Edna (album)

Edna is the debut studio album by British rapper Headie One. It was released by Relentless Records on 9 October 2020. The album features guest appearances from M Huncho, AJ Tracey, Stormzy, Young T & Bugsey, Young Adz, Future, Drake, Skepta, Ivorian Doll, Kenny Beats, Aitch, Haile, Mahalia, and Kaash Paige. A deluxe version of the album was released on 12 February 2021 which features guest appearances from Rich the Kid, NorthSideBenji, Burna Boy and RV.

Edna
Studio album by
Headie One
Released9 October 2020
Genre
Length63:29
LabelRelentless
Producer
  • 169
  • 5ive Beatz
  • ADP
  • Al Hug
  • Ambezza
  • Benjamin Lasnier
  • Eyes
  • Fred Again
  • Geno
  • Gottionem
  • Io
  • JAIAH
  • JenneJenne
  • Kenny Beats
  • Kyle Stemberger
  • Lasse Qvist
  • Lukasbl
  • M1onthebeat
  • Madara Beatz
  • Mokuba Lives
  • Nyge
  • ProducerBoy
  • Quincytellem
  • Rob Smyles
  • Toddla T
  • TSB
  • WondaGurl
Headie One chronology
Gang
(2020)		 Edna
(2020)
Singles from Edna
  1. "Only You Freestyle"
    Released: 20 July 2020
  2. "Ain't It Different"
    Released: 19 August 2020
  3. "Breathing"
    Released: 5 October 2020
  4. "Princess Cuts"
    Released: 8 October 2020[1]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 15,494 copies in its first week[2] and earning a total of 25.5 million on-demand streams of the album's songs during that week.[3] It also charted in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Scotland.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[4]
Metacritic87/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Arts Desk[7]
Clash9/10[8]
The Daily Telegraph[9]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[10]
Loud and Quiet8/10[11]
NME[12]
The Observer[13]
The Times[14]

Edna was met with critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 87 based on five reviews.[5] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.9 out of 10, based on seven reviews.[4]

Track listing
Edna track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Teach Me"Irving AdjeiMadara Beatz2:30
2."Psalm 35"Adjei
  • Benjamin Lasnier
  • JenneJenne
  • Lukasbl
  • Rob Smyles
2:40
3."Bumpy Ride" (featuring M Huncho)
Quincytellem2:21
4."Triple Science"Adjei
3:10
5."The Light"Adjei1693:31
6."Ain't It Different" (featuring AJ Tracey and Stormzy)
3:16
7."Mainstream"Adjei
  • Eyes
  • ProducerBoy
2:10
8."Princess Cuts" (featuring Young T & Bugsey)
  • Io
  • TSB
3:05
9."21 Gun Salute" (featuring Young Adz)
  • 169
  • JAIAH
3:31
10."Five Figures"Adjei1692:46
11."Hear No Evil" (featuring Future)
4:23
12."Breathing"
  • Adjei
  • Lukas Leth
  • Benjamin Lasnier
  • Lasse Qvist
  • Lasnier
  • Qvist
2:53
13."Only You Freestyle" (with Drake)
M1onthebeat4:10
14."Try Me" (featuring Skepta)
Gottionem3:13
15."F U Pay Me" (featuring Ivorian Doll and Kenny Beats)
Kenny Beats2:44
16."Parlez-Vous Anglais" (featuring Aitch)
  • Al Hug
  • Ambezza
3:20
17."Everything Nice" (featuring Haile)
  • Adjei
  • Amish Patel
ADP3:40
18."You/Me" (featuring Mahalia)
Mokuba Lives3:17
19."Therapy"
  • Adjei
  • Nyge
  • Quincytellem
  • Nyge
  • Quincytellem
2:11
20."Cold" (featuring Kaash Paige)
WondaGurl4:38
Total length:63:29
Deluxe edition track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Hung Jury"3:01
2."Bussdown" (featuring Rich the Kid)2:24
3."Showed Me" (featuring NorthSideBenji)2:52
4."Siberia" (featuring Burna Boy)2:53
5."Level Up"3:31
6."Dressing Gown"3:09
7."Zodiac" (featuring RV)3:09
8."Yet"3:14
Total length:87:42

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 84
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 86
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 36
Irish Albums (OCC)[19] 3
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 55
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 1
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[22] 2

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
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  2. "Headie One salutes No.1 success with Edna".
  3. Savage, Mark (16 October 2020). "Headie One tops chart with album named after mum". BBC News. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. "Edna by Headie One reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. "Critic Reviews for Edna – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. Crone, David. "EDNA – Headie One | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. Muggs, Joe (16 October 2020). "Album: Headie One – Edna". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. Kazandjian, Robert (8 October 2020). "Headie One – Edna". Clash. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  9. McCormick, Neil (7 October 2020). "Headie One, Edna review: the king of drill shows his sensitive side". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  10. Loftin, Steven (5 October 2020). "Headie One's debut is the drill star's recognition of his brutal reality and deserved success". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  11. Pilley, Max (5 October 2020). "Headie One – Edna – Album Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  12. O'Reilly, Caitlin (8 October 2020). "Headie One – 'Edna' album review". NME. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  13. Empire, Kitty (10 October 2020). "Headie One: Edna review – drill king moves forward". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  14. Hodgkinson, Will (9 October 2020). "Headie One: Edna review — authentic vision of life on the margins". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  15. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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  17. "Headie One Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  18. "Dutchcharts.nl – Headie One – EDNA" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  19. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  20. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  21. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  22. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  23. "British album certifications – Headie One – Edna". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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