''Small Changes'' is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter

Michael Kiwanuka Michael Samuel Kiwanuka (born 3 May 1988) is a British singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is currently signed to Polydor Records. His debut album '' Home Again'' (2012) went gold in the United Kingdom, while his second album ...

. It was released by

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and

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on 22 November 2024 to widespread critical acclaim. The album is Kiwanuka's third consecutive project produced by

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and

Inflo Dean Josiah Cover (born 4 June 1988), professionally known as Inflo, is a British producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He helms the R&B music collective project Sault (band), Sault, which foregrounds black-centric issues. Career In ...

. It was preceded by the release of three singles, "Floating Parade," "Lowdown (Part I) / Lowdown (Part II)," and "The Rest of Me."

Critical reception

''Small Changes'' received positive reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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score of 83, based on 17 reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

– vocals (tracks 1–5, 7–11), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 7), bass guitar (1, 2, 5–11), electric guitar (2, 3, 5–11), backing vocals (5, 9),

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(9), piano (9), drums (11) *

– drums (tracks 1–10), piano (1–4, 6–11), backing vocals (1–4, 7–10), keyboards (2–10),

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(1, 10), synthesizer (2–4, 6–10), bass guitar (3) * Rosie Danvers – string

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s * Pete Anthony – orchestra conductor * Alecia Chakour – backing vocals (tracks 1–4, 7, 8) *

Stevvi Alexander Stephanie "Stevvi" Alexander is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. She was featured as an artist with the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience, ''Game of Thrones'' Live Concert Experience in 2017, alongside the show's composer Rami ...

– backing vocals (tracks 1–3, 7, 8, 10) * LaVance Colley – backing vocals (tracks 1–3, 7, 8) *

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– organ (tracks 3, 4),

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(5) * Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals (tracks 3, 8, 10) *

Pino Palladino Giuseppe Henry "Pino" Palladino (born 17 October 1957) is a Welsh musician, songwriter, and record producer. A session bassist, he has played bass for a number of acts such as the Who, the John Mayer Trio, Gary Numan, Paul Young, Don Henle ...

– bass guitar (track 4) * James Payne – electric

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(track 5) * Emily Holligan – backing vocals (tracks 5, 9) * Simone Richards – backing vocals (tracks 5, 9) *

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– drums (track 7) * Brian Burton – drums (track 9), synthesizer

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(11)

Technical

–

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* Inflo – production *

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– mastering * Richard Woodcraft – mixing,

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* Todd Monfalcone – engineering * Kennie Takahashi – engineering * Tom Hardistry – strings engineering, strings recording * Chandler Harrod – strings recording * Alex Kalteziotis – engineering assistance * Brian Bair – engineering assistance * Dave Clarke – engineering assistance * Emily Reeves – engineering assistance * Emma Marks – engineering assistance * Jacob Spitzer – engineering assistance * Max Anstruther – engineering assistance * Noah Rastegar – engineering assistance * Rich Wheeler – engineering assistance * Ryan Nelson – engineering assistance * Rich Wheeler – strings engineering assistance * Ryan Nelson – strings engineering assistance * Dave Clarke – strings engineering assistance * Brian Bair – strings engineering assistance * Ben Baptie – additional engineering (tracks 7, 9)

Visuals

* Yout – art * Marcus Grey – photography, creative direction * Jeremy Ngatho Cole – creative direction, design * Jude Amponsah – design

Charts

Weekly charts

References

{{reflist 2024 albums Michael Kiwanuka albums Interscope Records albums Albums produced by Danger Mouse (musician) Albums produced by Inflo