Mirrorwriting

Mirrorwriting is the debut studio album by British singer Jamie Woon. It was released in Europe on 18 April 2011 through Polydor Records. The album started to receive hype after Woon ended fourth on BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.[1] It was preceded by the lead single, "Night Air" on 22 October 2010.

For the writing technique, see mirror writing.

Mirrorwriting
Studio album by
Jamie Woon
Released18 April 2011
Recorded
Length45:51
Label
Producer
Singles from Mirrorwriting
  1. "Night Air"
    Released: 22 October 2010
  2. "Lady Luck"
    Released: 21 February 2011

Critical reception

Paul Clarke of BBC Music gave the album a positive review by saying: "Things would probably be quite different for Woon had he'd got his act together sooner. In 2007, his fragile cover of an old folk spiritual placed him pretty much alone at the crossroads between rural blues and urban electronica, a 20-something Robert Johnson from London who'd sold his soul to dubstep instead of the Devil. Today, though, he shares this space with The xx and James Blake; and overshadowed by The xx's Mercury Prize victory and Blake's own debut album of earlier in 2011, Woon's music could now be in danger of sounding wearily familiar rather than darkly mysterious".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC Music(positive)[2]
The Daily Telegraph[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Independent(favourable)[5]
Loud and Quiet(6/10)[6]
Pitchfork(8.0/10)[7]
musicOMH[8]
The Observer[9]
Virgin Music(7/10)[10]

Commercial performance

As of January 2012 UK sales stand at 30,000 copies according to The Guardian.[11]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Night Air"
  • Jamie Woon
  • John O'Kane
5:22
2."Street"
  • Woon
  • O'Kane
  • Jamie Woon
  • Will Bevan
3:10
3."Lady Luck"
  • Woon
  • Nemo Jones
  • Jamie Woon
  • Will Bevan
  • Royce Wood, Jr.
4:08
4."Shoulda"
  • Woon
  • O'Kane
  • Steven Camden
  • Jamie Woon
  • Royce Wood, Jr.
3:49
5."Middle"
  • Woon
  • James Wood
  • Jamie Woon
  • Royce Wood, Jr.
4:38
6."Spirits"
  • Jamie Woon
  • Royce Wood, Jr.
3:47
7."Echoes"
  • Woon
  • Camden
Jamie Woon2:17
8."Spiral"Woon
  • Jamie Woon
  • Luke Buttery
5:25
9."TMRW"
  • Woon
  • O'Kane
  • Jamie Woon
  • Royce Wood, Jr.
3:30
10."Secondbreath"WoonJamie Woon0:47
11."Gravity"WoonJamie Woon5:07
12."Waterfront"WoonJamie Woon3:51
iTunes bonus tracks[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Missing Person" (Recorded as part of promotion in the Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House)Woon3:55
14."Spirits" (YouTube Version)
  • Woon
  • Barry
5:54

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[13] 9
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[13] 29
Danish Albums Chart[13] 17
Dutch Albums Chart[13] 38
Norwegian Albums Chart[13] 14
Swiss Albums Chart[13] 50
UK Albums Chart[14] 15

Year-end charts
Chart (2011) Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[15] 55
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References
  1. "4th place for London producer Woon". BBC. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  2. BBC - Music - Review of Jamie Woon - Mirrorwriting
  3. Green, Thomas H (15 April 2011). "Jamie Woon: Mirrorwriting, CD of the week". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  4. Sheffield, Hazel (14 April 2011). "Jamie Woon: Mirrorwriting - review". The Guardian. London.
  5. Price, Simon (10 April 2011). "Album: Jamie Woon, Mirrorwriting (Polydor) - Reviews, Music - The Independent". The Independent. London.
  6. Walton, Sam. "Jamie Woon – Mirrorwriting". Loud and Quiet. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  7. Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Jamie Woon: Mirrorwriting
  8. Jamie Woon - Mirrorwriting | album reviews | musicOMH
  9. Empire, Kitty (17 April 2011). "Jamie Woon: Mirrorwriting – review". The Guardian. London.
  10. Jamie Woon review - Mirrorwriting - Reviews - Music - Virgin.com
  11. Lynskey, Dorian (16 January 2012). "Indie rock's slow and painful death". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  12. Mirrorwriting by Jamie Woon - Download Mirrorwriting on iTunes
  13. "ultratop.be - Jamie Woon - Mirrorwriting". Ultratop (in Dutch). ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  14. "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  15. "JAAROVERZICHTEN 2011" (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 December 2011.


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