Add the Blonde
{{Infobox album
| name = Add the Blonde
| type = studio
| artist = Margaret
| cover = Add the Blonde Margaret.png
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2014|08|26|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Pop}}
| length = {{duration|m=47|s=42}}
| label = {{hlist|Extensive|Magic}}
| producer = {{hlist|Joakim Buddee|Martin Eriksson|Ant Whiting}}
| prev_title = All I Need
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Just the Two of Us
| next_year = 2015
| misc =
{{Singles
| name = Add the Blonde
| type = studio
| single1 = Wasted
| single1date = {{Start date|2014|01|15|df=yes}}
| single2 = Start a Fire
| single2date = {{Start date|2014|08|21|df=yes}}
| single3 = Heartbeat
| single3date = {{Start date|2015|02|23|df=yes}}
}}
{{Singles
| name = Add the Blonde {{noitalic|(reissue)}}
| type = studio
| single1 = Cool Me Down
| single1date = {{Start date|2016|02|19|df=yes}}
| single2 = Elephant
| single2date = {{Start date|2016|08|27|df=yes}}
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = Album
| cover = Add the blonde reissue cover.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Reissue artwork
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Interia
| rev1score = {{Rating|1|10}}{{cite web|last=Waliński|first=Paweł|url=https://muzyka.interia.pl/recenzje/news-recenzja-margaret-add-the-blonde-uwaga-nadymam-balona,nId,1667354|title=Recenzja Margaret "Add the Blonde": Uwaga, nadymam balona!|publisher=Interia|language=pl|date=15 September 2014|accessdate=13 February 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213142458/https://muzyka.interia.pl/recenzje/news-recenzja-margaret-add-the-blonde-uwaga-nadymam-balona,nId,1667354|archivedate=13 February 2021|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = Onet
| rev2score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web|last=Gzyl|first=Paweł|url=https://kultura.onet.pl/muzyka/recenzje/recenzja-margaret-add-the-blonde/rn19ebz|title=Recenzja: Margaret – "Add The Blonde"|publisher=Onet.pl|date=28 August 2014|access-date=23 December 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181223171057/https://kultura.onet.pl/muzyka/recenzje/recenzja-margaret-add-the-blonde/rn19ebz|archive-date=23 December 2018|url-status=dead}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Add the Blonde is the debut studio album by Polish singer Margaret. A pop record, it was influenced by retro-disco and ska, and by the work of Madonna.{{cite web|last=Mantiuk|first=Łukasz|url=http://allaboutmusic.pl/wywiad-z-margaret/|title="Jest dużo inspiracji na tym albumie. Przez te 2 lata słucham wiele różnorodnej muzyki" – Wywiad z Margaret|publisher=All About Music|language=Polish|date=27 September 2014|accessdate=9 December 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805044810/http://allaboutmusic.pl/wywiad-z-margaret/|archivedate=5 August 2016}} The album was produced by Joakim Buddee, Martin Eriksson, and Ant Whiting.{{cite web|url=http://allaboutmusic.pl/margaret-zapowiada-debiutancki-longplay/#arvlbdata|title=Margaret zapowiada debiutancki longplay|publisher=All About Music|language=Polish|date=22 July 2014|accessdate=20 April 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420074515/http://allaboutmusic.pl/margaret-zapowiada-debiutancki-longplay/|archivedate=20 April 2017}}
Add the Blonde was released on 26 August 2014, only in Poland. It consists of fourteen English-language tracks: eight new, and six previously included on Margaret's 2013 extended play (EP) All I Need.{{cite web|url=http://muzyka.onet.pl/newsy/margaret-wydaje-plyte-add-the-blonde/x31lp|title=Margaret wydaje płytę "Add the Blonde"|publisher=Onet.pl|language=Polish|accessdate=21 July 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727000705/http://muzyka.onet.pl/newsy/margaret-wydaje-plyte-add-the-blonde/x31lp|archivedate=27 July 2014}}{{cite web|last=Świąder|first=Jacek|url=http://culture.pl/en/artist/margaret|title=Margaret|website=Culture.pl|date=January 2017|accessdate=16 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216203350/http://culture.pl/en/artist/margaret|archivedate=16 December 2017|url-status=dead}} The album spawned three singles: "Wasted", "Start a Fire", and "Heartbeat".{{cite web|url=http://www.muzyczneabc.pl/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=11928|title=Margaret zaśpiewa dla siatkarzy!|publisher=MuzyczneABC|language=Polish|date=21 August 2014|accessdate=20 April 2017|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140830150816/http://www.muzyczneabc.pl/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=11928|archivedate=30 August 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eska.pl/news/goraca_20_premiera_margaret_-_heartbeat_audio/112590|title=Gorąca 20 Premiera: Margaret – Heartbeat|publisher=Radio Eska|language=Polish|date=23 February 2015|accessdate=23 February 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414143520/http://www.eska.pl/news/goraca_20_premiera_margaret_-_heartbeat_audio/112590|archivedate=14 April 2017}} On 30 December 2014, Add the Blonde was released as a 12-inch vinyl, with altered tracklist.
