Electric Lady Sessions

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Electric Lady Sessions
LCD Soundsystem - Electric Lady Sessions cover art.png
Live album by
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2019
RecordedJanuary 19–21, 2018
Studio Electric Lady (New York City)
Genre
Length68:15
Label
Producer James Murphy
LCD Soundsystem chronology
American Dream
(2017)
Electric Lady Sessions
(2019)
Singles from Electric Lady Sessions
  1. "Tonite" / "Home" / "I Want Your Love"
    Released: September 12, 2018
  2. "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang"
    Released: November 2, 2018
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Consequence of Sound B+ [3]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [4]
Exclaim! 8/10 [5]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [6]

Electric Lady Sessions is a live in-studio album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was released on February 8, 2019, through DFA and Columbia Records. It was recorded over a three-day span at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan, New York, during their American Dream Tour. The session featured a twelve-song setlist that included covers of songs by Heaven 17, Chic, and the Human League.

Contents

Promotion and release

Prior to any announcement of the album's release, the band had a Spotify Singles release on September 12, 2018, featuring live performances of their American Dream song "Tonite", their This Is Happening song "Home", and a cover of Chic's 1978 song "I Want Your Love", which had been in the band's live setlist rotation during their tour. [7] Following the release, band member Al Doyle revealed on Twitter that the band performed a session at Electric Lady Studios and that there would be more music from the session, including covers, released in the future. [8] On November 2, the band released a cover of Heaven 17's 1981 song "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" along with a confirmation that they would be releasing a live album, titled Electric Lady Sessions, at some point in the future. [9] The band revealed the album's details and made it available for pre-order on January 11, 2019. [10]

Electric Lady Sessions was released on February 8, 2019, through DFA Records and Columbia Records. It was made available on digital platforms [11] and on vinyl. The vinyl release features two 180-gram 12-inch vinyl records housed in a gatefold package. [12]

Track listing

Electric Lady Sessions [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Seconds" (The Human League cover)5:09
2."American Dream" James Murphy 6:03
3."You Wanted a Hit"
7:54
4."Get Innocuous!"
6:17
5."Call the Police"
  • Murphy
  • Doyle
6:40
6."I Used To"
  • Murphy
  • Doyle
4:39
7."Tonite"
  • Murphy
  • Doyle
5:44
8."Home"Murphy6:03
9."I Want Your Love" (Chic cover)4:16
10."Emotional Haircut"
5:15
11."Oh Baby"Murphy6:10
12."(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" (Heaven 17 cover)4:05
Total length:68:15

Personnel

Personnel adapted from Tidal [13] and album liner notes. [14]

LCD Soundsystem

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [15] 146
Scottish Albums (OCC) [16] 36
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [17] 11
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [18] 23

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalog number
VariousFebruary 8, 2019 12-inch vinyl C-216887 [19]
[11]

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