Alphabetical (album)
Alphabetical is the second studio album by French indie pop band Phoenix, released in 2004. The album has two singles, "Everything Is Everything" and "Run Run Run".
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Released | 29 March 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
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Length | 37:37 | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Alternative Press | 4/5[3] |
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Drowned in Sound | 8/10[6] |
NME | 8/10[7] |
Pitchfork | 6.7/10[8] |
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Spin | B−[10] |
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Commercial performance
The album has sold 30,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[12] Overall it has shipped 170,000 copies worldwide [13] with 65,000 shipped units in continental Europe and Japan, 20,000 of those were in France. [14]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Phoenix.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Everything Is Everything" | 3:01 |
2. | "Run Run Run" | 3:50 |
3. | "I'm an Actor" | 2:33 |
4. | "Love for Granted" | 4:24 |
5. | "Victim of the Crime" | 4:02 |
6. | "(You Can't Blame It On) Anybody" | 3:33 |
7. | "Congratulations" | 1:12 |
8. | "If It's Not with You" | 3:57 |
9. | "Holdin' on Together" | 3:27 |
10. | "Alphabetical" | 3:24 |
11. | "Congratulations (Revisited) (iTunes bonus track)" | 1:08 |
Personnel
- Deck D'Arcy – bass guitar, keyboards and backing vocals
- Laurent Brancowitz – guitar, keyboards and backing vocals
- Thomas Mars – vocals
- Christian Mazzalai – guitar and backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Ivan Beck – acoustic guitar on "Love for Granted"
- Pino Palladino – bass on "Congratulations", "Victim of the Crime" and "Alphabetical"
- Jm Mery – additional keyboards on "Congratulations", "If It's Not with You" and "Alphabetical"
- Alex Locascio – drums and percussion on "Everything Is Everything", "I'm an Actor", "Love for Granted" and "Victim of the Crime"
Charts
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 46 |
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 19 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] | 42 |
French Albums (SNEP)[17] | 41 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 68 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] | 265 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] | 4 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] | 11 |
Release history
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
Japan | 24 March 2005 | Toshiba-EMI | CD | VJCP 68627 |
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29 March 2004 | Source | LP | SOURLP095 |
CD | CDSOUR095 | |||
France | 30 March 2004 | |||
Australia | 12 April 2004 | Virgin | 5986350 | |
United States | 27 July 2004 |
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References
- "Reviews for Alphabetical by Phoenix". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- Kellman, Andy. "Alphabetical – Phoenix". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- "Phoenix: Alphabetical". Alternative Press (194): 136. September 2004.
- "Phoenix: Alphabetical". Blender (29): 140. September 2004.
- Leahy, Sarah (29 March 2004). "Phoenix – Alphabetical". DIY. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- Dobson, Gareth (26 July 2004). "Album Review: Phoenix – Alphabetical". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- "Phoenix: Alphabetical". NME: 57. 19 June 2004.
- Leone, Dominique (17 May 2004). "Phoenix: Alphabetical". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- Moayeri, Lily (2 August 2004). "Phoenix: Alphabetical". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 March 2005. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- "Breakdown". Spin. 20 (8): 108. August 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- "French Letters". Uncut (86): 110. July 2004. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- "Phoenix Rises With New Album, Label". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
- Pichevin, Aymeric (17 June 2006). "Phoenix Flying". Billboard. p. 62. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- Martin, James (24 April 2004). "French Phoenix Rises". Billboard. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- "Ultratop.be – Phoenix – Alphabetical" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- "Ultratop.be – Phoenix – Alphabetical" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- "Lescharts.com – Phoenix – Alphabetical". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Phoenix – Alphabetical" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- アルファベティカル (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – Phoenix – Alphabetical". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Phoenix – Alphabetical". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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