I Told You I Was Freaky
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| I Told You I Was Freaky | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Flight of the Conchords | ||||||||||
| Released | October 20, 2009 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2008/09 | |||||||||
| Genre | Comedy rock Anti-folk Alternative hip hop |
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| Length | 33:44 | |||||||||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||||||||
| Producer | Mickey Petralia | |||||||||
| Flight of the Conchords chronology | ||||||||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| BBC | (favourable)[2] |
| CHARTattack | |
| NME | (8/10)[4] |
| Paste | (41%)[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.7/10)[6] |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Spin | |
| Toro | |
I Told You I Was Freaky is the second studio album by New Zealand folk parody duo Flight of the Conchords. It features 13 songs. Out of those 13, ten were released as singles on the American iTunes Store following their television debut. It was released on 20 October in the US[11] and 2 November in the UK.[12] One of the songs, "Demon Woman", [13] was released as part of a downloadable track pack for the video game Rock Band.[14] The album cover was created by John Dyer Baizley, reminiscent of the 1972 album Summer Breeze by the soft rock duo Seals & Crofts.[citation needed]
Contents |
[edit] Tracklisting
All songs written and composed by Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie except "Carol Brown" written by James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, and Bret McKenzie.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Hurt Feelings" | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Sugalumps" | 2:11 |
| 3. | "We're Both in Love with a Sexy Lady" | 2:49 |
| 4. | "I Told You I Was Freaky" | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Demon Woman" | 1:59 |
| 6. | "Rambling Through the Avenues of Time" | 2:43 |
| 7. | "Fashion Is Danger" | 2:20 |
| 8. | "Petrov, Yelyena, and Me" | 2:28 |
| 9. | "Too Many Dicks (On the Dance Floor)" | 2:28 |
| 10. | "You Don't Have to Be a Prostitute" | 2:49 |
| 11. | "Friends" | 2:03 |
| 12. | "Carol Brown" | 3:26 |
| 13. | "Angels" | 2:36 |
| iTunes Bonus Track | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 14. | "Pencils in the Wind" | 3:05 | |||||||
[edit] Personnel
- Arj Barker: rap on "Sugalumps" and "Too Many Dicks (On the Dance Floor)"
- Gus Seyffert: guitar on "We're Both in Love With a Sexy Lady"
- Josh Schwarz: guitar on "Demon Woman"
- David Ralicke: clarinet on "Rambling Through the Avenues of Time"
- Kristen Schaal & David Costabile: vocals on "Petrov, Yelyena, and Me"
- Shani Meivar: violin on "Petrov, Yelyena, and Me"
- Sam Scott: percussion on "Petrov, Yelyena, and Me"
- Mickey Petralia: drums on "You Don't Have to Be a Prostitute"
- Rhys Darby: vocals on "Friends"
- Jim Gaffigan: vocals on "Friends"
- Alison Sudol, Inara George, & Nadia Ackerman: vocals on "Carol Brown"
- Jo Bobin & Victoria Bobin: vocals on "Carol Brown" and "Angels"
- Jamie Simpson: vocals on "Angels"
- Sia Furler: Backing vocals on "Carol Brown"
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Peak position | Sales |
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| New Zealand Albums Chart[15] | 7 | – |
| UK Albums Chart | 47 | – |
| US Billboard 200 | 19 | – |
[edit] References
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- ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1643241.
- ^ "BBC review". http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/pfwx.
- ^ "CHARTattack review". http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/76176/flight-of-the-conchords-i-told-you-i-was-freaky.
- ^ "NME review". http://www.nme.com/reviews/flight-of-the-conchords/10935.
- ^ "Paste review". http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/10/flight-of-the-conchords-i-told-you-i-was-freaky.html.
- ^ "Pitchfork Media review". http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13570-i-told-you-i-was-freaky.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". http://www.spin.com/reviews/flight-conchords-i-told-you-i-was-freaky-sub-pop.
- ^ "Slant Magazine review". http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1899.
- ^ "Spin review". http://www.spin.com/reviews/flight-conchords-i-told-you-i-was-freaky-sub-pop.
- ^ "Toro review". http://www.toromagazine.com/?q=node/2361.
- ^ http://whatthefolk.net/
- ^ http://www.nme.com/news/flight-of-the-conchords/47070
- ^ http://games.venturebeat.com/2009/12/11/as-beatles-rock-band-sales-slow-game-publisher-tries-to-stoke-sales/
- ^ http://www.teamteabag.com/2009/09/23/more-details-on-the-upcoming-flight-of-the-conchords-track-pack/
- ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
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