DJ-Kicks: Annie

DJ-Kicks: Annie
Compilation album by Annie
Released 17 October 2005
Genre Electronic, house, nu-disco
Length 59:55
Label Studio !K7
Producer Annie, Ercola, Timo Kaukolampi
Annie chronology

Anniemal
(2005)		 DJ-Kicks: Annie
(2005)		 iTunes Live: London Festival '08
(2008)
DJ-Kicks chronology
The Glimmers
(2005)		 Annie
(2005)		 The Exclusives
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com [1]
Allmusic [2]
Exclaim! positive[3]
musicOMH positive[4]
Pitchfork Media 7.5/10[5]
Stylus Magazine B+[6]

DJ-Kicks: Annie is a DJ mix album, mixed by Norwegian recording artist Annie. It was released on 17 October 2005 on the Studio !K7 independent record label as part of the DJ-Kicks series.

“ When I was asked to do the DJ-Kicks, I was really excited. I have been buying all the DJ-Kicks compilations for years. I've been collecting all of them. So it was a really great thing for me to do. As a DJ, I'm usually playing a set of very different sort of genres. I don't only play pop or electro... I play everything that I'm into. So I would say it is quite a free, quite an open, diverse mix.

When I was putting together the track listing, it was quite difficult I have to say. I have such a vivid taste in music. I guess I could have put together a pure rock compilation, with just rock songs that I am into or maybe just a hip hop collection, but I choose to put together songs that I've been really inspired by, and also songs that I don't think many people have heard before. So I have for example artists like Toy, which is a Norwegian artist from Bergen, who is coming out with an album later this year. And Datarock, which is a local Bergen band as well. And then you have songs like: Bow Wow Wow—'I Want Candy', which is quite a classic pop-rock song. So it is quite a vivid compilation, I would say.

I chose to have a few classics, and one of them is Alan Vega, from Suicide, with 'Jukebox Baby'. I think it is an amazing song and I have always been a fan of it and I'm always playing Alan Vega. I also have ESG and I have Bow Wow Wow—'I want candy', but most of the songs are quite new and some of them unreleased and some of them have been out for a year or two.[7]

 ”

The previously unreleased track "Wedding" was offered as a free download prior to the album's release.[8]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Artist(s) Length
1. "Rabbit Pushing Mower"  Alisdair Stirling, Jørgen TræenToy 2:42
2. "I Wanna Be Your Lover"  Angelo La Bionda, Carmelo La Bionda, R.W. Pamler-JamesLa Bionda 3:16
3. "Jukebox Babe"  Alan VegaAlan Vega 4:19
4. "Nanny Nanny Boo Boo"  JD Samson, Johanna Fateman, Kathleen HannaLe Tigre 3:24
5. "Bongo Song"  S.I. MukaiZongamin 5:09
6. "Flextone" (JD Twitch Optimo Edit)Dennis Young, Salvatore PrincipatoLiquid Liquid 3:00
7. "Wedding"  Anne L. B. Strand, Svein Berge, Torbjørn BrundtlandAnnie 2:36
8. "Black History Month" (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix)Jesse F. Keeler, Sebastien GraingerDeath from Above 1979 4:33
9. "1939"  Antti Koivisto, Ercola, Timo KaukolampiMotiivi:Tuntematon 2:50
10. "Geared Up" (featuring Annie)Strand, Brundtland, ThersonBrundtland and Pehrson 3:47
11. "Lady Bug (I Just Wanna Be Your)"  Greg Carmichael, Patrick Adams, Carmen TrussBumblebee Unlimited 5:12
12. "Gimme Your Money"  Strand, KaukolampiAnnie 2:59
13. "I Want Candy"  Jerry Goldstein, Bob Feldman, Richard Gottehrer, Bert BernsBow Wow Wow 2:24
14. "My Love for You"  Marie Scroggins, Renee Scroggins, Valerie Scroggins, Deborah ScrogginsESG 2:45
15. "Sally (That Girl)"  Cleveland Bell, Victor MayGucci Crew II 2:28
16. "Paris Hilton"  Mutsumi KanamoriMU 3:21
17. "Fa Fa Fa"  Fredrik Saroea, Ketil MosnesDatarock 5:10
Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from DJ-Kicks: Annie album liner notes.[10]

  • Annie – vocals (7, 10, 12); producer (7, 12); compilation producer, DJ mix, selection
  • Patrick Adams – producer (11)
  • Svein Berge – producer (7)
  • Alan Braxe – remix (8)
  • Torbjørn Brundtland – producer (7)
  • Jim Butler – notes
  • Greg Carmichael – producer (11)
  • Klaus Dahmen – art direction
  • Lawrence Davis – producer (15)
  • Mark Dodson – associate producer (13)
  • Ercola – producer (9); DJ mix, editing
  • Fred Falke – remix (8)
  • Maurice Fulton – producer (16)
  • Junior Senior – remix (4)
  • Timo Kaukolampi – producer (9, 12); DJ mix, editing
  • Paul Klein – producer (15)
  • Antti Koivisto – producer (9)
  • Kenny Laguna – producer (13)
  • Le Tigre – producers (4)
  • Steve Leeds – associate producer (13)
  • Nicole Naumann – hair, make-up
  • Yngve Sætre – producer (17)
  • Charlus de la Salle – digital remastering (2)
  • Nick Sansano – producer (4)
  • Steviant – additional vocals (5)
  • Alisdair Stirling – producer (1)
  • Joseph Louis Stone – producer (15)
  • Valerie Stahl von Stromberg – photography
  • Will Sweeney – additional guitar (5)
  • Jørgen Træen – producer (1)
  • JD Twitch – editing (6)

References

  1. ↑ Emmerald. "Annie – DJ Kicks!". About.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "DJ-Kicks – Annie". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 January 2006.
  3. ↑ Lindsay, Cam (November 2005). "Annie / Various – DJ-Kicks". Exclaim!. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Hogwood, Ben. "Various – Annie: DJ Kicks (!K7)". musicOMH. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Sylvester, Nick (25 October 2005). "Annie: DJ-Kicks". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Miller, Derek (27 October 2005). "Annie – DJ Kicks". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Annie". International Talent Booking. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  8. ↑ Timmermans, Arjan (30 September 2005). "Free Download: Annie "The Wedding" (Unreleased Track)". ArjanWrites.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Discography – JD Twitch / Optimo (Espacio) Remixes". Optimo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  10. ↑ DJ-Kicks: Annie (CD liner notes). Annie. Studio !K7. 2005. !K7190CD.

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