First Album is the debut studio album by French electronic music duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker, released in 2001. It includes the tracks "1982" and "Frank Sinatra", two anthems of the late-1990s electroclash scene that had been first released on the EP Champagne (1998).[1][2]
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| Released | October 2001 | |||
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| Label | International DeeJay Gigolo | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Armchair DJ | link |
| Exclaim! | Favorable link |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| Rolling Stone | link |
| URB |  link |
The album received generally favorable reviews. It earned a collective score of 68 out of 100 from Metacritic.[4] Adam Bregman from Allmusic commented, "This French-Swiss duo pumps out retro-'80s-style disco beats and silly lyrics, creating a fun, goofy, ironic vibe [...] They seem to be trying to reach over and above that generally stale genre, and they mostly succeed."[5]
Fact placed First Album at number 92 on its "100 best: Albums of the Decade" list.[6] Mixer placed First Album at number five on its "Best Albums of 2002" list.[7] Muzik placed it at number 15 on its list of the "Top 30 Albums of 2001".[8] Resident Advisor ranked the album number 94 on its list of the "Top 100 albums of the 2000s".[9]
Commercial performance
editDespite not charting, First Album sold over 50,000 copies worldwide.[10]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Miss Kittin; all music is composed by The Hacker
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Life on MTV" | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Frank Sinatra" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Walk On By" | 5:04 |
| 4. | "1982" | 5:17 |
| 5. | "Stock Exchange" | 5:22 |
| 6. | "You and Us" | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Flexibility" | 6:25 |
| 8. | "L'homme dans l'ombre" | 4:15 |
| 9. | "Slow Track" | 2:55 |
| 10. | "Nurse" | 5:13 |
| 11. | "Stripper" | 4:57 |
| 12. | "DJ Song" | 3:03 |
| 13. | "Walking in the Sunshine" | 5:14 |
| 14. | "Frank Sinatra (2001)" | 4:53 |
| 15. | "The Beach" | 4:41 |
Personnel
edit- Miss Kittin – vocals, vibes
- The Hacker – programming
- LeroYorel – cover
- F. Holzer – photos
References
edit- ^ Gagne, Justin (2011). "Velle - Couture Soundtracks - Winter 2010". Velle. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Miss Kittin > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Miss Kittin". Robert Christgau.
- ^ "First Album Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ Bregman, Adam (2001). "First Album - Miss Kittin & The Hacker". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ Foxx, Trilby (2009). "100 best: Albums of the Decade - FACT magazine: music and art". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Best Albums of 2002". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "Rocklist.net...Muzik End Of Year Lists..." Rocklist.net. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ "RA Poll: Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ "RA: The Hacker biography". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 26 February 2011.