Client
Studio album by
Client
Released18 August 2003
RecordedLondon
GenreElectroclash, synthpop
Length49:28
LabelToast Hawaii
ProducerClient
Client chronology
Client
(2003)		 Going Down
(2004)
Singles from Client
  1. "Price of Love"
    Released: 7 April 2003
  2. "Rock and Roll Machine"
    Released: 4 August 2003
  3. "Here and Now"
    Released: 8 December 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic52/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork6.0/10[3]
Rockfeedback[4]
Uncut6/10[5]

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.[1]

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.[2]

Track listing

Client track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Client"3:12
2."Rock and Roll Machine"3:42
3."Price of Love"3:52
4."Happy"4:01
5."Diary of an 18 Year Old Boy"4:18
6."Civilian"2:30
7."Here and Now"3:44
8."Sugar Candy Kisses"4:17
9."Pills"4:22
10."Leipzig"4:29
11."Love All Night" (contains a reprise of "Civilian" as a hidden track after five minutes of silence)11:08

Personnel

Credits adapted from Client album liner notes.[6]

  • 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

Country Date Label
Germany[7] 18 August 2003 Mute Records
Scandinavia[8] Toast Hawaii
United Kingdom[9]
France[10] 19 August 2003 Labels
United States[11] 26 August 2003 Mute Records
Canada[12] 13 January 2004

References

  1. 1 2 "Client – Client". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 Jeffries, David. "Client – Client". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Plagenhoef, Scott (6 November 2003). "Client: Client". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Hannan, Thomas (18 January 2004). "Client – 'Client' (Toast Hawaii)". Rockfeedback. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Client". Uncut. September 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Client (CD liner notes). Client. Toast Hawaii. 2003. TH003CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ "Client: Client". Amazon Germany (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Client by Client" (in Swedish). WOW HD Sweden. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Client: Client". HMV. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Client : Client" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  11. ↑ "Client: Client". Amazon. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Client : Client". ShopEMI. EMI Music Canada. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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