Fur and Gold
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Fur and Gold is the debut studio album by English singer Bat for Lashes. It was released on 11 September 2006 by The Echo Label. It was met with critical acclaim and received a nomination for the 2007 Mercury Prize. In 2007, the album was re-released through Parlophone. Fur and Gold spawned 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-inch vinyl with a remix featuring Scroobius Pip and Plaid. As of April 2009, Fur and Gold had sold 27,000 copies in United States.[1]
Music
Journalist Garry Mulholland wrote that singer Natasha Khan and producer David Kosten "reinvent Siouxsie / [Kate] Bush/ Björk mystical sex, musical travelogue and poetic dreamstate for the contemporary singer-songwriter milieu".[2] Magic described the song "What’s A Girl To Do?" as such: "starting with an original drumbeat of the Ronettes and embracing modernity in the form of a rudimentary drum machine, before returning to its 1960's trademarks with the help of a simple drum. Not to spoil anything, the chorus irremediably evokes the divine "Arabian Knights" of Siouxsie and the Banshees".[3]
Critical reception
Template:Music ratings Fur and Gold received widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81, based on 15 reviews.[4]
Track listing
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fur and Gold.[5]
Musicians
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Technical
- David Kosten – production, recording, mixing
- Natasha Khan – production
- Tim Young – mastering
Artwork
- Bohdan Cap – cover photo
- Peter Moyse – band photo
- Natasha Khan – album artwork
- Red Design – design, layout
Charts
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Certifications
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Release history
| Region | Date | Edition | Label | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 11 September 2006 | Standard | The Echo Label | [6] |
| France | 2 July 2007 | EMI | [7] | |
| United Kingdom | 16 July 2007 | Reissue | Parlophone | [8] |
| Australia | 27 July 2007 | Standard | Template:Hlist | [9] |
| United States | 31 July 2007 | Template:Hlist | [10] | |
| Germany | 2 November 2007 | EMI | [11] |
References
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