Noir (William Control album)
Noir is the second studio album by William Control. It was released on June 8, 2010, and the only single, released a day after the album, was I'm Only Human Sometimes (which live performances have been ended with for some years now).[1] This was accompanied by a music video, with both clean and uncensored versions available. The single's cover was rejected by online music retailer iTunes, who considered it 'unsuitable for minors'.[2] Noir was written, produced and engineered by William Control, and recorded at Sleepy Hollow Studios, then mixed by Justin Armstrong and William Control at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle.
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| Released | June 8, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | at Sleepy Hollow Studios | |||
| Genre | Darkwave, Synthpop | |||
| Length | 45:13 | |||
| Label | Victory | |||
| Producer | William Control | |||
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| Singles from Noir | ||||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by William Control, except where noted
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Une Annonce" | 1:24 | |
| 2. | "Vorspiel" | Kenneth Fletcher | 1:06 |
| 3. | "All Due Restraint" | 3:09 | |
| 4. | "I'm Only Human Sometimes" | 3:30 | |
| 5. | "Can't Help Falling In Love" | George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Why Dance With The Devil, When You Have Me?" (featuring Kurupt and Liza Graves) | 4:10 | |
| 7. | "My Lady Dominate" | 4:02 | |
| 8. | "Soliloquy" | 3:56 | |
| 9. | "Dorian Gray" (featuring Ashley Costello and Jeffree Star, bridge quotes from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde) | 3:47 | |
| 10. | "Ultrasound" | 2:53 | |
| 11. | "Noir" | William Control, Luke Ryan Barnes | 2:32 |
| 12. | "Epilogue" (dialogue from The Libertine by Stephen Jeffreys; hidden track starts at 8:35) | 11:22 | |
| Total length: | 45:13 | ||
Trivia
- The title of track 1 is French for 'an announcement' while the title of track 2 is German for 'prelude'.
- Track 4 contains references to the novel and film Let The Right One In.
- Track 9 is about The Picture of Dorian Gray and is told from the perspective of its lead character.
- Track 5 is a cover of Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley.
- Album pre-order packages contained a pair of unisex briefs branded with the William Control logo.[3]
- Scylla and Charybdis are monsters from Greek mythology, representing having to choose between 2 equally dangerous situations.
Credits
- Photography: Lisa Johnson
- Art direction: DoubleJ
- Assistant engineers: Bob Bicknell, John Troxell, Jason Weiner and Brian San Marco
References
- "William Control Concert Setlists". setlist.fm.
- "WILLIAM CONTROL Releases Erotic New Video for "I'm Only Human Sometimes" « News «". Puregrainaudio.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- "William Control Packages: Noir CD and Underwear Package". Victory Records. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
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