Boys & Girls (Alabama Shakes album)
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Boys & Girls | ||||
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Studio album by Alabama Shakes | ||||
Released | April 9, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Studio | The Bomb Shelter (Nashville, Tennessee) |
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Length | 38:37 | |||
Label | ATO (US) Rough Trade (UK) |
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Singles from Boys & Girls | ||||
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Boys & Girls is the debut studio album from American rock band Alabama Shakes. It was released on April 9, 2012. The album peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number 3 on the UK Albums Chart.
The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed by United Record Pressing in Nashville, TN.
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Reception
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (76/100)[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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The A.V. Club | B–[3] |
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Paste | (8.6/10)[7] |
Pitchfork | (7.8/10)[8] |
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Critical reception
The album has been well received by critics. Gavin Haynes of NME gave Boys & Girls a positive review, stating, "In many ways Boys & Girls it is as note-perfect an album as you'll hear all year, yet it's also often perfectly inert. Their new bestie Jack White flagrantly copied vast chunks of the past, but in so doing he also stripped it down and rebuilt it in his own image. Despite their obviously vast talent, still less than a year after they first read about themselves on the internet, the stellar rise and rise of Alabama Shakes possibly hasn't afforded them quite enough time to find out who they really are."[12] Los Angeles Times also gave the album a positive review stating, "The Alabama Shakes’ first album, "Boys & Girls," is an electric jolt that anyone who loves blues-based rock music should track down immediately. Consisting of three men and one young explosion named Brittany Howard on vocals and guitar, the group, which formed in northern Alabama in 2009, offers stripped down truth, minus any affectation, histrionics or irony."[13]
The album was listed at #34 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012.[14]
Commercial performance
The album debuted in the United States at number sixteen on the Billboard 200. On April 12, 2012 the album entered the Irish Albums Chart at number thirteen.[15] The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number three,[16] and also topped the inaugural Official Record Store Chart.[17] As of April 2015, the album has sold 744,000 copies in the U.S.[18]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hold On" | 3:46 |
2. | "I Found You" | 2:59 |
3. | "Hang Loose" | 2:24 |
4. | "Rise to the Sun" | 3:08 |
5. | "You Ain't Alone" | 4:44 |
6. | "Goin' to the Party" | 1:45 |
7. | "Heartbreaker" | 3:47 |
8. | "Boys & Girls" | 3:25 |
9. | "Be Mine" | 4:14 |
10. | "I Ain't the Same" | 2:55 |
11. | "On Your Way" | 3:05 |
12. | "Heavy Chevy" (bonus track and on 7" vinyl) | 2:25 |
13. | "Pocket Change" (bonus track on 7" vinyl) | 2:25 |
14. | "Mama" (bonus track on 7" vinyl) | 1:34 |
- All songs written by Alabama Shakes
Personnel
Alabama Shakes:
- Zac Cockrell – bass, backing vocals, guitar
- Heath Fogg – guitar, backing vocals, percussion
- Brittany Howard – lead vocals, guitar, piano, percussion
- Steve Johnson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians:
- Paul Horton – Farfisa and Rhodes on "Rise to the Sun", piano and organ on "I Ain't the Same"
- Micah Hulscher – piano and organ on "I Found You" and "Hang Loose"
- Mitch Jones – organ on "Heartbreaker"
- Ben Tanner – piano and organ on "Be Mine"
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2012–13) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] | 36 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20] | 63 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] | 4 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] | 66 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[23] | 15 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[24] | 18 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[25] | 7 |
French Albums (SNEP)[26] | 62 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] | 59 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] | 5 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[28] | 34 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[29] | 87 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[30] | 34 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] | 48 |
UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 3 |
UK Official Record Store Chart (OCC)[17] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[32] | 6 |
US Rock Albums (Billboard)[32] | 3 |
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[32] | 2 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2012) | Position |
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Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[33] | 49 |
Dutch Albums Chart[34] | 83 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[35] | Gold | 128,266[36] |
United States (RIAA)[37] | Gold | 500,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Release history
Country | Release date | Format | Label |
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United States | 3 April 2012[38] | Download | ATO Records |
United Kingdom | 6 April 2012[39] | Rough Trade Records | |
9 April 2012[40] | CD | ||
United States | 10 April 2012[41] | ATO Records |
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