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 Sams 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 Studio engineers' 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
+Weekly chart performance for I Am Sam Chart (2016) PeakpositionSouth Korean Albums (Gaon) 11
+Monthly chart performance for I Am Sam Chart (2016) PeakpositionSouth Korean Albums (Gaon) 39
Release history +Release history for I Am Sam Region Date Format Label Worldwide April 10, 2016 Antenna Music Various April 11–16, 2016 CD KT Music Various September 11–13, 2020 CD (reissue) Kakao M
+Release history for My Name Is Sam Region Date Format Label Worldwide March 28, 2016 Antenna Music
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