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2003 studio album by Ty
Upwards Released 29 September 2003 (2003-09-29 ) Genre Hip hop Length 58 :16 Label Big Dada Producer Ty , Drew Horley
"Groovement / Ha Ha" Released: 2003
"Wait a Minute" Released: 2003
"Look 4 Me" Released: 2004
"Oh U Want More?" Released: 2004
Upwards is the second studio album by British hip hop musician Ty . It was released on Big Dada in 2003. It peaked at number 35 on the UK Independent Albums Chart .[ 7] The album was nominated for the 2004 Mercury Prize .[ 8]
Jon Dolan of Spin said, "Ty is most reminiscent of robo-voiced Brit MCs like Roots Manuva, and his turtleneck-rocking look suggests a dude too arty to party, but his mix of neo-soul warmth, skip-rope beats, and clever rhymes smoothes out his raggafied rough edges."[ 6]
Title 1. "Ha Ha" 4:10 2. "Mpho's Lament (Skit)" 0:18 3. "Wait a Minute" 3:22 4. "I Want 2" 4:45 5. "Awkward Boy (Skit)" 0:24 6. "Oh U Want More?" 3:59 7. "Rain" 6:24 8. "The Willing" 5:12 9. "Look 4 Me" 4:15 10. "Groovement Part 1" 3:49 11. "Dreams" 4:49 12. "Hot Spice" 3:25 13. "Music 2 Fly 2 (with hidden track titled Inner Love)" 13:10
Reissue edition bonus tracks Title 14. "So U Want More? (Refix)" (featuring Roots Manuva ) 4:59 15. "Wait a Minute (Dwele Remix)" 3:11 16. "So U Want More? (Revox)" (featuring Roots Manuva) 4:00 17. "Groovement Parts 1 & 2" 8:53