Galore (Dragonette album)

Galore
Studio album by Dragonette
Released August 6, 2007 (2007-08-06)
Recorded 2005–07
Genre Electropop, synthpop, New Wave
Length 36:58
Label Mercury
Producer Dragonette, Iyiola Babalola, Junkie XL, Greg Kurstin, Darren Lewis, Steve Power
Dragonette chronology
Galore
(2007)		 Fixin to Thrill
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (61/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com [2]
Allmusic [3]
BBC Music (favourable)[4]
CHARTattack (4/5)[5]
The Guardian [6]
The Observer [7]
Slant Magazine [8]
Spin (6/10)[9]

Galore is the debut studio album by Canadian electropop group Dragonette. It was released digitally on August 6, 2007 and physically on September 24, 2007 by Mercury Records. The album contains a mix of newly recorded tracks and reworked songs which had featured on their independently released Dragonette EP, which was available through the band's website two years earlier.

Contents

Release

Anticipation for the album was increased early in 2007 when Popjustice published a "Greatest Hits of 2007" list including four of the album's tracks: "I Get Around", "True Believer", "Marvellous" and "Competition".[10] While "I Get Around" and "Take It Like a Man" were both released as proper singles, music videos for both "Competition" and "Jesus Doesn't Love Me" were filmed and released online.

Galore was first released digitally in the United Kingdom and the United States in August 2007. A physical release followed in the UK and Canada in September 2007, and in the US in November 2008.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "I Get Around"   Dragonette, Martina Sorbara, Dan Kurtz Dragonette 3:28
2. "Competition"   Dragonette, Sorbara, Kurtz Dragonette, Greg Kurstin 3:27
3. "Take It Like a Man"   Dragonette, Sorbara, Kurtz, Steve Chrisanthou, Pete Prilesnik Dragonette 3:03
4. "True Believer"   Dragonette, Sorbara, Kurtz Dragonette, Kurstin 3:42
5. "Another Day"   Dragonette, Sorbara, Kurtz Dragonette 2:52
6. "Get Lucky"   Dragonette, Sorbara Dragonette 3:05
7. "Jesus Doesn't Love Me"   Dragonette, Sorbara, Kurtz Dragonette, Junkie XL 2:52
8. "Black Limousine"   Dragonette, Sorbara, Kurtz, Kurstin Dragonette, Kurstin 3:38
9. "Gold Rush"   Dragonette, Sorbara, Kurtz, Joel Stouffer Dragonette, Darren Lewis, Iyiola Babalola 3:40
10. "You Please Me"   Dragonette, Sorbara, Kurtz Dragonette, Steve Power 4:23
11. "Marvellous"   Dragonette, Sorbara, Kurtz Dragonette 2:48

Personnel

Band
Additional
  • Michael Labica – photography
  • Darren Lewis – producer (track 9)
  • Scott MacLachlan – A&R
  • Danny Michel – acoustic guitar (track 4)
  • David Naughton – additional Pro Tools (track 10)
  • Steve Power – producer (track 10)
  • Pete Prilesnik – Pro Tools, string programming (track 3)
  • Eric Ratz – drum engineer (track 1)
  • Tim Roe – additional Pro Tools, drum editing (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8)
  • Vince Spilchuk – keyboards (track 6)
  • Graeme Stewart – drum engineer (tracks 3, 5, 8, 9); drum programming (track 3)
  • Matt Vaughan – keyboard programming (track 10)
  • Adam White – additional Pro Tools (track 8)

Release history

Country Date Label Format
United States August 6, 2007[12] I Surrender Records Digital download
United Kingdom August 20, 2007[13] Mercury Records
September 24, 2007[14] CD
Canada September 25, 2007[15] Universal Music CD, digital download
United States November 4, 2008[11] I Surrender Records CD

References

  1. ^ "Galore – Dragonette". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/music/galore. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  2. ^ Norman, Ben. "Dragonette – Galore". About.com. The New York Times Company. http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/DragonetteGlam.htm. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "Galore – Dragonette". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/galore-r1083663/review. Retrieved February 6, 2009. 
  4. ^ Kraines, Talia (September 21, 2007). "Review of Dragonette – Galore". BBC Music. BBC Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/44p2. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  5. ^ Whibbs, Shannon (October 2, 2007). "Dragonette – Galore". CHARTattack. Chart Communications. http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/58589/dragonette-%E2%80%94-galore. Retrieved February 6, 2009. 
  6. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (August 3, 2007). "Dragonette, Galore". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/aug/03/popandrock.shopping2. Retrieved February 6, 2009. 
  7. ^ Flynn, Paul (July 15, 2007). "Dragonette, Galore". The Observer. guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/jul/15/6. Retrieved February 6, 2009. 
  8. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (November 9, 2008). "Dragonette: Galore". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/dragonette-galore/1562. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  9. ^ Walters, Barry. "Dragonette, 'Galore' (I Surrender)". Spin. Spin Media LLC. http://www.spin.com/reviews/dragonette-galore-i-surrender. Retrieved February 6, 2009. 
  10. ^ "Greatest Hits Of 2007". Popjustice. http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_musichart&Itemid=271. Retrieved May 24, 2009. 
  11. ^ a b "Galore: Dragonette". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001F7XITM. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  12. ^ "Galore by Dragonette". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/galore/id291003306. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  13. ^ "Galore by Dragonette". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/galore/id262009822. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  14. ^ "Dragonette: Galore". HMV. http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;1;-1;-1;-1&sku=625216. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  15. ^ "GALORE by DRAGONETTE". HMV Canada. http://www.hmv.ca/Products/Detail/163089.aspx. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 

External links


Dragonette
Martina Sorbara · Dan Kurtz · Joel Stouffer
Simon Craig · Chris Hugget · Will Stapleton
Albums
Galore · Fixin to Thrill
EPs
Singles
"I Get Around" · "Take It Like a Man" · "Competition" · "Fixin to Thrill" · "Gone Too Far" · "Pick Up the Phone" · "Easy" · "Our Summer Volcano"
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