# Seventh Tree > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Seventh_Tree > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Seventh_Tree.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_Tree > Source revision: 1308568672 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|2008 studio album by Goldfrapp}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = Seventh Tree | type = studio | artist = [Goldfrapp](/source/Goldfrapp) | cover = Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree.png | alt = Alison Goldfrapp in a black pirate hat and white dress, looking over her shoulder into the camera | released = {{Start date|2008|2|22|df=yes}} | recorded = 2006–2007 | studio = * [Abbey Road](/source/Abbey_Road_Studios) (London){{efn|Strings}} * [Home studio](/source/Home_studio) ([Somerset](/source/Somerset), England) | genre = * [Folktronica](/source/Folktronica){{cite web |last=Allen |first=Jeremy |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-goldfrapp-14754 |title=Goldfrapp – 'Tales of Us' |work=[NME](/source/NME) |date=5 September 2013 |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403022452/http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-goldfrapp-14754 |archive-date=3 April 2017}}{{cite web |last=Reno |first=Brad |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/goldfrapp/ |title=Goldfrapp |work=[Trouser Press](/source/Trouser_Press) |access-date=11 July 2022}} * [ambient](/source/Ambient_music) * [downtempo](/source/downtempo) * [dream pop](/source/dream_pop) | length = 41:41 | label = [Mute](/source/Mute_Records) | producer = * [Alison Goldfrapp](/source/Alison_Goldfrapp) * [Will Gregory](/source/Will_Gregory) | prev_title = [We Are Glitter](/source/We_Are_Glitter) | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = [iTunes Originals: Goldfrapp](/source/iTunes_Originals%3A_Goldfrapp) | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = studio | cover = Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree (special edition).png | border = | alt = | caption = Special edition cover }} {{Singles | name = Seventh Tree | type = studio | single1 = [A&E](/source/A%26E_(song)) | single1date = 11 February 2008 | single2 = [Happiness](/source/Happiness_(Goldfrapp_song)) | single2date = 14 April 2008 | single3 = [Caravan Girl](/source/Caravan_Girl) | single3date = 30 June 2008 | single4 = [Clowns](/source/Clowns_(song)) | single4date = 20 October 2008 }} }} '''''Seventh Tree''''' is the fourth studio album by English [electronic music](/source/electronic_music) duo [Goldfrapp](/source/Goldfrapp), released on 22 February 2008 by [Mute Records](/source/Mute_Records). It was named after a dream [Alison Goldfrapp](/source/Alison_Goldfrapp) had about a "very large tree".{{cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/goldfrapp-talk-lush-february-album-seventh-tree-91846/ |title=Goldfrapp Talk Lush February Album "Seventh Tree" |magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone) |date=13 December 2007 |access-date=7 May 2019}} Taking inspiration from [paganism](/source/paganism) and [surreal](/source/Surrealism) English children's books,{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/goldfrapp-15-1326919 |title=New Goldfrapp album inspired by 'surreal English children's books' |work=NME |date=15 February 2008 |access-date=7 May 2019}} Goldfrapp described the album as a "sensual counterpoint to the glitterball glamour of ''[Supernature](/source/Supernature_(Goldfrapp_album))''", their previous studio album from 2005.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/goldfrapp-21-1345481 |title=Goldfrapp to release 'Seventh Tree' |work=NME |date=30 October 2007 |access-date=7 May 2019}} ''Seventh Tree'' became the duo's most critically acclaimed album since their 2000 debut ''[Felt Mountain](/source/Felt_Mountain)'', with critics praising their new sound and their bravery for abandoning the dance atmosphere of their previous two albums. The album debuted at number two on the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart) with 46,945 copies sold in its first week. Four singles were released from the album. "[A&E](/source/A%26E_(song))" was released as the lead single on 11 February 2008, peaking at number 10 on the [UK singles chart](/source/UK_singles_chart).{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6286/goldfrapp/ |title=Goldfrapp {{!}} full Official Chart History |date=10 March 2001 |publisher=[Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company) |access-date=10 July 2015}} The album's second single, "[Happiness](/source/Happiness_(Goldfrapp_song))", peaked at number 25 on the UK chart, while the third single, "[Caravan Girl](/source/Caravan_Girl)", reached number 54. "[Clowns](/source/Clowns_(song))" was released as the fourth and final single, charting at number 115 in the UK.