100% Publishing
Studio album by
Wiley
Released20 June 2011
Genre
Length47:10
LabelBig Dada
ProducerWiley
Wiley chronology
Race Against Time
(2009)		 100% Publishing
(2011)		 Chill Out Zone
(2011)
Singles from 100% Publishing
  1. "Numbers in Action"
    Released: 5 April 2011

100% Publishing is the seventh studio album by English grime artist Wiley. It is named "100% Publishing" because the album was written, produced and mastered in its entirety by Wiley[1] while working independently of a label. Big Dada re-signed Wiley to release the album and was released on 20 June 2011. The first single, "Numbers in Action", was released on 5 April 2011.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.6/10[3]
Metacritic67/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Clash8/10[6]
Drowned in Sound7/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
MusicOMH[9]
NME[10]
Pitchfork7.5/10[11]
PopMatters6/10[12]
The Skinny[13]

100% Publishing was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 67 based on 20 reviews.[4] Aggregator website AnyDecentMusic? gave a 6.6 out of 10 based on a critical consensus of 22 reviews.[3]

In a review for Pitchfork, Nate Patrin wrote: "100% Publishing bristles with the reflexive jabs and on-the-spot opinions that tend to come during long-distance sparring sessions with the nebulous flogging masses. Wiley wasn't always the slickest-flowing rapper, but if there's one part of his game that's really stepped up, it's his relationship with his own beats."[11] Alex Macpherson of The Guardian noted the albums "beats are sparse, functional and judiciously melodic in ways that will be recognisable to fans of his original eski sound. More importantly, this strategy puts Wiley's voice and personality front and centre."[8] At Clash, Raj Chaudhari noted "the album is a fine document of why Wiley was, is, and will continue to be such a cornerstone of the grime scene."[6]

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Wiley.[14]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Information Age"Wiley1:37
2."100% Publishing"Wiley2:59
3."Numbers in Action"Wiley3:23
4."Boom Boom Da Na"Wiley3:14
5."Your Intuition"Wiley2:46
6."I Just Woke Up"Wiley2:46
7."Wise Man and His Words"Wiley3:00
8."Talk About Life" (featuring Daniel de Bourg)Wiley3:28
9."Yonge Street (1,178 Miles Long)"Wiley2:59
10."Pink Lady"Wiley3:48
11."Up There"Wiley3:30
12."One Hit Wonder"Wiley3:36
13."To Be Continued"Wiley3:19
Total length:40:20
CD bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
14."Music, Not the Money" (featuring Leah Miller)Wiley3:25
Total length:43:45
ITunes Store & Ninja Tune bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
14."Chill"Wiley3:35
Total length:47:10

Charts

Charts (2011)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[15] 76
UK R&B Albums Chart[16] 10
UK Indie Chart[15] 12

References

  1. ↑ "Wiley: 100% Publishing | Prefixmag". Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "First view: Wiley – Numbers in Action | Music | guardian.co.uk". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Rick. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. 1 2 Chaudhuri, Raj (16 June 2011). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Cleve, Sam (27 June 2011). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  8. 1 2 Macpherson, Alex (17 June 2011). "The Guardian Review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Hogwood, Ben (20 June 2011). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Fuertes-Knight, Jo (14 June 2011). "NME Review". NME. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  11. 1 2 Patrin, Nate (1 July 2011). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Finley, Adam (4 August 2011). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Gieben, Bram (4 June 2011). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  14. ↑ Wiley’s Second Album With Big Dada 100% Publishing Tracklisting « RWD: Grime, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Funky, Pop, R&B, House, News, Interviews, Videos, Audio and Fashion Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  15. 1 2 "Album Top 40 from the Official UK Charts Company". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  16. ↑ "R&B Albums Chart". Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2011.



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