Made of Bricks

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Made of Bricks
Kate Nash - Made of Bricks.png
Studio album by
Kate Nash
Released6 August 2007
Recorded2006–2007
Studio
Genre Pop [1]
Length55:40
Label Fiction (UK)
Cherrytree (US)
Universal Music (International)
Producer
Kate Nash chronology
Made of Bricks
(2007)		 My Best Friend Is You
(2010)
Singles from Made of Bricks
  1. "Foundations"
    Released: 18 June 2007
  2. "Mouthwash"
    Released: 1 October 2007
  3. "Pumpkin Soup"
    Released: 17 December 2007
  4. "Merry Happy"
    Released: 24 March 2008

Made of Bricks is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Kate Nash, released in the United Kingdom on 6 August 2007 by Fiction Records, Cherrytree Records, and the Universal Music Group. The album was a commercial success, topping the UK Albums Chart and spawning a number-two single in the form of the lead single "Foundations". [2] The album was later released in Europe on 10 September and in the United States on 8 January 2008.

Contents

Writing and recording

Nash stated in an October 2007 interview for The Village Voice that she wrote all the songs on the album a year and a half before, except for "Skeleton Song", which she had written the same year that the album came out. [3]

Release

The album was released five weeks earlier than originally planned due to the popularity of "Foundations". [4] [5] The album does not contain the track "Caroline's a Victim", which was released as a limited 7" single, double A-Side with "Birds" on Moshi Moshi Records before "Foundations". [6] "Birds" was included on the album.

A version that included a "making of" DVD was available at Best Buy on the album's release in the United States. [7] In that country, Made of Bricks debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 16,000. [8] As of January 2010, the album has sold 544,000 copies in United Kingdom and it has sold 168,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. [9]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Drowned in Sound 4/10 [1]
Entertainment Weekly B [12]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [14]
The New York Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10] [15]
Pitchfork 5.5/10 [16]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Robert Christgau A− [18]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [19]

Initial critical response to Made of Bricks was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 71, based on 23 reviews. [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kate Nash, except where stated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Play" 1:11
2."Foundations"Nash, Paul Epworth 4:05
3."Mouthwash" 5:01
4."Dickhead" 3:43
5."Birds" 4:25
6."We Get On" 4:34
7."Mariella" 4:15
8."Shit Song" 3:05
9."Pumpkin Soup"Nash, Epworth2:59
10."Skeleton Song"Nash, Alejandro Tovar5:07
11."Nicest Thing"Nash, Jay Malhotra4:05
12."Merry Happy" (some versions include hidden track "Little Red" from 6:08; U.S. versions do not)Nash, Anuj Khanna5:27/13:10
Total length:55:40
Digital download edition
No.TitleLength
13."A Is for Asthma"2:37
Total length:58:17
Japanese CD bonus tracks [20] [21]
No.TitleLength
13."Little Red"6:56
14."Stitching Leggings"2:16
15."Navy Taxi"5:35
16."Habanera"2:24
Total length:61:03

Personnel

Musicians

Singles

Chart positions

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA) [40] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [41] 2× Platinum600,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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