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Reason to Smile is the debut studio album by British rapper Kojey Radical, released 4 March 2022 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records.[4][6] It has been nominated for the 2022 Mercury Prize.[10]

Reason to Smile

Studio album by

Kojey Radical

Released

4 March 2022

Genre

British hip hop
gospel
R&B[1]

Length

52:20

Label

Asylum
Atlantic

Kojey Radical chronology

Cashmere Tears
(2019)

Reason to Smile
(2022)

Singles from Reason to Smile

"War Outside"
Released: 23 September 2021
"Gangsta"
Released: 15 November 2021
"Payback"
Released: 15 January 2022
"Silk"
Released: 18 February 2022

*Reason to Smile* ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.0/10[2]
Metacritic	81/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	8/10[1]
DIY	[4]
Financial Times	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10[7]
Loud and Quiet	9/10[8]
NME	[9]

Background

The album was preceded by four singles: "War Outside" released 23 September 2021;[11] "Gangsta" released 15 November;[12] "Payback" released 15 January 2022;[13] and "Silk" released 18 February.[14] The first three came along with music videos while "Silk" received an official visualiser. Another video for "Talkin" released 9 March, featuring animated versions of Radical and the song's guests Tiana Major9 and Kelis.[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah with others noted.

*Reason to Smile* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producers	Length
1.	"Reason to Smile" (featuring Tiana Major9)	Cameron Palmer Eight9FLY Kwame "KZ" Kwei-Armah Jr. Tiana Major9 Tyrell Paul	Cameron Palmer KZ Tyrell Paul 169 Venna	3:04
2.	"Together"	Palmer Emmavie KZ Maverick Sabre Mbongo Äyanna	Palmer KZ	3:04
3.	"Nappy"	KZ Oliver Rodigan	Cadenza KZ Ric & Thadus Palmer[lower-alpha 1]	2:16
4.	"Silk" (featuring Masego)	David Mrakpor Masego Namali Kwaten	Blue Lab Beats Palmer[lower-alpha 1]	3:58
5.	"Pressure" (featuring Shaé Universe)	Palmer Emil Larbi O. Koleoso Shaé Universe	Palmer Larbi	3:54
6.	"Born" (featuring Cashh)	Cashh KZ Rayan El-Hussein Rayo Goufar	KZ Palmer[lower-alpha 1]	3:27
7.	"Pusher Man: BWI"	Adrian Francis Curtis Antony James Larbi	Francis Fanatix Larbi Palmer[lower-alpha 1] KZ[lower-alpha 1]	4:51
8.	"Talkin" (featuring Kelis and Tiana Major9)	Palmer Kelis KZ Tiana Major9	Palmer KZ	2:57
9.	"War Outside" (featuring Lex Amor)	Palmer KZ Lex Amor	Palmer KZ	3:57
10.	"Payback" (featuring Knucks)	Palmer Knucks	Palmer	2:45
11.	"Fubu"	Jay Weathers Karriem Riggins KZ	Weathers KZ Remedee Palmer[lower-alpha 1]	3:05
12.	"Beautiful" (featuring Wretch 32 and Shakka)	Ayodele Oyadare Shakka Wretch 32	Oyadare Palmer[lower-alpha 1] KZ[lower-alpha 1]	3:20
13.	"Anywhere" (featuring Ego Ella May)	Palmer May Owen Cutts	Palmer Cutts KZ[lower-alpha 1]	3:05
14.	"Solo" (featuring Rexx Life Raj)	Jazon Kawu-Eugenio Rexx Life Raj	Jay Prince	4:00
15.	"Gangsta"	Ed Thomas Weathers	Palmer Thomas Weathers KZ	4:37
Total length:				52:20