The album's reissue was released exclusively to Biedronka on 19 September 2016, followed by its official release on 2 December.{{cite web|url=http://www.biedronka.pl/pl/plyty-cd-19-09|title=Płyty CD – oferta od 19.09|publisher=Biedronka|accessdate=12 November 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919022313/http://www.biedronka.pl/pl/plyty-cd-19-09|archivedate=19 September 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.empik.com/add-the-blonde-reedition-margaret,p1132327700,muzyka-p |title=Add The Blonde (Reedycja) – Margaret |publisher=Empik |accessdate=12 November 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420080050/http://www.empik.com/add-the-blonde-reedition-margaret%2Cp1132327700%2Cmuzyka-p |archivedate=20 April 2017 |url-status=dead }} It included the singles "Cool Me Down" (and its three remixes) and "Elephant", and Margaret's Polish-language version of Robin Beck's song "First Time" titled "Smak radości" which was used in a Polish Coca-Cola commercial. On 23 December 2016, the "Special Limited Box" edition of the album was released to Empik. The box included its reissue and the 12-inch vinyl, as well as a 7-inch vinyl of "Heartbeat" (A-side) and "Cool Me Down" (B-side).{{cite web|url=https://www.empik.com/add-the-blonde-special-limited-box-margaret,p1133345129,muzyka-p|title=Add The Blonde (Special Limited Box) – Margaret|publisher=Empik|accessdate=17 May 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517054656/https://www.empik.com/add-the-blonde-special-limited-box-margaret,p1133345129,muzyka-p|archivedate=17 May 2020|url-status=dead}}
Add the Blonde reached number eight on the Polish Albums Chart, and was certified platinum by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV).
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Add the Blonde{{cite AV media notes|author=Margaret|title=Add the Blonde|year=2014|type=booklet|publisher=Extensive Music, Magic Records}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/pl/album/add-the-blonde/911772916|title=Add The Blonde – Album by Margaret|publisher=Apple Music (PL)|accessdate=24 May 2020|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200524010535/https://music.apple.com/pl/album/add-the-blonde/911772916|archivedate=24 May 2020|url-status=live}}
| total_length = 47:42
| title1 = Wasted
| writer1 = {{hlist|Boris Potemkin|Anthony Whiting|Emily Philips|Robert Uhlmann|Thomas Karlsson}}
| length1 = 3:20
| title2 = Heartbeat
| writer2 = {{hlist|Margaret|Joakim Buddee}}
| length2 = 3:17
| title3 = Broke but Happy
| writer3 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Buddee}}
| length3 = 3:42
| title4 = Too Little of Love
| writer4 = {{hlist|Margaret|Buddee}}
| length4 = 3:45
| title5 = As Good as You
| writer5 = {{hlist|Katy Rose|Joakim Buddee}}
| length5 = 3:46
| title6 = Tell Me How Are Ya
| writer6 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Buddee|Martin Eriksson}}
| length6 = 3:27
| title7 = Thank You Very Much
| writer7 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Buddee}}
| length7 = 3:10
| title8 = All I Need
| writer8 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Rose|Buddee|Eriksson}}
| length8 = 3:53
| title9 = L.O.L.
| writer9 = {{hlist|Mattias Olofsson|Buddee}}
| length9 = 3:12
| title10 = I Get Along
| writer10 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Eriksson|Buddee}}
| length10 = 3:24
| title11 = Click
| writer11 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Buddee|Lovisa Birgersson|Eriksson}}
| length11 = 3:03
| title12 = Get Away
| writer12 = {{hlist|Margaret|Olga Czyżykiewicz|Karlsson|Buddee|Eriksson}}
| length12 = 3:27
| title13 = Dance for 2
| writer13 = {{hlist|Margaret|Karlsson|Buddee}}
| length13 = 2:54
| title14 = Start a Fire
| writer14 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Mats Tärnfors}}
| length14 = 3:22
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Add the Blonde {{nobold|— 12-inch vinyl}}
Side A
| title1 = Wasted
| length1 = 3:20
| title2 = Heartbeat
| length2 = 3:17
| title3 = Broke but Happy
| length3 = 3:42
| title4 = As Good as You
| length4 = 3:46
| title5 = All I Need
| length5 = 3:53
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 34:03
| title1 = Dance for 2
| length1 = 2:54
| title2 = Tell Me How Are Ya
| length2 = 3:27
| title3 = Thank You Very Much
| length3 = 3:10
| title4 = Start a Fire
| length4 = 3:22
| title5 = L.O.L.
