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Goldfrapp spanned luxe John Barry-style orchestral pop to dominatrix dancefloor moves to summery British folk and more over the course of their albums, but The Singles shows that their craftsmanship and good taste may have been their most defining quality. That, and Alison Goldfrapp's stunning voice, which was flexible enough to not just fit any mold that her and Will Gregory's ideas required, but to redefine them; listen to her soaring highs and cooing lows on "Utopia" for a reminder. While the duo's glam-disco hits like the sexy, low-slung "Ooh La La," "Train," and "Strict Machine" may have been most popular, The Singles is admirably egalitarian, a point emphasized by how its sequencing puts songs from different albums and eras side by side. Hearing the timeless-feeling dark romanticism of Felt Mountain tracks such as "Lovely Head" next to the introspective, flower child, synth pop of The Seventh Tree's "A&E," and the spot-on '80s homage "Rocket" from Head First reaffirms that Goldfrapp were keen students of pop music of all styles and eras, but vibrantly creative in their own right. Their style-hopping sounds less like searching for what will stick and more like the product of two restlessly creative artists who had the talent to do just about anything they wanted and tried a little of everything. While it's disappointing that a few singles aren't here ("Pilots" and "Satin Chic" are particularly glaring omissions), the inclusion of two previously unreleased tracks makes up for that, especially since the reflective "Yellow Halo" and seductive "Melancholy Sky" rival the quality of any of their album tracks.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Goldfrapp, Producer, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Composer - Alison Goldfrapp, Composer
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2005 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Gavyn Wright, Leader Strings - Nick Ingman, Strings Conductor - Gary Thomas, Recorded by - Goldfrapp, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Recorded by, Synthesizer, VocalArranger - Alison Goldfrapp, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Vocals, Recorded by, Synthesizer, VocalArranger - MARK STENT, Mixer - Alex Dromgoole, AssistantEngineer - Mat Bartram, Assistant Recording Engineer - Nick Batt, Synthesizer, Additional Programming
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2005 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Jeremy Wheatley, Additional Production - Steve Orchard, String Recording Engineer - Nick Ingman, Orchestration, Strings Conductor - Yoad Nevo, Additional Programming - Dave Bascombe, Mixer - Goldfrapp, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Recorded by, Synthesizer, VocalArranger - Alison Goldfrapp, Composer, Performance - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer - Nick Batt, Composer
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2004 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Adrian Utley, Bass Guitar, Bass - Stuart Gordon, Viola, Violin - Goldfrapp, Composer, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Producer, Arranger, String Arranger, Keyboards, Writer - Alison Goldfrapp, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, Whistle - John Parish, Drums - Nick Batt, Programmer, Additional Programmer, Synth Bass, Synthesizer, Bass Synthesizer - Chris Weston, Programmer, Additional Programmer
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2000 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Goldfrapp, Composer, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Performance - Alison Goldfrapp, Performance - W. Gregory, Writer - Will Gregory and Alison Goldfrapp, Composer, Lyricist - A. Goldfrapp, Writer - Gregory, Goldfrapp, Composer
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2001 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass - Stephen Marcussen, Engineer, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Flood, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards - Goldfrapp, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Composer, Producer, Instruments - Alison Goldfrapp, Composer, Producer, Vocals - Tim Oliver, Engineer, AdditionalEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Denny Weston Jr, Drums - Steve Evans, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar - Nick Batt, Programmer, Drum Programmer - Ruth Wall, Harp
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2008 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Eliza Lumley, Choir - Stephen Marcussen, Engineer, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Flood, Producer, Keyboards - Jenny O'Grady, Conductor, Choir, Choir Conductor - Goldfrapp, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Recorder, Instruments, RecordingEngineer - Alison Goldfrapp, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Recorder, Vocals, RecordingEngineer - Charlie Jones, Bass - Tony Hoffer, Mixer - Bill Mims, Mixer, Assistant Mixer - Tim Oliver, Assistant Additional Recording Engineer, AdditionalEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Damon Reece, Drums, Percussion - Nick Batt, Beats, Additional Beats, Production, Additional Production, Synthesizer - Sarah Eyden, Choir - Samantha Shaw, Choir - Rachel Weston, Choir - Sam Burkey, Choir - Yona Dunsford, Choir - Tom Pearce, Choir
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2008 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Goldfrapp, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Composer, Synthesizer - Alison Goldfrapp, Composer, Vocals, Synthesizer - Gregory, Composer
