True Romance (Golden Silvers album)
Appearance
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Released | April 20, 2009 |
Genre | Art rock, Pop, Doo-wop |
Label | XL Recordings |
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True Romance is the only album by Golden Silvers. It was released by XL Recordings on April 20, 2009 on CD, download and 12″ vinyl.
Critical reception
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The album received generally positive reviews. It earned a collective score of 71 out of 100 from Metacritic.[1] Dave Simpson of The Guardian said that the album contains a "combination of masterful songwriting and lyrics that introduce dark edges" to a "more timeless than retro" sound.[2]
Singles
[edit]- "True Romance (True No.9 Blues)" was released as the album's lead single and peaked at #142 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Another Universe" | 4:51 |
2. | "True Romance (True No. 9 Blues)" | 3:32 |
3. | "Magic Touch" | 4:05 |
4. | "My Love Is a Seed That Doesn't Grow" | 4:04 |
5. | "Here Comes The King" | 4:05 |
6. | "Shakes" | 3:51 |
7. | "Queen Of The 21st Century" | 5:01 |
8. | "Please Venus" | 5:00 |
9. | "Arrows Of Eros" | 5:38 |
10. | "Fade To Black" | 2:49 |
Personnel
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Chart
[edit]True Romance debuted and peaked at #96 on the UK Singles Chart[5] and spent a total of 5 weeks on the chart.[3]
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart[3] | 96 |
References
[edit]- ^ "True Romance by Golden Silvers Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (2009-04-24). "Pop review: Golden Silvers: True Romance". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ^ a b c "Chart Log UK - Chart Coverage and Record Sales 2009 and Special Single-File Version". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ "allmusic ((( True Romance > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 9.05.2009 (wk18)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2010-08-17.