Fur and Gold

Fur and Gold
Studio album by Bat for Lashes
Released 11 September 2006 (UK)
31 July 2007 (U.S.)
Recorded 2006
Genre Baroque pop, folktronica
Length 46:47
Language English
Label The Echo Label/Parlophone (UK)
Caroline Records (U.S.)
Producer David Kosten, Natasha Khan
Professional reviews

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Bat for Lashes chronology
Fur and Gold
(2006)		 Two Suns
(2009)
Singles from Fur and Gold
  1. "The Wizard"
    Released: 8 May 2006 [1]
  2. "Trophy"
    Released: 30 October 2006 [2]
  3. "Prescilla"
    Released: 12 March 2007 [3]
  4. "What's a Girl to Do?"
    Released: 9 July 2007 [4]

Fur and Gold is the debut album by English solo artist Bat for Lashes, released in 2006. It was released to critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize. In 2007, the album was re-released through Parlophone with the addition of a cover of the Bruce Springsteen song "I'm on Fire". Fur and Gold contains the singles "The Wizard", "Trophy", "Prescilla", and "What's a Girl to Do?" In 2008, "What's a Girl to Do?" was re-released as a 12" with a remix featuring Scroobius Pip and Plaid.

Contents

Reception

Fur and Gold received universal acclaim and a score of 81 out of 100 on the review aggregator Web site Metacritic.[5]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Horse and I"   3:04
2. "Trophy"   4:00
3. "Tahiti"   3:38
4. "What's a Girl to Do?"   2:58
5. "Sad Eyes"   4:16
6. "The Wizard"   4:17
7. "Prescilla"   3:34
8. "Bat's Mouth"   4:25
9. "Seal Jubilee"   4:44
10. "Sarah"   3:56
11. "I Saw a Light"   6:24
12. "I'm on Fire" (US bonus track) 3:31
Total length:
 46:47

Charts & Certifications

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 48
French Albums Chart 130

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Silver 60,000^
Summaries

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
United Kingdom 11 September 2006 Echo CD ECHCD 72
16 July 2007 Parlophone 50999 5 02064 0 7
France 2 July 2007 EMI
United States 31 July 2007 Caroline CAR 98201/0946 3 98201 2 2
Germany 2 November 2007 EMI

References

  1. ^ "Bat for Lashes - The Wizard (7") at Discogs". http://www.discogs.com/Bat-For-Lashes-The-Wizard/release/1442919. Retrieved 21 March 2009. 
  2. ^ "Bat for Lashes - Trophy (7") at Discogs". http://www.discogs.com/Bat-For-Lashes-Trophy/release/816810. Retrieved 22 March 2009. 
  3. ^ "Release: Prescilla - MusicBrainz". http://musicbrainz.org/release/d0ab4a12-8b2d-459c-8c30-3ad656b6d277.html. Retrieved 22 March 2009. 
  4. ^ "Release: What's a Girl to Do? - MusicBrainz". http://musicbrainz.org/release/aa0f2699-7fec-4b1b-83a0-530ff0bf45f7.html. Retrieved 22 March 2009. 
  5. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/batforlashes/furandgold
  6. ^ "British album certifications – Bat for Lashes – Fur and Gold". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Fur and Gold in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go

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