I Am Sam (EP)
I Am Sam is the debut EP by Korean-American singer-songwriter Sam Kim.
The songs "Mama Don't Worry", "Seattle" and "Your Song" were released as the digital pre-release EP My Name Is Sam on March 28, 2016.
The full-length EP, with the single "No Sense", was released digitally on April 10, 2016, and physically on April 11, 2016, through Antenna Music.
Promotion
A music documentary, directed as a collaboration between Uranium238 and Teo Film Post, was produced as a tie-in with My Name Is Sam. It follows You Hee-yeol accompanying Kim on a visit to the United States for a showcase at the Blue Whale Jazz Club in Los Angeles and a surprise reunion with Kim's family.The documentary was released as three episodes, named "Mama Don't Worry", "Seattle" and "Your Song", on Antenna's V Live and Naver TV channels between March 18–26.
A music video for "Mama Don't Worry", featuring clips from the documentary, was released along with My Name Is Sam on March 28.
I Am Sam's lead single, "No Sense", was premiered with a live televised performance at the K-pop Star 5 finale on June 10, 2016. The music video for the single, along with the full-length EP, was released on digital platforms that same day.
"No Sense" was further promoted with a month of music show appearances. In addition to Crush, several guest rappers including Loco, Yezi, Hanhae and Lil Boi joined Kim on stage at various performances.
A music video for "Seattle", featuring Lee Jin-ah, was released on November 5, 2016.
Track listing
Credits adapted from Antenna Music website.Personnel
Credits for I Am Sam, adapted from Antenna Music website.Musicians
- Sam Kim – vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals, rhythm programming
- Choi Hoon – bass
- Choi In-sung – bass
- Crush – vocals, background vocals
- Jung Seung-hwan – vocals
- Kim Seung-ho – drums
- Kwon Jin-ah – vocals
- L.A. String Ensemble – strings
- Lee Jin-ah – vocals, electric piano, piano
- Park In-young – string arrangement and conducting
- Philtre – synth, programming
- Shin Seok-cheol – drums
- Soulman – background vocals
- Yang Jae-in – electric guitar
- Yoo Hee-yeol – producer, rhythm programming, synth
- Yun Seok-cheol – electric piano
- Ji Seung-nam – recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Kwak Jung-shin – recording engineer
- Jung Mo-yeon – recording assistant
- Eun Hyun-ho – recording engineer
- Jeff Gartenbaum – recording engineer
- Billy Centenaro – recording assistant
- Jiyoung Shin – mixing assistant
- Tom Coyne – mastering
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
| South Korean Albums | 11 |
| Chart | Peak position |
| South Korean Albums | 39 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | |
| Worldwide | March 28, 2016 | Antenna Music |