Add the Blonde | ||||
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Released | 26 August 2014 | |||
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Length | 47:42 | |||
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Singles from Add the Blonde | ||||
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Singles from Add the Blonde (reissue) | ||||
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Interia | [1] |
Onet | [2] |
Add the Blonde is the debut studio album by Polish singer Margaret. A pop record,it was influenced by retro-disco and ska,and by the work of Madonna. [3] The album was produced by Joakim Buddee,Martin Eriksson,and Ant Whiting. [4]
Add the Blonde was released on 26 August 2014,only in Poland. It consists of fourteen English-language tracks:eight new,and six previously included on Margaret's 2013 extended play (EP) All I Need . [5] [6] The album spawned three singles:"Wasted","Start a Fire",and "Heartbeat". [7] [8] On 30 December 2014,Add the Blonde was released as a 12-inch vinyl,with altered tracklist. [9]
The album's reissue was released exclusively to Biedronka on 19 September 2016,followed by its official release on 2 December. [10] [11] It included the singles "Cool Me Down" (and its three remixes) and "Elephant",and Margaret's Polish-language version of Robin Beck's song "First Time" titled "Smak radości" which was used in a Polish Coca-Cola commercial. [11] On 23 December 2016,the "Special Limited Box" edition of the album was released to Empik. The box included its reissue and the 12-inch vinyl,as well as a 7-inch vinyl of "Heartbeat" (A-side) and "Cool Me Down" (B-side). [12]
Add the Blonde reached number eight on the Polish Albums Chart,and was certified platinum by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV). [13] [14]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Wasted" |
| 3:20 |
2. | "Heartbeat" |
| 3:17 |
3. | "Broke but Happy" |
| 3:42 |
4. | "Too Little of Love" |
| 3:45 |
5. | "As Good as You" |
| 3:46 |
6. | "Tell Me How Are Ya" |
| 3:27 |
7. | "Thank You Very Much" |
| 3:10 |
8. | "All I Need" |
| 3:53 |
9. | "L.O.L." |
| 3:12 |
10. | "I Get Along" |
| 3:24 |
11. | "Click" |
| 3:03 |
12. | "Get Away" |
| 3:27 |
13. | "Dance for 2" |
| 2:54 |
14. | "Start a Fire" |
| 3:22 |
Total length: | 47:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wasted" | 3:20 |
2. | "Heartbeat" | 3:17 |
3. | "Broke but Happy" | 3:42 |
4. | "As Good as You" | 3:46 |
5. | "All I Need" | 3:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dance for 2" | 2:54 |
2. | "Tell Me How Are Ya" | 3:27 |
3. | "Thank You Very Much" | 3:10 |
4. | "Start a Fire" | 3:22 |
5. | "L.O.L." | 3:12 |
Total length: | 34:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Cool Me Down" |
| 2:59 |
2. | "Elephant" |
| 3:06 |
3. | "Smak radości" |
| 2:20 |
4. | "Wasted" |
| 3:20 |
5. | "Heartbeat" |
| 3:17 |
6. | "Broke but Happy" |
| 3:42 |
7. | "Too Little of Love" |
| 3:45 |
8. | "As Good as You" |
| 3:46 |
9. | "Tell Me How Are Ya" |
| 3:27 |
10. | "Thank You Very Much" |
| 3:10 |
11. | "All I Need" |
| 3:53 |
12. | "L.O.L." |
| 3:12 |
13. | "I Get Along" |
| 3:24 |
14. | "Click" |
| 3:27 |
15. | "Get Away" |
| 3:03 |
16. | "Dance for 2" |
| 2:54 |
17. | "Start a Fire" |
| 3:22 |
18. | "Cool Me Down" (Antrox Remix) |
| 4:21 |
19. | "Cool Me Down" (Decaville Remix) |
| 4:06 |
20. | "Cool Me Down" (Mike Candys Remix) |
| 4:44 |
Total length: | 1:09:18 |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | SuperJedynki Awards | SuperAlbum | Nominated | [18] |
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Polish Albums (ZPAV) [13] | 8 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Poland (ZPAV) [14] | Platinum | 30,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Poland | 26 August 2014 | Standard | [19] [16] | ||
30 December 2014 | 12-inch vinyl | Altered standard | [9] | ||
19 September 2016 | CD (only Biedronka) | Reissue | [10] | ||
2 December 2016 | CD | [11] |
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