I'm New Here

I'm New Here
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2010
StudioXL Studio in London
Genre
Length28:25
LabelXL
ProducerRichard Russell
Gil Scott-Heron chronology
Spirits
(1994)
I'm New Here
(2010)
We're New Here
(2011)
Singles from I'm New Here
  1. "Me and the Devil"
    Released: February 22, 2010
  2. "New York Is Killing Me"
    Released: April 26, 2010
  3. "I'm New Here"
    Released: July 19, 2010

I'm New Here is the 15th and final studio album by American vocalist and pianist Gil Scott-Heron. It was released on February 8, 2010, by XL Recordings and was his first release of original music in 16 years, following a period of personal and legal troubles with drug addiction.

The record was produced by XL owner Richard Russell, who was influenced by the 2009 self-titled debut album of English band the xx. I'm New Here is a post-industrial blues album, with spoken word folk songs and trip hop interludes.

I'm New Here received positive reviews from most critics and sold 3,700 copies in the US in its first week. It was promoted with the single "Me and the Devil", an adaptation of blues musician Robert Johnson's "Me and the Devil Blues" (1937). A remix of the album, titled We're New Here, was produced by the xx's Jamie xx and released by XL in 2011.