Music for Men is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Gossip. It was released on June 19, 2009, by Columbia Records.Amazon – Music For MenGossip Official Website
Critical reception
Music for Men received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 69, based on 26 reviews. In 2010, Music for Men earned Gossip a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.
Commercial performance Music for Men was successful in Europe, with sales of 280,000 copies in France alone, where it spent 138 weeks on the chart. It sold 42,000 copies in the United States as of December 2012.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Music for Men.
Gossip Beth Ditto – vocals Hannah Billie – drums, illustration, percussion Brace Paine – art direction, bass, guitar, keyboards, sampler percussion
Additional personnel
Jeri Lynn Beard – art direction Lee Broomfield – photography Lenny Castro – percussion Greg Fidelman – additional percussion, mixing, recording Meghan Foley – art direction James Ford – original drum elements Jason Gossman – editing Sara Lyn Killion – additional engineering Eric Lynn – additional engineering Vlado Meller – mastering Dana Nielsen – additional recording, editing, saxophone Rick Rubin – production Mark Santangelo – mastering assistance Andrew Scheps – additional mixing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2009–2010) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 175 European Albums (Billboard) 15
Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 77 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 57 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 28 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 73 European Albums (Billboard) 67 French Albums (SNEP) 28 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 55 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 55
Chart (2010) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 33 European Albums (Billboard) 36 French Albums (SNEP) 34 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 24 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 35
Certifications and sales
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