''Working Class Woman'' is the fourth solo studio album by French-Canadian musician

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. It was released on

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on 5 October 2018.

Production

The album was created in

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and

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. Marie Davidson says: "It comes from my brain, through my own experiences: the suffering and the humour, the fun and the darkness to be Marie Davidson."

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Paul Simpson of

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gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "With greater emotional depth and sonic clarity than her past recordings, ''Working Class Woman'' is an exciting breakthrough for Davidson." Sophie Kemp of ''

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'' wrote: "The lines between seriousness and humor are blurry, and that's kind of the point, where the album excels is in Davidson's ability to very much intentionally confuse her listener." Briony Pickford of '' The Skinny'' gave the album 5 stars out of 5, describing it as "a mix of successful,

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Accolades

At the end of the year, the album was included in several best-albums-of-2018 lists, ranking in such lists by '' Now Magazine'' (3rd),

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'' (19th), '' The 405'' (28th), '' The Skinny'' (31st), ''

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'' (73rd), Fopp (100th), ''

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'' (1 of 40 unranked albums), and ''

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'' (1 of 35 unranked albums). It also featured in ''

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'''s best dance and electronic albums of 2018 list, and ''

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''' best electronic music albums of 2018 list.

Track listing

All music composed by

; all words written by Davidson; all tracks produced by Davidson and Pierre Guerineau, except where noted.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Working Class Woman''. Musicians * Marie Davidson – music, words * Pierre Guerineau – backing vocals * Bernardino Femminielli – backing vocals * Motorkiller – voice Technical personnel * Marie Davidson – production * Pierre Guerineau – production * Asaël Robitaille – production * Cristobal Urbina – production * Max Gilkes – mastering Design * MMBP – artwork * Etienne Saint-Denis – photography

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2018 albums Ninja Tune albums Marie Davidson albums