Before (James Blake EP)

Before is the seventh solo EP by English musician James Blake. It was released on 14 October 2020 by Republic and Polydor Records.[1]

Before
EP by
Released14 October 2020
Recorded2020[1]
GenreDance
Length16:51
Label
ProducerJames Blake
James Blake chronology
Assume Form
(2019)
Before
(2020)
Covers
(2020)

Track listing edit

Before[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Keep Calling"
4:06
2."Before"
  • Blake
  • Maker
4:48
3."Do You Ever"Blake3:45
4."Summer of Now"Blake
4:12
Total length:16:51

Notes

  • ^[a] indicates a co-producer
  • ^[b] indicates an additional producer
  • ^[c] "I Keep Calling" samples "Falling Apart", written by Charlotte Day Wilson, Matthew Tavares, and Thomas Paxton-Beesley, and performed by Charlotte Day Wilson.[1]

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from Tidal.[2]

  • James Blake – vocals (all tracks), engineer (all tracks), mixer (all tracks), programming (4)
  • Carl Bespolka – engineer (1)
  • Josh Stadlen – piano (1)
  • Peter Lee Johnson – violin (1), strings (2)
  • Nico Muhly – string arranger (3)
  • Nathan Schram – viola (3)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Havens, Lyndsey (14 October 2020). "James Blake Returns to Dance Music on New EP 'Before': 'I Was Frustrated' I Can't Go Dancing". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Credits / Before / James Blake". Tidal. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.