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| Released | 2 August 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2023–2024 | |||
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| Length | 34:15 | |||
| Label | Chess Club | |||
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Million Dollar Baby is the debut album by English singer-songwriter Pixey. The album was released on 2 August 2024 through Chess Club Records.
Million Dollar Baby was preceded by four singles. The lead single, "The Thrill of It", was released on 30 January 2024. [1] The second single was the title track and premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 30 April. [2] The third, "Bring Back the Beat" was released on 18 June, [3] and was followed up on 16 July by "Give a Little of Your Love". [4] [5] The album was then released through Chess Club Records on 2 August. [6] It is her debut full-length album; [7] its predecessor, Dreams, Pains & Paper Planes , was promoted by Pixey as a "mini LP". [8]
The "Dinked Edition" of the album, pressed on transparent red vinyl, includes a bonus 7-inch single featuring solo piano versions of two songs: "Million Dollar Baby" and "Oxygen". [9]
Among the album's artistic influences, Pixey cites Swedish pop singer Robyn, indie groups TV Girl and the Go! Team, and Nigerian composer William Onyeabor. [10]
Pixey released the singles "The Thrill of It", "Million Dollar Baby", "Bring Back the Beat" and "Give a Little of Your Love". She also released music videos for the first 3 singles.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Line of Best Fit |   |
| Dork |   |
| Clash | |
| The Times | (positive) |
| The Telegraph | (positive) |
| Far Out |  |
| DIY | |
| Financial Times | |
The album was well received by critics, who praised Pixey's DIY approach and pop songwriting. It received glowing reviews from The Times , opining "pure sugar-rush pop perfection", and The Daily Telegraph , writing that "Pixey sets herself up as the heir to Charli XCX". Clash and The Line of Best Fit both awarded it 8/10, [6] Kelly Scanlon for Far Out gave it 3.5/5 stars, and Arwa Haider of the Financial Times gave it 3/5 stars, observing "snappy hook(s)". [11] [12] DIY awarded the album 3.5/5 and complimented the album's stylistic range, noting 1980s synthesisers, psychedelic rock, Northern soul-inspired horns, and alt-pop. [13]
All songs are written by Pixey, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Man Power" |
| 3:12 |
| 2. | "Million Dollar Baby" |
| 3:21 |
| 3. | "The Thrill of It" | 3:16 | |
| 4. | "Best Friend" | 4:36 | |
| 5. | "Damage" |
| 3:06 |
| 6. | "Give a Little of Your Love" | 3:30 | |
| 7. | "Love Like Heaven" | 3:06 | |
| 8. | "Bring Back the Beat" |
| 3:14 |
| 9. | "Oxygen" |
| 2:43 |
| 10. | "The War in My Mind" |
| 4:18 |
| Total length: | 34:15 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Million Dollar Baby (Piano Version)" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Oxygen (Piano Version)" | 3:08 |
| Total length: | 7:08 | |
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] | 54 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [15] | 5 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [16] | 88 |
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