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Fur and Gold

Fur and Goldis the debut studio album by English singerBat for Lashes.It was released on 11 September 2006 byThe Echo Label.It was met with critical acclaim and received a nomination for the 2007Mercury Prize.In 2007, the album was re-released throughParlophone.Fur and Goldspawned 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 featuringScroobius PipandPlaid.As of April 2009,Fur and Goldhad sold 27,000 copies in United States.[6]

Fur and Gold
Studio albumby
Bat for Lashes
Released11 September 2006(2006-09-11)
Recorded2006
GenreFolktronica[1]
Length46:47
LabelEcho,Manimal Vinyl
Producer
Bat for Lasheschronology
Fur and Gold
(2006) 		Two Suns
(2009)
SinglesfromFur and Gold
  1. "The Wizard"
    Released: 8 May 2006[2]
  2. "Trophy"
    Released: 30 October 2006[3]
  3. "Prescilla"
    Released: 12 March 2007[4]
  4. "What's a Girl to Do?"
    Released: 9 July 2007[5]

Music

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Journalist Garry Mulholland wrote that singer Natasha Khan and producer David Kosten "reinventSiouxsie/[Kate] Bush/Björkmystical sex, musical travelogue and poetic dreamstate for the contemporary singer-songwriter milieu ".[7]Magicdescribed the song "What’s A Girl To Do?" as such: "starting with an original drumbeat ofthe Ronettesand 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"ofSiouxsie and the Banshees".[8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The A.V. ClubB+[11]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[12]
The Guardian[13]
The Independent[14]
Los Angeles Times[15]
Pitchfork6.5/10[16]
PopMatters7/10[17]
Slant Magazine[18]
URB[19]

Fur and Goldreceived widespread acclaim from music critics. AtMetacritic,which assigns anormalisedrating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received anaveragescore of 81, based on 15 reviews.[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written byNatasha Khan,except where noted

No.TitleLength
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
US edition andiTunes Storebonus track[20][21]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."I'm on Fire"Bruce Springsteen3:31

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes ofFur and Gold.[22]

Musicians

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  • Natasha Khan– vocals, string arrangements(all tracks);keyboards(tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10);piano(tracks 3, 5–9, 11);percussion(tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10);drums(tracks 2, 4, 6);Hammond organ(track 5);autoharp(track 7);guitar, vibraphone(track 9);sounds(track 11);harmonium(track 6)
  • Abi Fry– viola(tracks 1, 3, 8–11);string arrangements(all tracks)
  • Caroline Weeks – autoharp(track 3);backing vocals(tracks 3, 6, 8);guitar(tracks 6–8)
  • Mary Funnell – violin(track 8);string arrangements(all tracks)
  • Anna McInerney – violin(track 8);string arrangements(all tracks)
  • Tim Byford – drums(tracks 1, 4, 10, 11)
  • Josh T. Pearson– guitar(tracks 2, 11);backing vocals(tracks 2, 9);intro vocals(track 11)
  • Ben Christophers– bass, guitar(tracks 4, 6, 10)
  • Sophie Sirota – violin(tracks 1, 2, 8)
  • Howard Gott – violin(tracks 1, 2, 8)
  • Emma Ramsdale – harp(tracks 1, 4)
  • Tim Hutton – trumpet, trombone(track 10)
  • Rachael T. Sell – backing vocals(track 10)
  • Will Lemon – spoken word intro(track 11)
  • Mikee Goodman– vocal sea sounds(track 9)
  • David Kosten– keyboards(track 9);special foot taps(track 8);additional keyboards, programming(all tracks)

Technical

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  • David Kosten – production, recording, mi xing
  • Natasha Khan – production
  • Tim Young – mastering

Artwork

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  • Bohdan Cap – cover photo
  • Peter Moyse – band photo
  • Natasha Khan – album artwork
  • Red Design – design, layout

Charts

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Chart (2007) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[23] 130
Scottish Albums(OCC)[24] 64
UK Albums(OCC)[25] 48

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold 100,000^

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Edition Label Ref.
United Kingdom 11 September 2006 Standard The Echo Label [27]
France 2 July 2007 EMI [28]
United Kingdom 16 July 2007 Reissue Parlophone [29]
Australia 27 July 2007 Standard
  • Spunk
  • She Bear
 [30]
United States 31 July 2007
[20]
Germany 2 November 2007 EMI [31]

References

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  3. ^"Bat for Lashes – Trophy (7" ) ".Discogs. 30 October 2006.Retrieved22 March2009.
  4. ^"Release" Prescilla "by Bat for Lashes".MusicBrainz.Retrieved22 March2009.
  5. ^"Release" What's a Girl to Do? "by Bat for Lashes".MusicBrainz.Retrieved22 March2009.
  6. ^Smirke, Richard (11 April 2009)."Bat Out of Hell".Billboard.Vol. 121, no. 14. p. 32.ISSN0006-2510.Retrieved23 December2018.
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  8. ^Greib, Etienne."Fun and Gold[review] ".Magic.Archived fromthe originalon 9 November 2012.Retrieved2 July2020.
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  11. ^O'Neal, Sean (31 July 2007)."Bat For Lashes: Fur And Gold".The A.V. Club.Retrieved23 December2018.
  12. ^Greenblatt, Leah (10 August 2007)."Fur and Gold".Entertainment Weekly.Retrieved3 July2016.
  13. ^Clarke, Betty (8 September 2006)."Bat For Lashes, Fur and Gold".The Guardian.Retrieved14 December2016.
  14. ^Gill, Andy (8 September 2006)."Album: Bat for Lashes".The Independent.Archived fromthe originalon 13 October 2008.Retrieved3 July2016.
  15. ^Cromelin, Richard (29 July 2007)."Druid rock. Cool. So what's next?".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved8 April2012.
  16. ^LeMay, Matt (8 February 2007)."Bat for Lashes: Fur & Gold".Pitchfork.Retrieved6 September2007.
  17. ^Sawdey, Evan (13 September 2007)."Bat For Lashes: Fur and Gold".PopMatters.Archivedfrom the original on 9 June 2012.Retrieved8 April2012.
  18. ^Cinquemani, Sal (2 November 2007)."Bat for Lashes: Fur and Gold".Slant Magazine.Retrieved23 December2018.
  19. ^Hawkins, Si (13 July 2007)."Bat for Lashes:: Fur and Gold".URB.Archived fromthe originalon 5 October 2009.Retrieved3 July2016.
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  22. ^Fur and Gold(liner notes).Bat for Lashes.The Echo Label.2006. ECHCD 72.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ^"Lescharts – Bat for Lashes – Fur and Gold".Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  24. ^"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  25. ^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  26. ^"British album certifications – Bat for Lashes – Fur and Gold".British Phonographic Industry.22 July 2013.Retrieved11 March2014.
  27. ^"Fur and Gold: Bat For Lashes".Amazon (UK).Retrieved23 December2018.
  28. ^"Fur and gold – Bat for Lashes"(in French).Fnac.Retrieved8 April2012.
  29. ^"Bat For Lashes: Two Suns".HMV.Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2012.Retrieved8 April2012.
  30. ^"Fur & Gold – Bat For Lashes".JB Hi-Fi.Archived fromthe originalon 16 February 2013.Retrieved6 April2012.
  31. ^"Bat for Lashes // Fur And Gold"(in German).EMI Music Germany.Archived fromthe originalon 4 August 2012.Retrieved8 April2012.
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