Ladyhawke (album)
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September 20, 2008 |
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2007 - 2008 |
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| Label (s) | Modular | ||||||||||||||
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CD, download |
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Pop , electropop , synthpop , new wave |
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Title (number) |
13 + 5 |
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running time |
46:42 (Standard Edition) |
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Ladyhawke is the self-titled debut album by New Zealand synthpop singer Ladyhawke . It was released on September 20, 2008 on Modular Recordings . A total of five singles were released, including the hit My Delirium .
Background information
The recordings began in the fall of 2007. Ladyhawke worked with various producers, including Pascal Gabriel, Kids Glove, Jim Eliot, Paul Harris, Michael Di and Greg Kurstin . The music style is in the range of electropop , new wave and synthpop .
Criticism
The reviews of Ladyhawke were mostly positive. Metacritic calculated an average score of 70%. Time Off reviewer Ben Preece gave the album a positive rating, highlighting Brown's 1980s influences, particularly those of her idols Cyndi Lauper and Stevie Nicks . However, Brown would still not sound “ retro ”, but very “modern, fresh, appropriate and original for the present day” ( modern, fresh, up-to-the-minute and completely original ).
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| Averages | |
| source | rating |
| Metacritic | 70% |
| Reviews | |
| source | rating |
| Allmusic |
 
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| BBC Music | (Positive) |
| The Guardian |
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| The Independent | (Positive) |
| NME |
 
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| The Observer |
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| Pitchfork Media | (6.6 / 10) |
| PopMatters |
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| The Sunday Times |
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| Time off | (Positive) |
Simon Price from the Independent also praised the work: “Their singles bring back the sound of synthesizer-based cocaine - AOR , in the mood of Stevie Nicks and Belinda Carlisle . ( ... her singles "Back of the Van" and "Paris Is Burning" ... reprise the sound of synth-based cocaine AOR in a Stevie Nicks / Belinda Carlisle vein. ) "
Dan Cairns, reviewer for The Sunday Times , also gave the album a positive rating.
Jon O'Brien from Allmusic commented: "... it sounds fresh thanks to skillful production and Brown's fiery and lively vocals" (... it still manages to sound fresh thanks to its clever production and Brown's fiery and vibrant vocals.).
The Guardian's Judge Rogers stated: " Magic is the best track to open an album with, especially the songs Dusk Till Dwan , My Delirium and Another Runaway are well done and an example of good pop and synthpop music."
Elvissia Williams of BBC Music compared the album to the 1985 comedy The Breakfast Club : “Like John Hughes’s classic film, her album brings out the love of innocent young beautiful girls, that’s how the album and songs best describe the whole thing The album is nice and puts you in a good mood, with this album the New Wave music of the 80s enters a new generation ”.
Mark Beaumont of NME wrote, “Your singing with the synth pop songs reminds you of the prime of Bananarama , Rio and Watermen , but the full album makes it the first true 1980s synth pop album since ABC's The Lexicon of Love ".
Peter Robinson from The Observer noted "The album captivates someone the first time I listened to it, when I heard it I had the feeling I was riding with her on a red motorcycle through the desert".
Emily Tartanella from PopMatters criticized the album: "The album is magical, fairytale-like and beautiful, but these aspects will be rejected by the majority of the masses, everything is as positive as already said, but commercially the album is hardly noticed and rejected".
Commercial win
Ladyhawke debuted in the week ending 29 September 2008 Place 16 of the Australian album charts and fell into the following week at No. 28. The album spent 25 weeks in the album charts and was in Australia with Gold Award for more than 35,000 units sold.
In New Zealand , the album debuted at number 15 on the album charts on September 29, 2008 and reached number 1 for a week on October 19, 2009 in their homeland a year later . It spent over a year in the charts and went platinum in New Zealand on December 20, 2009 , for over 15,000 units sold.
In the UK , the album debuted at number 47 on the UK album chart on September 28, 2008, with over 3,500 units sold in its first week. thereafter the album fell off the charts and made it back to number 59 on January 4, 2009, through the single releases My Delirium and Paris Is Burning . On May 3, 2009, the album reached number 16, its highest ranking in the British album charts. The album spent a total of 33 weeks in the British album charts and was awarded gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on April 17, 2009 for over 100,000 units sold.
Single releases
- Back of the Van - Her debut single, Back of the Van , was released in May 2008.
- Paris Is Burning - The album's second single, Paris Is Burning , was released on June 30, 2008. It is her second most successful single of her career (behind My Delirium ); In New Zealand, the single debuted at number 40 and was only in the charts for a week. In Australia, the single debuted at number 67 and reached number 32 after several weeks. In the UK singles charts , the single debuted at number 61 and jumped to number 39 the next week, after which the song fell off the charts after just two weeks.
- Dusk Till Dawn - The third single was Dusk Till Dawn , which was released on September 15, 2008. It debuted at number 78 in the UK singles chart and was only in the UK charts for a week.
- My Delirium - The fourth single from the album My Delirium was released on December 8, 2008. The single reached number 33 in the UK, number 13 in New Zealand and number 8 in Australia. It is her most successful single to date.
