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Penny Sparkle

Not to be confused with Penny Sparke.

Penny Sparkle is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock band Blonde Redhead. The album was released by 4AD on September 13, 2010 internationally, and on the following day in the United States.[15]

Penny Sparkle
Studio album by
Blonde Redhead
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2010 (2010-09-13)
Studio
  • The Magic Shop, New York City
  • Sear Sound, New York City
  • DNA, New York City
Genre
Length43:56
Label4AD
Producer
  • Blonde Redhead
  • Van Rivers & the Subliminal Kid
  • Drew Brown
  • Alan Moulder
Blonde Redhead chronology
23
(2007) 		Penny Sparkle
(2010) 		Barragán
(2014)
Singles from Penny Sparkle
  1. "Here Sometimes"
    Released: August 24, 2010[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.0/10[4]
Metacritic64/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Alternative Press[7]
The A.V. ClubB−[8]
The Guardian[9]
The Irish Times[1]
Mojo[10]
NME8/10[11]
Pitchfork4.0/10[12]
Spin6/10[13]
Uncut[14]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Blonde Redhead (Kazu Makino, Amedeo Pace and Simone Pace)

No.TitleLength
1."Here Sometimes"4:43
2."Not Getting There"2:46
3."Will There Be Stars"4:27
4."My Plants Are Dead"4:17
5."Love or Prison"6:13
6."Oslo"3:54
7."Penny Sparkle"4:33
8."Everything Is Wrong"2:49
9."Black Guitar"5:19
10."Spain"4:55
Total length:43:56
iTunes Store edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Untitled"3:03
Total length:46:59
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Untitled"3:03
12."Love or Prison" (Kastellet mix)4:39
Total length:51:38

Personnel edit

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[16]

Blonde Redhead

  • Kazu Makino
  • Amedeo Pace
  • Simone Pace

Additional musicians

Production

  • Blonde Redhead – production
  • Drew Brown – additional engineering and production
  • Chris Coady – additional engineering
  • Kabir Hermon – engineering (assistant)
  • Alan Moulder – mixing, additional production
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering
  • David Schoenwetter – engineering (assistant)
  • Brian Thorn – engineering (assistant)
  • Van Rivers & the Subliminal Kid – production, engineering

Design

  • Kazu Makino – design
  • Triboro – design

Charts edit

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 57
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 65
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 89
Greek Albums (IFPI)[20] 18
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[21] 41
US Billboard 200[22] 79
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] 16
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[24] 18
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[25] 29

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Clarke, Jocelyn (September 10, 2010). "Blonde Redhead". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Pan, Arnold (September 22, 2010). "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". PopMatters. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Here Sometimes – Single by Blonde Redhead". United States: Apple Music. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Penny Sparkle by Blonde Redhead reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Penny Sparkle by Blonde Redhead Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Phares, Heather. "Penny Sparkle – Blonde Redhead". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". Alternative Press. No. 267. October 2010. p. 112.
  8. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (September 14, 2010). "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  9. ^ Hughes, Tom (September 16, 2010). "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". The Guardian. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  10. ^ Stubbs, Dan (October 2010). "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". Mojo. No. 203. p. 90.
  11. ^ Sheffield, Hazel (September 13, 2010). "Album review: Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle (4AD)". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  12. ^ Cohen, Ian (September 14, 2010). "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  13. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (September 1, 2010). "Blonde Redhead, 'Penny Sparkle' (4AD)". Spin. Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  14. ^ "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". Uncut. No. 161. October 2010. p. 87.
  15. ^ Breihan, Tom (June 23, 2010). "Blonde Redhead Sparkle on New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  16. ^ Penny Sparkle (liner notes). Blonde Redhead. 4AD. 2010. CAD 3X27CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  19. ^ "Lescharts.com – Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  20. ^ "Greekcharts.com – Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  21. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  22. ^ "Blonde Redhead Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  23. ^ "Blonde Redhead Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  24. ^ "Blonde Redhead Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  25. ^ "Blonde Redhead Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

External links edit

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