Before (James Blake EP)

Before is the seventh solo EP by English musician James Blake. It was released on 14 October 2020 by Republic and Polydor Records.^[1]

Before
EP by James Blake
Released	14 October 2020
Recorded	2020^[1]
Genre	Dance
Length	16:51
Label	Republic Polydor
Producer	James Blake
James Blake chronology
Assume Form (2019) Before (2020) Covers (2020)

Track listing

Before^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Keep Calling"	James Blake Charlotte Wilson^[c] Dominic Maker Erick the Architect Josh Stadlen Kalim Graham Patel Matthew Tavares^[c] Thomas Paxton-Beesley^[c]	James Blake Maker^[a] Erick the Architect^[b] Jameela Jamil^[b] Stadlen^[b] Kushi^[b]	4:06
2.	"Before"	Blake Maker	Blake Maker^[a] Jamil^[b]	4:48
3.	"Do You Ever"	Blake Nico Muhly	Blake	3:45
4.	"Summer of Now"	Blake	Blake Maker^[b] Jamil^[b]	4:12
Total length:				16:51

Notes

• ^{^[a]} indicates a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} indicates an additional producer
• ^{^[c]} "I Keep Calling" samples "Falling Apart", written by Charlotte Day Wilson, Matthew Tavares, and Thomas Paxton-Beesley, and performed by Charlotte Day Wilson.^[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[2]

• James Blake – vocals (all tracks), engineer (all tracks), mixer (all tracks), programming (4)
• Carl Bespolka – engineer (1)
• Josh Stadlen – piano (1)
• Peter Lee Johnson – violin (1), strings (2)
• Nico Muhly – string arranger (3)
• Nathan Schram – viola (3)

References

1. Havens, Lyndsey (14 October 2020). "James Blake Returns to Dance Music on New EP 'Before': 'I Was Frustrated' I Can't Go Dancing". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
2. "Credits / Before / James Blake". Tidal. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.