Galore (Dragonette album)

2007 studio album by Dragonette

Galore

Studio album by

Dragonette

Released| August 6, 2007 (2007-08-06)
Recorded| 2005–07
Studio|

Various

*     * 418 Airlines, Vespa Music Group
(Toronto, Ontario)
* Dragon's Lair, Mayfair Studios, RAK Studios, The Sample Factory, Tower of Power, Townhouse Studios
(London, England)
* Echo Studios, The Computer Hell Cabin
(Los Angeles, California)

Length| 36:58
Label| Mercury
Producer|

* Iyiola Babalola
* Dragonette
* Junkie XL
* Greg Kurstin
* Darren Lewis
* Steve Power

Dragonette chronology
| Dragonette EP
(2005)  | Galore
(2007)  | Fixin to Thrill
(2009)

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Singles from  Galore

1. "I Get Around"
Released: April 30, 2007
2. "Take It Like a Man"
Released: July 23, 2007

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 61/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
BBC Music| favourable[3]
ChartAttack| 4/5[4]
The Guardian| [5]
The Observer| [6]
Slant Magazine| [7]
Spin| 6/10[8]

Galore is the debut studio album by Canadian electronic music band Dragonette, released on August 6, 2007 by Mercury Records. The album contains a mix of newly recorded tracks and reworked songs which had featured on their independently released Dragonette EP, which was available through the band's website two years earlier.

## Release

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Anticipation for the album was increased early in 2007 when Popjustice published a "Greatest Hits of 2007" list including four of the album's tracks: "I Get Around", "True Believer", "Marvellous" and "Competition".[9] While "I Get Around" and "Take It Like a Man" were both released as proper singles, music videos for "Competition" and "Jesus Doesn't Love Me" were filmed and released online.

Galore was first released digitally in the United Kingdom and the United States in August 2007. A physical release followed in the UK and Canada in September 2007, and in the US in November 2008.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "I Get Around"|

* Martina Sorbara
* Dan Kurtz

| Dragonette| 3:28
2.| "Competition"|

* Sorbara
* Kurtz

* Dragonette
* Greg Kurstin

| 3:27
3.| "Take It Like a Man"|

* Sorbara
* Kurtz
* Steve Chrisanthou
* Pete Prilesnik

| Dragonette| 3:03
4.| "True Believer"|

* Sorbara
* Kurtz

* Dragonette
* Kurstin

| 3:42
5.| "Another Day"|

* Sorbara
* Kurtz

| Dragonette| 2:52
6.| "Get Lucky"| Sorbara| Dragonette| 3:05
7.| "Jesus Doesn't Love Me"|

* Sorbara
* Kurtz

* Dragonette
* Junkie XL

| 2:52
8.| "Black Limousine"|

* Sorbara
* Kurtz
* Kurstin

* Dragonette
* Kurstin

| 3:38
9.| "Gold Rush"|

* Sorbara
* Kurtz
* Joel Stouffer

* Dragonette
* Darren Lewis
* Iyiola Babalola

| 3:40
10.| "You Please Me"|

* Sorbara
* Kurtz

* Dragonette
* Steve Power

| 4:23
11.| "Marvellous"|

* Sorbara
* Kurtz

| Dragonette| 2:48

US edition bonus track[10]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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12.| "The Boys"| Calvin Harris| 3:14

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Galore.[11]

Dragonette

* Dragonette – production
* Martina Sorbara – vocals (all tracks); keyboards (tracks 4, 5, 11)
* Dan Kurtz – bass, keyboards, programming (all tracks); backing vocals (track 2–4, 6–11); guitar (tracks 1–3, 7–11); electric guitar (tracks 4, 5)
* Joel Stouffer – drums (tracks 1–5, 8–11); keyboards (tracks 3, 9); percussion (track 6)
* Will Stapleton – guitar (track 3); acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 6)
* Simon Craig – guitar (tracks 1, 2)

