Felt Mountain
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| Studio album by Goldfrapp | |||||
| Released | September 19, 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | September 1999 – February 2000 in Wiltshire, England | ||||
| Genre | Ambient Electronic Trip hop |
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| Length | 39:32 | ||||
| Label | Mute, EMI, Everlasting | ||||
| Producer | Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory | ||||
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Felt Mountain is the debut album by English electronic duo Goldfrapp. It was released by Mute Records on September 11, 2000 in the United Kingdom. The album featured Alison Goldfrapp's synthesized vocals over cinematic soundscapes[1], and takes influence from a variety of music styles such as cabaret, folk, and electronica.[2]
Felt Mountain was a top seventy-five album in Goldfrapp's native United Kingdom, and was certified gold in October 2001.[3] It was well received by music critics, and it was described as "simultaneously smarmy and seductive, yet elegant and graceful".[4] In 2001, the album was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, an annual music prize awarded for the best British or Irish album from the previous year.[5]
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[edit] Chart performance and sales
Felt Mountain debuted on the UK albums chart at number hundred and forty-four, and sold 914 copies in its first week.[6] On September 22, 2001, the album peaked at number fifty-seven, before exiting the albums chart two weeks later.[7] In October 2001, Felt Mountain was certified gold for sales of 100,000 copies.[3] In France, the album reached number forty-eight, and remained on the albums chart for eleven weeks.[8] The album reached the top fifty in Australia, Austria and Germany.[7][9]
Felt Mountain received limited promotion in North America, and did not appear on any major album charts. The album, however, has sold 52,000 copies in the United States since its release in September 2000.[10]
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, except where noted.
- "Lovely Head" – 3:49
- "Paper Bag" – 4:07
- "Human" (Goldfrapp, Gregory, Locke, Norfolk) – 4:34
- "Pilots" – 4:27
- "Deer Stop" – 4:04
- "Felt Mountain" – 4:15
- "Oompa Radar" – 4:44
- "Utopia" – 4:16
- "Horse Tears" – 5:10
[edit] Bonus tracks
All bonus tracks and footage appear on the UK and Spanish special editions of Felt Mountain.
- "Pilots (On a Star)" – 3:57
- "UK Girls (Physical)" (Olivia Newton-John cover) – 4:51
- "Lovely Head" (Miss World mix) – 3:51
- "Utopia" (New Ears mix) – 3:10
- "Human" (Calexico vocal) – 4:49
- "Human" (Masseys Cro-Magnon mix) – 5:55
- "Utopia" (Tom Middleton's Cosmos vocal mix) – 8:17
- "A Trip to Felt Mountain"
[edit] Personnel
The following people contributed to Felt Mountain:[11]
- Alison Goldfrapp – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Nick Batt – synthesizer, bass, percussion, programming, mixing, engineering
- Will Gregory – synthesizer, keyboard, string arrangements, brass arrangements
- Adrian Utley – bass
- Tony Orrell, John Parish – drums
- Rowen Oliver – percussion
- Andy Bush – flugelhorn
- John Cornick – trombone
- Stuart Gordon – violin, viola
- B. Waghorn – saxophone
- Rowen Oliver – string ensemble
- Dave Bascombe, Kevin Paul – mixing
- David Lord, Kevin Paul – engineering
- John Dent – mastering
[edit] Release History
These are the formats of major album releases of Felt Mountain:
| Release format | Country | Cat. no. | Release date |
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| UK Edition CD[12] | United Kingdom | cdstumm188 | September 2000 |
| UK Digipak[13] | United Kingdom | lcdstumm188 | September 2000 |
| UK vinyl album[14] | United Kingdom | stumm188 | September 2000 |
| Spanish Special Edition[15] | Spain | evercd150l | October 2001 |
[edit] Charts
| Charts (2000) | Peak position[7][8][9] |
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| Australian Albums Chart | 44 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 44 |
| French Albums Chart | 48 |
| German Albums Chart | 36 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 98 |
| UK Albums Chart | 57 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Once Upon a Time on Felt Mountain". Mute Records. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
- ^ Heather Phares. "Felt Mountain album review". All Music Guide. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
- ^ a b "Felt Mountain UK Certification. British Phonographic Industry. October 12, 2001. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
- ^ Matt LeMay. "Felt Mountain album review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
- ^ "The Mercury Music Prize". EveryHit.com. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
- ^ "Week 34 Chart Roundup". ChartSingles.net. August 30, 2003. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Chart Data: Goldfrapp". Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
- ^ a b "French Albums Chart". LesCharts.com. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
- ^ a b "Austrian Albums Chart". AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
- ^ Keith Caulfield. "Ask Billboard". Billboard.com. August 3, 2006. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
- ^ Felt Mountain (CD liner notes). Mute Records. September 2000.
- ^ "Felt Mountain UK Edition CD". Goldfrapp.free.fr. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
- ^ "Felt Mountain UK Digipak". Goldfrapp.free.fr. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
- ^ "Felt Mountain Vinyl album". Goldfrapp.free.fr. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
- ^ "Felt Mountain Spanish Special Edition". Goldfrapp.free.fr. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
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