''Avalanche'' is the second

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by Danish soul pop duo

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. It was released on 31 May 2013 through Vested in Culture and

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. Upon its release, ''Avalanche'' received positive reviews from

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Reception

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, which assigns a

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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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

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and was eventually certified gold for 10,000 copies sold.

Track listing

;Notes * signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *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 Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith (born 8 February 1971), known professionally as Fraser T. Smith, is an English record producer, songwriter and musician. Some of the singles he collaborated on include Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain", James Morrison's " ...

– 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. Cecilie Maja Hastrup Karshøj, known professionally as Coco O., is a Danish musician best known as the singer in electronic soul duo Quadron. She released her debut album ''It's a Process'' in 2021. Early life Cecilie Maja Hastrup Karshøj was ...

– art direction, composer, lyrics, vocals *Dave Kutch – mastering *

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– composer *Elizabeth Lea – trombone *Tom Lea – viola, violin *Dan Lead – guitar, pedal steel guitar *Alan Lightner – steel drums *

Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is a Guatemalan-American record mixing engineer. He has been credited on albums for high-profile pop, R&B, hip hop and rock acts. He has worked with artists including Rihanna, Kanye West, Katy Perry ...

– mixing *Gloria Noto – make-up * Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – engineer *

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– executive producer *August Rosenbaum – composer, keyboards, organ, synthesizer *John Ruggiero – hair stylist *Andrew Schwartz – engineer *Todd Simon – flugelhorn, trumpet *

Tricky Stewart Christopher Alan "Tricky" Stewart (born January 4, 1974) is an American record producer, record executive, songwriter, and music publisher. Stewart, a five-time Grammy Award recipient, began producing music in 1992 and has contributed to unit s ...

– executive producer *Ali Tamposi – composer *Marcos Tovar – engineer *Steven Valenzuela – engineer *Tracy Wannomae – clarinet, flute, saxophone

Chart positions

Release history

References

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