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
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 CountryDateLabelGermany18 August 2003Mute RecordsScandinaviaToast HawaiiUnited KingdomFrance19 August 2003LabelsUnited States26 August 2003Mute RecordsCanada13 January 2004
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