Making Time (album)

Making Time is the second studio album by British singer Jamie Woon. It was released on 6 November 2015 through Polydor Records. It was preceded by the single "Sharpness" on 21 August 2015. Making Time was nominated for the 2016 Mercury Prize.

Making Time
Studio album by Jamie Woon
Released	6 November 2015 (2015-11-06)
Recorded	Konk Studios, Hornsey; Ameraycan Studios, Hollywood; Osea Island Studio, Essex; The Black Lodge Studio, Leeds
Length	41:08
Label	Polydor
Producer	Alex Dromgoole Jamie Woon
Jamie Woon chronology
Mirrorwriting (2011) Making Time (2015)
Singles from Making Time
"Sharpness" Released: 21 August 2015

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Clash	8/10[3]
Drowned in Sound	6/10[4]
The Guardian	[5]
NME	[6]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[7]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Making Time received an average score of 71 out of 100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[1]

Britt Julious of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, describing it as "a testament to the strength of traditional music composition: simple guitars, slinky bass lines, and sophisticated songwriting."^[7] Lanre Bakare of The Guardian gave the album 4 stars out of 5, writing, "Woon might have been expected to return with a dancefloor-focused second album, but instead he's taken the soul road, and it sounds like a brilliant statement of intent."^[5]

NPR named it one of the "Top 10 Slept-On R&B Albums of 2015".^[8]

Track listing

Making Time track listing^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Message"	Jamie Woon Dan See John O'Kane	Woon Alex Dromgoole	4:29
2.	"Movement"	Woon O'Kane	Woon Dromgoole	5:12
3.	"Sharpness" (featuring Robin Hannibal)	Woon Robin Hannibal	Woon Dromgoole Hannibal	3:27
4.	"Celebration" (featuring Willy Mason)	Woon Willy Mason	Woon Dromgoole	4:50
5.	"Lament" (featuring Royce Wood Junior)	Woon James Woods	Woon Woods[a]	3:37
6.	"Forgiven"	Woon Mason	Woon Dromgoole	3:21
7.	"Little Wonder"	Woon Nemo Jones	Woon Dromgoole	3:07
8.	"Thunder"	Woon	Woon Paul White	3:12
9.	"Skin"	Woon	Woon Dromgoole	3:01
10.	"Dedication"	Woon Dan Gulino See	Woon Dromgoole	6:52

Note

• ^{^[a]} indicates an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[9]

• Jamie Woon – vocals (all tracks), programming (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5), percussion (1, 9), acoustic guitar (3), electric guitar (6–8), saxophone (8)
• Alex Dromgoole – mixing (all tracks), programming (3, 6), mastering (5)
• Dan See – drums (all tracks), background vocals (8), percussion (9)
• Brian Gardner – mastering (1–4–10)
• Dan Gulino – bass guitar (1–3, 6, 7, 9, 10), fretless bass (8)
• Christian Gulino – piano (1, 9), keyboards (10)
• Mac McKenna – background vocals (1)
• Gwilym Gold – piano (1); bass guitar, keyboards (5, 6)
• Jonny Griffiths – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone (2)
• Patrick Hayes – bass trombone, tenor horn (2)
• Barney Lowe – flugelhorn, trumpet (2)
• Oscar Golding – bass guitar (2)
• Royce Wood Junior – keyboards (2)
• Tom Swindell – percussion (3, 7)
• Robin Hannibal – programming (3)
• Willy Mason – additional vocals, guitar (4)
• Ryan Jacob – flugelhorn, trumpet (4)
• Mike Lesirge – tenor saxophone (4)
• James Adams – trombone (4)
• James Wood – piano, vocals (5); electric guitar (7), keyboards (10)
• Paul White – drums, programming, synthesizer (8)

Charts

Chart performance for Making Time

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10]	52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11]	136
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12]	51
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	50