Dita Von Teese (album)

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Dita Von Teese
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)
Recorded2017
Studio
Genre
Length38:52
Language
  • English
  • French
Label Record Makers
Producer
Singles from Dita Von Teese
  1. "Rendez-vous"
    Released: November 28, 2017 [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Dita Von Teese is the debut studio album by American entertainer Dita Von Teese. It was released on February 16, 2018, by Record Makers. [5] The album charted in Belgium and France. A companion remix album, titled Dita Von Teese Remix, was released digitally on August 31, 2018. [6]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sébastien Tellier, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Sparkling Rain"Amandine de la Richardière3:26
2."Rendez-vous"Richardière3:46
3."La vie est un jeu" 4:34
4."My Lips on Your Lips" 4:39
5."Bird of Prey" 2:57
6."Parfum" 3:46
7."Fevers and Candies" 3:54
8."Saticula" 3:43
9."Dangerous Guy"
  • Tellier
  • Richardière
4:24
10."Porcelaine" 3:41
Total length:38:52

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dita Von Teese. [7]

Musicians

  • Dita Von Teese – vocals
  • John Kirby – keyboards
  • Daniel Stricker – beats, drums
  • Smokey Hormel – guitar (track 3)
  • Sébastien Tellier – guitar (track 4)
  • Chris Taylor – woodwind (tracks 3, 8)
  • Molly Lewis – whistling (track 3)
  • Nedelle Torrisi – backing vocals
  • Amber Quintero – backing vocals
  • Skylar Kaplan – backing vocals
  • Piper Kaplan – backing vocals

Technical

  • Mind Gamers – production (tracks 2–10)
  • Pierre Rousseau – production (track 1)
  • Nicolas Godin – additional production (track 4)
  • Eric Gorman – engineering
  • David Mestre – additional vocal production
  • Timothy Dunn – live drums engineering, bass engineering
  • Julien Delfaud – mixing
  • Guillaume Jay – mixing assistance
  • Alex Gopher – mastering

Artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Dita Von Teese
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 140
French Albums (SNEP) [9] 142

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References

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