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Making Time
Studio album by
Jamie Woon
Released6 November 2015 (2015-11-06)
RecordedKonk Studios, Hornsey; Ameraycan Studios, Hollywood; Osea Island Studio, Essex; The Black Lodge Studio, Leeds
Length41:08
LabelPolydor
Producer
  • Alex Dromgoole
  • Jamie Woon
Jamie Woon chronology
Mirrorwriting
(2011) 		Making Time
(2015) 		3, 10, Why, When
(2025)
Singles from Making Time
  1. "Sharpness"
    Released: 21 August 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[2]
Clash8/10[3]
Drowned in Sound6/10[4]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[5]
NMEStarStarStar[6]
Pitchfork7.4/10[7]

Making Time is the second studio album by British singer Jamie Woon. It was released on 6 November 2015 through Polydor Records. It was preceded by the single "Sharpness" on 21 August 2015. Making Time was nominated for the 2016 Mercury Prize.

Critical reception

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Making Time received an average score of 71 out of 100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Britt Julious of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, describing it as "a testament to the strength of traditional music composition: simple guitars, slinky bass lines, and sophisticated songwriting."[7] Lanre Bakare of The Guardian gave the album 4 stars out of 5, writing, "Woon might have been expected to return with a dancefloor-focused second album, but instead he's taken the soul road, and it sounds like a brilliant statement of intent."[5]

NPR named it one of the "Top 10 Slept-On R&B Albums of 2015".[8]

Track listing

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Making Time track listing[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Message"
  • Woon
  • Alex Dromgoole
4:29
2."Movement"
  • Woon
  • O'Kane
  • Woon
  • Dromgoole
5:12
3."Sharpness" (featuring Robin Hannibal)
  • Woon
  • Robin Hannibal
  • Woon
  • Dromgoole
  • Hannibal
3:27
4."Celebration" (featuring Willy Mason)
  • Woon
  • Willy Mason
  • Woon
  • Dromgoole
4:50
5."Lament" (featuring Royce Wood Junior)
  • Woon
  • James Woods
3:37
6."Forgiven"
  • Woon
  • Mason
  • Woon
  • Dromgoole
3:21
7."Little Wonder"
  • Woon
  • Nemo Jones
  • Woon
  • Dromgoole
3:07
8."Thunder"Woon
  • Woon
  • Paul White
3:12
9."Skin"Woon
  • Woon
  • Dromgoole
3:01
10."Dedication"
  • Woon
  • Dan Gulino
  • See
  • Woon
  • Dromgoole
6:52

Note

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  • ^[a] indicates an additional producer

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

  • Jamie Woon – vocals (all tracks), programming (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5), percussion (1, 9), acoustic guitar (3), electric guitar (6–8), saxophone (8)
  • Alex Dromgoole – mixing (all tracks), programming (3, 6), mastering (5)
  • Dan See – drums (all tracks), background vocals (8), percussion (9)
  • Brian Gardner – mastering (1–4–10)
  • Dan Gulino – bass guitar (1–3, 6, 7, 9, 10), fretless bass (8)
  • Christian Gulino – piano (1, 9), keyboards (10)
  • Mac McKenna – background vocals (1)
  • Gwilym Gold – piano (1); bass guitar, keyboards (5, 6)
  • Jonny Griffiths – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone (2)
  • Patrick Hayes – bass trombone, tenor horn (2)
  • Barney Lowe – flugelhorn, trumpet (2)
  • Oscar Golding – bass guitar (2)
  • Royce Wood Junior – keyboards (2)
  • Tom Swindell – percussion (3, 7)
  • Robin Hannibal – programming (3)
  • Willy Mason – additional vocals, guitar (4)
  • Ryan Jacob – flugelhorn, trumpet (4)
  • Mike Lesirge – tenor saxophone (4)
  • James Adams – trombone (4)
  • James Wood – piano, vocals (5); electric guitar (7), keyboards (10)
  • Paul White – drums, programming, synthesizer (8)

Charts

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Chart performance for Making Time
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 136
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 51
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 50

References

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  1. ^ a b "Making Time by Jamie Woon". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Jamie Woon - Making Time". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. ^ Rivers, Joe (2 November 2015). "Jamie Woon - Making Time". Clash. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. ^ Sharpe, Christopher T. (1 December 2015). "Jamie Woon - Making Time". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b Bakare, Lanre (5 November 2015). "Jamie Woon: Making Time review – excellent, soul-styled second album". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. ^ Cottingham, Chris (4 November 2015). "Jamie Woon – 'Making Time'". NME. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  7. ^ a b Julious, Britt (17 November 2015). "Jamie Woon: Making Time". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  8. ^ Fitzgerald, Kiana; Carter, Bobby (23 December 2015). "Top 10 Slept-On R&B Albums Of 2015". NPR. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Making Time / Jamie Woon / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jamie Woon – Making Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jamie Woon – Making Time" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jamie Woon – Making Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart on 13/11/2015 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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