Additional producer

Personnel

Musicians

Kojey Radical – vocals
Cameron Palmer – synth bass (2, 5, 10), piano (5, 8), keyboards (10, 13), organ (8), synthesizer (8), Rhodes solo (8), guitar (10), Wurlitzer (11)
Kwame "KZ" Kwei-Armah Jr. – additional vocals (1, 3, 6, 10), synthesizer (2, 13), piano (1), Rhodes solo (2), piano (7), bass (8), guitar (8), synth bass (9), whistling (9)
Tiana Major9 – vocals (1, 8)
Masego – vocals (4)
Shaé Universe – vocals (5)
Cashh – vocals (6)
Kelis – vocals (8)
Lex Amor – vocals (9)
Knucks – vocals (10)
Shakka – vocals (12)
Wretch 32 – vocals (12), additional vocals (8)
Ego Ella May – vocals (13), additional vocals (9)
Rexx Life Raj – vocals (14)
Ayanna Christie Brown – additional vocals (2, 10)
Emmavie – additional vocals (2, 10)
Michael Stafford – additional vocals (2, 10)
Christina Matovu – additional vocals (4, 7, 12, 15)
Mundu – additional vocals (4, 14)
Bobii Lewis – additional vocals (6)
Benjamin Totten – guitar (1, 11)
David Mrakpor – guitar, keyboards, synth bass (4)
Rashaan Brown – guitar (6)
Greg Mathews – guitar (8)
Femi Koleoso – drums (1, 5)
Namali Kwaten – drums, percussion (4)
Dayna Fisher – bass guitar (6, 7, 11, 15), trombone (1)
Neil Waters – trumpet (1–4, 10, 15), flugelhorn (4, 5, 11)
Trevor Mires – trombone (2–4, 6–8, 10, 13, 15), sousaphone (7, 10), bass trombone (13)
Charlie Stock and Stella Page – viola (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 12, 13, 15)
Ezme Gaze and Wayne Urquhart – cello (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 12, 13, 15)
Antonia Pagulatos, Emma Blanco, Marsha Skins, and Sam Kennedy – violin (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 12, 13, 15)
Nathan "Flutebox" Lee – flute (2)
Mike Keys – keyboards (9), piano, synth bass (13)
Ed Thomas – piano (15)

Technical

Cameron Palmer – engineering (1, 2, 5, 7–10, 13, 15), drum programming (2, 5, 9, 10, 13)
Kwame "KZ" Kwei-Armah Jr. – executive producer, engineering (1, 2, 6–9, 11–15), drum programming (6, 8, 9), vocal arrangements (13)
Swindle – executive producer
Stuart Hawkes – mastering engineer (1–9, 11–14)
Joker – mixing engineer (1–8, 10–14)
Neil Waters – string arrangements (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 12, 13, 15)
Namali Kwaten – drum programming (4), sound design (4)
Blue Lab Beats – engineering (4)
Jay Weathers – drum programming (15)

Charts

Chart performance for *Reason to Smile*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	11
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[17]	1

References

Smith, Niall (4 March 2022). "Kojey Radical – Reason to Smile". Clash. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
"Reason to Smile by Kojey Radical reviews". AnyDecentMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
"Reason to Smile by Kojey Radical Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Grice, Alisdair. "Kojey Radical – Reason to Smile review". DIY. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (11 March 2022). "Kojey Radical's Reason to Smile — a family affair". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Morris, Kadish (13 March 2022). "Kojey Radical: Reason to Smile review – an era-defining Black British work". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Ferrier, Aimee (10 March 2022). "Kojey Radical's debut Reason to Smile drips with infectious confidence and celebration". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Goggins, Joe (28 February 2022). "Kojey Radical – Reason to Smile". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Williams, Kyann-Sian (4 March 2022). "Kojey Radical – Reason to Smile review: UK rap's Renaissance man comes good". NME. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Singh, Surej (26 July 2022). "Mercury Prize 2022 shortlist revealed". NME. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Smith, Niall (23 September 2021). "Kojey Radical Enlists Lex Amor for Battle-Ready Jam "War Outside"". Complex. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Smith, Niall (15 November 2021). "Kojey Radical's "Gangsta" Is an Ode to the Special Women in His Life". Complex. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Keith, James (15 January 2022). "Kojey Radical Calls on Knucks for New Album Primer "Payback"". Complex. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Kenneally, Cerys (18 February 2022). "Kojey Radical teams up with Masego on new single "Silk"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Cho, Regina (9 March 2022). "Kojey Radical, Kelis, and Tiana Major9 are "Talkin'" in new visual". Revolt. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
"Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

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