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A Joyful Noise (Gossip album)

A Joyful Noise is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Gossip, released on May 11, 2012, by Columbia Records. The album was produced by Xenomania founder Brian Higgins.

A Joyful Noise
Studio album by
Gossip
ReleasedMay 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
Studio
  • KBC (Portland, Oregon)
  • Xenomania (Kent, England)
Genre
Length44:04
LabelColumbia
Producer
Gossip chronology
Music for Men
(2009) 		A Joyful Noise
(2012) 		Real Power
(2024)
Singles from A Joyful Noise
  1. "Perfect World"
    Released: March 13, 2012[1]
  2. "Move in the Right Direction"
    Released: June 29, 2012[2]
  3. "Get a Job"
    Released: April 5, 2013[3]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Clash6/10[6]
Drowned in Sound4/10[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[8]
The Guardian     [9]
The Independent     [10]
NME3/10[11]
Pitchfork5.9/10[12]
PopMatters5/10[13]
Slant Magazine     [14]

A Joyful Noise received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 60, based on 24 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[4] 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".[10] 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."[9] However, Priya Elan of NME felt that "[g]ood moments are squandered by unsatisfying choruses and/or weak lyrics."[11] 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."[15]

Commercial performance edit

A Joyful Noise debuted at number 100 on the Billboard 200, selling 5,000 copies in its first week.[16] In Europe, the album debuted at number 47 on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 2,822 copies,[17] while reaching number one in Switzerland, number two in Germany, number three in France, number four in Austria and number eight in Belgium.[18]

Track listing edit

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

No.TitleLength
1."Melody Emergency"3:51
2."Perfect World" (writers: Gossip, Brian Higgins, Luke Fitton, Toby Scott)4:27
3."Get a Job"4:59
4."Move in the Right Direction" (writers: Gossip, Xenomania)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[19]
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
Amazon Germany digital bonus tracks[20]
No.TitleLength
12."Heavy Cross"4:02
13."Standing in the Way of Control" (live)4:49
14."Listen Up" (live)4:42
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
Japanese edition bonus tracks[22]
No.TitleLength
12."Perfect World" (RAC Mix)4:14
13."Move in the Right Direction" (Classixx Remix)4:38
14."Perfect World" (Seamus Haji Remix)6:24

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from the liner notes of A Joyful Noise.[23]

Gossip edit

  • Beth Ditto – vocals
  • Hannah Blilie – drums, percussion
  • Nathan Howdeshell – live bass, guitars, keyboards, programming

Additional musicians edit

  • Jeremy Sherrer – additional percussion
  • Brian Higgins – additional programming (all tracks); additional composition (track 4)
  • Luke Fitton – additional programming
  • Owen Parker – additional programming
  • Toby Scott – additional programming (all tracks); additional composition (track 4)
  • Matt Gray – additional programming
  • Joshua Jenkin – additional programming
  • Sam Martin – additional programming
  • Jerry Bouthier – additional programming
  • Andrea Gorgerino – additional programming
  • Fred Falke – additional programming (all tracks); additional composition (track 4)
  • Jason Resch – additional programming (all tracks); additional composition (track 4)
  • Kieran Jones – additional programming (all tracks); additional composition (track 4)

Technical edit

  • Brian Higgins – production (all tracks); mixing (tracks 4–7, 9–11)
  • Gossip – additional production
  • Toby Scott – special production assistance, engineering (all tracks); mixing (tracks 4–7, 9–11)
  • Jeremy Sherrer – engineering
  • Ben Taylor – recording engineering assistance
  • Matt Gray – mixing (tracks 4–7, 9–10)
  • Rich Costey – mixing (tracks 1–3)
  • Chris Kasych – logic engineering (tracks 1–3)
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (track 8)
  • John Hanes – engineering for mix (track 8)
  • Phil Seaford – engineering assistance (track 8)
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Artwork edit

  • Rankin – photography
  • Mike Larremore – additional photography
  • Jeri Lynn – art direction

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for A Joyful Noise
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[51] Gold 50,000*
Germany (BVMI)[52] Gold 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[53] Gold 15,000^

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

Release history edit

Release dates and formats for A Joyful Noise
Region Date Format Edition Label Ref(s)
Germany May 11, 2012
Standard Sony [21][54]
Ireland
  • CD
  • digital download
 Columbia [55][56]
France May 14, 2012
  • CD
  • LP
  • digital download
 Sony [57][58][59]
United Kingdom Columbia [60][61][62]
Australia May 18, 2012
  • CD
  • digital download
 Sony [63][64]
United States May 22, 2012 Columbia [65][66]
Japan June 13, 2012 CD Sony [22]
Germany November 2, 2012
  • 2-CD
  • digital download
 Extended [21][67]

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