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| Released | August 12, 2013 | |||
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| Length | 59:00 (standard edition) 63:05 (deluxe edition) | |||
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| Label | Aristokrat | |||
| Producer | Leriq | |||
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L.I.F.E (an acronym for Leaving an Impact for Eternity) is the debut studio album by Nigerian singer Burna Boy. It was released on August 12, 2013, by Aristokrat Records.[1] The album serves as the follow-up to his second mixtape, Burn Identity (2011), and sold 40,000 copies on the first day of its release. Aristokrat Records later sold the album's marketing rights to Uba Pacific for ₦10 million.[2] L.I.F.E was supported by the singles "Like to Party", "Tonight", "Always Love You", "Run My Race" and "Yawa Dey". The album was produced entirely by Leriq and features guest appearances from 2face Idibia, M.I, Timaya, Olamide, Reminisce and Wizkid.[3]
Nigerian Entertainment Today ranked L.I.F.E 10th on its list of the 12th Best Albums of 2013.[4] The album's music draws heavily from the music of Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade and Bob Marley. L.I.F.E received generally positive reviews from music critics, who applauded its production. It was nominated for Best Album of the Year at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart in August 2013.[5]
- ^ "L.I.F.E - Leaving an Impact for Eternity (Deluxe Edition) by Burna Boy". iTunes.apple.com. iTunes. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ Abulude, Samuel (6 September 2013). "Nigeria: Burna Boy Sells Debut Album Rights for N10 Million". allAfrica.com. allAfrica via Leadership Nigeria. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ Iwar, Sute (23 August 2013). "Burna Boy's Album Debut 'L.I.F.E'". Okayafrica.com. OkayAfrica. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ Alonge, Osagie (29 December 2013). "12 best albums of 2013 – The definitive list from Nigerian Entertainment Today". thenet.ng. Nigerian Entertainment Today. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Burna Boy tops billboard reggae album chart with 'Outside'". Vanguard. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.