Alphabetical (album)

Alphabetical
Studio album by Phoenix
Released	March 29, 2004
Recorded	2003–04
Genre	Indie pop
Length	37:37
Label	Source
Producer	Phoenix Tony Hoffer
Phoenix chronology
United (2000) Alphabetical (2004) Live! Thirty Days Ago (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Dotmusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[3]
Hot Press	3/5[4]
Pitchfork Media	6.7/10[5]
Playlouder	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Stylus Magazine	B+[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[9]

Alphabetical is the second studio album by French indie pop band Phoenix, released in 2004. The album has sold 30,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[10] The album has two singles; "Everything Is Everything" and "Run Run Run".

Track listing

All tracks written by Phoenix.

1. "Everything Is Everything" – 3:01
2. "Run Run Run" – 3:50
3. "I'm an Actor" – 2:33
4. "Love for Granted" – 4:24
5. "Victim of the Crime" – 4:02
6. "(You Can't Blame It On) Anybody" – 3:33
7. "Congratulations" – 1:12
8. "If It's Not with You" – 3:57
9. "Holdin' on Together" – 3:27
10. "Alphabetical" – 3:24

Personnel

• Deck D'Arcy – bass, keyboards and backing vocals
• Laurent Brancowitz – guitar, keyboards and backing vocals
• Thomas Mars – vocals
• Christian Mazzalai – guitar and backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Ivan Beck – acoustic guitar on "Love for Granted"
• Pino Palladino – bass on "Congratulations", "Victim of the Crime" and "Alphabetical"
• Jm Mery – additional keyboards on "Congratulations", "If It's Not with You" and "Alphabetical"
• Alex Locascio – drums and percussion on "Everything Is Everything", "I'm an Actor", "Love for Granted" and "Victim of the Crime"

Chart positions

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	46
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12]	42
French Albums (SNEP)[13]	41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	68
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15]	265
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16]	4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17]	11

Release history

The album was released in various countries.

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	March 24, 2005	Toshiba-EMI	CD	VJCP 68627
Europe United Kingdom	March 29, 2004	Source	LP	SOURLP095
			CD	CDSOUR095
France	March 30, 2004
Australia	April 12, 2004	Virgin		5986350
United States	July 27, 2004	Astralwerks Source		7243 5 98635 0 4

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r687295/review
2. Gennoe, Dan (1 July 2004). "Phoenix – 'Alphabetical'". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 2 July 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
3. Dobson, Gareth (26 July 2004). "Album Review: Phoenix – Alphabetical". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
4. Healion, Karla (22 March 2004). "Alphabetical". Hot Press. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
5. Leone, Dominique (May 17, 2004). "Phoenix: Alphabetical". Pitchfork Media.
6. Moffat, Iain (9 July 2004). "Alphabetical – Phoenix". Playlouder. Archived from the original on 10 August 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
7. Rolling Stone
8. Southall, June 14, 2004. "Phoenix – Alphabetical". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
9. Ubaghs, Charles. "Phoenix – Alphabetical". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
10. "Phoenix Rises With New Album, Label". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
11. "Ultratop.be – Phoenix – Alphabetical" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
12. "Ultratop.be – Phoenix – Alphabetical" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
13. "Lescharts.com – Phoenix – Alphabetical". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
14. "Officialcharts.de – Phoenix – Alphabetical". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
15. アルファベティカル (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
16. "Norwegiancharts.com – Phoenix – Alphabetical". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
17. "Swedishcharts.com – Phoenix – Alphabetical". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Label website