City (Client album)

City is the second studio album by English electronic music group Client, released on 27 September 2004 by Toast Hawaii. The album features guest appearances by Carl Barât and Pete Doherty of The Libertines, as well as Martin L. Gore of Depeche Mode.

City
Studio album by
Released21 September 2004 (2004-09-21)
GenreElectroclash, synthpop
Length47:50
LabelToast Hawaii
ProducerClient, Joe Wilson
Client chronology
Going Down
(2004)
City
(2004)
Metropolis
(2005)
Singles from City
  1. "In It for the Money"
    Released: 14 June 2004
  2. "Radio"
    Released: 20 September 2004
  3. "Pornography"
    Released: 10 January 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Exclaim!positive[3]
Pitchfork Media5.9/10[4]
Playlouder4/5[5]
PopMattersmixed[6]
Release Magazine7/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
Uncut6/10[10]
Yahoo! Music[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Client.

  1. "Radio" – 4:16
  2. "Come On" – 4:03
  3. "Overdrive" – 3:50
  4. "One Day at a Time" – 4:40
  5. "Cracked" – 0:49
  6. "In It for the Money" – 3:35
  7. "Pornography" – 4:08
  8. "Down to the Underground" – 3:02
  9. "The Chill of October" – 4:52
  10. "Theme" – 2:25
  11. "Don't Call Me Baby" – 4:04
  12. "It's Rock and Roll" – 3:26
  13. "Everything Must End" – 4:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from City album liner notes.[12]

  • Client – production
  • Carl Barât – additional vocals (7)
  • Anne Carruthers – mixing assistant
  • DJ Brass – photography
  • Pete Doherty – additional vocals (8)
  • Louise Downer – artwork design
  • Scott Fairbrother – guitar (8)
  • Andy Fletcher – executive producer
  • Mathieu Gendreau – engineering (Client B's vocals)
  • Martin L. Gore – additional vocals (3)
  • Matt Nida – web design
  • Mandy Parnell – mastering
  • Paul Tipler – mixing
  • Joe Wilson – producer (all tracks); backing vocals (12)

Release history

CountryDateLabel
United States[13]21 September 2004Mute Records
Canada[14]
Scandinavia[15]24 September 2004Toast Hawaii
France[16]27 September 2004Labels
Germany[17]Mute Records
United Kingdom[18]24 January 2005Toast Hawaii

References