11 (Sault album)

2022 studio album by Sault

Studio album by

Sault

Released| 1 November 2022 (2022-11-01)
Genre| Funk, neo soul[1]
Length| 43:59
Label| Forever Living Originals
Producer| Inflo
Sault chronology
| 10
(2022)  | 11
(2022)  | AIIR
(2022)

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11 is the seventh studio album from British funk band Sault, one of the five released for free via digital distribution on 1 November 2022 (along with Aiir, Earth, Today & Tomorrow, and Untitled (God)).[2] The download was available for only five days via a password-encrypted link and made as an offering to God.[3] Four of the five (excluding Untitled (God)) were released on streaming music services on 12 November.[4]

## Critical reception

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Writing for The Daily Telegraph, Ali Shutler reviewed all five simultaneous releases by Sault and gave them a collective four out of five stars, noting that 11 feels like a direct sequel to Nine, "pulling from Afrobeats and blues".[2] In an overview of the best music of the week on All Songs Considered, NPR considers the five releases "as sonically diverse as they are ambitious in their breadth and scale".[5] Damien Morris of The Observer reviewed all five albums and scored them five stars, noting that "anyone can find their own five-star classic among these 56 songs" and summing up that "it's clear that these albums are an act of supreme generosity, not indulgent superfluity".[6] Writing for Gigwise, Luke Winstanley called the collective releases "an absurd achievement" and scored this album seven out of 10, but noting that it "soon begins to sag".[1]

11 received Best Album at the 2023 Ivor Novello Awards.[7][8][9]

## Track listing

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1. "Glory" – 5:37
2. "Fear No One" – 2:50
3. "Morning Sun" – 3:59
4. "Together" – 3:39
5. "Higher" – 3:41
6. "Jack's Gift" – 4:05
7. "Fight for Love" – 4:57
8. "Envious" – 2:33
9. "River" – 5:41
10. "In the Air" – 3:52
11. "The Circle" – 3:05

## Charts

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11 debuted on the UK Digital Albums chart from the Official Charts Company at 23. The same week, Earth was 21, Untitled (God) showed up at 23, and Today & Tomorrow was 26.[10]

Chart performance for 11 Chart  | Peak  | Duration

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UK Album Downloads (OCC)[10] | 8  | 2 weeks[11]

## References

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1. ^ a b Winstanley, Luke (21 November 2022). "All 5 of the New Sault Albums, Reviewed". Gigwise. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
2. ^ a b Shutler, Ari (4 November 2022). "Phoenix haunt the Louvre, Sault offer songs to God – the week's best albums". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
3. ^ Monroe, Jazz (1 November 2022). "Sault Release 5 Password-Protected New Albums". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
4. ^ Richards, Will (12 November 2022). "Sault release four of their five new albums on streaming services". NME. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
5. ^ Lee, Cristina; Tourus, Cyrena; Morrison, John; Hilton, Robin (4 November 2022). "New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 4". All Songs Considered. NPR. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
6. ^ Morris, Damien (13 November 2022). "Sault: Aiir, Earth, Today & Tomorrow, Untitled (God), 11 review – an act of supreme generosity". The Observer. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
7. ^ Ahmed, Aneesa (18 April 2023). "Harry Styles, Cleo Sol and Inflo top nominations for 2023 Ivor Novello awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
8. ^ Dunworth, Liberty (19 April 2023). "Arctic Monkeys, Florence + The Machine, Harry Styles lead 2023 Ivor Novello nominations". NME. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
9. ^ "The Ivors". Ivor Novello Awards. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
10. ^ a b "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
11. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

## External links

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* 11 at Discogs
* 11 at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
* Brief overview of the five albums from KEXP

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Sault

* Inflo
* Cleo Sol

Studio albums|

* 5 (2019)
* 7 (2019)
* Untitled (Black Is) (2020)
* Untitled (Rise) (2020)
* Nine (2021)
* Air (2022)
* 11 (2022)
* Earth (2022)
* Today & Tomorrow (2022)
* Untitled (God) (2022)
* Acts of Faith (2024)
* 10 (2025)

EPs|

* Angel (2022)
* Aiir (2022)

Cleo Sol albums|

* Winter Songs (2018)
* Rose in the Dark (2020)
* Mother (2021)
* Heaven (2023)
* Gold (2023)

See also|

* Michael Kiwanuka
* Little Simz

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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