Rapprocher
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{{Infobox album
| name = Rapprocher
| type = studio
| artist = Class Actress
| cover =Rapprocher.jpg|border=yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2011|10|18}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Synth-pop{{cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a8022/elizabeth-harpers-naughty-class-act-34757/|title=Elizabeth Harper's Naughty Class Act|work=Elle|first=Alex|last=Catarinella|date=December 28, 2011|access-date=June 3, 2017|archive-date=August 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823051005/http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a8022/elizabeth-harpers-naughty-class-act-34757/|url-status=live}}
| length = {{Duration|m=43|s=31}}
| label = Carpark Records
| producer = Mark Richardson
| prev_title = Journal of Ardency
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Movies
| next_year = 2015
}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 69/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/rapprocher/class-actress|title=Rapprocher by Class Actress|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=May 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518162822/http://www.metacritic.com/music/rapprocher/class-actress|url-status=live}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rapprocher-mw0002182715|title=Class Actress – Rapprocher|work=AllMusic|first=Tim|last=Sendra|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=October 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024153808/http://www.allmusic.com/album/rapprocher-mw0002182715|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = Drowned in Sound
| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16580/reviews/4143761|title=Class Actress – Rapprocher|work=Drowned in Sound|first=Noel|last=Gardner|date=October 12, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=August 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827080047/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16580/reviews/4143761|url-status=dead}}
| rev3 = MusicOMH
| rev3score = favorable{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/class-actress-rapprocher|title=Class Actress – Rapprocher|work=MusicOMH|first=Tim|last=Lee|date=October 17, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=January 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122084215/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/class-actress-rapprocher|url-status=live}}
| rev4 = NME
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-class-actress-12366|title=Album Reviews: Class Actress – 'Rapprocher'|work=NME|first=Priya|last=Elan|date=October 14, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=July 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704174327/https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2015STARWARS_Trailer_10_201015-1.jpg|url-status=live}}
| rev5 = Paste
| rev5score = 8.2/10{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/10/class-actress-rapprocher.html|title=Class Actress: Rapprocher|work=Paste|first=Luke|last=Larsen|date=October 18, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=October 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006225714/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/10/class-actress-rapprocher.html|url-status=live}}
| rev6 = The Phoenix
| rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite web|url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/128523-class-actress-rapprocher/|title=Class Actress – Rapprocher|work=The Phoenix|first=Michael|last=Marotta|date=October 19, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=March 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315192401/http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/128523-class-actress-rapprocher/|url-status=live}}
| rev7 = Pitchfork
| rev7score = 7.1/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15941-rapprocher/|title=Class Actress: Rapprocher|work=Pitchfork|first=Larry|last=Fitzmaurice|date=October 20, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=March 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311011541/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15941-rapprocher/|url-status=live}}
| rev8 = Resident Advisor
| rev8score = 3.0/5{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/10176|title=Class Actress – Rapprocher|work=Resident Advisor|first=Stephane|last=Girard|date=December 19, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=July 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704174336/https://ra.co/reviews/10176|url-status=live}}
| rev9 = Slant Magazine
| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/class-actress-rapprocher|title=Class Actress – Rapprocher|work=Slant Magazine|first=Kevin|last=Liedel|date=October 14, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=April 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425001216/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/class-actress-rapprocher|url-status=live}}
| rev10 = Spin
| rev10score = favorable{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2011/10/class-actress-rapprocher-carpark/|title=Class Actress, 'Rapprocher' (Carpark)|work=Spin|first=Dan|last=Weiss|date=October 18, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=July 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713191225/http://www.spin.com/2011/10/class-actress-rapprocher-carpark/|url-status=live}}
