Hello, Mannequin

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Field	Value
name	Hello, Mannequin
type	studio
artist	Joy Electric
cover	hellomannequin(album).jpg
released	June 1, 2004
recorded	The Electric Joy Toy Company
genre	Synthpop, electropop
length	56:33
label	Tooth & Nail Records
producer	Ronnie Martin
prev_title	The Magic of Christmas
prev_year	2003
next_title	Friend of Mannequin
next_year	2004
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| name = Hello, Mannequin | type = studio | artist = Joy Electric | cover = hellomannequin(album).jpg | alt = | released = June 1, 2004 | recorded = The Electric Joy Toy Company | venue = | studio = | genre = Synthpop, electropop | length = 56:33 | label = Tooth & Nail Records | producer = Ronnie Martin | prev_title = The Magic of Christmas | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = Friend of Mannequin | next_year = 2004 Hello, Mannequin is the seventh album released by Joy Electric.

Hello, Mannequin is the third release in the Legacy series and was created using the Roland System 100 synthesizer. It is the final Joy Electric album to be created using the System 100.

Reception

|rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = |rev2 = The Phantom Tollbooth |rev2score = |rev3 = Jesus Freak Hideout |rev3score = In its album review, The Orange County Register described Joy Electric's sound: "Think early Depeche Mode meets '80s synth pop meets Star Trek sound effects." It said that "those who dig experimental records should embrace it."

Track listing

1. "Hello, Mannequin" – 1:58
2. "Disloyalist Party" – 4:26
3. "The Works of Unknowns" – 4:53
4. "The Singing Arc" – 4:06
5. "Song for All Time" – 3:51
6. "The Birth of the Telegram, 1814" – 3:17
7. "Who Are Friends?" – 4:04
8. "Wolf in the Bend" – 4:57
9. "From Mount Chorus" – 3:13
10. "The Phonograph Plays, Part and Parcel" – 4:02
11. "Nikola Tesla" – 4:38
12. "Post Calendar" – 4:28
13. "I Am a Pioneer" – 3:52
14. "A Page of Life" – 4:48

References

References

1. Loftus, Johnny. "[{{AllMusic
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3. [http://www.tollbooth.org/2004/reviews/joye.html The Phantom Tollbooth review]
4. [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/HelloMannequin.asp Jesus Freak Hideout review]
5. Degen, Matt (September 10, 2004). "CD Reviews: Joy Electric: 'Hello, Mannequin' (Tooth & Nail)", ''[[The Orange County Register]]'', p. Music3.

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