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Boo of the Booless
2020 studio album by Chike From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Boo of the Booless is the debut studio album of Nigerian singer Chike. It was released on February 14, 2020.[1] Chike enlisted Ogaga Sakpaide to A&R the album.[2] Boo of the Booless charted at number 14 on the MTV Base Naija Hottest Albums chart.[3]
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Background
The album is 14-tracked and has a total listening time of 46 minutes.[4] It includes folk, R&B, afro-pop, alternative pop and highlife tracks.[1][5] Chike enlisted producers including DeeYasso, Vtekk, Doron Clinton, Adejames Crack, Blaisemix, Bierdman and Nevmix. It features three artistes; Ric Hassani on "Nakupenda", M.I. Abaga on "Forever" and Zoro on "Watching Over Me".[6]
Singles and other releases
"Beautiful People" was released in 2018. It is described as an alternative song from the depths of Ireland.[7] "Finders Keepers" is a merger of alternative rock riffs with African guitar chords. Chike performed a fast-paced version of this song at his album listening party on February 16, 2020.[7] "Forever" features MI Abaga and is comparable to mid-2000s American R&B both in sound and lyrical delivery.[7] Motolani Alake of Pulse Nigeria describes "Amen" as "wedding music in power, essence and construction".[7]
Chike released a six-track mixtape named Dance of the Booless Volume 1 as a sequel to Boo of the Booless. It was described as a hybrid of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and experimental Afro-Pop/RnB and contained remixes of songs from Boo of the Booless.[8] He released visuals for "Nakupenda" (featuring Ric Hassani). The video tells a love story using colourful aesthetics and a dramatic storyline. It portrays Chike as a rich client, who competes with a photographer for the love of a female model. It was directed by Ani James and Aje Film Works.[8]
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Critical reception
Boo of the Booless was listed as a top Nigerian album of the year 2020.[2][9] It was rated 9.8/10 by Motolani Alake of Pulse Nigeria. [7] Chinonso Ihekire of The Guardian described it as "a brilliant debut that has become an instant classic" adding that it has one superpower: "its ability to make you re-listen over and over, eager to always hear melodies and lyrics that interflow like conjugated rivers of music."[6] Akindare Okunola of Nigerian Entertainment Today considered it the best R&B album since Simi's Omo Charlie Champagne and rated it an 8 out of 10.[4] Boo of the Booless was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2020 Headies Awards. Chike was also nominated for the Best Vocal Performance (Male) for "Forgive".[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Chike.
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References
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