Client (album)

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Field	Value
name	Client
type	studio
artist	Client
cover	Client cover.jpg
released	18 August 2003
recorded	London
genre	Electroclash, synthpop
length	49:28
label	Toast Hawaii
producer	Client
next_title	Going Down
next_year	2004
misc	{{Singles
name	Client
type	studio
single1	Price of Love
single1date	7 April 2003
single2	Rock and Roll Machine
single2date	4 August 2003
single3	Here and Now
single3date	8 December 2003
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Client (stylised as CLIEИT) is the self-titled debut album by English electronic music group Client. It was released on 18 August 2003 by Toast Hawaii.

Critical reception

The client was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 52 based on 8 reviews.

In a review for AllMusic, David Jeffries wrote "Client wear their cleverness on their sleeve and go out of their way to explain how dangerous they are. The lyrics are filled with attention-grabbing innuendo that sounds forced, and the music is drab and underdeveloped. The nameless women behind it all (Client A and Client B) give potential remixers plenty to work with on the inspired "Pills", but the simple melodies throughout the album wear out their welcome quickly.

Track listing

|headline=Client track listing |title1=Client |length1=3:12 |title2=Rock and Roll Machine |length2=3:42 |title3=Price of Love |length3=3:52 |title4=Happy |length4=4:01 |title5=Diary of an 18 Year Old Boy |length5=4:18 |title6=Civilian |length6=2:30 |title7=Here and Now |length7=3:44 |title8=Sugar Candy Kisses |length8=4:17 |title9=Pills |length9=4:22 |title10=Leipzig |length10=4:29 |title11=Love All Night |length11=11:08 |note11=contains a reprise of "Civilian" as a hidden track after five minutes of silence

Personnel

Credits adapted from Client album liner notes.

• Client – production
• DJ Brass – photography
• Louise Downer – artwork design
• Scott Fairbrother – guitar (3, 6, 8); bass (8)
• Sie Medway-Smith – drum programming, additional programming
• Matt Nida – web design
• Mandy Parnell – mastering
• Paul.A.Taylor – logo
• Paul Tipler – mixing
• Felix Todd – backing vocals (8); vocal production (2–5, 7, 8, 11)

Release history

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Country	Date	Label	Germany	Scandinavia	United Kingdom	France	United States	Canada
18 August 2003	Mute Records
Toast Hawaii
19 August 2003	Labels
26 August 2003	Mute Records
13 January 2004
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References

References

1. "Client – Client". [[Metacritic]]. [[CBS Interactive]].
2. Jeffries, David. "Client – Client". [[AllMusic]].
3. [The] duo manipulate synths and beats, rehashing '80s electro as sleaze pop. [22/29 Aug 2003,p.132]
4. Plagenhoef, Scott. (6 November 2003). "Client: Client".
5. They wouldn't be totally awful if Client A could actually sing. [Oct 2003, p.103]
6. (September 2003). "Client". [[Uncut (magazine).
7. Sorry ladies, a foreign accent, cheap synth sounds and zero hooks ain't cutting it anymore. [#5, p.111]
8. Their vocals sound more unenthused and bored than detached or sinister. [Sep 2003, p.101]
9. (2003). "Client". [[Toast Hawaii (record label).
10. "Client: Client".
11. "Client by Client". [[WOW HD.
12. "Client: Client". [[HMV]].
13. "Client : Client". [[Fnac]].
14. "Client: Client".
15. "Client : Client". ShopEMI. [[EMI.

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