Mirrorwriting

For the writing technique, see mirror writing.

Mirrorwriting is the debut studio album by British singer Jamie Woon. It was released in Europe on 18 April 2011 through Polydor Records. The album started to receive hype after Woon ended fourth on BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.^[1] It was preceded by the lead single, "Night Air" on 22 October 2010.

Mirrorwriting
Studio album by Jamie Woon
Released	18 April 2011
Studio	The Way, River Recording (London, England)
Length	45:51
Label	Candent Songs Polydor
Producer	Jamie Woon Will Bevan Royce Wood, Jr. Luke Buttery
Jamie Woon chronology
Mirrorwriting (2011) Making Time (2015)
Singles from Mirrorwriting
"Night Air" Released: 22 October 2010 "Lady Luck" Released: 21 February 2011

Critical reception

Paul Clarke of BBC Music gave the album a positive review by saying: "Things would probably be quite different for Woon had he'd got his act together sooner. In 2007, his fragile cover of an old folk spiritual placed him pretty much alone at the crossroads between rural blues and urban electronica, a 20-something Robert Johnson from London who'd sold his soul to dubstep instead of the Devil. Today, though, he shares this space with The xx and James Blake; and overshadowed by The xx's Mercury Prize victory and Blake's own debut album of earlier in 2011, Woon's music could now be in danger of sounding wearily familiar rather than darkly mysterious".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC Music	(positive)[2]
The Daily Telegraph	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Independent	(favourable)[5]
Loud and Quiet	(6/10)[6]
Pitchfork	(8.0/10)[7]
musicOMH	[8]
The Observer	[9]
Virgin Music	(7/10)[10]

Commercial performance

As of January 2012^[update] UK sales stand at 30,000 copies according to The Guardian.^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Night Air"	Jamie Woon John O'Kane	Jamie Woon Will Bevan	5:22
2.	"Street"	Woon O'Kane	Jamie Woon Will Bevan	3:10
3.	"Lady Luck"	Woon Nemo Jones	Jamie Woon Will Bevan Royce Wood, Jr.	4:08
4.	"Shoulda"	Woon O'Kane Steven Camden	Jamie Woon Royce Wood, Jr.	3:49
5.	"Middle"	Woon James Wood	Jamie Woon Royce Wood, Jr.	4:38
6.	"Spirits"	Woon Brian Barry	Jamie Woon Royce Wood, Jr.	3:47
7.	"Echoes"	Woon Camden	Jamie Woon	2:17
8.	"Spiral"	Woon	Jamie Woon Luke Buttery	5:25
9.	"TMRW"	Woon O'Kane	Jamie Woon Royce Wood, Jr.	3:30
10.	"Secondbreath"	Woon	Jamie Woon	0:47
11.	"Gravity"	Woon	Jamie Woon	5:07
12.	"Waterfront"	Woon	Jamie Woon	3:51

iTunes bonus tracks^[12]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Missing Person" (Recorded as part of promotion in the Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House)	Woon	3:55
14.	"Spirits" (YouTube Version)	Woon Barry	5:54

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[13]	9
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[13]	29
Danish Albums Chart[13]	17
Dutch Albums Chart[13]	38
Norwegian Albums Chart[13]	14
Swiss Albums Chart[13]	50
UK Albums Chart[14]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[15]	55