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Fur and Gold is the debut album by English recording artist Bat for Lashes , released on 11 September 2006 by The Echo Label . It was released to critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize . In 2007, the album was re-released through Parlophone . Fur and Gold contains the singles "The Wizard", "Trophy", "Prescilla", and "What's a Girl to Do?" In 2008, "What's a Girl to Do?" was re-released as a 12" with a remix featuring Scroobius Pip and Plaid .
Critical reception
Fur and Gold was generally well received by critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[ 6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Natasha Khan, except where noted
Title 1. "Horse and I" 3:04 2. "Trophy" 4:00 3. "Tahiti" 3:38 4. "What's a Girl to Do?" 2:58 5. "Sad Eyes" 4:16 6. "The Wizard" 4:17 7. "Prescilla" 3:34 8. "Bat's Mouth" 4:25 9. "Seal Jubilee" 4:44 10. "Sarah" 3:56 11. "I Saw a Light" 6:24
Personnel
Natasha Khan – vocals, keyboards (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10) ; producer, string arrangements (all tracks) ; percussion (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10) ; drums (2, 4, 6) ; piano (3, 5–9, 11) ; Hammond organ (5) ; harmonium (6) ; autoharp (7) ; guitar, vibraphone (9) ; sounds (11) ; artwork
Tim Byford – drums (1, 4, 10, 11)
Ben Christophers – bass, guitar (4, 6, 10)
Abi Fry – viola (1, 3, 8–11) ; string arrangements (all tracks)
Mary Funnell – violin (8) ; string arrangements (all tracks)
Mikee Goodman – vocal sea sounds (9)
Howard Gott – violin (1, 2, 8)
Tim Hutton – trombone, trumpet (10)
David Kosten – producer, engineer, mixing, additional keyboards, additional programming (all tracks) ; special foot taps (8) ; keyboards (9)
Will Lemon – spoken word (11)
Anna McInerney – violin (8) ; string arrangements (all tracks)
Peter Moyse – band photography
Josh T. Pearson – backing vocals (2, 9) ; guitar (2, 11) ; intro (11)
Emma Ramsdale – harp (1, 4)
Rachael T. Sell – backing vocals (10)
Sophie Sirota – violin (1, 2, 8)
Caroline Weeks – autoharp (3) ; backing vocals (3, 6, 8) ; guitar (6–8)
Tim Young – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Certifications
As of April 2009 it has sold 27,000 copies in United States. [ 22]
Release history
References
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^ "Bat for Lashes – The Wizard (7")" . Discogs . Retrieved 21 March 2009 .
^ "Bat for Lashes – Trophy (7")" . Discogs . Retrieved 22 March 2009 .
^ "Release "Prescilla" by Bat for Lashes" . MusicBrainz . Retrieved 22 March 2009 .
^ "Release "What's a Girl to Do?" by Bat for Lashes" . MusicBrainz . Retrieved 22 March 2009 .
^ a b "Reviews for Fur & Gold by Bat For Lashes" . Metacritic . Retrieved 11 September 2007 .
^ Phares, Heather. "Fur and Gold – Bat for Lashes" . AllMusic . Retrieved 7 April 2009 .
^ O'Neal, Sean (31 July 2007). "Bat For Lashes: Fur And Gold" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved 8 February 2009 .
^ Greenblatt, Leah (10 August 2007). "Fur and Gold" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ Clarke, Betty (8 September 2006). "Bat For Lashes, Fur and Gold" . The Guardian . Retrieved 6 September 2007 .
^ Gill, Andy (8 September 2006). "Album: Bat for Lashes" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2016 .
^ Cromelin, Richard (29 July 2007). "Druid rock. Cool. So what's next?" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ LeMay, Matt (8 February 2007). "Bat For Lashes: Fur & Gold" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 6 September 2007 .
^ Sawdey, Evan (13 September 2007). "Bat For Lashes: Fur and Gold" . PopMatters . Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ Cinquemani, Sal (2 November 2007). "Bat for Lashes: Fur and Gold" . Slant Magazine . Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ Hawkins, Si (13 July 2007). "Bat for Lashes :: Fur and Gold" . URB . Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2016 .
^ a b "Fur & Gold: Bat for Lashes" . Amazon.com . Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ "Fur and Gold by Bat for Lashes" . iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc . Retrieved 9 April 2012 .
^ "Bat For Lashes – Fur And Gold" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ "Bat For Lashes – Fur And Gold" . Official Charts Company Archive. Retrieved 31 May 2016 .
^ "British album certifications – Bat for Lashes – Fur and Gold" . British Phonographic Industry . 22 July 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014 . Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Fur and Gold in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ Smirke, Richard (11 April 2009). "Bat Out Of Hell" . Billboard. Retrieved 20 July 2018 .
^ "Fur and Gold: Bat For Lashes" . Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ "Fur and gold : Bat for Lashes" (in French). Fnac . Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ "Bat For Lashes: Two Suns" . HMV . Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
^ "Fur & Gold – Bat For Lashes" . JB Hi-Fi . Retrieved 6 April 2012 .
^ "BAT FOR LASHES // Fur And Gold" (in German). EMI Music Germany . Retrieved 8 April 2012 .
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