Ciao! (Tiga album)

Ciao!
Studio album by
Tiga
ReleasedApril 27, 2009
Length57:32
LabelTurbo, PIAS
Tiga chronology
Sexor
(2006) 		Ciao!
(2009) 		No Fantasy Required
(2016)
Singles from Ciao!
  1. "Mind Dimension"
    Released: 1 December 2008
  2. "Shoes"
    Released: 9 March 2009

Ciao! is the second studio album from the Canadian electronic DJ/producer Tiga. It was released April 27, 2009 on Tiga's own label Turbo and the international label PIAS.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(7.4/10)[2]
URB[3]

Initial critical response to Ciao! was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 76, based on 11 reviews.[4]

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Time
1. "Beep Beep Beep" David Dewaele, Stephen Deweale Soulwax 3:50
2. "Mind Dimension" Jesper Dahlbäck Soulwax, Jesper Dahlbäck 4:37
3. "Shoes" Jason 'Gonzales' Beck, Jesper Dahlbäck Soulwax, Jesper Dahlbäck 3:48
4. "What You Need" David Deweale, Jesper Dahlbäck, Stephen Dewaele Soulwax 5:38
5. "Luxury" Jason 'Gonzales' Beck Soulwax 5:40
6. "Sex O'Clock" Jori Hulkkonen James Murphy, Jori Hulkkonen 4:05
7. "Overtime" David Dewaele, Stephen Dewaele Soulwax 6:11
8. "Turn The Night On" David Deweale, Jason 'Gonzales' Beck, Stephen Deweale Soulwax 3:15
9. "Speak, Memory" Jori Hulkkonen Jori Hulkkonen 3:41
10. "Gentle Giant" James Murphy James Murphy 6:08
11. "Love Don't Dance Here Anymore" Jason 'Gonzales' Beck Soulwax 10:38

All tracks co-written and co-produced by Tiga.

Singles

"Mind Dimension" was the first released single from the album. Though "Shoes" was premiered on Tiga's Myspace page, being played more than 10,000 times in its first day. "Mind Dimension" was released with 2 versions:

Version A [2-Track Version]

  1. Mind Dimension 2 (6:27)
  2. Mind Dimension 1 (6:07)

Version B [3-Track Version]

  1. Mind Dimension 2 (6:22)
  2. Mind Dimension 1 (6:05)
  3. Mind Dimension (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) (3:46)

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 15
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 46
French Albums Chart 101

References

  1. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Ciao! > overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
  2. ^ Gaerig, Andrew (June 12, 2009). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Tiga: Ciao!". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
  3. ^ Mooney, Lauren (June 1, 2009). "URB Magazine :: Reviews :: - Tiga". URB. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
  4. ^ "Ciao! reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved August 26, 2009.