Love Is Free (EP)
2015 EP by Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Love Is Free is a "mini-album" by Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique, released on 7 August 2015 by the record labels Konichiwa, Cherrytree, and Interscope.[1]
| Love Is Free | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| EP (Mini-album) by | ||||
| Released | 7 August 2015 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 20:50 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer |
| |||
| Robyn chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Robyn | ||||
| ||||
"Tell You (Today)" was originally released in September 2014 and is a cover of the 1983 disco song "Tell You Today" by Loose Joints, written by that group's founding member Arthur Russell. It originally appeared on the Red Hot tribute album to him, Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell, in October 2014.[2]
Primarily a dance, electropop, and house record, Love Is Free features influences of disco, Italo disco, and acid house.[3][4]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[7] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[8] |
| NME | 7/10[9] |
| Now |   [10] |
| The Observer | [11] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[12] |
| Slant Magazine |  [3] |
| Spin | 6/10[13] |
Love Is Free received generally 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 73, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 12 reviews.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lose Control" |
| Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Love Is Free" (featuring Maluca) |
|
| 5:07 |
| 3. | "Got to Work It Out" |
| Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Set Me Free" |
| Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Tell You (Today)" | Arthur Russell | Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 20:50 | |||
Notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 111 |
| US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[15] | 1 |