Cheap Queen

Cheap Queen is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter King Princess, released on October 25, 2019, through Mark Ronson's imprint of Columbia Records, Zelig Records.[13] A deluxe edition of the album with five additional tracks was released on February 14, 2020.[14] Straus began a tour in support of the album on September 20.[13]

Cheap Queen
Studio album by
King Princess
ReleasedOctober 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)
GenrePop[1]
Length38:51
LabelZelig/Columbia
Producer
King Princess chronology
Make My Bed
(2018)		 Cheap Queen
(2019)
Singles from Cheap Queen
  1. "Cheap Queen"
    Released: May 30, 2019
  2. "Prophet"
    Released: July 18, 2019
  3. "Ain't Together"
    Released: September 3, 2019
  4. "Hit the Back"
    Released: October 2, 2019
  5. "Ohio"
    Released: February 11, 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[2]
Metacritic81/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
DIY[1]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Irish Times[7]
NME[8]
Pitchfork7.4/10[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Uncut8/10[12]

Background

The album was written chronologically,[13] with Straus stating that she named the album Cheap Queen after the drag term for a queen that is "resourceful, making something out of not very much". While Straus started her career with songs like "1950" and "Pussy Is God", The Guardian remarked that she swaps out those "queer pop anthems for understated ballads".[6] Straus explained that the album's sound came about as she was "dealing with the most vulnerable year of my life" after the popularity of "1950", as she was under "complete stress and anxiety, and not knowing what to do with myself or with my body, and then also being in love".[13]

Straus released a deluxe edition of Cheap Queen on February 14, 2020, which included five previously unreleased new songs.[15]

Reception
Year-end lists
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
AllMusic Best Pop Albums of 2019
-
[16]
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2019
15
[17]
GQ Magazine The Best Albums of 2019
-
[18]
The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2019
46
[19]
PopCrush 25 Best Pop Albums of 2019
-
[20]
Time The 10 Best Albums of 2019
8
[21]
Uproxx The Best Albums of 2019
30
[22]
The 35 Best Pop Albums of 2019
9
[23]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tough on Myself"
3:43
2."Useless Phrases"
  • Straus
  • King Princess
  • Malchicoff
1:16
3."Cheap Queen"
  • King Princess
  • Malchicoff
2:41
4."Ain't Together"
  • King Princess
  • Malchicoff
3:22
5."Do You Wanna See Me Crying?"
  • Straus
  • King Princess
  • Malchicoff
1:46
6."Homegirl"
  • King Princess
  • Malchicoff
3:01
7."Prophet"
4:09
8."Isabel's Moment" (featuring Tobias Jesso Jr.)
2:13
9."Trust Nobody"
  • Straus
  • Long
  • King Princess
  • Malchicoff
3:15
10."Watching My Phone"
  • Straus
  • King Princess
  • Malchicoff
3:00
11."You Destroyed My Heart"
  • Straus
  • Long
  • King Princess
  • Malchicoff
3:40
12."Hit the Back"
  • Straus
  • King Princess
  • Malchicoff
3:23
13."If You Think It's Love"
3:23
Total length:38:57
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Back of a Cab"
  • Straus
  • Long
  • King Princess
  • Malchicoff
3:07
15."All Dressed in White"
  • Straus
  • King Princess
  • Malchicoff
2:00
16."Forget About It" (featuring Banoffee)
  • Straus
  • Martha Betty Glenn Brown
  • Long
  • King Princess
  • Malchicoff
2:59
17."Best Friend"
  • Straus
  • Long
3:25
18."Ohio"
  • Straus
  • Anderson
4:53
Total length:55:25

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[24]

