The Liberation Of...

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The Liberation Of...
Ladi6 - The Liberation Of.png
Studio album by
Ladi6
ReleasedNovember 2010 (2010-11)
GenreHip hop
Length37:56
LabelQuestion Music
ProducerParks and Sebastian Weiss
Ladi6 chronology
Time Is Not Much
(2008) 		The Liberation Of...
(2010) 		Automatic
(2013)

The Liberation Of... is the second album by Christchurch-born singer-songwriter/rapper Ladi6, released in November 2010.[1] It was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Urban/Hip Hop Album at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards.[2] It also won the 2011 Taite Music Prize[3] and Best Urban Album at the 2011 Pacific Music Awards.[4]

The same year Ladi6 won Best Female Solo Artist and was nominated in a total of six categories at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards.[2] She also won Best Female Artist at the 2011 Pacific Music Awards.[4]

The Liberation Of... was co-produced by Parks and Sebastian Weiss (a.k.a. DJ Sepalot) of the German hip hop group Blumentopf and features Myele Manzanza of , Toby Laing of Fat Freddy's Drop and German singer Esther Adams.[4][5][6] It was released independently in New Zealand, where it debuted at number six on the NZ Top 40 Album Chart. It spent 34 weeks in the top 40[1] and was certified gold in July 2011.[7][8] The single "Like Water" from this album peaked at number 9 on the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, spent 22 weeks on the charts[9] and was certified platinum in June 2011.[10]

The Liberation Of... was released in Europe on German label Records in May 2011.[11][12] The song "Jazmine D.L." is a tribute to her cousin, who died.[4]

Track listing[]

  1. "Bang Bang" – 3:38
  2. "Koln" – 4:04
  3. "Jazmine D.L" – 2:35
  4. "98 Til Now" – 2:40
  5. "Like Water" – 3:10
  6. "Norwest" – 4:03
  7. "Burn with Me" – 4:31
  8. "Goodday" – 5:55
  9. "Let It Go" – 3:27
  10. "Squid" – 3:53

Charts[]

Chart performance for The Liberation Of...
Chart (2010) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 6

Certifications[]

Certifications for The Liberation Of...
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] Gold 7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Liberation Of – Ladi6 – Top 40 Albums". Muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "2011 Winners". Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Taite Music Prize 2011". IMNZ. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Anderson, Vicki (28 October 2011). "Triumphant homecoming for Ladi6". The Press. Christchurch, New Zealand.
  5. ^ Jenkin, Lydia (October–November 2010). "Ladi6 – Liberation and the Berlin Effect". NZ Musician. 15 (9). Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Talking to Ladi6". The Press. Christchurch, New Zealand. 15 November 2010.
  7. ^ Fenton, Jamie (28 October 2010). "Ladi6 coming back for summer". Taranaki Daily News. New Plymouth, New Zealand.
  8. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 24 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Like Water – Ladi6 – Top 40 Singles". Muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum singles". Radioscope. 24 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  11. ^ "The Liberation of...: Ladi6". amazon.de (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Ladi 6 – The Liberation Of... (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.
  13. ^ "Charts.nz – Ladi6 – The Liberation Of...". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  14. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Ladi6 – The Liberation Of..." Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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