Chain Gang of Love

Chain Gang of Love is first full-length album by the Danish rock duo, The Raveonettes. The album was released in 2003 by Sony Records and was co-produced by Richard Gottehrer, who had previously worked on hit albums by Blondie, the Go-Go's and Richard Hell & the Voidoids.^[5] All of the songs, but two, are under 3 minutes long and are written in the key of B flat major; a concept similar to their previous record, Whip It On, whose tracks had a similar length and were written in the key of B flat minor.

The album peaked at #123 in the U.S. charts and at #43 in the UK.

Reception

The album received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews".^[12]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sune Rose Wagner, except where noted. 

References

1. ^ "The Raveonettes - A Class Act". Clash. http://www.clashmusic.com/artists/the-raveonettes. Retrieved March 07, 2011. 
2. ^ "The Raveonettes - That Great Love Sound - Single". http://www.discogs.com/Raveonettes-That-Great-Love-Sound/release/1488904. Retrieved 2011-12-12. 
3. ^ "The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll - Single". http://www.discogs.com/Raveonettes-Heartbreak-Stroll/master/29881. Retrieved 2011-12-12. 
4. ^ "The Raveonettes - That Great Love Sound (The Remixes) - Single". http://www.discogs.com/Raveonettes-That-Great-Love-Sound-The-Remixes/release/256140. Retrieved 2011-12-12. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang of Love, Album Review, Pitchfork". http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6698-chain-gang-of-love/. Retrieved 2011-12-12. 
6. ^ Allmusic review
7. ^ Playlouder review
8. ^ Q review
9. ^ Rolling Stone review
10. ^ Stylus review
11. ^ Yahoo! Music review
12. ^ "Chain Gang of Love Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". http://www.metacritic.com/music/chain-gang-of-love. Retrieved 2011-12-12. 
13. ^ "The Raveonettes - Chain Gang of Love (Bonus Version)". http://www.discogs.com/Raveonettes-Chain-Gang-Of-Love/release/1985470. Retrieved 2011-12-12.