Come Back to Me | ||||
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Released | May 5, 2023 | |||
Recorded | 2022 | |||
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Genre | Folk music | |||
Length | 41:21 | |||
Language | English, French, Guro | |||
Label | Verve Forecast | |||
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Peter One chronology | ||||
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“Music to me is a way to bring people together, to heal and to tell stories. I feel so lucky to be able to sing my song to the whole world from the stage of this great land of the United States of America.”
—One on the eve of debuting his new music at the Grand Ole Opry [1]
Come Back to Me is the first solo album by Ivorian folk musician Peter One, released in 2023. The follow-up to his collaborative works with Jess Sah Bi Our Garden Needs Its Flowers (1985) and Spirit in 9 (1987), [2] this album renewed interest in One's career after several years in obscurity and received positive reviews from critics. Come Back to Me was released by Verve Forecast after a re-release of Our Garden Needs Its Flowers, allowing One to tell personal stories from his period after his 1980s fame. [3]
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Timothy Monger writing it "is a lovely album that distills One's still-vibrant Ivorian roots into an intriguing hybrid of acoustic Afro-pop and American folk". [4] The site included this on their list of favorite folk and Americana albums of 2023, [5] as well as their list of Latin and global music albums. [6] Editors at Rolling Stone included this among the best country and Americana albums of 2023. [7]
All songs written by Peter One, except where noted.
Come Back to Me | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 5, 2023 | |||
Recorded | 2022 | |||
Studio |
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Genre | Folk music | |||
Length | 41:21 | |||
Language | English, French, Guro | |||
Label | Verve Forecast | |||
Producer |
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Peter One chronology | ||||
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“Music to me is a way to bring people together, to heal and to tell stories. I feel so lucky to be able to sing my song to the whole world from the stage of this great land of the United States of America.”
—One on the eve of debuting his new music at the Grand Ole Opry [1]
Come Back to Me is the first solo album by Ivorian folk musician Peter One, released in 2023. The follow-up to his collaborative works with Jess Sah Bi Our Garden Needs Its Flowers (1985) and Spirit in 9 (1987), [2] this album renewed interest in One's career after several years in obscurity and received positive reviews from critics. Come Back to Me was released by Verve Forecast after a re-release of Our Garden Needs Its Flowers, allowing One to tell personal stories from his period after his 1980s fame. [3]
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Timothy Monger writing it "is a lovely album that distills One's still-vibrant Ivorian roots into an intriguing hybrid of acoustic Afro-pop and American folk". [4] The site included this on their list of favorite folk and Americana albums of 2023, [5] as well as their list of Latin and global music albums. [6] Editors at Rolling Stone included this among the best country and Americana albums of 2023. [7]
All songs written by Peter One, except where noted.