Manipulator (Ty Segall album)

Manipulator
Studio album by Ty Segall
Released	August 25, 2014 (2014-08-25)
Recorded	2013
Genre	Psychedelic rock, [1] garage rock, [1] glam rock [2]
Length	56:24
Label	Drag City
Ty Segall chronology
Sleeper (2013) Manipulator (2014) Emotional Mugger (2016)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.9/10 [3]
Metacritic	81/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The A.V. Club	B+ [6]
The Guardian	[7]
Mojo	[8]
NME	8/10 [9]
Pitchfork	7.8/10 [10]
Q	[11]
Record Collector	[12]
Rolling Stone	[13]
Uncut	8/10 [14]

Manipulator is the seventh studio album by American rock musician Ty Segall, released on August 25, 2014 on Drag City. The album took 14 months to complete, much longer than any previous Segall release. ^[15] The album met a positive critical reception and became Segall's first album to chart on the Billboard 200, where it peaked at number 45.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ty Segall, except for "Who's Producing You?" written by Mike Donovan.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Manipulator"	3:10
2.	"Tall Man Skinny Lady"	4:03
3.	"The Singer"	4:16
4.	"It's Over"	3:01
5.	"Feel"	4:17
6.	"The Faker"	4:09
7.	"The Clock"	2:53
8.	"Green Belly"	2:33
9.	"The Connection Man"	2:19
10.	"Mister Main"	2:48
11.	"The Hand"	4:45
12.	"Susie Thumb"	2:30
13.	"Don't You Want to Know? (Sue)"	2:36
14.	"The Crawler"	2:25
15.	"Who's Producing You?"	2:55
16.	"The Feels"	3:09
17.	"Stick Around"	4:34
Total length:		56:24

Personnel

Musicians

• Ty Segall
• Chris Woodhouse: synthesizer (1), percussion (5), piano (8, 10)
• Irene Sazer: violin (3, 7, 17)
• Matthias McIntire: viola (3, 7, 17)
• Jessica Ivry: cello (3, 7, 17)
• Brit Lauren Manor: vocals (3, 5, 11)
• Charles Moothart: guitar (6, 15)
• Mikal Cronin: bass, vocals (6)
• Emily Rose Epstein: drums (6)
• Sean Presley: vocals (14)
• Steve Nutting: drums (17)

Production

• Ty Segall: co-producer
• Chris Woodhouse: co-producer, recording, mixing
• Mikal Cronin: string arrangements
• Dan O.: layout
• Denée Petracek: artwork, photography

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16]	60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17]	43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18]	48
French Albums (SNEP) [19]	101
UK Albums (OCC) [20]	73
US Billboard 200 [21]	45
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [22]	8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [23]	14

References

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