{{cite web |last=Zywietz |first=Tobias |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_G.HTM |title=Chart Log UK (1994–2010): Gina G – GZA |website=Zobbel.de |access-date=10 July 2015}} ==Background== The band were inspired by an [acoustic](/source/Acoustic_music) radio session they had performed, which led the duo to incorporate acoustic guitars into their music to create "warm" and "delicate" sounds.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57635/ask-billboard|title=Goldfrapp Quiets Down On 'Seventh Tree'|last=Ayers|first=Michael D.|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|date=10 December 2007|access-date=25 March 2013}} They began writing and recording the album at the end of 2006 in Bath, England. ==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | MC = 78/100 | rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}} | rev2 = [The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club) | rev2score = A− | rev3 = [MusicOMH](/source/MusicOMH) | rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}} | rev4 = ''[NME](/source/NME)'' | rev4score = 6/10 | rev5 = ''[The Observer](/source/The_Observer)'' | rev5score = {{Rating|5|5}} | rev6 = ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'' | rev6score = 4.6/10 | rev7 = [PopMatters](/source/PopMatters) | rev7score = 8/10 | rev8 = ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)'' | rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}} | rev9 = ''[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine)'' | rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}} | rev10 = ''[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))'' | rev10score = {{Rating|4|5}} }} ''Seventh Tree'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which assigns a [normalised](/source/Standard_score) rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [average](/source/Weighted_arithmetic_mean) score of 78, based on 32 reviews.{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/seventh-tree/goldfrapp |title=Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp Reviews and Tracks |publisher=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) |access-date=7 May 2019}} [Barney Hoskyns](/source/Barney_Hoskyns) of ''[The Observer](/source/The_Observer)'' commented that the duo "have made an album as hummably lovely as it is knowingly referencing of a certain tradition of neo-psychedelic English whimsy."{{cite web |last=Hoskyns |first=Barney |author-link=Barney Hoskyns |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/feb/17/popandrock.shopping12 |title=Seventh Tree, Goldfrapp |work=[The Observer](/source/The_Observer) |date=17 February 2008 |access-date=10 July 2015}} Genevieve Koski of [The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club) noted that the album is "buoyed by an underlying pop sensibility, epitomized by the bubbly 'A&E;' and 'Caravan Girl'", concluding, "After the group's hit-or-miss synth-pop detour, ''Seventh Tree'' situates Goldfrapp where it was always meant to be."{{cite web |last=Koski |first=Genevieve |url=https://www.avclub.com/goldfrapp-seventh-tree-1798203822 |title=Goldfrapp: ''Seventh Tree'' |publisher=[The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club) |date=25 February 2008 |access-date=11 July 2022}} John Murphy of [MusicOMH](/source/MusicOMH) viewed it as Goldfrapp's "most subtle, affecting and rewarding album to date" and compared it to [Kate Bush](/source/Kate_Bush) and the [Cocteau Twins](/source/Cocteau_Twins).{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=John |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/goldfrapp-seventh-tree |title=Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree |publisher=[MusicOMH](/source/MusicOMH) |date=25 February 2008 |access-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711114700/http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/goldfrapp-seventh-tree |archive-date=11 July 2015}} At [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic), Heather Phares praised the album's "electro hippie-chic" as the duo's "most polished and luxe work yet".{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/seventh-tree-mw0000586237 |title=Seventh Tree – Goldfrapp |publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |access-date=10 July 2015}} John Lewis of ''[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))'' called it "brave, bonkers, often beautiful, sometimes haunting and occasionally ridiculous".