Avalanche (Quadron album)
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| Avalanche | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 31 May 2013 | |||
| Genre | Soul, pop | |||
| Label | Vested in Culture, Epic | |||
| Producer | Robin Hannibal, Fraser T Smith, Derek Ali, Sylvia Rhone (exec.), Tricky Stewart (exec.) | |||
| Quadron chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Avalanche | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| AMPYA | (7/10)[5] |
| eMusic |  [6] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[7] |
| Filter | [8] |
| Now | [9] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7/10)[10] |
| Popmatters | (7/10)[11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| Today | [13] |
Avalanche is the second studio album by Danish soul pop duo Quadron. It was released on 31 May 2013 through Vested in Culture and Epic Records. Upon its release, Avalanche received positive reviews from music critics.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on nine reviews.[3]
Commercial performance
Despite its positive reception, the album was a relative commercial failure, only peaking at number 115 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. In the group's native Denmark the album achieved greater commercial success, spending 12 weeks in the top 10 of the charts and was eventually certified gold for 10,000 copies sold.[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "LFT" | Cecilie Maja Hastrup Karshøj, Robin Hannibal | Hannibal, Kuk Harrell[a] | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Favorite Star" | Karshøj, Hannibal | Hannibal, Harrell[a] | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Hey Love" | Hannibal, Karshøj, Fraser T Smith, Ali Tamposi | Smith, Hannibal, Harrell[a] | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Crush" | Karshøj, Hannibal | Hannibal | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Befriend" | Karshøj, Hannibal, August Rosenbaum | Hannibal | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Neverland" | Karshøj, Hannibal | Hannibal | 3:38 |
| 7. | "It's Gonna Get You" | Karshøj, Hannibal, Rosenbaum | Hannibal, Harrell[a] | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Better Off" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) | Karshøj, Hannibal, Kendrick Duckworth | Hannibal, Derek "MixedByAli" Ali | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Sea Salt" | Karshøj, Hannibal, Rosenbaum | Hannibal | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Avalanche" | Karshøj, Hannibal | Hannibal | 3:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Something That You Like" | Karshøj, Hannibal, Om'Mas Keith | 4:08 |
- Notes
Personnel
Credits adapted from Allmusic.[15]
- Marcel Camargo - guitar
- Derek "MixedByAli" Ali – arrangement, engineer, producer
- Anita Marisa Boriboon – design
- Delbert Bowers – mixing assistant
- Pablo Calogero – baritone saxophone
- Errol Cooney – guitar
- Claire Courchene – cello
- Thomas Drayton – bass
- Fraser T Smith – composer, drums, percussion, piano, producer
- Chris Galland – mixing assistant
- Robin Hannibal – arrangement, composer, engineer, instrumentation, mixing assistant, producer
- Kuk Harrell – engineer, vocal engineer, vocal producer
- Eliot Hazel – photography
- Hans Hvidberg – drums
- Peter Jacobsen – cello
- Coco O. – art direction, composer, lyrics, vocals
- Dave Kutch – mastering
- Kendrick Lamar – composer
- Elizabeth Lea – trombone
- Tom Lea – viola, violin
- Dan Lead – guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Alan Lightner – steel drums
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Gloria Noto – make-up
- Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – engineer
- Sylvia Rhone – executive producer
- August Rosenbaum – composer, keyboards, organ, synthesizer
- John Ruggiero – hair stylist
- Andrew Schwartz – engineer
- Todd Simon – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Tricky Stewart – executive producer
- Ali Tamposi – composer
- Marcos Tovar – engineer
- Steven Valenzuela – engineer
- Tracy Wannomae – clarinet, flute, saxophone
Chart positions
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[16] | 3 |
| US Billboard 200[17] | 115 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 16 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] | 1 |