}}
Rapprocher is the debut studio album by Class Actress. It was released via Carpark Records on October 18, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/class_actress_announce_carpark_debut |title=Class Actress Announce Carpark Debut|work=Exclaim!|first=Josiah|last=Hughes|date=June 30, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2017}} It is a follow-up to the 2010 EP, Journal of Ardency.{{cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a7572/a-minute-class-actress-elizabeth-harper-31004/|title=A Minute With Class Actress' Elizabeth Harper|work=Elle|first=Matt|last=Smoak|date=October 18, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001810/http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a7572/a-minute-class-actress-elizabeth-harper-31004/|url-status=live}} The title is French for "to come closer".{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/42984-class-actress-announce-debut-album/|title=Class Actress Announce Debut Album|work=Pitchfork|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=June 27, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=August 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802115752/http://pitchfork.com/news/42984-class-actress-announce-debut-album/|url-status=live}} Music videos were created for "Weekend",{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/847551/class-actress-weekend-video/video/|title=Class Actress – "Weekend" Video|work=Stereogum|first=Corban|last=Goble|date=October 17, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223134244/http://www.stereogum.com/847551/class-actress-weekend-video/video/|url-status=live}} "Bienvenue",{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/929151/class-actress-bienvenue-video/video/|title=Class Actress – "Bienvenue" Video|work=Stereogum|first=Corban|last=Goble|date=January 20, 2012|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=July 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706063251/http://www.stereogum.com/929151/class-actress-bienvenue-video/video/|url-status=live}} and "Need to Know".{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1190452/class-actress-need-to-know-video-stereogum-premiere/video/|title=Class Actress – "Need To Know" Video (Stereogum Premiere)|work=Stereogum|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=November 2, 2012|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223133736/http://www.stereogum.com/1190452/class-actress-need-to-know-video-stereogum-premiere/video/|url-status=live}}
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Rapprocher received an average score of 69% based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Larry Fitzmaurice of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.1 out of 10 and wrote, "The synth work on Rapprocher is particularly impressive, maintaining a tangy sharpness while a pop sweetness flows from every corner." Noel Gardner of Drowned in Sound gave the album an 8 out of 10, calling it "a fantastically arranged and conceptually exquisite record".
AllMusic named it as one of the "Favorite Albums of 2011",{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/allmusics-favorite-albums-of-2011|title=AllMusic's Favorite Albums of 2011|work=AllMusic|date=January 2, 2012|access-date=June 3, 2017|archive-date=April 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405215020/https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/allmusics-favorite-albums-of-2011/|url-status=live}} while NME named it as one of the "Most Underrated Albums of 2011".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/most-underrated-albums-of-2011-whats-yours-31626|title=Most Underrated Albums Of 2011 – What's Yours?|work=NME|date=December 16, 2011|access-date=June 3, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811120945/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/most-underrated-albums-of-2011-whats-yours-31626|url-status=live}} Allan Raible of ABC News placed it at number 28 on the "50 Best Albums of 2011" list.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/01/opinion-the-50-best-albums-of-2011/|title=Opinion: The 50 Best Albums Of 2011|work=ABC News|first=Allan|last=Raible|date=January 5, 2012|access-date=June 3, 2017|archive-date=May 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531130641/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/01/opinion-the-50-best-albums-of-2011/|url-status=live}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Keep You
| length1 = 3:14
| title2 = Love Me Like You Used To
| length2 = 3:52
| title3 = Weekend
| length3 = 4:02
| title4 = Prove Me Wrong
| length4 = 3:52
| title5 = Need to Know
| length5 = 4:13
| title6 = Limousine
| length6 = 4:26
| title7 = All the Saints
| length7 = 4:24
| title8 = Bienvenue
| length8 = 2:58
| title9 = Missed
| length9 = 4:23
| title10 = Hangin' On
| length10 = 3:16
| title11 = Let Me In
| length11 = 4:54
}}
Charts
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!scope="col"| Chart !scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/299381/class-actress/chart?f=322|title=Class Actress – Chart history – Top Dance/Electronic Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 31, 2017}}
| 21 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/299381/class-actress/chart?f=324|title=Class Actress – Chart history – Heatseekers Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 31, 2017}}
| 27 |
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