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| Length = 65:26
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| Label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| Label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| Producer = Alex 'Cores' Hayes, [[16bit]], [[DJ Khalil]], [[TMS (production team)|TMS]], iSHi 2Stripes, [[Eric Hudson]], [[Mojam]]
| Producer = Alex 'Cores' Hayes, [[16bit]], [[DJ Khalil]], [[TMS (production team)|TMS]], iSHi 2Stripes, [[Eric Hudson]], Mojam
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| Last album = ''[[Alive Till I'm Dead]]''<br /> (2010)
| Last album = ''[[Alive Till I'm Dead]]''<br /> (2010)
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| Single 5 = [[Remedy (Professor Green song)|Remedy]]
| Single 5 = [[Remedy (Professor Green song)|Remedy]]
| Single 5 date = 14 May 2012
| Single 5 date = 14 May 2012
| Single 6 = Avalon
| Single 6 = [[Avalon (Professor Green song)|Avalon]]
| Single 6 date = 16 September 2012
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==Singles==
==Singles==
* "[[At Your Inconvenience (song)|At Your Inconvenience]]" was released as a promotional single on July 26, 2011. It was released via promotional single and digital download, and a music video was released in support of the track. It peaked at #97 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
* "[[At Your Inconvenience (song)|At Your Inconvenience]]" was released as the album's lead single on July 26, 2011. It was released via promotional single and digital download, and a music video was released in support of the track. The video features Green in various alter egos, performing the song in and around a bar. The track peaked at #97 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].


* "[[Read All About It (song)|Read All About It]]" was released as the album's first official single on October 23, 2011. The single features guest vocals from [[Emeli Sandé]].<ref>http://itunes.apple.com/ie/preorder/read-all-about-it-feat.-emeli/id462927636</ref> On 5 September 2011, [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]] presenter [[MistaJam]] debuted the single and gave it its first radio airplay. In promotion of the single, Green and Sande performed the song live on ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]'' results show on October 23, 2011. It peaked at #1 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
* "[[Read All About It (song)|Read All About It]]" was released as the album's second single on October 23, 2011. The tracks features vocals from [[Emeli Sandé]]. On September 5, 2011, [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]] presenter [[MistaJam]] debuted the single, and gave it it's first radio airplay. In promotion of the single, Green and Sande performed the song live on ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]'' results show on October 23, 2011. It peaked at #1 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>http://itunes.apple.com/ie/preorder/read-all-about-it-feat.-emeli/id462927636</ref>


* "[[Never Be a Right Time]]" was released as the album's second official single on January 22, 2012. The single features guest vocals from [[Ed Drewett]]. A music video was created for the track, however, Drewett does not appear in the video. The track peaked at #35 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
* "[[Never Be a Right Time]]" was released as the album's third official single on January 22, 2012. The single features guest vocals from [[Ed Drewett]]. A music video was created for the track, however, Drewett does not appear in the video. The video features Green agonising over his relationship with a girl. The track peaked at #35 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].


* "[[How Many Moons]]" was released as a promotional single on April 21, 2011 in support of the fifth annual [[Record Store Day]]. The single features guest vocals from Dream McLean and Rinse. A lyric video was created for the track, however, no official music video was filmed. The track was ineligible to chart.
* "[[How Many Moons]]" was released as the album's fourth single on April 21, 2011, in support of the fifth annual [[Record Store Day]]. The single version of the track features guest vocals from Dream McLean and Rinse. A lyric video was created for the track, however, no official music video was filmed. The track was ineligible to chart, as only 1000 copies of the single were produced.


* "[[Remedy (Professor Green song)|Remedy]]" was released as the album's third official single on May 14, 2012. The single features guest vocals from [[Ruth-Anne Cunningham]]. The song was heavily remixed for its release as a single. The track reached #18 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
* "[[Remedy (Professor Green song)|Remedy]]" was released as the album's fifth single on June 3, 2012. The single features guest vocals from [[Ruth-Anne Cunningham]]. The song was remixed for it's release as a single. The track reached #18 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. In support of the single, Green prepared and release his own brand of beer, entitled "Professor Green's Remedy".

