Description
The Donnas – Gold Medal / Atlantic Audio CD / 7567-83758-2
UPC 075678375828
Gold Medal is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Donnas, released on 26 October 2004 through Atlantic Records. Leading up to an appearance at the Lollapalooza 2003 festival, drummer Torry Castellano suffered from De Quervain Tendonitis, prompting wrist surgery. The band began rehearsing slower-tempo material, allowing guitarist Allison Robertson to experiment with her playing style. Following a false-start with Scott Litt, the band started working with producer Butch Walker. Sessions were held at Black in Back and Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California in June and July 2004. Gold Medal is a hard rock album that continues the sound of their fifth studio album Spend the Night.
Gold Medal received generally favourable reviews from music critics, some praising the band's musicianship and specifically highlighting Robertson's guitar playing, while others felt it lacked lyrical substance. The album sold over 13,000 copies in its first week of release, peaking at number 76 on the Billboard 200. "Fall Behind Me" was released as the lead single in October 2004, and the band promoted the album with the US tour at the end of 2004. "I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)" was released as the second single from the album in March 2005, which was followed by a supporting slot for Maroon 5 on the Honda Civic Tour.
| Label: | Atlantic – 7567-83758-2 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2004 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Pop Rock |
Tracklist:
| 1 | I Don't Want To Know (If You Don't Want Me) |
3:47 | |
| 2 | Friends Like Mine | 3:38 | |
| 3 | Don't Break Me Down | 3:31 | |
| 4 | Fall Behind Me | 3:23 | |
| 5 | Is That All You've Got For Me | 3:00 | |
| 6 | It's So Hard | 2:20 | |
| 7 | The Gold Medal | 2:13 | |
| 8 | Out Of My Hands | 2:47 | |
| 9 | It Takes One To Know One | 2:58 | |
| 10 | Revolver | 3:30 | |
| 11 | Have You No Pride | 2:53 | |
- A&R – Mary Gormley
- Art Direction, Design – Greg Gigendad Burke
- Bass, Backing Vocals – Maya Ford
- Design [Logo] – Charlie Becker
- Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Torry Castellano
- Engineer [Assistant] – Lars Fox, Seth Waldmann, Tony Rambo
- Engineer [Engineered By] – Paul David Hager
- Guitar, Backing Vocals – Allison Robertson
- Illustration [Cover] – James Jean
- Legal [Attorney, For Grubman, Indursky, Schindler P.C.] – Kenny Meiselas, Martha Georghiou
- Management [For Indivision Management] – Joey Minkes, Molly Neuman
- Mastered By – Emily Lazar
- Mastered By [Assistant Engineer] – Sarah Register
- Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge
- Mixed By [Assistant Engineers] – Dmitar Kranjaic, Keith Armstrong
- Photography – Katrina Dixon (2)
- Photography [Studio Photography] – Sam Buffa
- Producer [Produced By] – Butch Walker
- Tour Manager [Tour Management] – Narci Martinez
- Vocals, Piano – Brett Anderson (2)
- Written-By [All songs written By] – The Donnas
