Fixin to Thrill

Fixin to Thrill
Studio album by Dragonette
Released September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25)
Recorded
Genre
Length 42:41
Label Universal
Producer Black Wrappers
Dragonette chronology
Galore
(2007)
Fixin to Thrill
(2009)
Mixin to Thrill
(2010)
Singles from Fixin to Thrill
  1. "Fixin to Thrill"
    Released: May 26, 2009[1]
  2. "Gone Too Far"
    Released: July 28, 2009[2]
  3. "Pick Up the Phone"
    Released: September 23, 2009[3]
  4. "Easy"
    Released: March 23, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
ChartAttack3/5[5]
Consequence of Sound[6]

Fixin to Thrill is the second studio album by Canadian electronic music band Dragonette, released on September 25, 2009 by Universal Music Group.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Dan Kurtz and Martina Sorbara, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Fixin to Thrill"   4:07
2. "Gone Too Far"   3:40
3. "Liar"   3:56
4. "Stupid Grin"   3:45
5. "Easy"   3:47
6. "Pick Up the Phone"   3:35
7. "We Rule the World"   3:41
8. "Big Sunglasses"   3:30
9. "Okay Dolore"   2:33
10. "Come On Be Good"   3:22
11. "You're a Disaster"   3:32
12. "Don't Be Funny"   3:13
Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fixin to Thrill.[9]

Dragonette
Additional personnel

  • Caitlin Abogouv – choir (track 4)
  • Rich Andrews – design
  • Black Wrappers – production
  • Leo Cackett – band photography
  • Jason Chhangur – mixing assistance
  • Emily Cho – choir (track 4)
  • Jacqueline Cohen – choir (track 4)
  • Brian Crone – saxophone (track 1)
  • Perry Curties – photography
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Evangeline Gogou – choir (track 4)
  • Alison Goldlist – choir (track 4)

  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing
  • Mira Korngold – choir (track 4)
  • Yaela Korngold – choir (track 4)
  • Jackson Long – assistant recording
  • Rob Mee – trombone (track 1)
  • Punkdafunk Inc – management
  • Sara Quin – backing vocals (track 9)
  • Eric Ratz – drum recording
  • Joseph Shabason – saxophone (track 1)
  • Will Stapleton – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8)
  • Kurt Swinghammer – guitar (track 1)

Charts

Chart (2009–10) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[10] 63
US Dance/Electronic Albums[11] 21
US Heatseekers Albums[12] 37

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Australia September 25, 2009 Digital download Bandroom [13]
Canada September 29, 2009
  • CD
  • digital download
Universal [14][15]
Australia October 2, 2009 CD Bandroom [7]
United States October 27, 2009 Digital download I Surrender [16]
November 18, 2009 CD [17]
Canada November 27, 2012 LP Universal [18]

References

  1. "Fixin' to Thrill – EP by Dragonette". iTunes Store (CA). Apple. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  2. "Gone Too Far – Single by Dragonette". iTunes Store (CA). Apple. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  3. "Pick Up the Phone – Single by Dragonette". iTunes Store (US). Apple. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  4. Hoffman, K. Ross. "Fixin to Thrill – Dragonette". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  5. Harper, Kate (October 15, 2009). "Dragonette – Fixin To Thrill". ChartAttack. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  6. Hines, Will (October 20, 2009). "Album Review: Dragonette – Fixin To Thrill". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  7. 1 2 "Fixin To Thrill by Dragonette". Sanity. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  8. Fixin to Thrill (LP liner notes). Dragonette. Universal Music Canada. 2012. 0253715145.
  9. Fixin to Thrill (CD liner notes). Dragonette. Universal Music Canada. 2009. 0252709138.
  10. "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. October 16, 2009. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  11. "Dragonette – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  12. "Dragonette – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  13. "Fixin to Thrill by Dragonette". iTunes Store (AU). Apple. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  14. "Fixin to Thrill by Dragonette". HMV Canada. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  15. "Fixin' to Thrill by Dragonette". iTunes Store (CA). Apple. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  16. "Fixin to Thrill: Dragonette: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  17. "Fixin to Thrill". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  18. "Fixin to Thrill (Vinyl)". Amazon.ca. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
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