* "[[Avalon (Professor Green song)|Avalon]]" will be released as the album's sixth single on September 16, 2012. The single features guest vocals from [[Sierra Kusterbeck]]. The song was once again remixed for it's release as a single. A music video for the track was filmed during the first week of July. Kusterbeck will make a guest appearance in the video.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 10:28, 2 August 2012

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At Your Inconvenience is the second studio album by British rapper Professor Green, released on 28 October 2011. "At Your Inconvenience" was released as a promotional single on 26 July. The first official single "Read All About It" was released on 21 September 2011.[1] Some guests from his debut album appear on the album, including Ed Drewett, Fink and Emeli Sandé, New guests include Slaughterhouse and Bad Meets Evil member Royce da 5'9", Kobe, Luciana, Ruth Anne, Sierra Kusterbeck and Haydon. Upper Clapton Dance original featured on green's debut mixtape Lecture#1.

Background

The album's general theme is different, in that it is more emotional, to Professor Green's previous album; Professor Green had a difficult upbringing with a hard relationship with his parents. His father committed suicide in 2008 and it heavily affected Professor Green. Professor Green said of his father suicide and upbringing that "This album helped — writing about it was my way to deal with it."[2] The album, thus, is generally more emotional than his previous album, Alive Till I'm Dead, which covered more humorous themes. Ed Drewett and Emeli Sandé, who had previously worked on Alive Till I'm Dead, were featured on the album.

Singles

  • "At Your Inconvenience" was released as the album's lead single on July 26, 2011. It was released via promotional single and digital download, and a music video was released in support of the track. The video features Green in various alter egos, performing the song in and around a bar. The track peaked at #97 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Never Be a Right Time" was released as the album's third official single on January 22, 2012. The single features guest vocals from Ed Drewett. A music video was created for the track, however, Drewett does not appear in the video. The video features Green agonising over his relationship with a girl. The track peaked at #35 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "How Many Moons" was released as the album's fourth single on April 21, 2011, in support of the fifth annual Record Store Day. The single version of the track features guest vocals from Dream McLean and Rinse. A lyric video was created for the track, however, no official music video was filmed. The track was ineligible to chart, as only 1000 copies of the single were produced.
  • "Remedy" was released as the album's fifth single on June 3, 2012. The single features guest vocals from Ruth-Anne Cunningham. The song was remixed for it's release as a single. The track reached #18 on the UK Singles Chart. In support of the single, Green prepared and release his own brand of beer, entitled "Professor Green's Remedy".
  • "Avalon" will be released as the album's sixth single on September 16, 2012. The single features guest vocals from Sierra Kusterbeck. The song was once again remixed for it's release as a single. A music video for the track was filmed during the first week of July. Kusterbeck will make a guest appearance in the video.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."At Your Inconvenience"16bit3:33
2."D.P.M.O."Youngboyz and Jared "Blake" Scharff3:58
3."Read All About It" (featuring Emeli Sandé)TMS & iSHi3:55
4."Trouble" (featuring Luciana)TMS3:39
5."Spinning Out" (featuring Fink)Alex 'Cores' Hayes4:15
6."Remedy" (featuring Ruth Anne)Mojam3:15
7."How Many Moons"Camo & Krooked4:04
8."Avalon" (featuring Sierra Kusterbeck)Mojam4:44
9."Astronaut"Alex 'Cores' Hayes & Naughtyboy3:54
10."Doll"Eric Hudson & Andrew Clifton4:09
11."Never Be a Right Time" (featuring Ed Drewett)Alex 'Cores' Hayes3:20
12."Today I Cried"Alex 'Cores' Hayes5:45
13."Nightmares" (featuring Royce da 5'9" & Kobe)DJ Khalil3:39
14."Forever Falling" (featuring Haydon)Sunny Productions5:05
15."Into the Ground"Alex 'Cores' Hayes4:26
16."Upper Clapton Dance" (featuring Chynaman & Cores (Hidden Track))Sunny Productions3:45
iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
17."Coming to Get Me"3:28
18."At Your Inconvienience" (Music Video) 
19."Read All About It" (Music Video) 

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBCunfavourable[4]
The Daily Telegraph[5]
Digital Spy[6]
The Evening Standard[7]
The Guardian[8]
Hot Pressfavourable[9]
The Independent[10]
Irish Times[11]
MTV UKfavourable[12]
RWD[13]

