Details (album)

Details
Studio album by Frou Frou
Released June 4, 2002 (US)
Genre Electronica, ambient, trip hop, downtempo
Length 49:30
Label MCA Records (US)
Island Records (Int.)
Producer Imogen Heap
Guy Sigsworth

Details is the only studio album by the musical group Frou Frou. The track "Let Go" also featured in the soundtrack for the film Garden State and in the movie The Holiday.

As of 2009, "Let Go" has sold 370,000 copies in United States. [1] The album has sold 284,000 copies in United States and 29,000 copies in United Kingdom. [2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Drowned in Sound7/10[4]

Zach Braff's use of the song "Let Go" for the ending credits for his film Garden State and the inclusion on its Grammy-winning soundtrack is credited as exposing Frou Frou and Imogen Heap to a much wider audience. Its use as the last song was actually suggested by Braff's girlfriend.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let Go"Imogen Heap & Guy Sigsworth4:13
2."Breathe In"Imogen Heap & Guy Sigsworth4:27
3."It's Good to Be in Love"Imogen Heap & Guy Sigsworth4:39
4."Must Be Dreaming"Imogen Heap & Guy Sigsworth4:01
5."Psychobabble"Heap/Sigsworth/Peter Chill5:33
6."Only Got One"Imogen Heap & Guy Sigsworth4:09
7."Shh"Imogen Heap & Guy Sigsworth5:34
8."Hear Me Out"Heap/Sigsworth/Lee Bennett/Brian Eno4:19
9."Maddening Shroud"Heap/Sigsworth/Alexander Nilere3:37
10."Flicks"Heap/Sigsworth/Jon Hassell3:58
11."The Dumbing Down of Love"Heap/Sigsworth/Jon Hassell4:44

Singles

Select any single to see the track listings of all released versions.


Personnel

  • Imogen Heap: vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, drums, percussion, sampling
  • Guy Sigsworth: acoustic guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, sampling
  • Mich Gerber: bowed upright bass
  • Jon Hassell: trumpet
  • Makoto Sakamoto: drums, percussion
  • Strings arranged by Chandru

Production

  • Produced by Frou Frou
  • Engineered by Steve Bush and Damian Taylor
  • Mixed by Tom Elmhurst, Frou Frou and Damian Taylor
  • Mastered by Tom Coyne

References

  1. https://books.google.hr/books?id=wBeEDJhw110C&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=imogen+heap+album+sales&source=bl&ots=aO-dkDuT-i&sig=IJ1QLEC6TJ16r2QidzOXFfHqQxI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiempDHxOHZAhXCBiwKHWPLCJE4KBDoAQg3MAY#v=onepage&q=imogen%20heap%20album%20sales&f=false
  2. https://books.google.hr/books?id=wBeEDJhw110C&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=Details+frou+frou+billboard&source=bl&ots=aO-dkDuY-n&sig=z4jcNAGq_zQNz6kdZbyNkclZCCg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwir1Im4xuHZAhVH3iwKHYKVD0YQ6AEIhAEwDg#v=onepage&q=Details%20frou%20frou%20billboard&f=false
  3. Allmusic review
  4. Quirk Thomas, Andy. "Details – Frou Frou". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. "Aurgasm » Aurgasm Interview: Imogen Heap". Aurgasm.us. 2005-10-19. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
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