Made of Bricks explained

Made of Bricks
Type:studio
Artist:Kate Nash
Cover:Kate Nash - Made of Bricks.png
Released:6 August 2007
Recorded:2006–2007
Studio:
  • Eastcote, London
  • Miloco, London
  • The Pool, London
Genre:Pop
Length:55:40
Label:Fiction (UK)
Cherrytree (US)
Universal Music (International)
Next Title:My Best Friend Is You
Next Year:2010

Made of Bricks is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Kate Nash, released in the United Kingdom on 6 August 2007 by Fiction Records, Cherrytree Records, and the Universal Music Group. The album was a commercial success, topping the UK Albums Chart and spawning a number-two single in the form of the lead single "Foundations".[1] The album was later released in Europe on 10 September and in the United States on 8 January 2008.

Writing and recording

Nash stated in an October 2007 interview for The Village Voice that she wrote all the songs on the album a year and a half before, except for "Skeleton Song", which she had written the same year that the album came out.[2]

Release

The album was released five weeks earlier than originally planned due to the popularity of "Foundations".[3] [4] The album does not contain the track "Caroline's a Victim", which was released as a limited 7" single, double A-Side with "Birds" on Moshi Moshi Records before "Foundations".[5] "Birds" was included on the album.

A version that included a "making of" DVD was available at Best Buy on the album's release in the United States.[6] In that country, Made of Bricks debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 16,000.[7] As of January 2010, the album has sold 544,000 copies in United Kingdom and it has sold 168,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[8]

Reception

Initial critical response to Made of Bricks was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 71, based on 23 reviews.

Personnel

Musicians
Production personnel
Additional personnel

Singles

Chart positions

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 97
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 174
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 84

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Official Charts Company - Kate Nash . . 24 July 2009 .
  2. Web site: True. Everett. Hugs and Kisses 24: The Kate Nash Interview!. The Village Voice. 18 December 2007 . 9 March 2017.
  3. http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/3363141/Debut-Album-TBA/Product.html Play
  4. https://www.nme.com/news/kate-nash/29647 NME
  5. Web site: "Caroline's a Victim" overview. Discogs. 9 March 2017.
  6. Web site: Kate Nash – Made Of Bricks. Discogs. 8 January 2008 . 9 March 2017.
  7. Katie Hasty, "Keys Holds Off Radiohead, 'Juno' At No. 1", Billboard.com, 16 January 2008.
  8. Web site: Best Bets 2010. Billboard. 32. Cortney. Harding. 9 January 2010. 15 December 2018.
  9. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080319130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20080320-0000/issue939.pdf "ARIA Top 100 Albums - Week Commencing 25th February 2008"
  10. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007. Official Charts Company. 2 September 2020.
  11. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2008. Ultratop. 2 September 2020.
  12. Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 2008. SNEP. fr. 2 September 2020.
  13. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2008. Official Charts Company. 2 September 2020.