Felt Mountain

Infobox Album
Name = Felt Mountain
Type = studio
Artist = Goldfrapp


Released = September 19, 2000
Recorded = September 1999 – February 2000 in Wiltshire, England
Genre = Ambient
Electronic
Trip hop
Length = 39:32
Label = Mute, EMI, Everlasting
Producer = Alison Goldfrapp, nowrap|Will Gregory
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:o0ktk6dxekrj link]
*"Flak Magazine" (positive) [http://flakmag.com/music/felt.html link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/18144-felt-mountain link]
Last album =
This album = "Felt Mountain"
(2000)
Next album = "Black Cherry"
(2003)
Misc = Singles
Name = Felt Mountain
Type = studio
single 1 = Lovely Head
single 1 date = May 22 2000
single 2 = Utopia
single 2 date = October 16 2000
single 3 = Human
single 3 date = February 26 2001
single 4 = Utopia (Genetically Enriched)
single 4 date = June 11 2001
single 5 = Pilots
single 5 date = November 5 2001

"Felt Mountain" is the debut album by English electronic duo Goldfrapp. It was released by Mute Records on September 11 2000 in the United Kingdom. The album featured Alison Goldfrapp's synthesized vocals over cinematic soundscapes [ [http://www.mutelibtech.com/goldfrapp/feltmtn.html "Once Upon a Time on Felt Mountain"] . Mute Records. Retrieved July 6 2007.] , and takes influence from a variety of music styles such as cabaret, folk, and electronica. [Heather Phares. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:o0ktk6dxekrj "Felt Mountain" album review"] . Allmusic. Retrieved June 14 2007.]

"Felt Mountain" was a top seventy-five album in Goldfrapp's native United Kingdom, and was certified gold in October 2001. [http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=29668 "Felt Mountain" UK Certification] . British Phonographic Industry. October 12 2001. Retrieved July 5 2007.] It was well received by music critics, and it was described as "simultaneously smarmy and seductive, yet elegant and graceful". [Matt LeMay. [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/18144-felt-mountain "Felt Mountain" album review"] . Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 14 2007.] In 2001, the album was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, an annual music prize awarded for the best British or Irish album from the previous year. [http://www.everyhit.com/awardmer.html "The Mercury Music Prize"] . EveryHit.com. Retrieved July 6 2007.]

Chart performance and sales

"Felt Mountain" debuted on the UK albums chart at number hundred and forty-four, and sold 914 copies in its first week. [ [http://www.chartsingles.net/news/music-news/1252/ "Week 34 Chart Roundup"] . ChartSingles.net. August 30 2003. Retrieved July 5 2007.] On September 22 2001, the album peaked at number fifty-seven, before exiting the albums chart two weeks later. [http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PGoldfrapp.htm "Chart Data: Goldfrapp"] . Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved July 5 2007.] In October 2001, "Felt Mountain" was certified gold for sales of 100,000 copies. In France, the album reached number forty-eight, and remained on the albums chart for eleven weeks. [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Goldfrapp&titel=Felt+Mountain&cat=a "French Albums Chart"] . LesCharts.com. Retrieved July 5 2007.] The album reached the top fifty in Australia, Austria and Germany. [http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Goldfrapp&titel=Felt+Mountain&cat=a "Austrian Albums Chart"] . AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved July 5 2007.]

"Felt Mountain" received limited promotion in North America, and did not appear on any major album charts. The album, however, has sold 52,000 copies in the United States since its release in September 2000. [Keith Caulfield. [http://billboard.com/bbcom/ask_bb/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002950226 "Ask Billboard"] . Billboard.com. August 3 2006. Retrieved July 5, 2007. ]

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, except where noted.

#"Lovely Head" – 3:49
#"Paper Bag" – 4:07
#"Human" (Goldfrapp, Gregory, Locke, Norfolk) – 4:34
#"Pilots" – 4:27
#"Deer Stop" – 4:04
#"Felt Mountain" – 4:15
#"Oompa Radar" – 4:44
#"Utopia" – 4:16
#"Horse Tears" – 5:10

Bonus tracks

All bonus tracks and footage appear on the UK and Spanish special editions of "Felt Mountain".

#

"Pilots (On a Star)" – 3:57
#"UK Girls (Physical)" (Olivia Newton-John cover) – 4:51
#"Lovely Head" (Miss World mix) – 3:51
#"Utopia" (New Ears mix) – 3:10
#"Human" (Calexico vocal) – 4:49
#"Human" (Masseys Cro-Magnon mix) – 5:55
#"Utopia" (Tom Middleton's Cosmos vocal mix) – 8:17
#"A Trip to Felt Mountain"

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Felt Mountain": ["Felt Mountain" (CD liner notes). Mute Records. September 2000.]
*Alison Goldfrapp – lead vocals, backing vocals
*Nick Batt – synthesizer, bass, percussion, programming, mixing, engineering
*Will Gregory – synthesizer, keyboard, string arrangements, brass arrangements
*Adrian Utley – bass
*Tony Orrell, John Parish – drums
*Rowen Oliver – percussion
*Andy Bush – flugelhorn
*John Cornick – trombone
*Stuart Gordon – violin, viola
*B. Waghorn – saxophone
*Rowen Oliver – string ensemble
*Dave Bascombe, Kevin Paul – mixing
*David Lord, Kevin Paul – engineering
*John Dent – mastering

Release History

These are the formats of major album releases of "Felt Mountain":

Charts

References