Not Waving, but Drowning - Composition

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Not Waving, but Drowning is the second studio album by British rapper Loyle Carner. It was released on 19 April 2019 via AMF/Virgin EMI Records. The name comes from the poem "Not Waving but Drowning" by British poet Stevie Smith.

Not Waving, but Drowning

Studio album by

Loyle Carner

Released

19 April 2019

Genre

Hip hop

Length

48:12

Label

AMF
Virgin EMI

Producer

Jordan Rakei, Tom Misch, Joice, Kwes, Rebel Kleff, Dan Parry (additional), Charlotte Day Wilson

Loyle Carner chronology

Yesterday's Gone
(2017)

Not Waving, but Drowning
(2019)

Hugo
(2022)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Clash Music	7/10[3]
DIY	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Independent	[6]
The Line of Best Fit	9/10[7]
Loud and Quiet	7/10[8]
NME	[9]
The Observer	[10]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dear Jean"	Benjamin Coyle-Larner Jordan Rakei	Rakei	1:43
2.	"Angel" (featuring Tom Misch)	B Coyle-Larner Marcos Valle Paulo Sergio Kostenbader Valle Misch Yussef Dayes	Misch	4:43
3.	"Ice Water"	Ben Joyce B Coyle-Larner Lawrence Dickins	Joice Kwes^[a]	3:29
4.	"Ottolenghi" (featuring Jordan Rakei)	Alfa Sekitoleko B Coyle-Larner Rakei	Rakei	3:17
5.	"You Don't Know" (featuring Rebel Kleff & Kiko Bun)	Ann Bridgeforth B Coyle-Larner Dave Hamilton Federico Marin Kristian Revelle Rony Darrell	Rebel Kleff	4:10
6.	"Still"	B Coyle-Larner Kwesi Sey	Kwes	3:33
7.	"It's Coming Home?"	B Coyle-Larner	–	0:36
8.	"Desoleil (Brilliant Corners)" (featuring Sampha)	B Coyle-Larner Elan Tamara Sey K Sey Sampha Sisay	Kwes	3:40
9.	"Loose Ends" (featuring Jorja Smith)	B Coyle-Larner Rakei	J Rakei Dan Parry^[a]	4:16
10.	"Not Waving, But Drowning"	Rakei Stevie Smith	Rakei Parry^[a]	1:04
11.	"Krispy"	B Coyle-Larner K Sey	Kwes	3:41
12.	"Sail Away (Freestyle)"	B Coyle-Larner Charlotte Day Wilson Rakei	Wilson Rakei	4:16
13.	"Looking Back"	B Coyle-Larner Misch	Misch	2:58
14.	"Carluccio"	B Coyle-Larner Duval Timothy E T Sey K Sey	Kwes	3:11
15.	"Dear Ben" (featuring Jean Coyle-Larner)	Jean Coyle-Larner Rakei	Rakei	3:30
Total length:				48:12

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.

Personnel

Loyle Carner – vocals, spoken word (7), programming (10, 15)
Jordan Rakei – producer (1, 10, 12, 15), piano (1, 15), keyboards (1, 10, 15), programming (10, 12)
Jamie Haughton – drums (1)
Joice – producer (3), programming (3)
kwes – additional producer (3), producer (6, 8, 11, 14), programming (3, 11), drums (6, 8, 14), synntheszier (6, 8, 11, 14), bass (6, 8, 11, 14), piano (6, 11), percussion (8, 11), guitar (8), mellotron (8, 11), synth bass (14), glockenspiel (14)
Momodou Janneh – spoken word (3)
Kisima Janneh – spoken word (3)
Sampha – vocals (8)
Elan Tamara Sey – piano (8), harp (14), background vocals (14)
Stevie Smith – spoken word (10)
Johnny Woodham – flugelhorn (11, 15)
Charlotte Day Wilson – producer (12), programming (12), guitar (12)
Tom Misch – producer (13), keyboards (13), programming (13)
Diana Russell – spoken word (13)

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	169
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14]	51
French Albums (SNEP)[15]	109
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	66
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17]	26
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18]	20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	33
UK Albums (OCC)[20]	3
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[21]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Gold	100,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

"Not Waving, But Drowning by Loyle Carner". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
Kellman, Andy. "Not Waving, But Drowning – Loyle Carner". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
Fisher, Nathan (15 April 2019). "Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning". Clash. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
Finn, Rachel (19 April 2019). "Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning". DIY. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
Aroesti, Rachel (19 April 2019). "Loyle Carner: Not Waving, But Drowning review – heartfelt hip-hop". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
O'Connor, Roisin (18 April 2019). "Loyle Carner, Not Waving, But Drowning review: The south London MC at his most vulnerable". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
Gayler, Max (16 April 2019). "Loyle Carner's Not Waving, But Drowning is a bold, uncompromising step forward". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
Haworth, Jamie (16 April 2019). "Loyle Carner - Not Waving But Drowning - Album review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
Mylrea, Hannah (18 April 2019). "Loyle Carner – 'Not Waving, But Drowning' review". NME. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
Empire, Kitty (21 April 2019). "Loyle Carner: Not Waving, But Drowning review – defiantly old-school". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
"Not Waving, But Drowning / Loyle Carner". Tidal. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
"Ultratop.be – Loyle Carner – Not Waving, But Drowning" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
"Ultratop.be – Loyle Carner – Not Waving, But Drowning" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Loyle Carner – Not Waving, But Drowning" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
"Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 17, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 30 April 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
"Offiziellecharts.de – Loyle Carner – Not Waving, but Drowning" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
"Irish Albums Chart: 26 April 2019". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
"Swisscharts.com – Loyle Carner – Not Waving, But Drowning". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
"Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
"British album certifications – Loyle Carner – Not Waving, but Drowning". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

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Not Waving, but Drowning es el segundo álbum de estudiopor el rapero británico Loyle Carner. Fue publicado el 19 de abril de 2019 a través de AMF/Virgin EMI Records.[1][2][3]

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