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2012 studio album by Gossip
A Joyful Noise is the fifth studio album by American
indie rock band
Gossip , released on May 11, 2012, by
Columbia Records . The album was produced by
Xenomania founder
Brian Higgins .
Critical reception
A Joyful Noise received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At
Metacritic , which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an
average score of 60, based on 24 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".
[4] Andy Gill of
The Independent gave the album four out of five stars, writing that "the involvement of Brian Higgins on A Joyful Noise enables the group to break new ground with confidence".
[10]
The Guardian ' s Caroline Sullivan gave the album three out of five stars and stated that "it's
Girls Aloud producer Higgins to the rescue, with a sound influenced by
Abba and
Madonna . Having said that, Gossip—especially
Beth Ditto , in waspishly fine voice here—seem very much at home with it."
[9] However, Priya Elan of
NME felt that "[g]ood moments are squandered by unsatisfying choruses and/or weak lyrics."
[11] The Independent on Sunday ' s Simon Price expressed that after a few years of career, Ditto "already feels like a footnote", adding that the band pairing up with Higgins "should be a stroke of genius, but Higgins has caught Ditto & co at a point where they appear to have disastrously lost their fire."
[15]
Commercial performance
A Joyful Noise debuted at number 100 on the
Billboard 200 , selling 5,000 copies in its first week.
[16] In Europe, the album debuted at number 47 on the
UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 2,822 copies,
[17] while reaching number one in Switzerland, number two in Germany, number three in France, number four in Austria and number eight in Belgium.
[18]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Beth Ditto , Nathan Howdeshell, and
Hannah Blilie , except where noted
Title 1. "Melody Emergency" 3:51 2. "
Perfect World " (writers: Gossip,
Brian Higgins , Luke Fitton, Toby Scott) 4:27 3. "Get a Job" 4:59 4. "
Move in the Right Direction " (writers: Gossip,
Xenomania ) 3:31 5. "Casualties of War" 4:15 6. "Into the Wild" 3:13 7. "Get Lost" 4:07 8. "Involved" 4:15 9. "Horns" 3:45 10. "I Won't Play" 3:19 11. "Love in a Foreign Place" 4:22
European
iTunes Store bonus tracks
[19] Title 12. "Perfect World" (Rory Phillips Mix) 5:04 13. "Move in the Right Direction" (
Classixx Remix) 4:38 14. "Perfect World" (video) 3:49
German extended edition bonus track
[21] Title 12. "Seems So Bad" 4:03
German extended edition bonus disc
[21] Title 1. "
Love Long Distance " (
1LIVE in
Dortmund ) 4:21 2. "Listen Up!" (1LIVE in Dortmund) 5:10 3. "Melody Emergency" (1LIVE in Dortmund) 3:59 4. "
Men in Love " (1LIVE in Dortmund) 3:37 5. "Get a Job" (1LIVE in Dortmund) 4:52 6. "Perfect World" (
RAC Mix) 4:13 7. "Perfect World" (
Seamus Haji Remix Radio Edit) 3:04 8. "Perfect World" (
Playgroup Nude Mix) 8:06 9. "Move in the Right Direction" (
CSS Remix) 4:02 10. "Move in the Right Direction" (Seamus Haji Radio Edit) 3:53 11. "Move in the Right Direction" (Gossip vs
Kaz James Remix) 6:34 12. "Get a Job" (
Peter Rauhofer Remix) 8:47 13. "Get a Job" (
Scissor Sisters Remix) 6:14 14. "Get a Job" (
Wankelmut Remix) 7:21
Japanese edition bonus tracks
[22] Title 12. "Perfect World" (RAC Mix) 4:14 13. "Move in the Right Direction" (Classixx Remix) 4:38 14. "Perfect World" (Seamus Haji Remix) 6:24
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of A Joyful Noise .
[23]
Gossip
Beth Ditto – vocals
Hannah Blilie – drums, percussion
Nathan Howdeshell – live bass, guitars, keyboards, programming
Additional musicians
Jeremy Sherrer – additional percussion
Brian Higgins – additional programming (all tracks) ; additional composition (track 4)
Luke Fitton – additional programming
Owen Parker – additional programming
Toby Scott – additional programming (all tracks) ; additional composition (track 4)
Matt Gray – additional programming
Joshua Jenkin – additional programming
Sam Martin – additional programming
Jerry Bouthier – additional programming
Andrea Gorgerino – additional programming
Fred Falke – additional programming (all tracks) ; additional composition (track 4)
Jason Resch – additional programming (all tracks) ; additional composition (track 4)
Kieran Jones – additional programming (all tracks) ; additional composition (track 4)
Technical
Brian Higgins – production (all tracks) ; mixing (tracks 4–7, 9–11)
Gossip – additional production
Toby Scott – special production assistance, engineering (all tracks) ; mixing (tracks 4–7, 9–11)
Jeremy Sherrer – engineering
Ben Taylor – recording engineering assistance
Matt Gray – mixing (tracks 4–7, 9–10)
Rich Costey – mixing (tracks 1–3)
Chris Kasych – logic engineering (tracks 1–3)
Serban Ghenea – mixing (track 8)
John Hanes – engineering for mix (track 8)
Phil Seaford – engineering assistance (track 8)
Tom Coyne – mastering
Artwork
Rankin – photography
Mike Larremore – additional photography
Jeri Lynn – art direction
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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