{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=John |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/goldfrapp/reviews/11098 |title=Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree |magazine=Uncut |date=20 February 2008 |access-date=15 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519165216/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/goldfrapp/reviews/11098 |archive-date=19 May 2011}} thumb|150px|right|Goldfrapp performing in April 2008 Adrien Begrand of [PopMatters](/source/PopMatters) found that ''Seventh Tree'' "might be a quieter and more introspective disc than we'd been expecting, but this is still a quintessential Goldfrapp album with Gregory's arrangements brilliantly underscoring the inimitable vocal versatility of his female foil."{{cite web |last=Begrand |first=Adrien |url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/goldfrapp-seventh-tree/ |title=Goldfrapp: Seventh Tree |publisher=PopMatters |date=27 February 2008 |access-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911163350/http://www.popmatters.com/review/goldfrapp-seventh-tree/ |archive-date=11 September 2013}} Despite being critical of Alison Goldfrapp's "wispy, ethereal, often impenetrable vocal approach", Dave Hughes of ''[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine)'' opined that the album is "most compelling for the way in which the band's regained austerity and naturalism contrasts with their more recent hedonism."{{cite web |last=Hughes |first=Dave |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/goldfrapp-seventh-tree/ |title=Review: Goldfrapp, ''Seventh Tree'' |work=[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine) |date=26 February 2008 |access-date=7 May 2019}} Kat Lister of ''[NME](/source/NME)'' expressed that "''Seventh Tree'' is bound to ruffle a few electro-feathered fans, but there's no denying it's a venture that sets the pair into new experimental territory."{{cite web |last=Lister |first=Kat |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/goldfrapp/9485 |title=Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree |work=NME |date=21 February 2008 |access-date=26 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915011004/http://www.nme.com/reviews/goldfrapp/9485 |archive-date=15 September 2013}} In a mixed review, ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)''{{'}}s Christian Hoard felt that the "slow pace can be a snooze", but wrote that the album "still makes for good post-party chill-out music".{{cite magazine |last=Hoard |first=Christian |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/18396429/review/18691489/seventh_tree |title=Seventh Tree : Goldfrapp |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=6 March 2008 |access-date=15 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201121627/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/18396429/review/18691489/seventh_tree |archive-date=1 February 2009}} Nate Patrin of ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'' was less impressed, stating that the album's ambience is "so subtle and slow-moving it doesn't seem to go anywhere, and it coasts on some frothy sense of pleasantness that evaporates the moment the song ends."{{cite web |last=Patrin |first=Nate |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11128-seventh-tree/ |title=Goldfrapp: Seventh Tree |website=Pitchfork |date=25 February 2008 |access-date=15 February 2009}} ''[Q](/source/Q_(magazine))'' magazine ranked the album at number 19 on its list of The 50 Best Albums of 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.qthemusic.com/cgi-bin/50bestalbums/month.pl?id=2 |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2008 |magazine=[Q](/source/Q_(magazine)) |date=January 2009 |access-date=29 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811043551/http://www.qthemusic.com/cgi-bin/50bestalbums/month.pl?id=2 |archive-date=11 August 2011}} [PopMatters](/source/PopMatters) placed it at number 54 on its list of The Best Albums of 2008.{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/feature/66813-the-best-albums-of-2008-60-51/ |title=The Best Albums of 2008 |publisher=[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters) |date=19 December 2008 |access-date=10 July 2015}} [Ben Rayner](/source/Ben_Rayner) of the ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'' included the album on his list of "rock music that stuck in 2008".