You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
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You're a Woman, I'm a Machine is an album by Canadian band Death from Above 1979
, released on October 26, 2004 by Vice Records in the United States, Last Gang Records
in Canada, Ache Records
on vinyl, and Victor Entertainment
in Japan. It was certified gold in Canada
in July 2006.
. Additional recording was done at Studio Plateau in Montreal
and the album was engineered and produced by Al-P, with the exception of the Montreal sessions which were engineered by Drew Malamud.
The album takes it name from an exchange in the first episode of Battlestar Galactica
.
All songs were written and recorded by Sebastien Grainger
(drums/vocals) and Jesse F. Keeler
(bass/synthesizer). The album was mastered by Joao Carvalho in his studio. All songs were published by Casino Steel Publishing Inc. and Iggy Softrock Publishing Inc. "Romantic Rights", "Blood on Our Hands" and "Black History Month" have been released as singles and remixed. "Little Girl", along with "Sexy Results", have also been remixed, and appear on their remix/b-side release, Romance Bloody Romance
.
Vocalist/drummer Sebastien Grainger
gave the song "Black History Month" its title because it was written in February. According to a post made by bassist Jesse F. Keeler
on the band's forum, the song title "Sexy Results" is taken from The Simpsons
. The episode "Pygmoelian
" from the television series features the running line "...with sexy results".
Cole Chernoff is also said to have created the cover. The liner notes also dedicate the album to "Zoé", Grainger's niece.
and gone gold (50,000 sold) in the band's native Canada.
Japan bonus track:
Vinyl bonus track:
Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979 are a Toronto-based Canadian dance-punk/noise rock duo. Their album, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, was released in late 2004. The band broke up in 2006, but announced a reunion in 2011.-History:...
, released on October 26, 2004 by Vice Records in the United States, Last Gang Records
Last Gang Records
Last Gang Records is a record label that was formed by Canadian music industry lawyer Chris Taylor and concert promoter Donald Tarlton in the Fall of 2003 at the Pop Montreal Music Festival....
in Canada, Ache Records
Ache Records
Ache Records is an independent record label based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was started by musician Andy Dixon around 1999. Ache releases music for both Canadian and international acts. The first release on Ache Records was Hot Hot Heat's 1999 debut, Hot Hot Heat, a four-song EP...
on vinyl, and Victor Entertainment
Victor Entertainment
is a subsidiary of Japan Victor Company that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It was formerly known as...
in Japan. It was certified gold in Canada
Canadian Recording Industry Association
Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada...
in July 2006.
History
You're a Woman, I'm a Machine was recorded from February to April 2004 at The Chemical Sound in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. Additional recording was done at Studio Plateau in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and the album was engineered and produced by Al-P, with the exception of the Montreal sessions which were engineered by Drew Malamud.
The album takes it name from an exchange in the first episode of Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica TV series in 1978, and was followed by a brief sequel TV series in 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games...
.
All songs were written and recorded by Sebastien Grainger
Sebastien Grainger
Sebastien Alexandre Grainger from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as drummer and singer of the dance-punk duo Death from Above 1979 and the singer and guitarist for his current band, Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains...
(drums/vocals) and Jesse F. Keeler
Jesse F. Keeler
Jesse Frederick Keeler is a Canadian musician. He is known as the bassist of Canadian dance punk duo Death from Above 1979, and for being one half of the electronic music duo MSTRKRFT....
(bass/synthesizer). The album was mastered by Joao Carvalho in his studio. All songs were published by Casino Steel Publishing Inc. and Iggy Softrock Publishing Inc. "Romantic Rights", "Blood on Our Hands" and "Black History Month" have been released as singles and remixed. "Little Girl", along with "Sexy Results", have also been remixed, and appear on their remix/b-side release, Romance Bloody Romance
Romance Bloody Romance
Romance Bloody Romance: Remixes & B-Sides is a 2005 remix album by Death from Above 1979. This album is a collection of remixes of songs featured on the album You're a Woman, I'm a Machine released in October 2004. The tracks "Better Off Dead" and "You're Lovely " are B-sides. The group MSTRKRFT...
.
Vocalist/drummer Sebastien Grainger
Sebastien Grainger
Sebastien Alexandre Grainger from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as drummer and singer of the dance-punk duo Death from Above 1979 and the singer and guitarist for his current band, Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains...
gave the song "Black History Month" its title because it was written in February. According to a post made by bassist Jesse F. Keeler
Jesse F. Keeler
Jesse Frederick Keeler is a Canadian musician. He is known as the bassist of Canadian dance punk duo Death from Above 1979, and for being one half of the electronic music duo MSTRKRFT....
on the band's forum, the song title "Sexy Results" is taken from The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
. The episode "Pygmoelian
Pygmoelian
"Pygmoelian" is the sixteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 27, 2000...
" from the television series features the running line "...with sexy results".
Cole Chernoff is also said to have created the cover. The liner notes also dedicate the album to "Zoé", Grainger's niece.
Reception
The album has sold 175,000 copies world wide according to the Toronto StarToronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
and gone gold (50,000 sold) in the band's native Canada.
Track listing
- "Turn It Out" – 2:39
- "Romantic Rights" – 3:15
- "Going Steady" – 2:49
- "Go Home, Get Down" – 2:19
- "Blood on Our HandsBlood on Our Hands"Blood on Our Hands" was the second single from Death from Above 1979's album You're a Woman, I'm a Machine. It reached number 33 on the UK singles chart....
" – 2:59 - "Black History MonthBlack History Month (song)"Black History Month" is the third single from Death from Above 1979's album You're a Woman, I'm a Machine. The song was given this title because it was written in February. It reached number 48 on the UK single chart. This song is also featured on the in-game soundtrack for Project Gotham Racing 3...
" – 3:48 - "Little Girl" – 4:00
- "Cold War" – 2:33
- "You're a Woman, I'm a Machine" – 2:53
- "Pull Out" – 1:50
- "Sexy Results" – 5:55
Japan bonus track:
- "Romantic Rights" (The PhonesPaul EpworthPaul Epworth is an award-winning British music producer, musician, and songwriter. His production credits include Adele, Cee Lo Green, Florence and the Machine, Plan B, Friendly Fires, Bloc Party, Primal Scream, The Rapture, Jack Peñate, Kate Nash and Maxïmo Park.-Lomax:From 2002-2004 Paul provided...
Lovers remix) – 4:40
Vinyl bonus track:
- "Do It"
UK bonus CD
- "Better Off Dead" (La Peste cover) – 2:17
- "Blood on Our Hands" (JusticeJustice (French band)Justice is a French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay . The duo is one of the most successful groups on Ed Banger Records and is managed by the label's head, Pedro Winter...
remix) – 3:52 - "Do It 93!" (live in Rio) – 4:52
- "Romantic Rights" (Erol AlkanErol AlkanErol Alkan is a London-based electro DJ of Turkish Cypriot descent.-DJ and club promoter:In 1993, Erol Alkan started DJing in various Indie nightclubs in London....
's Love from Below re-edit) – 6:20 - "Little Girl" (MSTRKRFTMSTRKRFTMSTRKRFT is a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto, Ontario. The group was started in 2005 by Jesse F. Keeler of Death from Above 1979 and Al-P formerly of the Mississauga, Ontario electropop group Girlsareshort...
edition) – 3:36 - "You're Lovely (But You've Got Lots of Problems)" – 3:06
- "Blood on Our Hands" (video)
- "Romantic Rights" (video)