Eyes Open (Youssou N'Dour album)

Eyes Open is an album by the Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour, released in 1992 via Spike Lee's 40 Acres and a Mule Musicworks label.^[2]^[3]^[4] A video was shot for "Africa Remembers".^[5] N'Dour supported the album with a North American tour.^[6] Eyes Open was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best World Music Album".^[7]

Recorded at N'Dour's studio in Dakar, Senegal, the album was produced by the musician.^[5]^[8] The majority of the songs were sung in Wolof.^[9] N'Dour contributed liner notes that described the references in his songs.^[10] "Hope" is a paean to N'Dour's grandmother.^[11] "Country Boy" is about leaving rural life for an urban existence.^[12] Assane Thiam contributed on talking drum.^[13]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Calgary Herald	B+^[14]
Robert Christgau	B+^[15]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[16]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide	^[17]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[18]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Africa"
2.	"Live Television"
3.	"No More"
4.	"Country Boy"
5.	"Hope"
6.	"Africa Remembers"
7.	"Couple's Choice"
8.	"Yo Lé Lé (Fulani Groove)"
9.	"Survie"
10.	"Am Am"
11.	"Marie-Madeleine la Saint-Louisienne"
12.	"Useless Weapons"
13.	"The Same"
14.	"Things Unspoken"

References

1 2 "Eyes Open Review by Bob Tarte". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
↑ Andrews, Jon (July 1992). "Record & CD Reviews — Eyes Open by Youssou N'Dour". DownBeat. Vol. 59, no. 7. p. 46.
↑ Garbarini, Vic (June 1992). "Music — Eyes Open by Youssou N'Dour and Super Etoile". Playboy. Vol. 39, no. 6. p. 21.
↑ Gonzalez, Fernando (12 July 1992). "Out of Africa New Visions of Pop Possibilities". The Boston Globe. p. B25.
1 2 Rule, Sheila (5 September 1992). "An African Superstar Sings Out to the World". The New York Times. p. 1.11.
↑ Feist, Daniel (6 November 1992). "N'Dour brings worldbeat vision to the Spectrum". The Gazette. Montreal. p. D8.
↑ "Youssou N'Dour". Recording Academy. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
↑ "Album Reviews — Eyes Open by Youssou N'Dour". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 26. 27 June 1992. p. 46.
↑ Randall, Neil (16 July 1992). "Eyes Open Youssou N'Dour". The Kitchener-Waterloo Record. p. C17.
↑ Harrison, Tom (27 November 1992). "Duty, pop in balance: The music of Senegal". The Province. p. C24.
↑ Jennings, Nicholas (5 November 1992). "N'Dour set to take on world". Toronto Star. p. E9.
↑ Pareles, Jon (9 November 1992). "A Singer from Senegal by Way of the World". The New York Times. p. C11.
↑ Birnbaum, Larry (May 1992). "Spins". Spin. Vol. 8, no. 2. p. 83.
1 2 Tremblay, Mark (28 June 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. D4.
1 2 "Youssou N'Dour". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 134.
↑ MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 554.
↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 497, 498.
↑ Gehr, Richard (31 May 1992). "N'Dour and the New World Music Order". Fanfare. Newsday. p. 15.
↑ "Popular Music — Eyes Open by Youssou N'Dour". Stereo Review. Vol. 57, no. 6. June 1992. p. 88.
↑ Wheeler, Drew (22 June 1992). "Youssou N'Dour Eyes Open". The Arts. The Christian Science Monitor. p. 12.
↑ "Youssou N'Dour". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

v t e Youssou N'Dour
Albums	Immigrés (1984) The Lion (1989) Set (1990) Eyes Open (1992) The Guide (Wommat) (1994) Egypt (2004)
Singles	"7 Seconds" (1994) "La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)" (1998)
Other songs	"Bébé" (2008)
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