Flamboyant (album)

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Flamboyant
Dorian Electra Flamboyant.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 17, 2019
StudioLive Nation Studios
Genre
Length31:08
Label Self-released
Producer
  • ABSRDST
  • Dylan Brady
  • Count Baldor
  • Diveo
  • Robokid
  • Socialchair
  • umru
  • Will Vaughan
Dorian Electra chronology
Flamboyant
(2019)
My Agenda
(2020)
Singles from Flamboyant
  1. "Career Boy"
    Released: June 1, 2018
  2. "Man To Man"
    Released: December 11, 2018
  3. "Flamboyant"
    Released: April 25, 2019
  4. "Daddy Like"
    Released: June 5, 2019

Flamboyant is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Dorian Electra. The album was self-released by Electra on July 17, 2019. [4] A deluxe edition featuring four new tracks and a remix was released on January 17, 2020. It was promoted by the singles "Career Boy", "Man To Man", "Flamboyant", and "Daddy Like". Music videos were released for "Adam & Steve" and "Guyliner". The album received acclaim from critics, who praised the production, LGBTQ related lyrics and Electra’s vocal performances. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Contents

Electra released all of the stems for the album for fans to remix on January 17, 2020. [11] An album featuring instrumentals of every song on the deluxe edition was made available on May 1, 2020. [12] An album of voice memo demo recordings of songs from the album was released on May 14, 2020. [13]

Flamboyant was included on multiple critics' "best albums of 2019" lists, including Paper at number 5 [14] and Dazed at number 14. [15]

Composition and themes

Flamboyant is an experimental pop, electropop, baroque pop, and hyperpop album that features elements of various genres including EDM, funk, dubstep, trap, R&B, electronica, new wave, and bubblegum pop. [16] [1] [17] The album focuses on themes of masculinity and queerness. [18] Many of their songs deal with gender stereotypes and attempt to view them in a new light. In an interview, Electra said "I wanted to explore different masculine characters or tropes to make the themes accessible and relatable and fun too". [19]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Mr. to You"Robokid2:06
2."Career Boy"
  • Electra
  • William Vaughan
Will Vaughan3:37
3."Daddy Like"
2:55
4."Emasculate"
  • Electra
  • Budnick
Robokid2:18
5."Man to Man"
  • Electra
  • Eric Cross
Social Chair3:17
6."Musical Genius"
  • Electra
  • Brady
Brady1:55
7."Flamboyant"
  • Electra
  • Shepard-Vanoudenaren
ABSRDST3:16
8."Guyliner"
  • Electra
  • Cross
Socialchair2:55
9."Live by the Sword"
  • Electra
  • Brady
Brady2:31
10."Adam & Steve"
  • Electra
  • Brady
  • Jaan Umru Rothenberg
  • umru
  • Brady
  • ABSRDST [a]
3:01
11."Freaky 4 Life"
  • Electra
  • Shepard-Vanoudenaren
ABSRDST3:17
Total length:31:08
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Tool for You"
  • Electra
  • Rothenberg
  • Shepard-Vanoudenaren
  • umru
  • ABSRDST
2:52
13."Under the Armor"
  • Electra
  • Budnick
Robokid2:22
14."Guyliner, Pt. 2"
  • Electra
  • Brady
  • Zarowny
  • McKee
Brady2:45
15."Your Kinda Guy"
  • Electra
  • Max Rosenzweig
Diveo3:10
16."Adam & Steve" (Count Baldor Remix)
  • Electra
  • Brady
  • Rothenberg
  • Shepard-Vanoudenaren
  • umru
  • Brady
  • ABSRDST [a]
  • Count Baldor [b]
3:13
Total length:45:30
Notes

Personnel

Release history

Release dates and formats for Flamboyant
RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
VariousJuly 17, 2019Original Self-released
January 17, 2020
  • LP
  • digital download
  • streaming
Deluxe
May 1, 2020StreamingInstrumentals
May 14, 2020StreamingVoice Memo
April 2, 2021CDDeluxe

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