Английская Википедия:Business Casual (Chromeo album)
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Business Casual is the third studio album by Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo, released on September 14, 2010, by Last Gang Records and Turbo Recordings. The album is Chromeo's major-label debut, following the duo's signing to Atlantic Records.[1] Upon its release, Business Casual was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Four singles were released from the album: "Night by Night", "Don't Turn the Lights On", "Hot Mess", and "When the Night Falls".
Promotion
The album's lead single, "Night by Night", was released on September 22, 2009 as a free download through Green Label Sound, a Mountain Dew-sponsored record label.[2] The Jérémie Rozan-directed music video, which was also funded by Mountain Dew,[3] was filmed at a warehouse in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.[4] Chromeo performed "Night by Night" on Late Show with David Letterman on September 20, 2010.[5]
"Don't Turn the Lights On" was released on June 28, 2010, as the second single from Business Casual,[6] and its music video was directed by Keith Schofield.[7]
"Hot Mess" served as the album's third single. An alternative version of the song featuring Elly Jackson of La Roux was released in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2011,[8] while the original version was released in the United States on February 15 and in Canada on March 1.[9][10] The accompanying video, directed by Jérémie Rozan,[11] was shot in Dumbo, Brooklyn.[12] The duo performed "Hot Mess" on Conan on February 21, 2011.[13]
"When the Night Falls" was released on July 25, 2011, as the album's fourth and final single.[14] The song's video was directed by Daniels and features Solange Knowles,[15] who also provides additional vocals for the track.[16]
Critical reception
Шаблон:Album ratings Business Casual received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average of 68, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[17] Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly wrote that despite the duo's major-label deal, "[o]n Business Casual they remain adept students of the Hall & Oates school of hooks, which they surround with gleaming synth grooves and robotic talkbox solos that recall '80s funk masters like Zapp & Roger."[18] Chris Martins of The A.V. Club stated that the album "opens with a powerful three-part salvo crafted for maximum dance-floor penetration. [...] But as the album progresses, an unexpected soulfulness emerges".[19] Anupa Mistry of URB remarked, "The defining thread running through Chromeo's body of work is earnestness: you might scoff at the Lothario-obsession, the legs on display in the artwork, the almost-religious adherence to '80s stylistics, but in the end you either have to a) give it up for their studiousness, or b) just dance."[20] Marc Hogan of Spin opined that Business CasualШаблон:'s "libidinous wit can't quite match 2007's Fancy Footwork, but this day at the office still features booty calls, romantic squabbles, and digitally syrupy declarations of devotion."[21]
Slant Magazine's Jesse Cataldo found the album to be "transparent and tacky enough that its not becoming insufferable is a triumph in itself. Its earnestness, and the enthusiasm which it presents its reconstituted '80s sounds, is even lovable."[22] AJ Ramirez of PopMatters felt that "Chromeo still won't win any points for originally Шаблон:Sic or distinctiveness", but noted, "For the majority of its runtime, Business Casual booms with the allure of a greatest hits collection, and actually stands as a more consistent work than the full-length efforts of many of Chromeo's influences."[23] AllMusic's Jason Lymangrover commented that the album has "the typically synth-suave electro-funk jams [...] As the album progresses, though, [the duo] dig[s] deeper into crates for cheesy inspiration, and you can hear glimmers of Rockwell, Lionel Richie, Oran Juice, and even The Kids from Fame TV series."[24] PitchforkШаблон:'s Larry Fitzmaurice suggested that the album's "most successful moments are the result of genre-related leg-stretching", adding that "the record is a unique situation, as it represents Chromeo's growth as master arrangers and producers, despite feeling like a step backwards in overall quality."[25] Kevin Ritchie of Now concluded that "Business Casual has a few bangers, but over the course of an album, the synth soloing gets old fast. Still, while we wait for a pop saviour to take the genre forward, Chromeo provide a nice enough tribute to its past."[26] In a review for NME, Mike Williams expressed that "Phillippe Zdar's production is a deluxe weave of dreamy synths, biting snares, throbbing bass and warbly Vocoders, but it feels as if Chromeo are just doodling knobs over the top."[27]
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Business Casual.[16]
Musicians
- Chromeo – all vocals, instruments Шаблон:Small
- Kesh – additional vocals Шаблон:Small
- Solange Knowles – additional vocals Шаблон:Small
- Adrian Harpham – tom solos Шаблон:Small
- Ezekiel Wexley – guitar Шаблон:Small
- Tom Smith – saxophone Шаблон:Small
- Larry Gold – string arrangements, string conducting Шаблон:Small
Technical
- Chromeo – production, recording Шаблон:Small; additional recording Шаблон:Small; executive production
- Jon Martinez – recording assistance
- Teruhisa Uchiyama – recording assistance
- Lawson White – recording Шаблон:Small; additional recording Шаблон:Small
- A-Trak – additional recording Шаблон:Small; consigliere
- Jeff Chestek – additional recording Шаблон:Small
- Rick Friedrich – additional recording assistance Шаблон:Small
- Greg Smith – additional recording assistance Шаблон:Small
- Zdar – mixingШаблон:Efn
- Julien Naudin – mixing assistance
- Simon Davey – masteringШаблон:Efn Шаблон:Small
- Mike Marsh – masteringШаблон:Efn Шаблон:Small
- Emily Lazar – masteringШаблон:Efn Шаблон:Small
- Joe LaPorta – masteringШаблон:Efn Шаблон:Small
- Tiga – executive production
- Kevin Kocher – project coordination
- Oliver Sasse – project coordination
- Adrien Fillon – additional co-production
Technical
- Jérémie Rozan – art direction
- Charlotte Delarue – art direction
- Harri Peccinotti – photography
- Adrien Blanchat – image manipulation
- Marjorie Van Hoegaerden – model
Charts
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Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[28] | 20 |
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[29] | 44 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Шаблон:Abbr |
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Canada | September 14, 2010 | Шаблон:Hlist | Шаблон:Hlist | Шаблон:Hlist | [30][31][32][33] |
United States | Шаблон:Hlist | [34][35][36][37] | |||
LP | Standard | [38] | |||
Japan | Digital download | KSR | [39] | ||
September 15, 2010 | CD + DVD | [40] | |||
Australia | September 17, 2010 | Шаблон:Hlist | Modular | [41][42] | |
Germany | !K7 | [43][44] | |||
France | September 21, 2010 | Digital download | [45] | ||
United Kingdom | September 26, 2010 | Back Yard | [46] | ||
September 27, 2010 | CD | [47] | |||
France | October 13, 2010 | !K7 | [48] | ||
Canada | November 16, 2010 | LP | Шаблон:Hlist | [49] | |
United Kingdom | February 6, 2011 | Digital download | Deluxe | Back Yard | [50] |
Notes
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