Musicians
  • King Princess – lead and background vocals (all tracks), songwriting (all tracks), production (all tracks), bass (tracks 1-4, 7-12, 14, 16), programming (tracks 1-10, 13, 14, 16-18), synthesizer (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, 16), keyboards (tracks 3, 10-12), guitar (tracks 4-7, 10, 11, 14, 18), drums (tracks 9, 11-14)
  • Mike Malchicoff – production (tracks 1-7, 9-12, 14-17), assistant producer (tracks 8, 13, 18)
  • Nick Long – songwriting (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17), guitar (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 16)
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums (track 1)
  • Leon Michels – keyboards (track 1)
  • Jonah Finegold – guitar (tracks 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18)
  • Michael Freeman – assistant engineer (tracks 3, 4, 9, 13)
  • Amandla Stenberg – songwriting (track 3)
  • Billie Holiday – songwriting (track 3)
  • Carl Sigman – songwriting (track 3)
  • Bob Russell – songwriting (track 3)
  • Mark Ronson – assistant producer (tracks 4, 9, 16, production (track 17)
  • Justin Tranter – songwriting (track 4)
  • Edgar J. Sandoval – violin (track 4)
  • DJ Dahi – assistant producer (track 4)
  • Josh Tillman – drums (track 4)
  • Logan McQuade – bass (tracks 5, 17, 18)
  • Antoine Fadavi – drums (tracks 5, 11, 18)
  • Romy Croft – songwriting (track 6)
  • Aron Noah Forbes – songwriting (track 7)
  • Tim Anderson – production (track 7), songwriting (tracks 7, 18), programming (track 7)
  • Tobias Jesso Jr. – background vocals (track 8)
  • Teo Halm – production (track 8), songwriting (track 8), piano (track 8)
  • Kid Harpoon – production (track 13), songwriting (track 13), assistant producer (track 13), drums (track 13), programming (track 13), synthesizer (track 13)
  • Martha Betty Glenn Brown – songwriting (track 16)
  • Banoffee – background vocals (track 16)
  • Melody Ector – synthesizer (tracks 17, 18)
  • Shawn Everett – production (track 18)

Technical
  • Emily Lazar – mastering engineer (all tracks)
  • Mike Malchicoff – recording engineer (tracks 1-7, 9, 1-12, 14, 15, 16), mixing engineer (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14-18)
  • Oliver Straus – recording engineer (tracks 1, 7)
  • Rob Kinelski – mixing engineer (tracks 1, 12)
  • Casey Cuayo – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 12)
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing engineer (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9, 13)
  • Todd Monfalcone – recording engineer (track 4), assistant engineer (track 15, 17)
  • Teo Halm – recording engineer (track 8)
  • Kid Harpoon – recording engineer (track 13)
  • Samuel Witte – engineer (track 13)
  • Chris Allgood – assistant engineer (tracks 14-18)
  • Riccardo Damian – recording engineer (track 17)
  • Ivan Wayman – recording engineer (track 18)
  • Shawn Everett – recording engineer (track 18)

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] 41
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[26] 8
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[27] 18
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[28] 88
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[29] 86

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  6. Cliff, Aimee (October 25, 2019). "King Princess: Cheap Queen review – hyped pop royal exposes her heart". The Guardian. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  7. Bruton, Louise (October 18, 2019). "King Princess: Cheap Queen review – A luscious debut". The Irish Times. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  8. Hobbs, Thomas (October 24, 2019). "King Princess – 'Cheap Queen' review: anthems for young love from a pop great in the making". NME. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
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  10. Flint, Hannah (December 2019). "King Princess: Cheap Queen". Q (405): 110.
  11. "Quick Hits". Rolling Stone (1333). November 2019.
  12. O'Connell, Sharon (December 2019). "King Princess: Cheap Queen". Uncut (271): 29.
  13. Cirisano, Tatiana (September 12, 2019). "King Princess Says Debut Album Inspired By 'The Most Vulnerable Year Of My Life'". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  14. Daw, Stephen (February 11, 2020). "King Princess Finally Gives Fans What They Want With 'Ohio': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
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  27. "King Princess Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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