{{cite web |last=Rayner |first=Ben |author-link=Ben Rayner |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2008/12/28/the_rock_music_that_stuck_in_2008.html |title=The rock music that stuck in 2008 |work=[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star) |date=28 December 2008 |access-date=10 July 2015}} ==Commercial performance== ''Seventh Tree'' debuted at number two on the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart), selling 46,945 copies in its first week.{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/mothers-day-boosts-album-sales/037076 |title=Mother's Day boosts album sales |work=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week) |date=3 March 2008 |access-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111075602/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/mothers-day-boosts-album-sales/037076 |archive-date=11 January 2014}} It was certified gold by the [British Phonographic Industry](/source/British_Phonographic_Industry) (BPI) within four days of release, on 29 February 2008. As of March 2010, the album had sold 200,062 copies in the United Kingdom.{{cite web |url=http://business.highbeam.com/411456/article-1G1-222188991/key-releases-270310 |title=Key Releases: 27.03.10. |work=Music Week |date=27 March 2010 |access-date=24 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125225302/http://business.highbeam.com/411456/article-1G1-222188991/key-releases-270310 |archive-date=25 January 2013 |via=[HighBeam](/source/HighBeam)}} The album reached the top 10 in Belgium and Ireland, and the top 20 in Australia, Norway, Portugal and Switzerland. ''Seventh Tree'' became Goldfrapp's second release to chart on the [''Billboard'' 200](/source/Billboard_200) in the United States, where it debuted at number 48 with first-week sales of 15,000 copies.{{cite magazine |last=Hasty |first=Kathy |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046359/janet-dethrones-jack-to-top-billboard-200 |title=Janet Dethrones Jack To Top Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard |date=5 March 2008 |access-date=21 March 2013}} As of December 2009, it had sold 59,000 copies in the United States.{{cite magazine |last=Prince |first=David J. |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266563/goldfrapp-diving-head-first-into-new-album |title=Goldfrapp Diving 'Head First' Into New Album |magazine=Billboard |date=1 December 2009 |access-date=25 October 2017}} The album also peaked at number 28 on the [Canadian Albums Chart](/source/Canadian_Albums_Chart). ==Special edition== A [special edition](/source/special_edition) of ''Seventh Tree'' was released on 3 November 2008, featuring new album artwork, photographs and a DVD. The album artwork depicted Goldfrapp dressed as a clown and hugging a tree, as well as Gregory dressed as an owl. The DVD contained music videos, behind-the-scenes footage and several live performances filmed at the [De La Warr Pavilion](/source/De_La_Warr_Pavilion) in [Bexhill-on-Sea](/source/Bexhill-on-Sea) in June 2008.{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Paul |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/33514-goldfrapp-issue-seventh-tree-special-edition/ |title=Goldfrapp Issue ''Seventh Tree'' Special Edition |work=Pitchfork |date=17 September 2008 |access-date=10 July 2015}} ==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = [Alison Goldfrapp](/source/Alison_Goldfrapp) and [Will Gregory](/source/Will_Gregory) | title1 = [Clowns](/source/Clowns_(song)) | length1 = 4:08 | title2 = Little Bird | length2 = 4:25 | title3 = [Happiness](/source/Happiness_(Goldfrapp_song)) | length3 = 4:17 | title4 = Road to Somewhere | length4 = 3:52 | title5 = Eat Yourself | length5 = 4:06 | title6 = Some People | length6 = 4:40 | title7 = [A&E](/source/A%26E_(song)) | length7 = 3:18 | title8 = Cologne Cerrone Houdini | length8 = 4:26 | title9 = [Caravan Girl](/source/Caravan_Girl) | length9 = 4:05 | title10 = Monster Love | length10 = 4:23 | total_length = 41:41 }} {{Track listing | headline = Digital edition bonus tracks{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/seventh-tree/id273201186 |title=Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp |publisher=[iTunes Store](/source/iTunes_Store) |location=United Kingdom |access-date=17 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623193859/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/seventh-tree/id273201186 |archive-date=23 June 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DXOYZGK |title=Seventh Tree: Goldfrapp: MP3 Downloads |publisher=Amazon |location=United Kingdom |access-date=10 July 2015}} | title11 = Clowns | note11 = instrumental | length11 = 4:11 | title12 = You Never Know | note12 = live in London | length12 = 3:50 }} {{Track listing | headline = Limited edition bonus