The Quilt

The Quilt
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2008[1]
Genre
Length58:04
Label
Producer
Gym Class Heroes chronology
As Cruel as School Children
(2006)
The Quilt
(2008)
The Papercut Chronicles II
(2011)
Singles from The Quilt
  1. "Peace Sign/Index Down"
    Released: July 8, 2008
  2. "Cookie Jar"
    Released: July 8, 2008
  3. "Guilty as Charged"
    Released: December 1, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(69/100)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press[3]
AllMusic[4]
Blender[5]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[6]
RapReviews(8/10)[7]
Robert Christgau(dud)[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin[10]
Slant[11]
USA Today[12]

The Quilt is the fourth studio album by the American rap rock band Gym Class Heroes, released by Fueled By Ramen/Decaydance on September 9, 2008.

Half of the album's 14 tracks are produced by Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, Cool & Dre, Tricky Stewart. Allstar produced the rest. Featured artists on the record include Busta Rhymes, Estelle, The-Dream and Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates. Additional background vocals on the album are provided by Patrick Stump, Patty Crash, Andre Leon and Lyndsey Ray. Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy is also credited with working on a track.

The album debuted at number fourteen on the Billboard 200 with 32,266 copies sold in its first-week.[13]

  1. ^ Gym Class Heroes - The QuiltAbsolutepunk.net. Retrieved on June 24, 2008.
  2. ^ Metacritic score
  3. ^ Alt Press (#243, p. 162)
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Quilt at AllMusic
  5. ^ "Review". Blender. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.
  6. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  7. ^ RapReviews review
  8. ^ Robert Christgau review
  9. ^ "Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 10, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  10. ^ Spin review
  11. ^ "Review". Slant. Archived from the original on 2008-09-18.
  12. ^ "Review". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008.
  13. ^ Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 9/6/08, HipHopDX