The Family Jewels

This article covers the music album. For the film, see Das Familienjuwel .

The Family Jewels
Studio album by Marina & The Diamonds
Publication (s)	February 22, 2010 (UK) May 14, 2010 (Germany) May 25, 2010 (USA)
Label (s)	679, Warner
Format (s)	CD, download, LP
Genre (s)	Indie pop , new wave
Title (number)	13
running time	47:11
production	Marina Diamandis, Liam Howe, Richard Stannard, Pascal Gabriel, Greg Kurstin, Starsmith
Studio (s)	The Ivory Tower, London Konk Studios, London Biffco Studios, Brighton La Ruine, Avignon, France Sarm Studio 2, London Kingsize Soundlabs, Los Angeles
chronology - The Family Jewels Electra Heart (2012)

The Family Jewels (German: Die Familienjuwelen ) is the debut album by the Welsh singer Marina Diamandis , better known as Marina & The Diamonds . It was released in Germany on May 14, 2010 under the Warner label.

In the UK, the album was awarded gold for 100,000 copies sold.

Background information

Diamandis recorded her first songs in the bedroom at home with Apple's GarageBand software . In January 2008, the talent scout of the music label Neon Gold Records, Derek Davies, became aware of the musician. He organized her an appearance in the supporting act of the Australian singer Gotye , where the label Warner discovered her and she finally signed the record deal with 679 Recordings.

The recordings for The Family Jewels took place mainly in England, especially London, but also in the La Ruine Studio in France. Diamandis said in an interview that the recordings took longer than expected because she missed the performances on stage very much and could therefore concentrate poorly. The recordings were completed in the week of October 27, 2009.

Songs

The lyrics of the songs on The Family Jewels are shaped by social criticism , modern social values, family life and female sexuality. Diamandis, however, avoids writing about a very popular subject in songs:

“I don't sing about love. I think my album is more about life - who you want to be and that you have to challenge yourself and your world. I think that's different. "

- Marina Diamandis

The first song on the album Are You Satisfied? asks the listener whether he is satisfied with an average, simple life and whether it is really necessary to lie to achieve his goals. Oh no! is about the determination to take your life into your own hands and not let anyone talk you into it anymore. The Outsider describes self-doubt and the feeling of not belonging and feeling isolated.

Track list

Standard edition

#	title	Songwriter	length
1.	Are you satisfied	Diamandis	3:21
2.	Shampain	Diamandis, Pascal Gabriel, Liam Howe	3:11
3.	I am not a robot	Diamandis	3:35
4th	Girls	Diamandis, Gabriel, Howe	3:28
5.	Mowgli's Road	Diamandis, Howe	3:12
6th	Obsessions	Diamandis	3:38
7th	Hollywood	Diamandis	3:50
8th.	The Outsider	Diamandis	3:17
9.	Hermit the Frog	Diamandis	3:35
10.	Oh no!	Diamandis	3:02
11.	Rootless	Diamandis, Gabriel, Howe	3:28
12.	Numb	Diamandis	4:16
13.	Guilty	Diamandis, Richard Stannard, Ash Howes	3:40

iTunes bonus track

#	title	Songwriter	length
14th	The Family Jewels	Diamandis	4:05

criticism

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
According to
CDStarts
Rolling Stone
Plate test
The Times
Sound spy	positive
Sputnik Music
Metascore
68%

The reviews of The Family Jewels were quite positive. Deborah Katona from Laut.de praised “especially Marina's organ, a pleasant alto voice that is a rarity in today's pop world ... From ballads to strong power pop to glamorous numbers. Everything finds its place ... Marina remains individual despite high hit parade compatibility. And delivers an entertaining debut. "

Frank Lähnmann from Rolling Stone was enthusiastic about Diamandi's debut: “There may not be a better pop album - in the classic sense - than her debut this year ... Marina Diamandis passes every authenticity check. Sometimes your hi-energy freak pop drifts into the esoteric - not even that seems artificial or made up, but has charm. We put up with this vibration surfer. And also the ABBA refrain from Shampaign. "

Maximilian Nitzke from CDStarts.de also found the work to be good, but criticized the lack of innovation: “Here, in the best pop fashion, the house is turned upside down. Marina ultimately doesn't bring anything new with her family jewels, but joins the wide range presented by the young women of the new decade ... The tracks have been laid and the somewhat half-baked mixture of sophisticated pop music and club tracks has yet to be found. "

Chart placements

album Charts position Australia 79 Germany 12 France 132 Greece 7th Ireland 9 Austria 18th Switzerland 100 United States 138 United Kingdom 5

Chart history Germany week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 position 12 32 38 43 54 63 74 75 Austria week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 position 18th 34 64 70 64 70 - Awards country source Award Sales United Kingdom British Phonographic Industry gold 100,000

Singles

year	title	Chart placements				Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK
2009	Mowgli's Road	-	-	-	-	Released: November 16, 2009 (UK) Music Video: Chris Sweeney
2010	Hollywood	15th	17th	-	12	Released: May 7, 2010 (DE) Music video: Kinga Burza
	I am not a robot	-	-	-	26th	Released: August 13, 2010 (DE) Music video: Rankin & Chris Cottam
	Oh no!	-	-	-	38	Released: August 2, 2010 (UK) Music Video: Kinga Burza
	Shampain	-	-	-	-	Released: October 4, 2010 (UK) Music Video: Kim Gehri

trip

The Family Jewels Tour
Start date	February 14, 2010
End date	November 15, 2010
Stages	6th
Shows	Europe: 57 North America: 13 Total: 70

As part of the “The Family Jewels” tour, Diamandis plays on a total of 70 shows, including in Great Britain, Ireland, North America and Europe. Due to the great success of her tour in Great Britain, which was partially sold out, the singer announced a second tour through Great Britain and Ireland, "The Gem Tour" . The dates for Europe and North America were added to the tour dates shortly afterwards.

Diamandis will also appear at various summer festivals, including the Southside and Hurricane Festival in Germany.

Live band

Current occupation	instrument
Peter Carr	Keyboard
Dan Gulino	bass
Jonathan Shone	Keyboard
Sebastian Sternberg	Drums

Set list

1. Girls
2. Seventeen
3. The Outsider
4. I am not a robot
5. Oh no!
6. Numb
7. Obsessions
8. Rootless
9. Hollywood
10. Shampain
11. Guilty

Encore:

• Star structure
• Are You Satisfied?
• Mowgli's Road

Web links

• Official website
• Cover

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} bpi
2. ↑ bbc.co.uk
3. ↑ bbc.co.uk ( Memento of the original from September 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) 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. 
4. ↑ nme.com
5. ↑ nme.com
6. ↑ Hit Radio FFH: Album of the Week “The Family Jewels” ( Memento from May 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ ^{a b} Rating: Loud
8. ↑ ^{a b} Rating: CDStarts
9. ↑ ^{a b} Rating: Rolling Stone
10. ↑ Rating: plate test
11. ↑ Rating: The Times
12. ↑ Rating: sound spy
13. ↑ Rating: Sputnikmusic
14. ↑ Rating: Metacritic
15. ↑ ariacharts.com.au
16. ↑ musicline.de ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) 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. 
17. ↑ lescharts.com
18. ^ The Family Jewels. Greekcharts.com, archived from the original on August 26, 2012 ; Retrieved October 17, 2014 . 
19. ↑ hitparade.ch
20. ↑ The Family Jewels in the Official UK Charts (English)
21. ↑ musicline.de ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) 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. 
22. ↑ austriancharts.at
23. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
24. ↑ 'Marina and the Diamonds' website: May UK Tour Dates ( Memento from October 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive )