Fur and Gold

Fur and Gold
Studio album by
Bat for Lashes
Released11 September 2006 (2006-09-11)
Recorded2006
GenreFolktronica[1]
Length46:47
LabelEcho, Manimal Vinyl
Producer
Bat for Lashes chronology
Fur and Gold
(2006) 		Two Suns
(2009)
Singles from Fur and Gold
  1. "The Wizard"
    Released: 8 May 2006[2]
  2. "Trophy"
    Released: 30 October 2006[3]
  3. "Prescilla"
    Released: 12 March 2007[4]
  4. "What's a Girl to Do?"
    Released: 9 July 2007[5]

Fur and Gold is the debut studio album by English singer Bat for Lashes. It was released on 11 September 2006 by The Echo Label. It was met with critical acclaim and received a nomination for the 2007 Mercury Prize. In 2007, the album was re-released through Parlophone. Fur and Gold spawned the singles "The Wizard", "Trophy", "Prescilla", and "What's a Girl to Do?". In 2008, "What's a Girl to Do?" was re-released as a 12-inch vinyl with a remix featuring Scroobius Pip and Plaid. As of April 2009, Fur and Gold had sold 27,000 copies in United States.[6]

  1. ^ Ferguson, Jason (23 October 2012). "Bat For Lashes: The Haunted Man". Paste. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Bat for Lashes – The Wizard (7")". Discogs. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Bat for Lashes – Trophy (7")". Discogs. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  4. ^ "Release "Prescilla" by Bat for Lashes". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Release "What's a Girl to Do?" by Bat for Lashes". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  6. ^ Smirke, Richard (11 April 2009). "Bat Out of Hell". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 14. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 23 December 2018.