In general, the album has received mixed reviews from the major critics. However, RWD Magazine gave the album 4/5 stars and stated 'Introspective and reflective, this borders on emo-rap on occasions, while retaining edginess on the sonic side'.[14] MTV UK gave the album a positive review stating 'From hip-hop, to UK garage influences, this slick LP really does have it all.'[15] The Guardian awarded the album 3/5 stars, saying 'It's difficult to reconcile Green's more crass verses with his sentimental numbers; Astronaut's tale of innocent rape victim turned junkie sits uncomfortably next to all the phallus jokes and Eminem-style sadism of songs such as Into the Ground. It's a heavy, ambivalent confessional, but Green's precocious personality and distinctive flow manage to keep it fired up.'[16] The Independent were less positive, saying 'Having managed to parlay an association with Lily Allen into the semblance of a career, Professor Green punches above his weight on his second album' before stating 'Green's delivery is too Estuary-Eminem, scattershot hip-hop asperity snarled out with a mockney menace that is too secondhand to be effective' and the Evening Standard said 'At his best, as on the vitriolic Read All About It, he can still sound like the English Eminem. When the acoustic guitars come out, though, he's closer to Just Jack.' The BBC were also unimpressed, with the BBC saying that Green is basically just saying "Please let me on The X Factor… I promise I won’t swear!" and that you are left "frankly, bemused and, increasingly, very, very bored". The Evening Standard summed up the album by saying "The good news is that if fame really is so tough Manderson won't have to suffer for long: another album like this and nobody will be listening." Uncut gave the album 2 out of 5 stars, summing it up as "rather tiring". Perhaps the most damning review of all though was The Daily Telegraph's 1 out of 5, claiming "his rhymes are too often lewd brags or boneheaded non sequiturs". Any Decent Music, the online review aggregator, finds the album awarded overall 4.3 out of 10.[17]

Charts & Certifications

Release history

Country Release date Format(s)
Ireland[21] 28 October 2011 Digital download
United Kingdom 31 October 2011 Digital download[22]
CD[23]

References

  1. ^ "Professor Green hits out at music industry in 'At Your Inconvenience'". Digital Spy.
  2. ^ Smart, Gordon. The Sun. London http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3887300/Professor-Green-Dads-suicide-makes-me-scared-of-being-a-parent.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/ie/preorder/read-all-about-it-feat.-emeli/id462927636
  4. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/59rj
  5. ^ Lachno, James (27 October 2011). "Professor Green: At Your Inconvenience, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  6. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a348228/professor-green-at-your-inconvenience-album-review.html
  7. ^ http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-24003270-cds-of-the-week-florence-professor-green-and-bonnie-prince-billy.do
  8. ^ "Professor Green: At Your Inconvenience – review". The Guardian. London. 27 October 2011.
  9. ^ http://www.hotpress.com/music/reviews/albums/At-Your-Inconvenience/8467824.html?new_layout=1&page_no=1&show_comments=1
  10. ^ Gill, Andy (28 October 2011). The Independent. London http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-professor-green-at-your-inconvenience-virgin-2376706.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ Murphy, Lauren (28 October 2011). The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2011/1028/1224306590368.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/professor-green/335851-professor-green-at-your-inconvenience-album-review
  13. ^ http://issuu.com/rwdmag/docs/october11_rwd
  14. ^ http://issuu.com/rwdmag/docs/october11_rwd
  15. ^ http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/professor-green/335851-professor-green-at-your-inconvenience-album-review
  16. ^ "Professor Green: At Your Inconvenience – review". The Guardian. London. 27 October 2011.
  17. ^ http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/3852/Professor-Green-At-Your-Inconvenience.aspx
  18. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/scottish-albums-chart/
  19. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/albums-chart/
  20. ^ "British album certifications – Professor Green – At your inconvenience". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type At your inconvenience in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  21. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/ie/preorder/at-your-inconvenience/id451781947
  22. ^ "At Your Inconvenienceby Professor Green". Itunes.apple.com.
  23. ^ "At Your Inconvenience: Professor Green". Amazon.co.uk.
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