| A Kiss Before You Go | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 7, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, dark cabaret, alternative | |||
| Label | Propeller, Universal Music Group | |||
| Producer | Kåre Chr. Vestrheim, Mike Hartung | |||
| Katzenjammer chronology | ||||
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| Singles from A Kiss Before You Go | ||||
A Kiss Before You Go is the second studio album by Norwegian band Katzenjammer. It was released on September 9, 2011 by Propeller Recordings. [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| BBC Music | (favorable) [6] |
| The Independent | [7] |
| MusicOHM | [8] |
A Kiss Before You Go received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on four reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [4] Jon O'Brien of Allmusic wrote "it's difficult not to be enamored by [the album's] inventiveness and inherent avant-garde charm." [5] BBC Music's Mischa Pearlman called the album "peculiar and unconventional" because it "constantly shape-shifts and surprises, but does so with a graceful, effortless ease that feels incredibly natural and utterly delightful". [6] In a review for The Independent , Hugh Montgomery said its "oompah brass [and] jaunty jigs" were "best in small doses." He also described A Kiss Before You Go as "exhilarating and nauseous". [7] MusicOHM reviewer Ben Weisz wrote that Katzenjammer's "latest effort is often raucous, occasionally majestic and close to brilliance." [8]
In Norway, A Kiss Before You Go debuted at number eight on the albums chart. The following week it reached its peak position of number six. [9] The album reached number seven in Germany, [10] where it sold 100,000 copies and was certified gold. [11] [12]
A Kiss Before You Go debuted at number thirty-three in Switzerland. It remained on the chart for three weeks. [13] The album also charted in the top fifty in Austria and the Netherlands. [14] [15] In Belgium, it peaked at number one hundred and thirty-one. [16]
Songs written and composed by Mats Rybø, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Kiss Before You Go" (Rybø, Anne Marit Bergheim) | Jørgensen | 1:16 |
| 2. | "I Will Dance (When I Walk Away)" | Heilo | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Cherry Pie" (Marianne Sveen, Mike Hartung) | Sveen | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Land of Confusion" (Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Phil Collins) | Sveen | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Lady Marlene" (Solveig Heilo) | Bergheim | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Rock-Paper-Scissors" (Katzenjammer, Robert Ellis Orral) | Heilo | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Cocktails and Ruby Slippers" | Bergheim | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Soviet Trumpeter" (Rybø, Bergheim) | Heilo | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Loathsome M" | Jørgensen | 2:41 |
| 10. | "Shepherd's Song" (Marianne Sveen) | Sveen | 3:06 |
| 11. | "Gypsy Flee" (Sveen) | Instrumental | 2:44 |
| 12. | "God's Great Dust Storm" | Sveen | 4:06 |
Credits adapted from A Kiss Before You Go liner notes. [17]
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart [14] | 36 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [16] | 131 |
| Dutch Albums Chart [15] | 41 |
| German Albums Chart [10] | 7 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart [9] | 6 |
| Swiss Albums Chart [13] | 33 |
| Region(s) | Date [2] [3] [18] | Format(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria, Germany, Switzerland | September 9, 2011 | CD, digital download, LP | Propeller |
| Norway | October 7, 2011 | ||
| United Kingdom | May 7, 2012 | ||
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