Additional personnel

* Richard Andrews – art direction, design
* Dave Arch – piano (tracks 4, 10)
* Iyiola Babalola – production (track 9)
* Simon Craig – guitar
* Davide Direnzo – drums (track 6)
* Sandrine Dulermo – photography
* Andy Duncan – drum programming (track 10)
* Tracey Fox – management
* Future Cut – additional programming (track 9)
* Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing (all tracks); vocal recording (tracks 3, 9)
* Neil Harris – management
* Ted Jensen – mastering
* Junkie XL – keyboards, production, programming (track 7)
* Greg Kurstin – production (tracks 2, 4, 8); keyboards, programming (tracks 2, 4, 8, 11)

* Michael Labica – photography
* Darren Lewis – production (track 9)
* Scott MacLachlan – A&R
* Danny Michel – acoustic guitar (track 4)
* David Naughton – additional Pro Tools (track 10)
* Steve Power – production (track 10)
* Pete Prilesnik – Pro Tools, string programming (track 3)
* Eric Ratz – drum recording (track 1)
* Tim Roe – additional Pro Tools, drum editing (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8)
* Vince Spilchuk – keyboards (track 6)
* Graeme Stewart – drum recording (tracks 3, 5, 8, 9); drum programming (track 3)
* Matt Vaughan – keyboard programming (track 10)
* Adam White – additional Pro Tools (track 8)

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## Charts

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Chart (2007)  | Peak
position

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Canadian Albums Chart[12] | 80

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Ref.

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United States  | August 6, 2007  | Digital download | I Surrender  | [13]
United Kingdom  | August 20, 2007  | Mercury | [14]
September 24, 2007  | CD | [15]
Canada  | September 25, 2007  |

* CD
* digital download

| Universal | [16][17]
United States  | November 4, 2008  | CD  | I Surrender  | [10]

## References

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1. ^ "Reviews for Galore by Dragonette". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Galore – Dragonette". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
3. ^ Kraines, Talia (September 21, 2007). "Review of Dragonette – Galore". BBC Music. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
4. ^ Whibbs, Shannon (October 2, 2007). "Dragonette – Galore". ChartAttack. Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
5. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (August 3, 2007). "Dragonette, Galore". The Guardian. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
6. ^ Flynn, Paul (July 15, 2007). "Dragonette, Galore". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
7. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (November 9, 2008). "Dragonette: Galore". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
8. ^ Walters, Barry (October 31, 2008). "Dragonette, 'Galore' (I Surrender)". Spin. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
9. ^ "Greatest Hits Of 2007". Popjustice. 2007. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
10. ^ a b "Galore". Amazon. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
11. ^ Galore (CD liner notes). Dragonette. Universal Music Canada. 2007. 0251736821.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
12. ^ "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. October 21, 2007. Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
13. ^ "Galore by Dragonette". iTunes Store (US). Apple. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
14. ^ "Galore by Dragonette". iTunes Store (GB). Apple. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on May 10, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
15. ^ "Galore". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
16. ^ "Galore by Dragonette". HMV Canada. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
17. ^ "Galore by Dragonette". iTunes Store (CA). Apple. January 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2015.

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Dragonette

* Martina Sorbara
* Dan Kurtz
* Joel Stouffer

Studio albums|

* Galore
* Fixin to Thrill
* Bodyparts
* Royal Blues

Compilation albums|

* Mixin to Thrill

EPs|

* Dragonette EP

Singles|

* "I Get Around"
* "Take It Like a Man"
* "Fixin to Thrill"
* "Gone Too Far"
* "Pick Up the Phone"
* "Easy"
* "Hello"
* "Big in Japan"
* "Let It Go"
* "Live in This City"
* "Outlines"

Featured singles|

* "Boys & Girls"
* "Fire in Your New Shoes"
* "Animale"

Promotional singles|

* "Come On Be Good"

Related articles|

* Songs

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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