I Am Sam (EP)

I Am Sam is the debut EP by Korean-American singer-songwriter Sam Kim.^[6][4]

I Am Sam
EP by Sam Kim
Released	April 10, 2016
Studio	Antenna Studio, Seoul Vibe Studio, Seoul Limon Studio, Seoul The Village, Los Angeles
Genre	Ballad[1] R&B[2] Folk[3]
Length	23:44
Label	Antenna Music[4] KT Music[5]
Producer	Yoo Hee-yeol
Sam Kim chronology
I Am Sam (2016) Sun and Moon (2018)
Singles from I Am Sam
"Mama Don't Worry" Released: March 28, 2016 "No Sense" Released: April 10, 2016

The songs "Mama Don't Worry", "Seattle" and "Your Song" were released as the digital pre-release EP My Name Is Sam on March 28, 2016.^[3][7][a] The full-length EP, with the single "No Sense", was released digitally on April 10, 2016 and physically on April 11, 2016 through Antenna Music.^[8][9]

Promotion

A music documentary, directed as a collaboration between Uranium238 and Teo Film Post, was produced as a tie-in with My Name Is Sam.^[3] It follows You Hee-yeol accompanying Kim on a visit to the United States for a showcase at the Blue Whale Jazz Club in Los Angeles and a surprise reunion with Kim's family.^[10] The documentary was released as three episodes, named "Mama Don't Worry", "Seattle" and "Your Song", on Antenna's V Live and Naver TV channels between March 18–26.^[11][12][13] A music video for "Mama Don't Worry", featuring clips from the documentary, was released along with My Name Is Sam on March 28.^[7]

I Am Sam's lead single, "No Sense", was premiered with a live televised performance at the K-pop Star 5 finale on June 10, 2016. The music video for the single, along with the full-length EP, was released on digital platforms that same day.^[14] "No Sense" was further promoted with a month of music show appearances. In addition to Crush, several guest rappers including Loco, Yezi, Hanhae and Lil Boi joined Kim on stage at various performances.^{[15][16][17][18][19][20]}

A music video for "Seattle", featuring Lee Jin-ah, was released on November 5, 2016.^[21]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Antenna Music website.^[2]

All music is composed by Sam Kim, except where noted.

I Am Sam – full-length EP

No.	Title	Lyrics	Arrangement	Length
1.	"No Sense" (featuring Crush)	Sam Kim Crush Yoon Seol-ya	Sam Kim Yoo Hee-yeol Yun Seok-cheol Philtre	3:39
2.	"Dance" (music by Sam Kim · Philtre)	Sam Kim	Philtre	3:09
3.	"Touch My Body"	Sam Kim Yoo Hee-yeol	Sam Kim Yoo Hee-yeol	3:24
4.	"Mama Don't Worry"	Sam Kim	Yoo Hee-yeol Sam Kim	4:05
5.	"Seattle"	Sam Kim Yoo Hee-yeol Kim Eana	Sam Kim Yoo Hee-yeol Park In-young	5:08
6.	"Your Song" (with Lee Jin-ah, Jung Seung-hwan, Kwon Jin-ah)	Sam Kim Yoo Seol-ya	Yoo Hee-yeol Sam Kim	4:18
Total length:				23:44

My Name is Sam – EP Part 1

No.	Title	Lyrics	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Mama Don't Worry"	Sam Kim	Yoo Hee-yeol Sam Kim	4:05
2.	"Seattle"	Sam Kim Yoo Hee-yeol Kim Eana	Sam Kim Yoo Hee-yeol Park In-young	5:08
3.	"Your Song" (with Lee Jin-ah, Jung Seung-hwan, Kwon Jin-ah)	Sam Kim Yoo Seol-ya	Yoo Hee-yeol Sam Kim	4:18
Total length:				13:31

I Am Sam – EP Part 2

No.	Title	Lyrics	Arrangement	Length
1.	"No Sense" (featuring Crush)	Sam Kim Crush Yoon Seol-ya	Sam Kim Yoo Hee-yeol Yun Seok-cheol Philtre	3:39
2.	"Dance" (music by Sam Kim · Philtre)	Sam Kim	Philtre	3:09
3.	"Touch My Body"	Sam Kim Yoo Hee-yeol	Sam Kim Yoo Hee-yeol	3:24
Total length:				10:12

Personnel

Credits for I Am Sam, adapted from Antenna Music website.^[2]

Musicians Sam Kim – vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 6), background vocals (tracks 1, 2 & 3), rhythm programming (track 3) Choi Hoon – bass (tracks 3 & 6) Choi In-sung – bass (track 1) Crush – vocals (track 1), background vocals (track 1) Jung Seung-hwan – vocals (track 6) Kim Seung-ho – drums (track 1) Kwon Jin-ah – vocals (track 6) L.A. String Ensemble – strings (track 5) Lee Jin-ah – vocals (track 6), electric piano (tracks 4 & 6), piano (track 5) Park In-young – string arrangement and conducting (track 4 & 5) Philtre – synth (track 1), programming (track 2) Shin Seok-cheol – drums (track 6) Soulman – background vocals (track 2) Yang Jae-in – electric guitar (track 1) Yoo Hee-yeol – producer, rhythm programming (track 3), synth (track 3) Yun Seok-cheol – electric piano (track 1)

Studio engineers Ji Seung-nam – recording engineer, mixing engineer Kwak Jung-shin – recording engineer Jung Mo-yeon – recording assistant Eun Hyun-ho – recording engineer Jeff Gartenbaum – recording engineer Billy Centenaro – recording assistant Jiyoung Shin – mixing assistant Tom Coyne – mastering

Chart performance

Weekly chart performance for I Am Sam Chart (2016) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[22] 11

Monthly chart performance for I Am Sam Chart (2016) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[23] 39

Release history

Release history for I Am Sam

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	April 10, 2016	Digital download streaming	Antenna Music	[3][24]
Various	April 11–16, 2016	CD	KT Music	[25][26][27][28]
Various	September 11–13, 2020	CD (reissue)	Kakao M	[29][30][31][32]

Release history for My Name Is Sam

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	March 28, 2016	Digital download streaming	Antenna Music	[3][33]

Notes

1. The three-track EP My Name Is Sam is no longer visible on streaming services following the album's change in distributor from KT Music to Kakao M.^[34]