City (Client album)
Encyclopedia
City is the second studio album
by the English electronic
group Client
. Released on 27 September 2004, the album features guest appearances by Carl Barât
and Pete Doherty
of The Libertines
and by Martin L. Gore
of Depeche Mode
.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the English electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
group Client
Client (band)
Client are an English electronic musical group from London. They are most popular in Germany where they have had limited commercial success...
. Released on 27 September 2004, the album features guest appearances by Carl Barât
Carl Barât
Carl Ashley Raphael Barât is an English musician, actor and author. He was the frontman and lead guitarist of Dirty Pretty Things, and recently debuted a solo album, but is best known for being the co-frontman with Peter Doherty of the garage rock band The Libertines.-Early life:Carl Barât was...
and Pete Doherty
Pete Doherty
Peter Doherty is an English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist. He is best known musically for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he reformed with Carl Barât in 2010. His other musical project is indie band Babyshambles...
of The Libertines
The Libertines
The Libertines were an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty . The band, centred on the song-writing partnership of Barat and Doherty, also included John Hassall and Gary Powell for most of its recording career...
and by Martin L. Gore
Martin Gore
Martin Lee Gore is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist, keyboardist, remixer and DJ. He is a founding member of Depeche Mode and has written the vast majority of their songs...
of Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
.
Track listing
All songs written by Client.- "Radio" – 4:16
- "Come On" – 4:03
- "Overdrive" – 3:50
- "One Day at a Time" – 4:40
- "Cracked" – 0:49
- "In It for the MoneyIn It for the Money (song)"In It for the Money" is a song by the English electronic group Client, released as the lead single from their second studio album, City . The single peaked at number fifty-one on the UK Singles Chart...
" – 3:35 - "PornographyPornography (Client song)"Pornography" is a song by the English electronic group Client, released as the third single from their second studio album, City . The track features guest vocals by Carl Barât, who also appears in the video...
" – 4:08 - "Down to the Underground" – 3:02
- "The Chill of October" – 4:52
- "Theme" – 2:25
- "Don't Call Me Baby" – 4:04
- "It's Rock and Roll" – 3:26
- "Everything Must End" – 4:40
Personnel
- Client – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, producersRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Carl BarâtCarl BarâtCarl Ashley Raphael Barât is an English musician, actor and author. He was the frontman and lead guitarist of Dirty Pretty Things, and recently debuted a solo album, but is best known for being the co-frontman with Peter Doherty of the garage rock band The Libertines.-Early life:Carl Barât was...
– additional vocals (track 7) - Anne Carruthers – mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
assistant - DJ Brass – photographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
- Pete DohertyPete DohertyPeter Doherty is an English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist. He is best known musically for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he reformed with Carl Barât in 2010. His other musical project is indie band Babyshambles...
– additional vocals (track 8) - Louise Downer – artwork design
- Scott Fairbrother – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(track 8) - Andy FletcherAndrew Fletcher (musician)Andy Fletcher , known as "Fletch", is a co-founder and member of the English synth band Depeche Mode.-Depeche Mode:...
– executive producerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production... - Mathieu Gendreau – engineer (Client B's vocals)
- Martin L. GoreMartin GoreMartin Lee Gore is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist, keyboardist, remixer and DJ. He is a founding member of Depeche Mode and has written the vast majority of their songs...
– additional vocals (track 3) - Matt Nida – web designWeb designWeb design is the process of planning and creating a website. Text, images, digital media and interactive elements are used by web designers to produce the page seen on the web browser...
- Mandy Parnell – masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
- Paul Tipler – mixing
- Joe WilsonJoe Wilson (musician)Joe Wilson is a British record producer and musician, best known for his work with Sneaker Pimps. He has exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London and The CCA in Glasgow. as well as producing music for films for Channel 4 and the BBC...
– producer; backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(track 12)
Release history
Country | Date | Label |
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United States | 21 September 2004 | Mute Records Mute Records Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:... |
Scandinavia | 24 September 2004 | EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... |
Germany | 27 September 2004 | |
United Kingdom | 24 January 2005 | Toast Hawaii Toast Hawaii (record label) Toast Hawaii is a record label founded by Depeche Mode's Andrew Fletcher and named after his reported fondness for the sandwich. The label is independent, but its North American releases are distributed by Mute Records.-History:... |