It's Classy, Not Classic is the debut studio album by American electronic rock duo, Breathe Carolina

Breathe Carolina

Breathe Carolina is an American electronic rock musical duo from Denver, Colorado, composed of David Schmitt and Kyle Even. Breathe Carolina have released three albums, one EP, and five music videos to date.-Beginnings :...

. It was released on September 16, 2008 through Rise Records

Rise Records

-History:Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Roseburg, Oregon. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and...

 and peaked at #186 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 and #6 on the Heatseekers Chart the following week. The album spawned one single, "Diamonds".

Background

All of the album's tracks were recorded in David and Kyle's bedroom using Apple Inc's program GarageBand

GarageBand

GarageBand is a software application for Mac OS X and iOS that allows users to create music or podcasts. It is developed by Apple Inc. as a part of the iLife software package on Mac OS X.-Audio recording:...

in Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

. It contains all of the tracks from their previous extended play

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

, Gossip EP, with the exception of "Don't Forget: Lock the Door" and their cover of U2

U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...

's "With or Without You

With or Without You

"With or Without You" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, and was released as the album's first single on 21 March 1987...

", which were eventually included on the deluxe edition of their second studio album Hello Fascination

Hello Fascination

Hello Fascination is the second studio album by electronic rock duo Breathe Carolina. It was released on August 18, 2009 through Fearless Records. It was produced by Mike Green and Matt Squire....

. The track "Snowed In" was not included on the album as well. The duo's first song to be recorded, "Put Some Clothes On", was included as a hidden track.

Release

The album was released on September 16, 2008 through Rise Records

Rise Records

-History:Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Roseburg, Oregon. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and...

. It peaked at number 186 on the Billboard 200

Billboard

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, number 6 on the Heatseekers

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 Chart, and number 5 on the Dance/Electronic Chart.

A music video directed by Robby Starbuck was released for the track "Diamonds" in 2008, and features appearances by Millionaires

Millionaires (band)

Millionaires is a group consisting of two sisters, Melissa Marie and Allison Green, from Orange County, California. The group, formed in August 2007, was widely known for mixing heavily explicit lyrics with a bubbly electropop sound. Their image and lyrics have generated considerable controversy,...

 and Josh White from Umbrella Clothing and This City Is Burning Records.

Track listing

1. "The Introduction" – 2:29
2. "No Vacancy" – 3:24
3. "Show Me Yours" – 3:50
4. "The Birds and the Bees" – 4:03
5. "Classified" – 3:14
6. "Gossip" – 3:32
7. "That's Classy" – 3:37
8. "Diamonds" – 3:55
9. "You Wish" (Interlude) – 1:33
10. "Lovely" – 3:54
11. "Put Some Clothes On" (Hidden Bonus Track) – 3:50

Personnel

Breathe Carolina

• Kyle Even - unclean vocals
  Screaming (music)
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  , synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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  s, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , programming
  Programming (music)
  Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
  
  , guitar
  Guitar
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  s, bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• David Schmitt - clean vocals
  Singing
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  , synthesizers, keyboards, programming, electronics
  Electronic musical instrument
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  , guitars, drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
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Production

• Produced
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  , mixed
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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  , engineered
  Audio engineering
  An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
  
   and mastered
  Audio mastering
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   by Kris Crummett
  Kris Crummett
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• A&R by Craig Ericson

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... 200	186
U.S. Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums	5
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums	6
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	24