Avalanche is the second studio album by Danish soul pop duo Quadron. It was released on 31 May 2013 through Vested in Culture and Epic Records. Upon its release, Avalanche received positive reviews from music critics. Reception At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on nine reviews. Commercial performance Despite its positive reception, the album was a relative commercial failure, only peaking at number 115 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. In the group's native Denmark the album achieved greater commercial success, spending 12 weeks in the top 10 of the charts and was eventually certified gold for 10,000 copies sold.
Track listing
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Personnel Credits adapted from Allmusic.
Marcel Camargo - guitar Derek "MixedByAli" Ali – arrangement, engineer, producer Anita Marisa Boriboon – design Delbert Bowers – mixing assistant Pablo Calogero – baritone saxophone Errol Cooney – guitar Claire Courchene – cello Thomas Drayton – bass Fraser T Smith – composer, drums, percussion, piano, producer Chris Galland – mixing assistant Robin Hannibal – arrangement, composer, engineer, instrumentation, mixing assistant, producer Kuk Harrell – engineer, vocal engineer, vocal producer Eliot Hazel – photography Hans Hvidberg – drums Peter Jacobsen – cello Coco O. – art direction, composer, lyrics, vocals Dave Kutch – mastering Kendrick Lamar – composer Elizabeth Lea – trombone Tom Lea – viola, violin Dan Lead – guitar, pedal steel guitar Alan Lightner – steel drums Manny Marroquin – mixing Gloria Noto – make-up Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – engineer Sylvia Rhone – executive producer August Rosenbaum – composer, keyboards, organ, synthesizer John Ruggiero – hair stylist Andrew Schwartz – engineer Todd Simon – flugelhorn, trumpet Tricky Stewart – executive producer Ali Tamposi – composer Marcos Tovar – engineer Steven Valenzuela – engineer Tracy Wannomae – clarinet, flute, saxophone
Chart positions Chart (2013)PeakpositionUS Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums16US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)1
Certifications
Release history + List of release dates, with country released, format, record label and edition Country Date Format(s) Label Germany 31 May 2013 Digital download Vested in Culture, Epic Records Denmark 3 June 2013 CD, digital download United States June 4, 2013 CD, digital download Germany 14 June 2013 CD
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