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Made in the Manor
Studio album by Kano
Released	4 March 2016
Recorded	2013–15
Genre	British hip hop grime
Length	62:18
Label	Parlophone Bigger Picture Music
Producer	Blue May Damon Albarn Fraser T Smith Jme Jodi Milliner Kano Kwes Mele Mikey J Rustie Sam Beste Swifta Beater Zeph Ellis
Kano chronology
Method to the Maadness (2010) Made in the Manor (2016) Hoodies All Summer (2019)
Singles from Made in the Manor
"Hail" Released: 12 April 2015 "3 Wheel-Ups" Released: 8 January 2016

Made in the Manor is the fifth studio album by English rapper Kano. The album was released on 4 March 2016 by Parlophone Records and Bigger Picture Music. It is Kano's first album release for six years following Method to the Maadness (2010), featuring guest appearances from Wiley, Giggs, Jme and Damon Albarn. The production was handled by frequent collaborators Mikey J, Fraser T Smith, Blue May and Damon Albarn, alongside Jodi Milliner, Kwes, Mele, Rustie, Sam Beste, Swifta Beater and Zeph Ellis.

The album received positive reviews from critics and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 8, becoming Kano's highest-charting album in his career. It was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 2016. It also won 'Best Album' in the 2016 MOBO Awards.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.9/10
Metacritic	66/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	7/10
Evening Standard
The Guardian
The Line of Best Fit	8/10
Mojo
PopMatters	5/10
Q
Uncut	7/10
Vice	A−

Made in the Manor was met with positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 66, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on nine reviews.

Accolades

Track listing

Notes

• signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

• "Hail" contains a sample of "Next Hype", written and performed by Tempa T.

Personnel

• Kano – vocals, drum programming (6, 9), producer (6, 11, 13), bass (2)
• Fraser T. Smith – guitar (1), additional producer (1, 2), drums (2, 12), keyboards (6, 8, 9), piano (2, 6, 8, 9, 12), drum programming (6, 8, 9, 12), producer (2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12), bass (2, 12), Synthesizer (2)
• Michael Asante – programming (1), producer (7, 10)
• Rustie – producer (1)
• Melé – producer (3)
• Deanna Wilhelm – horn (6, 12)
• Nubya Garcia – horn (6, 12)
• Rosie Turton – horn (12)
• Blue May – keyboards (5, 7, 11, 13), programming (5, 7, 11, 13), additional producer (4, 7), electric guitar (13), drums (13)
• Amy Langley – cello (5, 7), orchestra (7)
• Amy Stanford – viola (5, 7)
• Gita Langley – violin (5, 7)
• Rosie Langley – violin (5, 7)
• Dirty pretty strings – string quartett (7)
• Jodi Milliner – keyboards (5, 7, 11, 13), programming (5, 7, 11, 13), additional producer (5, 7, 13), producer (11), bass (5, 11)
• Tawiah – backing vocals (8, 11)
• Vula Malinga – backing vocals (8, 11)
• Damon Albarn – keyboards (9), vocals (9)
• Tom Skinner – drums (5, 11)
• Sam Beste – piano (5, 11), vocoder (11), producer (11)
• Kwes – bass (13), keyboards, (13), additional producer (13)
• Zeph Ellis – producer (14)
• Jme – producer (15), vocals (15)
• James Adams – trumpet (5)
• Ryan Jacobs – trumpet (5)
• the killer horns – horns (5)
• Simon Elms – trumpet (4)
• Colin Smith – saxophone (4)
• Seifta Beater – producer (4)
• Giggs – vocals (4)
• Wiley – vocals (4)

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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2. "The 2016 Hyundai Mercury Prize ‘Albums of the Year’ have been revealed" Mercury Prize. Accessed 26 October 2016
3. "The Mercury Prize 2016 is bringing grime back to the spotlight with Skepta and Kano" London Evening Standard. Accessed 26 October 2016
4. "Mercury Prize 2016 nominations announced – see shortlist in full" NME. Accessed 26 October 2016
5. "Mercury Prize 2016: The nominees" BBC News. Accessed 26 October 2016
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7. ^ "Reviews for Made in the Manor by Kano". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
8. Oliver, Matt (4 March 2016). "Kano – Made In The Manor". Clash. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
9. Smyth, David (4 March 2016). "Kano – Made in the Manor, album review: 'demands attention'". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
10. Bakare, Lanre (10 March 2016). "Kano: Made in the Manor review – grime mainstay finds a reflective maturity". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
11. Thorogood, Tom (7 March 2016). "Is Kano's Made in the Manor the grime revival's first classic album?". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
12. Cowan, Andy (April 2016). "Kano: Made in the Manor". Mojo (269): 86.
13. Inglis, Rob (27 March 2016). "Kano: Made in the Manor". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
14. Yates, Steve (April 2016). "Neighbourhood Watch". Q (357): 104.
15. Sturges, Fiona (April 2016). "Kano: Made in the Manor". Uncut (227): 75.
16. Christgau, Robert (24 June 2017). "Robert Christgau on Kano, 'T-Wayne,' and His Favorite Rap Album of 2017". Vice. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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23. "British album certifications – Kano – Made in the Manor". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

• 2016 albums
• Kano (rapper) albums
• Albums produced by Fraser T. Smith
• Albums produced by Kwes