Black to Gold

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Black to Gold
Dear Rouge Black to Gold cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2015
RecordedEchoplant Studios, Coquitlam B.C., Monarch Studios, Vancouver B.C.
Genre Pop rock, electronic rock, indietronica, synthpop
Label Universal Music Canada
Producer Ryan Worsley, Drew McTaggart, Gavin Brown
Dear Rouge chronology
Black to Gold
(2015)
Phases
(2018)
Singles from Black To Gold
  1. "I Heard I Had"
    Released: October 15, 2013
  2. "Best Look Lately"
    Released: April 22, 2014
  3. "Black To Gold"
    Released: February 10, 2015
  4. "Tongues"
    Released: June 23rd, 2015

Black to Gold is the debut studio album by Canadian electronic rock band Dear Rouge. It was released digitally on March 30, 2015, and physically on March 31, 2015. [1] The singles from the album ("I Heard I Had", "Best Look Lately", "Black to Gold", and "Tongues") have all cracked the Top 15 on the Canadian Alternative Rock charts. The band released a sample of "Nostalgia" on March 4, 2015. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dear Rouge. "Black to Gold", "We Don't Fit Together", "Tongues", "Best Look Lately", "Kids Wanna Know", and "You Are a Ghost" are co-written with Ryan Worsley. "You Are a Ghost" co-written with Jordan Klassen. All songs produced by Ryan Worsley and Drew McTaggart. Recorded by Ryan Worsley at Echoplant Recording Studio

No.TitleLength
1."Black To Gold"4:30
2."Best Look Lately"3:24
3."Nostalgia"3:59
4."I Heard I Had"3:09
5."Wanna Wanna"4:11
6."October Second"3:28
7."We Don't Fit Together"3:29
8."Colours"3:48
9."Kids Wanna Know"4:37
10."You Are a Ghost"3:47
11."Tongues"3:50
iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
12."I Heard I Had" (Acoustic Version)2:57

Personnel

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References

  1. "Synth-Rock Duo Dear Rouge Announce March 30th Major Label Debut "Black To Gold"". Thatericalper.com. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. "Dear Rouge "Nostalgia" (video) | Exclaim!". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 18 December 2021.