Hello, Mannequin

2004 studio album by Joy Electric

Hello, Mannequin

Studio album by

Joy Electric

Released| June 1, 2004
Recorded| The Electric Joy Toy Company
Genre| Synthpop, electropop
Length| 56:33
Label| Tooth & Nail Records
Producer| Ronnie Martin
Joy Electric chronology
| The Magic of Christmas
(2003)  | Hello, Mannequin
(2004)  | Friend of Mannequin
(2004)

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Hello, Mannequin is the seventh album released by Joy Electric.

Hello, Mannequin is the third release in the Legacy series and was created using the Roland System 100 synthesizer.[1] It is the final Joy Electric album to be created using the System 100.[citation needed]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
The Phantom Tollbooth| [3]
Jesus Freak Hideout| [4]

In its album review, The Orange County Register described Joy Electric's sound: "Think early Depeche Mode meets '80s synth pop meets Star Trek sound effects." It said that "those who dig experimental records should embrace it."[5]

## Track listing

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1. "Hello, Mannequin" – 1:58
2. "Disloyalist Party" – 4:26
3. "The Works of Unknowns" – 4:53
4. "The Singing Arc" – 4:06
5. "Song for All Time" – 3:51
6. "The Birth of the Telegram, 1814" – 3:17
7. "Who Are Friends?" – 4:04
8. "Wolf in the Bend" – 4:57
9. "From Mount Chorus" – 3:13
10. "The Phonograph Plays, Part and Parcel" – 4:02
11. "Nikola Tesla" – 4:38
12. "Post Calendar" – 4:28
13. "I Am a Pioneer" – 3:52
14. "A Page of Life" – 4:48

## References

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1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Hello, Mannequin: Review", Allmusic. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ The Phantom Tollbooth review
4. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
5. ^ Degen, Matt (September 10, 2004). "CD Reviews: Joy Electric: 'Hello, Mannequin' (Tooth & Nail)", The Orange County Register, p. Music3.

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Joy Electric

* Ronnie Martin

Albums|

* Melody
* We Are the Music Makers
* Robot Rock
* Christiansongs
* Unelectric
* The White Songbook
* The Tick Tock Treasury
* Hello, Mannequin
* The Ministry of Archers
* The Otherly Opus
* My Grandfather, The Cubist
* Favorites at Play
* Dwarf Mountain Alphabet

Extended plays|

* Five Stars for Failure
* Old Wives Tales
* The Land of Misfits
* Starcadia
* The Tick Tock Companion
* The Magic of Christmas
* Friend of Mannequin
* Workmanship
* Montgolfier and the Romantic Balloons
* Their Variables
* Early Cubism
* Curiosities and Such

Singles|

* "Children of the Lord"

Box sets|

* The Art and Craft of Popular Music (2 – disc best of)

Seven-inch vinyl|

* Workmanship

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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