Flight of the Conchords (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Flight of the Conchords
Type = studio
Artist = Flight of the Conchords

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Released = April 21, 2008
Recorded =
Genre = Comedy
Length = 42:06
Label = Sub Pop
Producer = Mickey Petralia
Reviews = *AbsolutePunk.net (83%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=313351 link]
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fxftxz9jldae link]
*Consequence Of Sound (A-) [http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/04/26/album-review-flight-of-the-conchords/ link]
*NME (8/10) [http://nme.com/reviews/flight-of-the-conchords/9674 link]
*Paste Magazine [http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/7194/review/music/flight_of_the_conchords link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.2/10.0) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/50074-flight-of-the-conchords link]
*The Quietus [http://www.thequietus.com/2008/05/flight-of-the-conchords-flight-of-the-conchords-review/ link]
*QRO Magazine (8.3/10) [http://www.qromag.com/alphacontent/reviews/album_reviews/view/flight_of_the_conchords_:_flight_of_the_conchords/ link]
*Sputnikmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=15973 link]
Last album = "The Distant Future"
(2007)
This album = "Flight of the Conchords"
(2008)
Next album =

"Flight of the Conchords" is the debut full-length studio recorded album by New Zealand comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, released April 21, 2008 by Sub Pop. [ [http://www.subpop.com/releases/flight_of_the_conchords/full_lengths/flight_of_the_conchords Sub Pop Records : Flight of the Conchords : Flight of the Conchords ] ]

Track listing

#"Foux Du Fafa" - 2:47
#"Inner City Pressure" - 3:27
#"Hip-Hopopotamus vs. The Rhymenoceros" - 2:09
#"Think About It" - 3:15
#"Ladies of the World" - 3:57
#"Mutha'uckas" - 2:27
#"Prince of Parties" - 1:49
#"Leggie Blonde (feat. Rhys Darby)" - 2:42
#"Robots" - 3:43
#"Boom" - 2:18
#"A Kiss Is Not a Contract" - 1:55
#"The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)" - 4:02
#"Business Time" - 4:05
#"Bowie" - 3:16
#"Au Revoir" - 0:22

iTunes Bonus Track

Came when pre-ordered through iTunes

#"Bret, You've Got It Going On"

Produced and mixed by Mickey Petralia, engineered by Matt Shane, mastered by Greg Calbi

Personnel

*All songs written and performed by Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie
*Sara Johnson - vocals on "Foux du Fafa"
*Robin Lynn - keys on "Foux du Fafa," "Think About It" and "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)"
*Gus Seyffert - bass on "Think About It" and "Business Time"
*Danny Frankel - percussion on "Think About It," "The Prince of Parties" and "Business Time"
*Mickey Petralia - drums on "Ladies of the World" and "Leggy Blonde;" percussion on "The Prince of Parties" and "A Kiss is Not a Contract"
*Mark Lewis - drums on "Ladies of the World" and "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)"
*Rhys Darby - vocals on "Leggy Blonde"
*Scott Seiver - drums on "Business Time" and "Bowie"
*David Ralicke - horns on "Bowie"

ales and chart performance

The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 52,000 copies in its first week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003796535 "Mariah Carey Remains Atop Billboard 200"] , Billboard.com, April 30, 2008.] In their home country of New Zealand, the album debuted at number two, beaten to the top spot to Beautiful Machine by Shihad. The following week it jumped to the number one spot, and Beautiful Machine fell to number four. The album has been certified Platinum.

Appearances on the TV show

All of the tracks on the album, with the exception of track 15, were featured in an episode of the TV series "Flight of the Conchords".

*Tracks 9 and 12 were featured in the episode Sally.
*Tracks 2 and 10 were featured in the episode Bret Gives Up the Dream.
*Tracks 3 and 4 were featured in the episode Mugged.
*Track 13 was featured in the episode Sally Returns.
*Tracks 14 and 16 were featured in the episode Bowie.
*Tracks 6 and 8 were featured in the episode Drive By.
*Tracks 1 and 11 were featured in the episode Girlfriends.
*Tracks 5 and 7 were featured in the episode New Fans.

Many tracks are rerecorded or slightly remixed versions of those featured in the television program.

"Business Time" previously appeared on "The Distant Future" EP, along with live versions of "Robots" and "The Most Beautiful Girl (in the Room)".

Music videos

A music video for the song "Ladies of the World" has been released by Sub Pop records. It is available on the Sub Pop YouTube channel. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLJ5a6aJOb8 Flight of the Conchords - Ladies of the World] ]

References

External links

* [http://thishereboogie.com/business-time-flight-of-the-conchords-2008/ 'Business Time' song of the day on thishereboogie.com, 2 July 2008]