Release (Pet Shop Boys album)

Release
Studio album by
Pet Shop Boys
Released1 April 2002
RecordedSeptember 2000 – November 2001
Studio
  • Studio PSB (London)
  • Sony (London)[a]
  • Chillout (Berlin)[b]
GenreSynth-pop
Length44:53
LabelParlophone
Producer
  • Pet Shop Boys
  • Chris Zippel
Pet Shop Boys chronology
Nightlife
(1999) 		Release
(2002) 		Disco 3
(2003)
Singles from Release
  1. "Home and Dry"
    Released: 18 March 2002
  2. "I Get Along"
    Released: 15 July 2002
  3. "London"
    Released: 14 October 2002
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBC MusicUnfavourable[3]
Robert ChristgauB+[4]
Drowned in Sound6/10[5]
Hour3.5/5[6]
NME4/10[7]
Now[8]
Playlouder4/5[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
The Village VoiceFavourable[11]

Release is the eighth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 1 April 2002 by Parlophone. It was recorded between 2000 and 2001 and produced by the duo with Chris Zippel. The album produced three singles: "Home and Dry", "I Get Along", and "London", the latter of which was only released in continental Europe. It reached number seven on the UK Albums Chart and received positive reviews from critics.


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  1. ^ "Release by Pet Shop Boys". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pet Shop Boys: Release > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. ^ Hodges, Jacqueline (20 November 2002). "Pet Shop Boys Release Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (11 June 2002). "Down and Alt". The Village Voice. New York. ISSN 0042-6180. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. ^ Reed, Graham (11 April 2002). "Pet Shop Boys: Release". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. ^ Burnett, Richard (4 April 2002). "Pet Shop Boys: Release". Hour. Montreal. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  7. ^ Robinson, Peter (5 April 2002). "Pet Shop Boys : Release". NME. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  8. ^ Liss, Sarah (4 April 2002). "Pet Shop Boys: Release". Now. Vol. 21, no. 31. ISSN 0712-1326. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  9. ^ Bee, Sarah (8 April 2002). "Release: Pet Shop Boys". Playlouder. Archived from the original on 10 July 2003.
  10. ^ Walters, Barry (23 April 2002). "Pet Shop Boys: Release". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008.
  11. ^ Lim, Dennis (7 May 2002). "October Symphonies". The Village Voice. New York. ISSN 0042-6180. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2011.