Intoxicated Women is a studio album by Australian musician Mick Harvey. It was released in January 2017 under Mute Records. It was volume 4 of Harvey's Serge Gainsbourg interpretations/translations.

Intoxicated Women
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2017 (2017-01-20)
StudioBirdland Studios, Prahran, Victoria; Candy Bomber Studio, Berlin; CBE Studio, Paris; Grace Lane; Atlantis Studios, Melbourne, Tender Trap Studios, Melbourne
Length46:50
LabelMute
ProducerMick Harvey
Mick Harvey chronology
Delirium Tremens
(2016)
Intoxicated Women
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7/10[1]
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Blurt Magazine[3]
AllMusic[4]
Clash8/10[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Serge Gainsbourg; except where indicated. Translations by Mick Harvey with Lyndelle-Jayne Spruyt

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ich Liebe Dich...Ich Dich Auch Nicht (Je t'aime... moi non plus)" 5:14
2."All Day Suckers (Les sucettes)" 2:38
3."Contact" 2:40
4."Prévert’s Song (Chanson de Prévert)" 2:48
5."The Eyes to Cry (Les Yeux Pour Pleurer)" 3:03
6."Puppet of Wax, Puppet of Song (Poupée de cire, poupée de son)" 2:29
7."Baby Teeth, Wolfy Teeth (Dents de Lait, Dents de Loup)" 1:24
8."God Smokes Havanas (Dieu Est un Fumeur de Havanes)" 3:25
9."While Rereading Your Letter (En Relisant Ta Lettre)" 2:21
10."Sensuelle et Sans Suite" 2:46
11."The Homely Ones (Les Petits Boudins)" 2:10
12."Lost Loves (Les Amours Perdues)" 2:49
13."Striptease"Gainsbourg, Alain Goraguer3:27
14."The Drowned One (La Noyée)" 2:46
15."Cargo Cult (Cargo Culte)" 6:50

Personnel

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  • Mick Harvey - vocals, guitar, piano, organ, drums, bongos, cabasa
  • Andrea Schroeder - vocals on "Ich Liebe Dich...Ich Dich Auch Nicht", "God Smokes Havanas" and "Striptease"
  • Srey Kak Chanthy - vocals on "Contact"
  • Xanthe Waite - vocals on "Contact" and "Puppet of Wax, Puppet of Song", backing vocals on "Baby Teeth, Wolfy Teeth"
  • Jessica Ribeiro - vocals on "Prévert's Song" and "The Drowned One"
  • Sophia Brous - vocals on "The Eyes to Cry" and "While Rereading Your Letter"
  • Solomon Harvey - vocals on "Baby Teeth, Wolfy Teeth"
  • Julitha Ryan, Mick Harvey, Xanthe Waite - choir on "Cargo Cult"
  • Lyndelle-Jayne Spruyt - vocals on "Sensuelle et Sans Suite"
  • J.P. Shilo - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Bertrand Burgalat, Glenn Lewis - bass
  • Toby Dammit, Hugo Cran - drums
  • Steve Shelley - hi-hat, tambourine
  • Yoyo Röhm - organ, piano, e-bow
  • Brenton Conlan - trumpet on "Baby Teeth, Wolfy Teeth"
  • Anouk Ross, Biddy Connor, Bronwyn Henderson, Dahlia Adamopoulos, Lizzy Walsh, Pauline Hauswirth, Vincent Catulescu - strings
Technical
  • Brenton Conlan, David Mestre, Ingo Krauss - engineer
  • Lindsay Gravina - mixing

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 163

References

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  1. ^ "Any Decent Music Review". Anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. ^ Levitt, Jonathan (6 February 2017). "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurtonline.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ^ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ Smith, Mat (23 January 2017). "Clash Music Review". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Intoxicated Women – Mick Harvey" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2018.