Holy Ghost! (album)

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Holy Ghost!
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)
Genre
Length49:15
LabelDFA
ProducerHoly Ghost!
Holy Ghost! chronology
Static on the Wire
(2010)
Holy Ghost!
(2011)
Dynamics
(2013)
Singles from Holy Ghost!
  1. "Do It Again"
    Released: January 25, 2011[1]
  2. "Wait & See"
    Released: May 10, 2011[2]
  3. "Hold My Breath"
    Released: October 24, 2011[3]
  4. "It's Not Over"
    Released: January 24, 2012[4]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Consequence of Sound[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
The New York Timesfavorable[9]
NME7/10[10]
Paste6.8/10[11]
Pitchfork Media7.1/10[12]
PopMatters6/10[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
Slant Magazine[15]

Holy Ghost! is the first studio album by the electronic band Holy Ghost!. It was released in 2011 through DFA Records.

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Alex Frankel; all music is composed by Holy Ghost!

No.TitleLength
1."Do It Again"4:13
2."Wait and See"3:39
3."Hold My Breath"3:56
4."Say My Name"6:33
5."Jam for Jerry"4:45
6."Hold On"5:56
7."It's Not Over"4:09
8."Slow Motion"3:47
9."Static on the Wire"6:26
10."Some Children" (featuring Michael McDonald)5:52
US iTunes Store bonus tracks[16]
No.TitleLength
11."Wait & See" (Flight Facilities Remix)5:19
12."Say My Name" (Eli Escobar Remix)8:09

Charts[edit]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Dance/Electronic Albums[17] 11
US Heatseekers Albums[18] 11

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label
Australia[19] April 1, 2011 Digital download Shock Records
Germany[20] Cooperative Music
United Kingdom[21]
United States[16] April 4, 2011 DFA Records
United Kingdom[22] April 11, 2011 CD Cooperative Music
Australia[23] April 22, 2011 Shock Records
United States[24] April 26, 2011 DFA Records
Germany[25] April 29, 2011
  • CD
  • LP
Cooperative Music

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Do It Again – Single by Holy Ghost!". iTunes Store US. Apple. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "Wait & See (Remixes) by Holy Ghost!". iTunes Store US. Apple. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Hold My Breath Remix – EP by Holy Ghost!". iTunes Store US. Apple. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "It's Not Over – EP by Holy Ghost!". iTunes Store US. Apple. Archived from the original on April 10, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "Holy Ghost! – Holy Ghost!". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  6. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Holy Ghost! – Holy Ghost!". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  7. ^ Koren, Daniel (April 1, 2011). "Album Review: Holy Ghost! – Holy Ghost!". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  8. ^ Diehl, Matt (April 12, 2011). "Album review: Holy Ghost!'s debut album". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  9. ^ Chinen, Nate (April 1, 2011). "Look Back at a Legend, Then Revisit Disco". The New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  10. ^ Gardner, Noel (April 6, 2011). "Album Review: Holy Ghost! – Holy Ghost! (DFA)". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  11. ^ Reed, Ryan (April 4, 2011). "Holy Ghost!: Holy Ghost!". Paste. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  12. ^ Patrin, Nate (April 1, 2011). "Holy Ghost!: Holy Ghost!". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  13. ^ Fairall, Jer (May 4, 2011). "Holy Ghost!: Holy Ghost!". PopMatters. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  14. ^ Anderson, Stacey (April 25, 2011). "Holy Ghost!". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  15. ^ Cole, Matthew (April 22, 2011). "Holy Ghost!: Holy Ghost!". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  16. ^ a b "Holy Ghost! by Holy Ghost!". iTunes Store US. Apple. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  17. ^ "Holy Ghost! – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  18. ^ "Holy Ghost! – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  19. ^ "Holy Ghost! by Holy Ghost!". iTunes Store Australia. Apple. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  20. ^ "Holy Ghost! von Holy Ghost!" (in German). iTunes Store Germany. Apple. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  21. ^ "Holy Ghost! by Holy Ghost!". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  22. ^ "Holy Ghost!". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  23. ^ "Holy Ghost! – Holy Ghost!". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  24. ^ "Holy Ghost". Amazon. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  25. ^