First Album is the debut studio album by French electronic music duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker, released in 2001. It includes the tracks "1982" and "Frank Sinatra", two anthems of the late-1990s electroclash scene that had been first released on the EP Champagne (1998).[1][2]
Critical reception
The album received generally favorable reviews. It earned a collective score of 68 out of 100 from Metacritic.[4] Adam Bregman from Allmusic commented, "This French-Swiss duo pumps out retro-'80s-style disco beats and silly lyrics, creating a fun, goofy, ironic vibe [...] They seem to be trying to reach over and above that generally stale genre, and they mostly succeed."[5]
Fact placed First Album at number 92 on its "100 best: Albums of the Decade" list.[6] Mixer placed First Album at number five on its "Best Albums of 2002" list.[7] Muzik placed it at number 15 on its list of the "Top 30 Albums of 2001".[8] Resident Advisor ranked the album number 94 on its list of the "Top 100 albums of the 2000s".[9]
Commercial performance
Despite not charting, First Album sold over 50,000 copies worldwide.[10]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Miss Kittin; all music is composed by The Hacker.
Personnel
- Miss Kittin – vocals, vibes
- The Hacker – programming
- LeroYorel – cover
- F. Holzer – photos
References
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