Sensuous

Sensuous
Studio album by Cornelius
Released October 25, 2006 (2006-10-25)
Genre Shibuya-kei, experimental
Length 46:57
Label Warner Music Japan
Producer Keigo Oyamada
Cornelius chronology
Point
(2001)Point2001		 Sensuous
(2006)		 Mellow Waves
(2017)Mellow Waves2017
Singles from Sensuous
  1. "Music"
    Released: August 23, 2006
  2. "Breezin'"
    Released: September 27, 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBCfavorable[3]
Drowned in Sound9/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
Hot Pressfavorable[6]
NMEfavorable[7]
Pitchfork7.8/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spinfavorable[10]
Stylus MagazineB[11]

Sensuous is the fifth studio album by Cornelius.[10] It was originally released in 2006. It peaked at number 8 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[12] In the United States, it was released via Everloving Records in 2007.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Sensuous received an average score of 70% based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "the finest expression of Cornelius' inimitable, playfully sophisticated musical language yet."[2] Eric Harvey of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.8 out of 10, writing that the album "represents yet another step forward for Oyamada's unique headphone pop."[8] He added, "It's not quite the departure that Point was from Fantasma, but it feels like a natural next step."[8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sensuous"Keigo Oyamada4:21
2."Fit Song"Oyamada3:59
3."Breezin'"Oyamada3:50
4."Toner"Oyamada1:32
5."Wataridori"Oyamada6:56
6."Gum"Oyamada3:45
7."Scum"Hiromori Hayashi, John Stafford, Nie Erh0:38
8."Omstart"Oyamada, Eirik Glambek Bøe, Erlend Øye4:38
9."Beep It"Oyamada4:02
10."Like a Rolling Stone"Oyamada3:28
11."Music"Oyamada4:52
12."Sleep Warm"Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Lewis Lew Spence4:52

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[13] 18
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 8

References

  1. 1 2 "Sensuous by Cornelius". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Sensuous - Cornelius". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ Hayden, Guy (2007). "Cornelius - Sensuous - Review". BBC. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ Denney, Alex (March 29, 2007). "Cornelius - Sensuous". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Burgess, John (March 23, 2007). "Cornelius, Sensuous". The Guardian. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ Keane, Mark (April 30, 2007). "Sensuous". Hot Press. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ Phull, Hardeep (March 22, 2007). "Cornelius". NME. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 Harvey, Eric (April 13, 2007). "Cornelius: Sensuous". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ Hoard, Christian (April 17, 2007). "Cornelius: Sensuous". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  10. 1 2 Niimi, J (May 10, 2007). "Cornelius, 'Sensuous' (Everloving)". Spin. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ Orme, Mike (November 2, 2006). "Cornelius - Sensuous". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 21, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  12. 1 2 "CORNELIUSのアルバム売り上げランキング". Oricon. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Cornelius - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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