Chain Gang of Love is the debut studio album by the Danish rock duo, The Raveonettes. The album was released in 2003 by Sony Records and was co-produced by Richard Gottehrer, who had previously worked on hit albums by Blondie, the Go-Go's and Richard Hell & the Voidoids.[5] All of the songs, but two, are under 3 minutes long and are written in the key of B flat major; a concept similar to their previous record, Whip It On, whose tracks had a similar length and were written in the key of B flat minor.

The album peaked at #123 in the U.S. charts and at #43 in the UK.[6][7]

"That Great Love Sound" was featured on the soundtrack of FIFA 2004

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Alternative Press4/5[10]
Blender[11]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[12]
The Guardian[13]
Pitchfork7.1/10[5]
Q[14]
Rolling Stone[15]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[16]
Slant Magazine[17]

Chain Gang of Love received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews".[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sune Rose Wagner, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Remember" 2:41
2."That Great Love Sound"Richard Gottehrer, Wagner3:16
3."Noisy Summer" 2:24
4."The Love Gang" 2:16
5."Let's Rave On" 1:55
6."Dirty Eyes (Sex Don't Sell)" 2:26
7."Love Can Destroy Everything" 2:54
8."Heartbreak Stroll" 2:26
9."Little Animal" 3:09
10."Untamed Girls" 1:44
11."Chain Gang of Love" 2:36
12."The Truth About Johnny" 2:36
13."New York Was Great" 2:48
Japanese bonus track[18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."C'mon Everybody"Eddie Cochran2:29

References

  1. ^ "The Raveonettes - A Class Act". Clash. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "The Raveonettes - That Great Love Sound - Single". Discogs. 18 August 2003. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  3. ^ "The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll - Single". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  4. ^ "The Raveonettes - Remember - Single". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  5. ^ a b Petrusich, Amanda (13 November 2003). "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang of Love". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Chain Gang of Love Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Chain Gang Of Love". Acharts.us. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Reviews for Chain Gang of Love by The Raveonettes". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  9. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "The Chain Gang of Love – The Raveonettes". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  10. ^ "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang of Love". Alternative Press (182): 116. September 2003.
  11. ^ Power, Tony (September 2003). "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang Of Love". Blender (19): 128. Archived from the original on 20 February 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  12. ^ Hermes, Will (5 September 2003). "Chain Gang of Love". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  13. ^ Peschek, David (15 August 2003). "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang of Love". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  14. ^ "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang of Love". Q (206): 109. September 2003.
  15. ^ Levy, Joey (18 September 2003). "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang Of Love". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  16. ^ Sisario, Ben (2004). "Raveonettes". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 679. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  17. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (6 September 2003). "The Raveonettes: Chain Gang of Love". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  18. ^ "The Raveonettes - Chain Gang of Love (Bonus Version)". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
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