Number 1 Angel
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| Mixtape by Charli XCX | ||||
| Released | 10 March 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016-2017 | |||
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| Length | 37:23 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100 |
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| The 405 | 8/10 |
| Pretty Much Amazing | B |
| Rolling Stone |    |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10 |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | |
Number 1 Angel is the third mixtape by English singer and songwriter Charli XCX, released on 10 March 2017 by Asylum Records. The mixtape contains ten tracks, and was created in Los Angeles as a collaboration with producer A. G. Cook, the founder of PC Music. Several other producers associated with the label contributed to this mixtape as well, including Sophie, who previously produced Charli XCX's extended play Vroom Vroom.
In January 2017, Charli XCX stated in an interview with Rolling Stone that she was planning to release a mixtape before the release of her third album saying: "I just got bored and made a load of songs, so I decided to put them out." In another interview with station 93.3 she told that she recorded it in two weeks. She described it saying "this is more like crying into the champagne than drinking it" and compared it to her work with Sophie. It was slated for a February 2017 release, but was pushed back due to label conflicts. She initially recorded it without her label's permission, and stated that the situation, along with the album delay, had her feeling "frustrated and annoyed".
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Number 1 Angel received an average score of 73, based on 5 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews. Frank Falisi from Tiny Mix Tapes gave the mixtape four out of five stars comparing it to Madonna's early works, calling it "a text for mitigating engagements." At Pretty Much Amazing, Mick Jacobs stated that "Aitchison intelligently pairs her clever lyrics against beats that push genres outward, her filling in the spaces with her hooks and gigantic personality," whilst Katherine St. Asaph of Pitchfork wrote that the mixtape "is largely stolen by its guests, like Uffie and CupcakKe."
Writing credits taken from Deezer. Production credits taken from Charli XCX's official website.
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