Songs in the Key of Gold

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Songs in the Key of Gold
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Remix album by
ReleasedDecember 14, 2013
Recorded2004–2013
Length56:39
Label Hefty Hideaway
Producer
Leslie Hall chronology
Destination Friendship
(2011)
Songs in the Key of Gold
(2013)
Singles from Songs in the Key of Gold
  1. "No Pants Policy"
    Released: November 12, 2013 [1]

Songs in the Key of Gold is the first remix album and fifth overall by American recording artist Leslie Hall, released on December 14, 2013, via Hefty Hideaway. The album features dance remixes of Hall's songs by Titus Jones. [2] It features songs from each of Hall's previous albums: Gold Pants , Door Man's Daughter , ceWEBrity , Back 2 Back Palz , and Destination Friendship . It also contains four new songs: "Neon Blood", "#1 Cat in America", "Happy Birthday", and "Of Course You Wear Glasses". To promote the album, Leslie Hall embarked on a nationwide tour that lasted from January to March 2014. [3]

Contents

Background

Prior to Songs in the Key of Gold, Leslie Hall created all of her music in GarageBand. Leslie Hall said in an interview that her music "always thought they lacked that oomph. I’m always trying to sound like the classics, like Britney and Rihanna, and they never had that." [4] For the album's production, she enlisted Titus Jones, who she discovered after he mashed up one of her songs with Britney Spears and Rihanna's music. [2]

Critical reception

Lisa Dip of Web Wombat gave the album a highly positive review, calling the album "gloriously shameless, endlessly catchy and highly original- the way pop music should be." She noted "Tight Pants/Body Rolls," "Shazam I'm Glamorous," "Shake Your Hips," and "#1 Cat in America" as highlights from the album. She additionally praised producer Titus Jones for adding "seamlessness and energy in the album." [5] Laura Fontaine Haines of Bust Magazine praised the production, writing that the songs got either a "serious kick up (“Power Cuddle”)" or "just a fabulous makeover (“Blame The Booty”)." [6]

Promotion

Singles and new songs

Tour dates

Leslie and the LY's embarked on a tour in 2014 to promote Songs in the Key of Gold. The tour ran from January 12, 2014, to March 21, 2014. [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Leslie Hall, all remixed by Titus Jones.

No.TitleLength
1."Gold Pants" (from the album Gold Pants )2:51
2."Blame the Booty" (from the album ceWEBrity )3:52
3."Tight Pants / Body Rolls" (from the album Back 2 Back Palz )3:16
4."Neon Blood"3:38
5."Shazam I'm Glamorous" (from the album Door Man's Daughter )3:17
6."Craft Talk" (from the album Back 2 Back Palz)3:32
7."How We Go Out" (from the album ceWEBrity)3:26
8."No Pants Policy" (from the album Destination Friendship )3:25
9."#1 Cat in America"2:59
10."Hydrate Jirate" (from the album Destination Friendship)3:51
11."Happy Birthday"0:39
12."You're Not Taken?" (from the album Destination Friendship)2:52
13."Power Cuddle" (from the album Destination Friendship)2:54
14."Gem Sweater" (from the album Gold Pants)3:22
15."Shake Your Hips" (from the album Door Man's Daughter)2:17
16."Zombie Killer" (from the album Door Man's Daughter and ceWEBrity)3:41
17."Of Course You Wear Glasses"3:32
18."Gem Sweater Lullaby" (from the album Door Man's Daughter)3:15
Total length:56:39

Release history

RegionRelease dateFormatLabel
United StatesDecember 14, 2013 Digital Download [9] Hefty Hideaway
CD [10]
Vinyl [11]

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