Made of Bricks
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| Studio album by Kate Nash | ||||
| Released | 6 August 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, anti-folk | |||
| Length | 54:19 | |||
| Label | Fiction | |||
| Producer | Paul Epworth, Kate Nash | |||
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Made of Bricks is the debut album by English indie pop singer-songwriter Kate Nash, released in the United Kingdom on 6 August 2007. The album was a commercial success, topping the UK Albums Chart and spawning a number-two single in the form of "Foundations".[1] The album was later released in Europe on 10 September 2007 and in the United States on 18 September.
The album was released five weeks earlier than originally planned due to the popularity of the single "Foundations".[2][3] The album does not contain the track "Caroline's a Victim", which was released as a limited 7" single, double A-Side with "Birds" on Moshi Moshi Records before "Foundations". "Birds" was included as the fifth track of the album.
A version that included a "making of" DVD was available at Best Buy on the album's release in the United States. In the US, Made of Bricks debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 16,000.[4]
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[edit] Reception
Initial critical response to Made of Bricks was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 71, based on 23 reviews.[5]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Kate Nash; "Foundations" and "Pumpkin Soup" co-written by Paul Epworth, "Nicest Thing" co-written by Jay Malhotra.
- "Play" – 1:11
- "Foundations" – 4:05
- "Mouthwash" – 5:01
- "Dickhead" – 3:43
- "Birds" – 4:25
- "We Get On" – 4:34
- "Mariella" – 4:15
- "Shit Song" – 3:05
- "Pumpkin Soup" – 2:59
- "Skeleton Song" – 5:07
- "Nicest Thing" – 4:05
- "Merry Happy" – 13:10 (includes hidden track "Little Red" from 6:08)
- Digital download edition
- "A Is for Asthma" – 2:37
[edit] Personnel
- Musicians
- Kate Nash – vocals, piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar, bass, synthesizers, production on "Play"
- Jay Malhotra – electric guitar on "Mouthwash", "Birds", "Skeleton Song", "Nicest Thing" and "Merry Happy"; bass on "Mouthwash", "We Get On", "Skeleton Song" and "Merry Happy"; acoustic guitar on "Play"; percussion on "Mariella"
- Elliott Andrews – drums on "Mouthwash", "We Get On", "Shit Song", "Skeleton Song" and "Merry Happy"
- Mei-ling Wong – violin on "Skeleton Song" and "Nicest Thing"
- Fiona Brice – strings, brass and woodwind arrangements on "Dickhead" and "Merry Happy"
- Leo Taylor – drums on "Pumpkin Soup"
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[edit] Singles
- The first single to be released, "Caroline's A Victim", did not make it onto the album, however its B-side, "Birds" did.
- Kate's second single release, "Foundations", is her most successful single to date. It charted at number #2 in the UK Singles Chart, missing the number one spot to Rihanna's Umbrella by less than 200 copies. The song also charted most notably in Canada, Ireland, Germany and Austria.
- The third single to be released, "Mouthwash" was performed at T4 on the Beach shortly before its release. The single entered the UK Singles Chart at #54 and two weeks later reached its peak position of #23. It received mixed reviews and therefore did not chart elsewhere.
- The fourth single release, "Pumpkin Soup", was originally released in October 2007 but only reached its UK peak position of #23 in January 2008. The song also charted in Austria and Germany. It managed to achieve a number #40 spot in Ireland.
- The fifth and final single release was "Merry Happy". The single was predicted to have a lot of success after it was playlisted on BBC Radio 1, however Kate did not release a video for the song, therefore jinxing it and giving it a lousy UK chart position of #116. The song, however, managed to chart in the Top 100 in Canada and was her first hit in the US.
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 1 |
| Irish Albums Chart | 8 |
| Canadian Album Chart | 14 |
| Belgian Albums Chart | 20 |
| US Billboard 200 | 36 |
| German Albums Chart | 38 |
| French Albums Chart | 39 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 39 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 41 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 51 |
| Australian Albums Chart | 96 |
[edit] Sales
'Made of Bricks' opened at #1 on the UK Album Chart selling 56,000 copies.[1] The album is certified platinum in the UK (300,000+).
| Preceded by One Chance by Paul Potts |
UK Albums Chart number-one album 12 August 2007 |
Succeeded by Elvis The King |
[edit] References
- ^ "Chart Stats - Kate Nash". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=11017. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ Play
- ^ NME
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Keys Holds Off Radiohead, 'Juno' At No. 1", Billboard.com, January 16, 2008.
- ^ "Kate Nash:Made of Bricks (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/nashkate/madeofbricks. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
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