I Recorded Two More Albums Apart From 'A Better Time' During Pandemic- Davido

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic marred a lot of activities, Nigerian singer Davido said the lockdown period had a positive impact on his life, as it made him more focused and he recorded 2 more albums apart from “A Better Time”

Speaking with RollingStone, Davido recalled that he was on tour to the United States where he had like 26 shows, but he did like 5 or 6 of them.

Onn how he came about “A Better Time” album, the “Risky” crooner said it was unplanned, as he had the plans touring with “A Good Time” album which was released last year.

“I didn’t plan the album. I just dropped A Good Time, almost exactly a year ago. My plan was to tour with the A Good Time album. Do America and go to Europe, and then I was meant to go to Asia, Australia, and do mad festivals. That being said, we had to cancel the whole tour, obviously, because of the pandemic. So I was like, ‘You know what, I’m not about to just sit at home and not do nothing.’ So I got back in the studio, and funny enough, I was making better music than I had previously dropped, and we just kept going. Before I knew it I had 20 songs in the studio, all done and recorded and finished. Then I was like, ‘Should I just put it out?’

“I was thinking of putting out like a little quarantine playlist. But then, I was like, “Nah, I think I want to release another body of work.” My sophomore album was called A Good Time, so, obviously, A Better Time, it’s a better album. You know what I’m saying? I took my time. Better visuals, better production, everything as a whole package. I’ve never really had time to refocus, sit down, and record a project, because I’m always on tour. I’m always all over the place. For the first time I had the opportunity to sit down and focus with my producers and take our time on each and every song.

On what is more exciting about his forthcoming album and what makes it different from others, the young singer said “I didn’t plan the album. I just dropped A Good Time, almost exactly a year ago. My plan was to tour with the A Good Time album. Do America and go to Europe, and then I was meant to go to Asia, Australia, and do mad festivals. That being said, we had to cancel the whole tour, obviously, because of the pandemic.

“So I was like, ‘You know what, I’m not about to just sit at home and not do nothing.’ So I got back in the studio, and funny enough, I was making better music than I had previously dropped, and we just kept going. Before I knew it I had 20 songs in the studio, all done and recorded and finished. Then I was like, “Should I just put it out?”

"A Better Time" is expected to be released on Friday, November 13 and it features stars like Nicki Minaj, Tiwa Savage, Nas among others.