Working Girl | ||||
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Released | 10 July 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2013 – May 2015 | |||
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Length | 46:17 | |||
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Little Boots chronology | ||||
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Singles from Working Girl | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.2/10 [2] |
Metacritic | 64/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
Clash Music | 7/10 [5] |
Consequence of Sound | B− [6] |
DIY | [7] |
Drowned in Sound | 5/10 [8] |
Music OMH | [9] |
The Guardian | [10] |
Slant | [11] |
The Daily Telegraph | [12] |
Working Girl is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter Little Boots, released on 10 July 2015 by On Repeat Records and Dim Mak Records.
On 5 November 2014, Little Boots released the single "Taste It", taken from her EP Business Pleasure, which was released in December 2014. [13] On 5 May 2015, Little Boots released "Better in the Morning," and announced the following day that her new album would be titled "Working Girl" and would come out on 10 July 2015. [14] The upcoming album's track list also accompanied the announcement. [15]
In July 2015, Little Boots embarked on an eight-date tour to promote the album. [16]
Tour dates | |||
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Date | City | Country | Venue |
United Kingdom | |||
7 July 2015 | London | England | Oslo |
North America | |||
15 July 2015 | Los Angeles | United States | Echo |
16 July 2015 | Santa Ana | Constellation Room | |
17 July 2015 | San Francisco | Popscene | |
22 July 2015 | Chicago | Studio Paris (DJ set) | |
23 July 2015 | New York City | Bowery Ballroom | |
24 July 2015 | Boston | Great Scott | |
25 July 2015 | Washington, D.C. | U Street Music Hall |
Working Girl debuted at number 67 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 1,425 copies in its first week. [17]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | Chris Kemsley | 0:50 | |
2. | "Working Girl" |
| GRADES | 3:56 |
3. | "No Pressure" |
| Lockhardt | 4:33 |
4. | "Get Things Done" |
| Lukens | 3:27 |
5. | "Taste It" |
| Shaw | 4:23 |
6. | "Real Girl" |
| Cross | 4:08 |
7. | "Heroine" |
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| 4:17 |
8. | "Interlude" | Kemsley | 0:32 | |
9. | "The Game" |
| Brassica | 3:24 |
10. | "Help Too" |
| Nigro | 4:53 |
11. | "Business Pleasure" |
| Com Truise | 3:37 |
12. | "Paradise" |
| Inscore | 4:06 |
13. | "Better in the Morning" |
| Rechtshaid | 3:22 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Desire" |
| Inscore | 3:29 |
15. | "Working Girl" (acoustic) |
| Hesketh | 3:51 |
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC) [20] | 67 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [21] | 8 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [22] | 10 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [23] | 20 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Australia | 10 July 2015 |
| Warner | [24] [25] |
Germany | Rykodisc | [26] [27] | ||
Ireland |
| [28] [29] | ||
United Kingdom | [18] [19] | |||
United States | [30] [31] | |||
United Kingdom | 28 August 2015 |
| [32] [33] |
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