Odiro Easy" | 4:15 |
| 12. | "Chinedum" | 3:53 |
| 13. | "Asanwa" (featuring Waga Gee) | 3:34 |
| 14. | "Turn Me On" | 4:10 |
| 15. | "Kiumanjo" | 4:07 |
| 16. | "My Baby" (featuring V.I.P) | 4:25 |
| 17. | "Ashawo Ghana (Remix)" (featuring Asemstone) | 4:38 |
| iTunes bonus track | ||
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| 18. | "Oyi Remix" (featuring Tiwa Savage) | 3:19 |
Personnel
- Tiwa Savage - Featured artist
- Jay Dey - Featured artist
- Oloye - Featured artist
- Stormrex - Featured artist
- Waga Gee - Featured artist
- Asemstone - Featured artist
- M-Jay - Featured artist
- V.I.P - Featured artist
- Elense - Featured artist
Release history
| Country/Digital platform | Date | Version | Format | Label |
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July 20, 2010 | Standard |
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References
- ↑ "Uplifted by Flavour". Itunes. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ↑ MUOMAH, ONYINYE. "REVIEW OF FLAVOUR NABANIA UPLIFTED ALBUM". Nigeria Films. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ↑ "Flavour". GreatLakesMix. Retrieved 28 June 2013.