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2003 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Goldfrapp, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Composer, Synthesizer - Alison Goldfrapp, Composer, Vocals, Synthesizer - Charlie Jones, Bass - Daniel Miller, Synthesizer - Jon Collyer, Programmer, Additional Programmer - Nick Batt, Composer, Synthesizer - Dave Power, Drums, Additional Drums - Ewan Pearson, Programmer, Additional Programmer
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2005 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Leo Taylor, Drums - Ted Jensen, Engineer, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Pascal Gabriel, Production, Additional Production - Bruno Ellingham, Engineer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer - Matty Green, Mixer - Davide Rossi, Violin - Goldfrapp, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Recorder, Instruments, RecordingEngineer - Alison Goldfrapp, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Recorder, Vocals, Instruments, RecordingEngineer - Charlie Jones, Bass - Tim Goldsworthy, Programmer, Additional Drum Programming - Ged Lynch, Drums - Alex Lee, Guitar, Guitarra - Greg Freeman, Engineer, Musician - Nick Batt, Programmer, Additional Programmer
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2010 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Ted Jensen, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Pascal Gabriel, Additional Production - Bruno Ellingham, Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Matty Green, Assistant Mixer - Goldfrapp, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Instruments, RecordingEngineer - Alison Goldfrapp, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Instruments, RecordingEngineer - Spike Stent, Mixer
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2010 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Mike Marsh, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Steve Orchard, Engineer - Nick Ingman, Conductor, Orchestration, Orchestra Leader - Goldfrapp, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Synthesizer - Alison Goldfrapp, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, Synthesizer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer - Rowan Oliver, Programmer - Gregory, Composer - Nick Batt, Programmer
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2003 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Stephen Marcussen, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Bruno Ellingham, Additional Programmer - Flood, Mixer, Additional Production - Goldfrapp, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Performance - Alison Goldfrapp, Performance - Andy Savours, Additional Programmer, Assistant Mixer - Patrick Phillips, Assistant Mixer - Daisy Palmer, Drums
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Stephen Marcussen, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Bruno Ellingham, Additional Programmer - Flood, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, Sequencer Programmer - Goldfrapp, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Will Gregory, Performance - Alison Goldfrapp, Performance - Charlie Jones, Bass - Andy Savours, Additional Programmer, Assistant Mixer - Greg Freeman, Drums Recording Engineer, Musician - Nick Batt, Programmer - Patrick Phillips, Assistant Mixer - Daisy Palmer, Drums, Percussion
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
Goldfrapp spanned luxe John Barry-style orchestral pop to dominatrix dancefloor moves to summery British folk and more over the course of their albums, but The Singles shows that their craftsmanship and good taste may have been their most defining quality. That, and Alison Goldfrapp's stunning voice, which was flexible enough to not just fit any mold that her and Will Gregory's ideas required, but to redefine them; listen to her soaring highs and cooing lows on "Utopia" for a reminder. While the duo's glam-disco hits like the sexy, low-slung "Ooh La La," "Train," and "Strict Machine" may have been most popular, The Singles is admirably egalitarian, a point emphasized by how its sequencing puts songs from different albums and eras side by side. Hearing the timeless-feeling dark romanticism of Felt Mountain tracks such as "Lovely Head" next to the introspective, flower child, synth pop of The Seventh Tree's "A&E," and the spot-on '80s homage "Rocket" from Head First reaffirms that Goldfrapp were keen students of pop music of all styles and eras, but vibrantly creative in their own right. Their style-hopping sounds less like searching for what will stick and more like the product of two restlessly creative artists who had the talent to do just about anything they wanted and tried a little of everything. While it's disappointing that a few singles aren't here ("Pilots" and "Satin Chic" are particularly glaring omissions), the inclusion of two previously unreleased tracks makes up for that, especially since the reflective "Yellow Halo" and seductive "Melancholy Sky" rival the quality of any of their album tracks.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:41
- Main artists: Goldfrapp
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mute, a BMG Company
- Genre: Electronic
© 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2012 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
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