''Language'' is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter and record producer

MNEK Uzoechi Osisioma "Uzo" Emenike (; born 9 November 1994), professionally known by his stage name MNEK ( ; a gramogram of Emenike), is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He has been nominated for a Grammy and a Brit Award, and ha ...

. It was released on 7 September 2018 through

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and became his second solo project, succeeding his debut extended play ''

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'', released in 2015. Singles from ''Language'' include "Tongue", "Colour", "Correct" and "Girlfriend". The album's release was followed by a UK tour in 2018 and an American leg in 2019. ''Language'' was received well by critics, with ''

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'' awarded ''Language'' four stars, as did ''

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''.

Accolades

Track listing

Notes * signifies an additional producer. * signifies an original producer. * "Gibberish (Interlude)" features un-credited vocals from Ryan Ashley. * "Correct" features un-credited vocals from Ryan Ashley,

Tre Jean-Marie Tre Jean-Marie (born 13 April 1993) is a British songwriter and record producer. His writing and production credits include AJ Tracey, Anne-Marie, Burna Boy, Craig David, FLO, Jacob Banks, Joy Crookes, Kaytranada, Labrinth, Little Mix, ...

and

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. * "Colour" samples lyrical content from the song "The Rainbow Song", originally written by Arthur Hamilton. * "Body" partially samples the album's previous track "Colour", featuring

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. * "Hearsay (Interlude)" features un-credited vocals from Barto. * "Girlfriend" samples the song " Ai No Corrida", originally performed and written by

Chaz Jankel Charles Jeremy "Chaz" Jankel (born 16 April 1952) is an English musician and songwriter. In a music career spanning more than 50 years, he came to prominence in the late 1970s as the guitarist and keyboardist of the rock band Ian Dury and the ...

. * "Paradise" samples the song "

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", originally performed and written by

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References

2018 debut albums MNEK albums Albums produced by MNEK Albums produced by Tre Jean-Marie Virgin EMI Records albums {{2010s-R&B-album-stub