| length5 = 3:12
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Add the Blonde {{nobold|— Reissue}}{{cite AV media notes|author=Margaret|title=Add the Blonde|edition=reissue|year=2016|type=booklet|publisher=Extensive Music, Magic Records}}
| total_length = 1:09:18
| title1 = Cool Me Down
| writer1 = {{hlist|Robert Uhlmann|Arash|Alex Papaconstantinou|Anderz Wrethov|Viktor Svensson|Linnea Deb}}
| length1 = 2:59
| title2 = Elephant
| writer2 = {{hlist|Margaret|Joakim Buddee|Thomas Karlsson}}
| length2 = 3:06
| title3 = Smak radości
| writer3 = {{hlist|Tom Anthony|Gavin Spencer|Terry Boyle|Ewelina Kordy|Joanna Senieka}}
| length3 = 2:20
| title4 = Wasted
| writer4 = {{hlist|Boris Potemkin|Anthony Whiting|Emily Philips|Uhlmann|Karlsson}}
| length4 = 3:20
| title5 = Heartbeat
| writer5 = {{hlist|Margaret|Buddee}}
| length5 = 3:17
| title6 = Broke but Happy
| writer6 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Buddee}}
| length6 = 3:42
| title7 = Too Little of Love
| writer7 = {{hlist|Margaret|Buddee}}
| length7 = 3:45
| title8 = As Good as You
| writer8 = {{hlist|Katy Rose|Joakim Buddee}}
| length8 = 3:46
| title9 = Tell Me How Are Ya
| writer9 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Buddee|Martin Eriksson}}
| length9 = 3:27
| title10 = Thank You Very Much
| writer10 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Buddee}}
| length10 = 3:10
| title11 = All I Need
| writer11 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Rose|Buddee|Eriksson}}
| length11 = 3:53
| title12 = L.O.L.
| writer12 = {{hlist|Mattias Olofsson|Buddee}}
| length12 = 3:12
| title13 = I Get Along
| writer13 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Eriksson|Buddee}}
| length13 = 3:24
| title14 = Click
| writer14 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Buddee|Lovisa Birgersson|Eriksson}}
| length14 = 3:27
| title15 = Get Away
| writer15 = {{hlist|Margaret|Olga Czyżykiewicz|Karlsson|Buddee|Eriksson}}
| length15 = 3:03
| title16 = Dance for 2
| writer16 = {{hlist|Margaret|Karlsson|Buddee}}
| length16 = 2:54
| title17 = Start a Fire
| writer17 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Mats Tärnfors}}
| length17 = 3:22
| title18 = Cool Me Down
| note18 = Antrox Remix
| writer18 = {{hlist|Uhlmann|Arash|Papaconstantinou|Wrethov|Svensson|Deb}}
| length18 = 4:21
| title19 = Cool Me Down
| note19 = Decaville Remix
| writer19 = {{hlist|Uhlmann|Arash|Papaconstantinou|Wrethov|Svensson|Deb}}
| length19 = 4:06
| title20 = Cool Me Down
| note20 = Mike Candys Remix
| writer20 = {{hlist|Uhlmann|Arash|Papaconstantinou|Wrethov|Svensson|Deb}}
| length20 = 4:44
}}
Accolades
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Ceremony ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 2015 | SuperJedynki Awards | SuperAlbum | {{nom}} | align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.polskieradio.pl/7/169/Artykul/1402673,SuperJedynki-2015-wybierz-najlepszych-artystow-i-najwieksze-przeboje |title=SuperJedynki 2015 – wybierz najlepszych artystów i największe przeboje! |publisher=Polskie Radio |language=Polish |accessdate=3 August 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505034939/http://www.polskieradio.pl/7/169/Artykul/1402673%2CSuperJedynki-2015-wybierz-najlepszych-artystow-i-najwieksze-przeboje |archivedate=5 May 2015 |url-status=dead }} |
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Poland|8|id=885|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 September 2014|refname=olis}} |
Certification
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|domestic=true|artist=Margaret|title=Add the Blonde|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2014|certyear=2016|access-date=1 February 2016|refname=zpav}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=yes}}