Galore (Dragonette album)

Galore
Studio album by Dragonette
Released August 6, 2007
Recorded 2005–07
Genre Synthpop, new wave
Length 36:58
Label Mercury
Producer Iyiola Babalola, Dragonette, Junkie XL, Greg Kurstin, Darren Lewis, Steve Power
Dragonette chronology

Dragonette EP
(2005)		 Galore
(2007)		 Fixin to Thrill
(2009)
Singles from Fixin to Thrill
  1. "I Get Around"
    Released: April 30, 2007
  2. "Take It Like a Man"
    Released: July 23, 2007
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 electronic music band 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.

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 "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. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "I Get Around"  Martina Sorbara, Dan KurtzDragonette 3:28
2. "Competition"  Sorbara, KurtzDragonette, Greg Kurstin 3:27
3. "Take It Like a Man"  Sorbara, Kurtz, Steve Chrisanthou, Pete PrilesnikDragonette 3:03
4. "True Believer"  Sorbara, KurtzDragonette, Kurstin 3:42
5. "Another Day"  Sorbara, KurtzDragonette 2:52
6. "Get Lucky"  SorbaraDragonette 3:05
7. "Jesus Doesn't Love Me"  Sorbara, KurtzDragonette, Junkie XL 2:52
8. "Black Limousine"  Sorbara, Kurtz, KurstinDragonette, Kurstin 3:38
9. "Gold Rush"  Sorbara, Kurtz, Joel StoufferDragonette, Darren Lewis, Iyiola Babalola 3:40
10. "You Please Me"  Sorbara, KurtzDragonette, Steve Power 4:23
11. "Marvellous"  Sorbara, KurtzDragonette 2:48

Personnel

Credits for Galore adapted from liner notes.[12]

Dragonette
Additional personnel

  • Richard Andrews – art direction, design
  • Dave Arch – piano (4, 10)
  • Iyiola Babalola – production (9)
  • Simon Craig – guitar
  • Davide Direnzo – drums (6)
  • Sandrine Dulermo – photography
  • Andy Duncan – drum programming (10)
  • Tracey Fox – management
  • Future Cut – additional programming (9)
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing (all tracks); vocal engineering (3, 9)
  • Neil Harris – management
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Junkie XL – keyboards, production, programming (7)
  • Greg Kurstin – production (2, 4, 8); keyboards, programming (2, 4, 8, 11)
  • Michael Labica – photography
  • Darren Lewis – production (9)
  • Scott MacLachlan – A&R
  • Danny Michel – acoustic guitar (4)
  • David Naughton – additional Pro Tools (10)
  • Steve Power – production (10)
  • Pete Prilesnik – Pro Tools, string programming (3)
  • Eric Ratz – drum engineering (1)
  • Tim Roe – additional Pro Tools, drum editing (2, 3, 5, 8)
  • Vince Spilchuk – keyboards (6)
  • Graeme Stewart – drum engineering (3, 5, 8, 9); drum programming (3)
  • Matt Vaughan – keyboard programming (10)
  • Adam White – additional Pro Tools (8)

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[13] 80

Release history

Region Date Label Format
United States August 6, 2007[14] I Surrender Records Digital download
United Kingdom August 20, 2007[15] Mercury Records
September 24, 2007[16] CD
Canada September 25, 2007[17] Universal Music CD, digital download
United States November 4, 2008[11] I Surrender Records CD

References

  1. ↑ "Galore – Dragonette". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  2. ↑ Norman, Ben. "Dragonette – Galore". About.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Galore – Dragonette". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
  4. ↑ Kraines, Talia (September 21, 2007). "Review of Dragonette – Galore". BBC Music. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  5. ↑ Whibbs, Shannon (October 2, 2007). "Dragonette – Galore". ChartAttack. Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
  6. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (August 3, 2007). "Dragonette, Galore". The Guardian. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
  7. ↑ Flynn, Paul (July 15, 2007). "Dragonette, Galore". The Observer. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
  8. ↑ Keefe, Jonathan (November 9, 2008). "Dragonette: Galore". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  9. ↑ Walters, Barry (October 31, 2008). "Dragonette, 'Galore' (I Surrender)". Spin. Buzz Media. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Greatest Hits Of 2007". Popjustice. 2007. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Galore: Dragonette". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  12. ↑ Galore (CD liner notes). Dragonette. Universal Music Canada. 2007. 0251736821.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 Albums in Canada". Jam! Canoe.ca. October 21, 2007. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Galore by Dragonette". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Galore by Dragonette". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Dragonette: Galore". HMV. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  17. ↑ "GALORE by DRAGONETTE". HMV Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

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