Glamazon (album)
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| Released | May 3, 2011[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2011 | |||
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| Length | 39:07 | |||
| Label | RuCo, Inc. | |||
| Producer | Lucian Piane | |||
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Glamazon is the sixth studio album from American singer and drag queen RuPaul. It was released on iTunes through RuCo on April 25, 2011, coinciding with the third season finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.[2] The album is a mix of dance, electropop, R&B, and hip-hop.
Promotion
[edit]The music video for the title track, "Glamazon", was released on 12 April 2012 via logotv.com. It features the three finalists of the fourth season of Rupaul's Drag Race (2012): Sharon Needles, Phi Phi O'Hara, and Chad Michaels, respectively, as giant "Godzilla"-style characters in a retro-style video game, terrorizing such locales as New York City, Paris, the Pyramids of Giza, the Palace of Westminster and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Other queens from the season four cast appear throughout as well, as they are "squished" under the shoes of the other giant queens. Most of the celebrities who were featured as guest judges over the course of the season are also seen being "stomped" under the queens' heels or otherwise eliminated by them. At the video's conclusion, an even talker, gargantuan RuPaul figure shows up, over twice the height of the tallest skyscrapers, and crushes the three queens under her own stiletto. At the end of the video, Sharon Needles shows as the "High Scorer".[3]
All tracks from the album (with the exception of "Click Clack (Make Dat Money)" and "Get Your Rebel On", have received remixes from various remix EPs.
A music video for "Responsitrannity" was released, with a remix showing the contestants and guest judges from the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012). The song was inspired by RuPaul's tense exchange, during the first season (2009) reunion, with Tammie Brown.[4]
Reception
[edit]Commercial
[edit]Glamazon debuted at number 11 and number 8 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums and Top Heatseekers charts, respectively. The digital-only release sold 2,000 copies, RuPaul's highest first-week sales since 1997.[5]
The album's lead single, "Superstar", also sold 3,000 copies during the first week of release.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by RuPaul Charles and Lucian Piane[6]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Beginning" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Click Clack (Make Dat Money)" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Glamazon" | 3:37 |
| 4. | "I Bring the Beat" | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Superstar" | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Responsitrannity" | 5:22 |
| 7. | "Live Forever" | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Get Your Rebel On" | 3:57 |
| 9. | "(Here It Comes) Around Again" | 4:29 |
| 10. | "If I Dream" | 4:37 |
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums | 11 |
| US Billboard Top Heatseekers | 8 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single |
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| 2011 | "Superstar" |
| "Glamazon" | |
| 2012 | "Responsitrannity" |
| 2013 | "I Bring the Beat" |
| "The Beginning" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Glamazon". iTunes. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ Bleu, Rudy (16 February 2011). "Glamazon". WorldOfWonder.net. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Glamazon". logotv.com. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ Fernandez, Maria Elena (19 October 2012). "RuPaul Picks Favorite All-Star Drag Race Looks - The Daily Beast". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ a b "RuPaul's Glamazon Album Sashays Onto Dance Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Glamazon". RuPaul.com. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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