Lil' Golden Book
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| Studio album by Princess Chelsea | ||||
| Released | May 02, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, baroque pop | |||
| Length | 40:43 | |||
| Label | Lil' Chief Records | |||
| Producer | Chelsea Nikkel, Jonathan Bree | |||
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Lil' Golden Book is the debut album by the New Zealand recording artist Princess Chelsea. It was released on 2 May 2011, through Lil' Chief Records. The album was produced by Jonathan Bree and Chelsea Nikkel. The album tells the tale of life growing up as a teenager and young adult in New Zealand.
Nikkel stated that the album took nearly three years of production. The booklet features 15 pages designed by bandmate Brad Fafejta. The album is described as 'when cute meets creepy'.
The album was named after Little Golden Books, which are a series of children's books that started in the 1940s and are still being released today. She called her album "Lil' Golden Book" instead of "Little Golden Book" as an attempt to prevent herself from getting sued, but also to pay homage to her record label Lil' Chief.
Lil' Golden Book received mostly positive reviews. The Sunday Star Times named it 'album of the week' and aptly described it as 'when cute meets creepy'. Graham Reid has called it 'mischievous and sharp' and the NZ Herald has likened it to "growing pains in the happiest place on earth". Louder Than War said "the quirky Monkey Eats Bananas is a thumping, jungle-beat track that was a huge hit on YouTube. KittySneezes described Nikkel's vocals as "childlike tones" that "evoke the innocence necessary to make the simple lyrics work."
One of the more popular songs from the album is 'The Cigarette Duet' with vocals from Jonathan Bree. The video was uploaded to YouTube in early 2011, recently reaching 30 million views. This led to her being featured on The Guardian's 'New Band of the Day'.
Credits adapted from Lil' Golden Book album liner notes.
with guests
Thank you
Jonathan Bree, Jamie-Lee Smith, Brad Fafejta, Scott Mannion, Gareth Shute, Lawence Mikkelsen, Esther Maake, Johnathan Hughes, Stacey Thomas, Leonardo DiCaprio, Edmund Cake, The Brunettes, Pikachunes, Golden Axe, Stevie Kaye, Joseph Harper, Andrew Tidball, The Nikkel Family, Robbie Neilson, Johanna Freeman, Richard Braitigan.
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