The Life of Riley (album)

The Life of Riley
Studio album by
Drapht
Released1 April 2011
Recorded2011
GenreAustralian hip hop
LabelThe Ayems
Drapht chronology
Brothers Grimm
(2008) 		The Life of Riley
(2011) 		Seven Mirrors
(2016)

The Life of Riley is the fourth album by Australian hip hop artist, Drapht. The songs were recorded in Drapht's home studio and was released in April 2011 on Drapht's own label The Ayems. The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[1] The album features contributions from Briggs, N'fa, Funkoars and Urthboy. Drapht believes that this album was the toughest project in his career.[2]

At the J Awards of 2011, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:16
2."Sing It (The Life of Riley)"4:06
3."Down"4:22
4."Rapunzel"3:22
5."The Eulogy" (featuring Briggs)0:56
6."R.I.P J.R"3:47
7."Won't Listen When"2:55
8."People Don't Know"3:58
9."Bali Party" (featuring N'fa)3:03
10."Skit"1:43
11."Air Guitar"3:44
12."The Paul the Dan" (featuring Trials)3:13
13."Murder Murder"3:56
14."Take the Party with Us" (featuring Funkoars)4:52
15."Good Morning"4:07
16."We Own the Night" (featuring Mantra and Urthboy)4:13
17."On and On"4:00
18."Good Morning" (Elgusto Remix) (iTunes bonus track)3:39

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "ARIA Chart News: w/c 11 April 2011". Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Interview : Drapht on The Life of Riley". Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. ^ "The J Award 2011". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Drapht – The Life of Riley". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  5. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". ARIA. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.