{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Giant Orange | type = Studio | artist = Cheap Girls | cover = CheapGirls_GiantOrange.jpg | alt = | released = February 21, 2012 | recorded = 2011 | venue = | studio = | genre = Power pop<br>Indie rock<br>Punk rock<br>Pop punk | length = 34:25 | label = Rise Records | producer = Laura Jane Grace | prev_title = My Roaring 20's | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = My Roaring 20's Acoustic | next_year = 2013 }}
'''''Giant Orange''''' is the third studio album by rock group Cheap Girls, released on February 21, 2012. It was the first release for the band after signing with Rise Records and is available on CD, vinyl and as a digital download.<ref name="amazon">{{cite web|title=Amazon.com - Giant Orange - Music|website=Amazon |date=2012 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Giant-Orange-Cheap-Girls/dp/B006UFH3QI}}</ref> The album was produced by Laura Jane Grace of American punk rock band Against Me! and was the first time the band worked with a producer.<ref name="punknewscheapgirls">[http://www.punknews.org/bands/cheapgirls "Cheap Girls | Punknews.org"], Punknews.org</ref> With the exception of tambourine, the album was recorded using only guitar, bass, drums and vocals.<ref name="punknewscheapgirls" /> The track "Gone All Summer" is the introduction music on Kyle Kinane's "Whiskey Icarus" stand-up comedy special released on CD and DVD.<ref name="4-28-2013allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/whiskey-icarus-mw0002468174/credits |title= Whiskey Icarus - Kyle Kinane Credits |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2013-04-28}}</ref>
==Recording== Recording for the album began on October 11, 2011, at Total Treble Studio in Elkton, Florida. It was the first album recorded at the studio, which was converted from an old post office.<ref name="punknewscheapgirls" />
==Release== The album was released on February 21, 2012. It debuted at number 49 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart.<ref name="BBHeat"/>
==Singles== "Ruby" was released for digital download on January 3, 2012, as the first single from the album.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Ruby/dp/B006MBTMGE "Amazon.com: Ruby: Cheap Girls: MP3 Downloads"], Amazon</ref>
== Critical reception == {{Music ratings |MC = 70/100<ref name="mc">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/giant-orange/cheap-girls|title=Critic Reviews for Giant Orange|author=Metacritic| publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref> | rev1 = AbsolutePunk | rev1Score = 7/10<ref name="absolutepunkreview">{{cite web |url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2649642 |title=Cheap Girls - Giant Orange - Album Review |work=AbsolutePunk |first=Thomas |last=Nassiff |date=2012-02-29 |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref> | rev2 = AllMusic | rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/giant-orange-mw0002290460|title=Giant Orange - Cheap Girls : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|last=Cherrie|first=Chrysta|publisher=All Media Network|work=AllMusic|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref> | rev3 = Alter The Press! | rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.alterthepress.com/2012/03/album-review-cheap-girls-giant-orange.html link] | rev4 = Punknews.org | rev4Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://www.punknews.org/review/10962/cheap-girls-giant-orange link] }} ''Giant Orange'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 70, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" feedback.<ref name="mc" /> Chrysta Cherrie of AllMusic rated the album three and a half out of five stars, writing that "its bold catchiness will keep listeners engaged, from the major chord melody and mid-'90s Merge Records grit of opener "Gone All Summer," to the ringing guitar and back-and-forth harmonies of "Mercy-Go-Round."<ref name="allmusic" />
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Standard edition | title1 = Gone All Summer | writer1 = | length1 = 4:02 | title2 = Ruby | writer2 = | length2 = 3:39 | title3 = Communication Blues | writer3 = | length3 = 3:20 | title4 = Cored to Empty | writer4 = | length4 = 2:49 | title5 = Manhattan on Mute | writer5 = | length5 = 3:35 | title6 = Mercy-Go-'Round | writer6 = | length6 = 3:14 | title7 = If You Can't Swim | writer7 = | length7 = 2:03 | title8 = On/Off Switches | writer8 = | length8 = 3:00 | title9 = Pacer | writer9 = | length9 = 4:53 | title10 = Right Way | writer10 = | length10 = 3:46 |total_length = 34:25 }}
==Chart performance== {| class="wikitable" ! Chart !! Peak position |- |{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|49|artist=Cheap Girls|refname=BBHeat|M|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224230215/https://www.billboard.com/artist/299036/Cheap+Girls/chart?f=324|title=Cheap Girls Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)|work=Billboard}} |}
==Personnel== Credits are adapted from AllMusic<ref name="allmusiccredits">{{cite journal|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/giant-orange-mw0002290460/credits|title=Giant Orange - Cheap Girls - Credits - AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|journal=AllMusic|accessdate=May 12, 2014}}</ref>
{{col-begin}} {{col-3}} ;Major credits *Cheap Girls – Arranger, Primary Artist
;Production credits *Laura Jane Grace – Producer *Robert Halstead – Engineer *Mike Zirkel – Mastering, Mixing
{{col-3}} ;Music credits *Ben Graham — Drums, Percussion, Vocals *Ian Graham — Bass, Composer, Cover Photo, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals *Adam Aymor — Guitars
{{col-3}} ;Misc credits *Scott Bell — Assistant *Tony Godino — Assistant *Salmon Nason — Technical Assistance *Heather Gabel — Art Direction *Jeff Rosenstock — Layout *Ryan Russell — Band Photo *Chris Trovero — Management
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Category:2012 albums Category:Cheap Girls albums