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Business Casual 2010

Chromeo released their third studio album entitled  Business Casual(Length 39:35) ..released on September 13, 2010,Chromeo performed the album's lead single, "Night by Night", on the September 20, 2010,The second single, "Don't Turn the Lights On", is featured in the video games
FIFA 11 (2010) and DiRT 3 (2011). Chromeo performed the album's third single, "Hot Mess", on Conan,,on February 22, 2011.


Business Casual received positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Entertainment Weekly's Simon Vozick-Levinson graded the album a B, writing that despite the duo's major-label deal, "on Business Casual they remain adept students of the Hall & Oates school of hooks, which they surround with gleaming synth grooves and robotic talkbox solos that recall '80s funk masters like Zapp & Roger." The A.V. Club's Chris Martins stated the album "opens with a powerful three-part salvo crafted for maximum dance-floor penetration", but "as the album progresses, an unexpected soulfulness emerges". According to Anupa Mistry of URB, "[t]he defining thread running through Chromeo's body of work is earnestness: you might scoff at the Lothario-obsession, the legs on display in the artwork, the almost-religious adherence to '80s stylistics, but in the end you either have to a) give it up for their studiousness, or b) just dance."]Slant Magazine's Jesse Cataldo gave the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, calling it "transparent and tacky enough that its not becoming insufferable is a triumph in itself. Its earnestness, and the enthusiasm which it presents its reconstituted '80s sounds, is even lovable." Cataldo concluded that on Business Casual, the duo "presented lovingly whole and intact, without irony, as keystones to be cherished and admired."
Marc Hogan of Spin opined that Business Casual's "libidinous wit can't quite match 2007's Fancy Footwork, but this day at the office still features booty calls, romantic squabbles, and digitally syrupy declarations of devotion." AJ Ramirez of PopMatters felt that "Chromeo still won't win any points for originally or distinctiveness", but noted that "for the majority of its runtime, Business Casual booms with the allure of a greatest hits collection, and actually stands as a more consistent work than the full-length efforts of many of Chromeo's influences." Jason Lymangrover of Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars, commenting it has "the typically synth-suave electro-funk jams  As the album progresses, though, [the duo] dig deeper into crates for cheesy inspiration, and you can hear glimmers of Rockwell, Lionel Richie, Oran Juice, and even The Kids from Fame TV series." Pitchfork Media's Larry Fitzmaurice claimed that the album's "most successful moments are the result of genre-related leg-stretching", adding that "the record is a unique situation, as it represents Chromeo's growth as master arrangers and producers, despite feeling like a step backwards in overall quality." Kevin Ritchie of Now concluded that "Business Casual has a few bangers, but over the course of an album, the synth soloing gets old fast. Still, while we wait for a pop saviour to take the genre forward, Chromeo provide a nice enough tribute to its past." In a review for the NME, Mike Williams expressed that "Cassius man Phillippe Zdar's production is a deluxe weave of dreamy synths, biting snares, throbbing bass and warbly Vocoders, but it feels as if Chromeo are just doodling knobs over the top."  

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Chromeo.
No. Title Length
1. "Hot Mess" (featuring Kesh) 3:40
2. "I'm Not Contagious"   3:39
3. "Night by Night"   3:47
4. "Don't Turn the Lights On"   4:33
5. "You Make It Rough"   7:18
6. "When the Night Falls" (featuring Solange Knowles) 3:45
7. "Don't Walk Away"   3:31
8. "J'ai claqué la porte"   2:26
9. "The Right Type"   3:54
10. "Grow Up"  

































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Fancy Footwork 2007

After a three year break, they released a second album: Fancy Footwork
Released June 19, 2007, Fancy Footwork is the second album by  Chromeo... Fancy Footwork spawned three singles, "Fancy Footwork", "Tenderoni", and "Bonafied Lovin'", A double CD deluxe edition was released on July 9, 2008. It features the original album along with a second disc of remixes and bonus tracks, as well as music videos...

Track listing
  1. "Intro" – 1:08
  2. "Tenderoni" – 4:14
  3. "Fancy Footwork" – 3:18
  4. "Bonafied Lovin' (Tough Guys)" – 4:31
  5. "My Girl Is Calling Me (a Liar)" – 2:20
  6. "Outta Sight" – 2:35
  7. "Opening Up (Ce soir on danse)" – 4:58
  8. "Momma's Boy" – 2:49
  9. "Call Me Up" – 4:11
  10. "Waiting 4 U" – 3:46
  11. "100%" – 6:00
Deluxe Edition bonus disc
  1. "Needy Girl" – 4:17
  2. "Rage!" – 4:35
  3. "You're So Gangsta" – 4:03
  4. "I Am Somebody" — DJ Mehdi Feat. Chromeo — 3:10
  5. "Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT Remix)" – 4:45
  6. "Fancy Footwork (Crookers Remix)" – 5:28
  7. "Needy Girl (Lifelike Remix)" – 7:05
  8. "Bonafied Lovin' (Yuksek Remix)" – 4:25
  9. "Me & My Man (Whitey Vs. Chromeo Fly Whitey Remix)" – 4:03
  10. "You're So Gangsta (Playgroup Remix)" – 5:48
  11. "Destination: Overdrive (DFA Remix)" – 5:38
  12. "Footwork (Laidback Luke Remix)" – 6:37
  13. "Bonafied Lovin' (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)" – 9:02
Song usage in media
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She's in Control 2004

She'z n Control-February 17, 2004
Length 44:51

Track listing
  • All Songs Written & Arranged By Chromeo.
  1. "Me & My Man" - 4:19
  2. "Needy Girl" - 4:17
  3. "You're So Gangsta" - 4:01
  4. "Woman Friend" - 3:46
  5. "Destination: Overdrive" - 3:55
  6. "Rage!" - 4:34
  7. "Since You Were Gone" - 2:56
  8. "Way Too Much" - 4:08
  9. "Mercury Tears" - 4:01
  10. "Ah oui comme ça" - 5:20
  11. "She'z n Control" - 3:14

Personnel

Chromeo

  • Dave 1 ( Dave Macklovitch): Guitars, Lead Vocal
  • P-Thugg (aka Patrick Gemayel): Keyboards, Synthesizers, Talk Box

Additional Musicians

  • Coco: Vocals
  • Craig Hodgeson: Saxophone

Production

  • Executive Producers: Tiga & Chromeo
  • Produced By Chromeo
  • Recorded & Engineere by: Greg "Frosty" Smith
  • Mixed by: Chromeo & Greg "Frosty" Smith
  • Mastered by: Tom Coyne
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