Making Time (album)

Making Time is the second studio album by British singer Jamie Woon. It was released on 6 November 2015 through Polydor Records. It was preceded by the single "Sharpness" on 21 August 2015. Making Time was nominated for the 2016 Mercury Prize.

Making Time
Studio album by
Jamie Woon
Released6 November 2015 (2015-11-06)
RecordedKonk Studios, Hornsey; Ameraycan Studios, Hollywood; Osea Island Studio, Essex; The Black Lodge Studio, Leeds
Length41:08
LabelPolydor
ProducerJamie Woon, Lexxx
Jamie Woon chronology
Mirrorwriting
(2011)		 Making Time
(2015)
Singles from Making Time
  1. "Sharpness"
    Released: 21 August 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash8/10[3]
Drowned in Sound6/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME[6]
Pitchfork7.4/10[7]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Making Time received an average score of 71 out of 100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Britt Julious of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, describing it as "a testament to the strength of traditional music composition: simple guitars, slinky bass lines, and sophisticated songwriting."[7] Lanre Bakare of The Guardian gave the album 4 stars out of 5, writing, "Woon might have been expected to return with a dancefloor-focused second album, but instead he's taken the soul road, and it sounds like a brilliant statement of intent."[5]

NPR named it one of the "Top 10 Slept-On R&B Albums of 2015".[8]

Track listing
Making Time track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Message"Dan See, Jamie Woon, John O'Kane4:29
2."Movement"Jamie Woon, John O'Kane5:12
3."Sharpness" (featuring Robin Hannibal)Jamie Woon, Robin Hannibal3:27
4."Celebration" (featuring Willy Mason)Jamie Woon, Willy Mason4:50
5."Lament" (featuring Royce Wood Junior)Jamie Woon, James Wood3:37
6."Forgiven"Jamie Woon, Willy Mason3:21
7."Little Wonder"Jamie Woon, Nemo Jones3:07
8."Thunder"Jamie Woon, Paul White3:12
9."Skin"Jamie Woon3:01
10."Dedication"Jamie Woon, Dan Gulino, Dan See6:52

Charts
Chart performance for Making Time
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 136
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 51
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 50

References
  1. "Making Time by Jamie Woon". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Jamie Woon - Making Time". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. Rivers, Joe (2 November 2015). "Jamie Woon - Making Time". Clash. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. Sharpe, Christopher T. (1 December 2015). "Jamie Woon - Making Time". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. Bakare, Lanre (5 November 2015). "Jamie Woon: Making Time review – excellent, soul-styled second album". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. Cottingham, Chris (4 November 2015). "Jamie Woon – 'Making Time'". NME. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  7. Julious, Britt (17 November 2015). "Jamie Woon: Making Time". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  8. Fitzgerald, Kiana; Carter, Bobby (23 December 2015). "Top 10 Slept-On R&B Albums Of 2015". NPR. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Jamie Woon – Making Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Jamie Woon – Making Time" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Jamie Woon – Making Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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