First Album (Miss Kittin & The Hacker album)

First Album is the debut album by the electronic music duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker released in 2001. Several tracks such as "1982" and "Frank Sinatra", became anthems of the electroclash scene.[1]

First Album
Studio album by
Miss Kittin & The Hacker
ReleasedOctober 2001
GenreElectroclash, dance, techno
LabelInternational DeeJay Gigolo, Emperor Norton, Nobody's Bizzness
ProducerMiss Kittin, The Hacker
Miss Kittin chronology
Intimités
(1999)		 First Album
(2001)		 On the Road
(2002)
The Hacker chronology
Intimités
(1999)		 First Album
(2001)		 Rêves Mécaniques
(2004)
Singles from First Album
  1. "1982"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Frank Sinatra"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Stock Exchange"
    Released: 10 February 2003
  4. "The Beach"
    Released: 2003

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Armchair DJ link
Exclaim(favorable) link
Robert Christgau[2]
Rolling Stone link
URB link

The album received generally favorable reviews. It earned a collective score of 68 out of 100 from Metacritic.[3] 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."[4]

FACT placed First Album at #92 on the 100 best: Albums of the Decade.[5] Mixer placed First Album at #5 on the Best Albums of 2002.[6] Muzik placed First Album at #15 on the Top 30 Albums of 2001.[7] Resident Advisor placed First Album at #94 on the Top 100 albums of the 2000s.[8]

Chart performance

Despite not charting, First Album sold over 50,000 copies worldwide.[9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Miss Kittin and The Hacker.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Life On MTV"Miss Kittin, The Hacker4:22
2."Frank Sinatra"Miss Kittin, The Hacker3:53
3."Walk On By"Miss Kittin, The Hacker5:04
4."1982"Miss Kittin, The Hacker5:17
5."Stock Exchange"Miss Kittin, The Hacker5:22
6."You And Us"Miss Kittin, The Hacker4:25
7."Flexibility"Miss Kittin, The Hacker6:25
8."L'Homme Dans L'Ombre"Miss Kittin, The Hacker4:15
9."Slow Track"Miss Kittin, The Hacker2:55
10."Nurse"Miss Kittin, The Hacker5:13
11."Stripper"Miss Kittin, The Hacker4:57
12."DJ Song"Miss Kittin, The Hacker3:03
13."Walking In The Sunshine"Miss Kittin, The Hacker5:14
14."Frank Sinatra (2001)"Miss Kittin, The Hacker4:53
15."The Beach"Miss Kittin, The Hacker4:41

Personnel

References
  1. Kellman, Andy. "Miss Kittin > Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Miss Kittin". Robert Christgau.
  3. "First Album Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
  4. Bregman, Adam (2001). "First Album - Miss Kittin & The Hacker". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
  5. Foxx, Trilby (2009). "100 best: Albums of the Decade - FACT magazine: music and art". FACT. The Vinyl Factory. Archived from the original on 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  6. "Best Albums of 2002". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  7. "Rocklist.net...Muzik End Of Year Lists..." Rocklist.net. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
  8. "RA Poll: Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  9. "RA: The Hacker biography". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
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