I'm New Here

I'm New Here is the 13th and final studio album by American recording artist Gil Scott-Heron, released on February 8, 2010, by XL Recordings. It is his first release of original material in 16 years, following a period of personal and legal troubles with drug addiction. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2007 to 2009, and production was handled by XL Recordings-owner Richard Russell. I'm New Here is a post-industrial blues album, with spoken word folk songs and trip hop interludes. The album debuted at number 181 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 3,700 copies in its first week. It has spawned one single, "Me and the Devil", an adaptation of blues musician Robert Johnson's "Me and the Devil Blues" (1937). Upon its release, I'm New Here received positive reviews from most music critics. A remix of the album, titled We're New Here, was produced by Jamie xx of The xx and released February 21, 2011, on XL Recordings. Pitchfork Media ranked I'm New Here number 45 on its list of the Top 50 Albums of 2010.