Fixin to Thrill

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Fixin to Thrill
Studio album by Dragonette
Released September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25)
Recorded Estudio Pau Claris (Barcelona, Spain)
Grandma Oda's House, Vespa Music Group (Toronto, Canada)
Malvern Airlines (London, England)
Two Sticks (Seattle, United States)
Genre Electropop, synthpop, New Wave
Length 42:41
Label Universal
Producer Black Wrappers
Dragonette chronology
Galore
(2007)		 Fixin to Thrill
(2009)
Singles from Fixin to Thrill
  1. "Fixin to Thrill"
    Released: May 26, 2009 (2009-05-26)[1]
  2. "Gone Too Far"
    Released: July 28, 2009 (2009-07-28) [2]
  3. "Pick Up the Phone"
    Released: September 23, 2009 (2009-09-23)[3]
  4. "Come On Be Good"
    Released: October 8, 2009 (2009-10-08) [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 3/5 stars[5]
Allmusic 4/5 stars[6]
CHARTattack (3/5)[7]
Consequence of Sound 4.5/5 stars[8]
Time Off (favourable)[9]

Fixin to Thrill is the second studio album by Canadian electropop band Dragonette. It was released in Canada on September 29, 2009 by Universal Music Group.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Dan Kurtz and Martina Sorbara, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Fixin to Thrill"   4:07
2. "Gone Too Far"   3:40
3. "Liar"   3:56
4. "Stupid Grin"   3:45
5. "Easy"   3:47
6. "Pick Up the Phone"   3:35
7. "We Rule the World"   3:41
8. "Big Sunglasses"   3:30
9. "Okay Dolore"   2:33
10. "Come on Be Good"   3:22
11. "You're a Disaster"   3:32
12. "Don't Be Funny"   3:13

[edit] Personnel

Band
Additional
  • Caitlin Abogouv – choir (track 4)
  • Rich Andrews – design
  • Black Wrappers – producer
  • Leo Cackett – band photography
  • Jason Chhangur – mixing assistant
  • Emily Cho – choir (track 4)
  • Jacqueline Cohen – choir (track 4)
  • Brian Crone – saxophone (track 1)
  • Perry Curties – photography
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Evangeline Gogou – choir (track 4)
  • Alison Goldlist – choir (track 4)
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing
  • Mira Korngold – choir (track 4)
  • Yaela Korngold – choir (track 4)
  • Jackson Long – assistant engineer
  • Rob Mee – trombone (track 1)
  • Punkdafunk Inc – management
  • Sara Quin – backing vocals (track 9)
  • Eric Ratz – drum engineer
  • Joseph Shabason – saxophone (track 1)
  • Will Stapleton – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8)
  • Kurt Swinghammer – guitar (track 1)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Dance/Electronic Albums[11] 21
US Heatseekers Albums[11] 37

[edit] Release history

Country Date Label Format
Australia September 25, 2009[12] Bandroom Records Digital download
Canada September 29, 2009[13] Universal Music CD, digital download
Australia October 2, 2009[10] Bandroom Records CD
United States October 19, 2009[14] I Surrender Records Digital download
November 18, 2009[15] CD

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Fixin' to Thrill – EP by Dragonette". iTunes Store Canada. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/fixin-to-thrill-ep/id316759197. Retrieved October 9, 2009. 
  2. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/gone-too-far-single/id324330936
  3. ^ "Pick Up the Phone – Single by Dragonette". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pick-up-the-phone-single/id377784678. Retrieved October 28, 2011. 
  4. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/come-on-be-good-single/id335097122
  5. ^ Norman, Ben. "Dragonette – 'Fixin To Thrill'". About.com. The New York Times Company. http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/Dragonette_-_Fixin_to_Thrill.htm. Retrieved October 28, 2011. 
  6. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Fixin to Thrill – Dragonette". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/fixin-to-thrill-r1691790/review. Retrieved October 28, 2011. 
  7. ^ Harper, Kate (October 15, 2009). "Dragonette – Fixin To Thrill". CHARTattack. Chart Communications. http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/75638/dragonette-fixin-to-thrill. Retrieved October 24, 2009. 
  8. ^ Hines, Will (October 20, 2009). "Album Review: Dragonette – Fixin To Thrill". Consequence of Sound. http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/10/album-review-dragonette-fixin-to-thrill/. Retrieved October 24, 2009. 
  9. ^ Beattie, Carlin. "Dragonette – Fixin To Thrill". Time Off. http://www.timeoff.com.au/html/index.php?view=article&catid=16%3Acd-reviews&id=4007%3Adragonette&format=pdf&option=com_content&Itemid=52. Retrieved October 28, 2011. 
  10. ^ a b "Fixin To Thrill – Dragonette". Sanity. http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2133080/Fixin_To_Thrill. Retrieved October 28, 2011. 
  11. ^ a b "Fixin to Thrill – Dragonette". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/dragonette/fixin-to-thrill/1339522. Retrieved October 28, 2011. 
  12. ^ "Fixin to Thrill by Dragonette". iTunes Store Australia. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/fixin-to-thrill/id331824585. Retrieved October 28, 2011. 
  13. ^ "FIXIN TO THRILL by DRAGONETTE". HMV Canada. http://www.hmv.ca/Products/Detail/536119.aspx. Retrieved October 28, 2011. 
  14. ^ "Fixin to Thrill by Dragonette". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fixin-to-thrill/id334126992. Retrieved October 28, 2011. 
  15. ^ "Fixin to Thrill: Dragonette". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002XITT40. Retrieved October 28, 2011. 

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