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A Joyful Noise is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Gossip, released digitally on May 11, 2012 and physically on May 22, 2012 by Columbia Records.[3][4] The album was produced by Xenomania founder Brian Higgins.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]
Clash6/10[7]
Drowned in Sound4/10[8]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[9]
The Guardian[10]
The Independent[11]
NME3/10[12]
Pitchfork Media5.9/10[13]
PopMatters5/10[14]
Slant Magazine[15]

A Joyful Noise received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60, based on 24 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[5] Andy Gill of The Independent gave the album four out of five stars, writing that "the involvement of Brian Higgins on A Joyful Noise enables the group to break new ground with confidence".[11] The Guardian's Caroline Sullivan gave the album three out of five stars and stated that "it's Girls Aloud producer Higgins to the rescue, with a sound influenced by Abba and Madonna. Having said that, Gossip—especially Beth Ditto, in waspishly fine voice here—seem very much at home with it."[10] However, Priya Elan of the NME felt that "[g]ood moments are squandered by unsatisfying choruses and/or weak lyrics."[12] The Independent on Sunday's Simon Price expressed that after a few years of career, Ditto "already feels like a footnote", adding that the band pairing up with Higgins "should be a stroke of genius, but Higgins has caught Ditto & co at a point where they appear to have disastrously lost their fire."[16]

Commercial performance

A Joyful Noise debuted at number 100 on the Billboard 200, selling 5,000 copies in its first week.[17] In Europe, the album debuted at number forty-seven on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 2,822 copies,[18] while reaching number one in Switzerland, number two in Germany, number three in France, number four in Austria and number eight in Belgium.[19] The album has sold approximately 70,000 copies in France alone.[20]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Beth Ditto, Hannah Blilie, and Nathan Howdeshell, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Melody Emergency"3:51
2."Perfect World" (Gossip, Brian Higgins, Luke Fitton, Toby Scott)4:27
3."Get a Job"4:59
4."Move in the Right Direction" (written by Gossip and Xenomania; composed by Higgins, Fred Falke, Kieran Jones, Jason Resch, and Scott)3:31
5."Casualties of War"4:15
6."Into the Wild"3:13
7."Get Lost"4:07
8."Involved"4:15
9."Horns"3:45
10."I Won't Play"3:19
11."Love in a Foreign Place"4:22
European iTunes Store bonus tracks[3]
No.TitleLength
12."Perfect World" (Rory Phillips Mix)5:04
13."Move in the Right Direction" (Classixx Remix)4:38
14."Perfect World" (video)3:49
German extended edition bonus track[21]
No.TitleLength
12."Seems So Bad"4:03
German extended edition bonus disc[21]
No.TitleLength
1."Love Long Distance" (1LIVE in Dortmund)4:21
2."Listen Up!" (1LIVE in Dortmund)5:10
3."Melody Emergency" (1LIVE in Dortmund)3:59
4."Men in Love" (1LIVE in Dortmund)3:37
5."Get a Job" (1LIVE in Dortmund)4:52
6."Perfect World" (RAC Mix)4:13
7."Perfect World" (Seamus Haji Remix Radio Edit)3:04
8."Perfect World" (Playgroup Nude Mix)8:06
9."Move in the Right Direction" (CSS Remix)4:02
10."Move in the Right Direction" (Seamus Haji Radio Edit)3:53
11."Move in the Right Direction" (Gossip vs Kaz James Remix)6:34
12."Get a Job" (Peter Rauhofer Remix)8:47
13."Get a Job" (Scissor Sisters Remix)6:14
14."Get a Job" (Wankelmut Remix)7:21

Personnel

Credits for A Joyful Noise adapted from liner notes.[22]

Gossip
  • Gossip – additional production
  • Beth Ditto – vocals
  • Hannah Blilie – drums, percussion
  • Nathan Howdeshell – guitar, keyboards, live bass, programming
Additional personnel
  • Jerry Bouthier – additional programming
  • Rich Costey – mixing (1–3)
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Fred Falke – additional programming
  • Luke Fitton – additional programming
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (8)
  • Andrea Gorgerino – additional programming
  • Matt Gray – additional programming (all tracks); mixing (4–7, 9–10)
  • John Hanes – mix engineering (8)
  • Brian Higgins – additional programming, production (all tracks); mixing (4–7, 9–11)
  • Joshua Jenkin – additional programming
  • Kieran Jones – additional programming
  • Chris Kasych – logic engineering (1–3)
  • Mike Larremore – additional photography
  • Jeri Lynn – art direction
  • Sam Martin – additional programming
  • Owen Parker – additional programming
  • Tara Perkins – management
  • Rankin – photography
  • Jason Resch – additional programming
  • Toby Scott – additional programming, engineering, special production assistant (all tracks); mixing (4–7, 9–11)
  • Phil Seaford – assistant engineering (8)
  • Jeremy Sherrer – additional percussion, engineering
  • Ben Taylor – assistant recording engineering

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[49] Gold 50,000*
Germany (BVMI)[50] Gold 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[51] Gold 15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

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