- Paris is Burning (re-release) - The March 2, 2009 re-release took the single to number 47 on the UK charts.
- Back of the Van (re-release) - On May 19, 2009, Back of the Van was re-released in the UK as the sixth single.
- Magic - Magic was broadcast on radio stations in Australia on June 10th, 2009 and received strong airplay . On September 28, 2009, Magic was released in the UK as the seventh and final single on the album.
Cover illustration
The album cover is a watercolor painting by the Sydney artist Sarah Larnach, it shows Ladyhawke lightly dressed. She plays with the NES . On the cover picture you can also see a Super NES , Mega Drive and a Microkorg Synthesizer , as well as a NES Zapper .
Track list
Standard Edition
| # | title | Songwriter | producer | length |
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| 1. | Magic | Pascal Gabriel | 3:27 | |
| 2. | Manipulating Women | Roy Kerr, Anu Pillai | 3:35 | |
| 3. | My delirium | Gabriel, Alex Gray, Hannah Robinson | 4:16 | |
| 4th | Better Than Sunday | Jim Eliot, Paul Harris | 3:28 | |
| 5. | Another runaway | Gabriel, Gray | 3:17 | |
| 6th | Love Don't Live Here | Eliot | 4:03 | |
| 7th | Back of the van | Michael Di Francesco | 3:40 | |
| 8th. | Paris is burning | Kerr, Pillai | 3:49 | |
| 9. | Professional suicide | Greg Kurstin | 3:43 | |
| 10. | Dusk Till Dawn | Gabriel, Gray, Robinson | 2:37 | |
| 11. | Crazy World | Eliot | 3:35 | |
| 12. | Morning Dreams | Gabriel | 4:00 | |
| 13. | Oh my | Gabriel Olegavich | 3:24 |
CD 2 (Deluxe Edition): Dream On
| # | title | Songwriter | producer | length |
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| 1. | Oh my | Gabriel Olegavich | 3:24 | |
| 2. | Danny & Jenny | 3:33 | ||
| 3. | Paris Is Burning (acoustic version) | Kerr, Pillai | 4:09 | |
| 4th | Dusk Till Dawn (acoustic version) | Gabriel, Gray, Robinson | 2:42 | |
| 5. | My Delirium (acoustic version) | Grabiel, Gray, Robinson | 4:42 |
publication
| country | Release date | Formats |
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| Australia | September 20, 2008 | CD, double CD, download |
| Great Britain | September 21, 2008 | CD, double CD, download |
| Germany | September 23, 2008 | CD, double CD, download |
| Austria | CD, double CD, download | |
| Switzerland | CD, double CD, download | |
| United States | November 18, 2008 | CD, double CD, download |
reception
Charts
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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1 (40 weeks) | 40 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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16 (33 weeks) | 33 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ)
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 platinum
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15,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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 gold
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100,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold 1 × platinum |
115,000 |
Contributors
The following people contributed to the creation of the album Lady Hawke .
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Visual
- Artwork, photographs: Sarah Larnach
- Art Direction : Sarah Larnach & Phillipa Brown
- Design: An Art Service
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ladyhawke reviews at Metacritic.com . In: Metacritic . CBS Interactive Inc . Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ↑ a b Ben Preece: Ladyhawke . In: Time Off . September 21, 2008. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ A b Jon O'Brien: Ladyhawke> Overview . In: Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ↑ a b Elvissia Williams: Review of Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke . In: BBC Music . BBC Online . September 19, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ A b Jude Rogers: Pop review: LadyHawke, LadyHawke . In: The Guardian . guardian.co.uk. September 19, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ↑ a b Simon Price: Album: Ladyhawke, Ladyhawke (Modular) . In: The Independent . September 21, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ↑ a b Mark Beaumont: Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke - Albums Reviews . In: New Musical Express . IPC Media . September 17, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ A b Peter Robinson: Pop review: Ladyhawke, Ladyhawke . In: The Observer . guardian.co.uk . September 14, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ↑ Mike Orme: Ladyhawke: Ladyhawke . Pitchfork Media . December 4, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ↑ a b Emily Tartanella: Ladyhawke: Ladyhawke (Special Edition) . PopMatters . September 1, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ A b Dan Cairns: Ladyhawke: Ladyhawke - The Sunday Times review . In: The Sunday Times . Times Online . September 21, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ↑ australian-charts.com - Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke. Australian Recording Industry Association, accessed May 7, 2010 .
- ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2009 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association, accessed October 8, 2009 .
- ↑ charts.org.nz - Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand, accessed December 9, 2009 .
- ^ Latest Gold / Platinum Albums - RadioScope New Zealand . In: Recording Industry Association of New Zealand . RadioScope New Zealand. December 20, 2009. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved on December 23, 2009.
- ↑ Chart Stats - Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke . In: Official Charts Company . Chart stats. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
- ↑ Certified Awards Search. British Phonographic Industry , accessed September 14, 2014 .
- ↑ Dirk van Graver: Sarah Larnach . Record | Preserve | Share. September 21, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- ↑ a b Chart sources: NZ UK
- ↑ a b Awards for Music Sales: NZ UK
- ↑ Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke Booklet, Modular Records .