DVD{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000ZN258C |title=Seventh Tree (Deluxe CD/DVD) |publisher=Amazon |location=United Kingdom |access-date=10 July 2015}} | title1 = A Short Film | length1 = 10:34 | title2 = A&E | note2 = music video | length2 = 3:39 }} {{Track listing | headline = Special edition bonus DVD{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/tracks/B001GISLE2/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_2 |title=Seventh Tree [CD+DVD Set] |publisher=Amazon |location=United Kingdom |access-date=10 July 2015}} | title1 = Clowns (instrumental) / Behind the scenes | note1 = live at [De La Warr Pavilion](/source/De_La_Warr_Pavilion), [Bexhill-on-Sea](/source/Bexhill-on-Sea) | length1 = 3:46 | title2 = Happiness | note2 = live at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea | length2 = 4:43 | title3 = You Never Know | note3 = live at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea | length3 = 4:14 | title4 = Caravan Girl | note4 = live at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea | length4 = 4:56 | title5 = Monster Love | note5 = live at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea | length5 = 4:32 | title6 = Little Bird | note6 = live at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea | length6 = 7:12 | title7 = A&E | note7 = music video | length7 = 3:39 | title8 = Happiness | note8 = music video | length8 = 3:38 | title9 = Caravan Girl | note9 = music video | length9 = 3:42 | title10 = Clowns | note10 = TV performance | length10 = 4:10 | title11 = Road to Somewhere | note11 = TV performance | length11 = 3:50 }} ==Personnel== Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Seventh Tree''.{{cite AV media notes |title=Seventh Tree |others=[Goldfrapp](/source/Goldfrapp) |year=2008 |type=liner notes |publisher=[Mute Records](/source/Mute_Records) |id=CDSTUMM280}} ===Goldfrapp=== * [Alison Goldfrapp](/source/Alison_Goldfrapp) * [Will Gregory](/source/Will_Gregory) ===Additional musicians=== {{div col}} * [Nick Ingman](/source/Nick_Ingman) – string orchestration, string conducting * Everton Nelson – string leader * Aidan Love – additional programming {{small|(tracks 2, 8, 10)}}; keys {{small|(track 8)}} * Nick Batt – additional drum programming {{small|(tracks 4, 7)}} * Max Dingle – additional drum programming {{small|(track 8)}} * Richard Evans – guitars {{small|(track 10)}} * Steve Evans – acoustic guitar {{small|(track 7)}} * [Flood](/source/Flood_(producer)) – keys {{small|(tracks 3, 7, 9)}}; guitar {{small|(track 7)}} * Chris Goulstone – drum samples {{small|(track 9)}}; guitars {{small|(track 10)}} * [Tony Hoffer](/source/Tony_Hoffer) – bass {{small|(track 9)}} * [Charlie Jones](/source/Charlie_Jones_(musician)) – bass {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 8, 10)}}; twang bass {{small|(track 9)}} * [Alex Lee](/source/Alex_Lee_(musician)) – acoustic guitar {{small|(tracks 1, 8, 9)}}; electric guitar, bass {{small|(track 5)}}; [Nashville guitar](/source/Nashville_tuning_(high_strung)) {{small|(track 2)}} * [Justin Meldal-Johnsen](/source/Justin_Meldal-Johnsen) – bass {{small|(tracks 6, 7)}} * Kit Morgan – acoustic guitar {{small|(track 1)}} * Andrew Murphy – acoustic guitar {{small|(track 1)}} * [Damon Reece](/source/Damon_Reece) – drums {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 9)}}; percussion {{small|(track 3)}} * [Simon Rogers](/source/Simon_Rogers) – Indian guitar {{small|(track 4)}} * [Adrian Utley](/source/Adrian_Utley) – [fuzz bass](/source/Fuzz-bass), [fuzz guitar](/source/fuzz_guitar) {{small|(track 9)}} * Ruth Wall – harp samples {{small|(tracks 4, 7)}} * Denny Weston Jr. – drums {{small|(tracks 6, 7)}} * [Metro Voices](/source/Metro_Voices) – choir {{small|(tracks 3, 5, 9)}} * Jenny O'Grady – choir master {{small|(tracks 3, 5, 9)}} * Strings {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10)}} ** Everton Nelson, Jackie Shave, Boguslaw Kostecki, [Ann Morfee](/source/Ann_Morfee), Chris Tombling, Mark Berrow, Cathy Thompson, Debbie Widdup, [Alexander Bălănescu](/source/Alexander_B%C4%83l%C4%83nescu), Stephen Morris, Chris Clad, Tom Pigott-Smith, Dermot Crehan, Sonia Slany, Joanathan Rees, Patrick Kiernan – violin ** Jon Thorne, Peter Lale, Andy Parker, Katie Wilkinson, Chris Pitsilides – viola ** David Daniels, Cathy Giles, Chris Worsey, Melissa Phelps, Robin Firman, Paul Kegg – cello ** Mary Scully, Paddy Lannigan – double bass {{div col end}} ===Technical=== * Alison Goldfrapp – recording, production {{small|(all tracks)}}; mixing {{small|(track 8)}} * Will Gregory – recording, production {{small|(all tracks)}}; mixing {{small|(track 8)}} * Flood – co-production {{small|(tracks 3, 5–7, 9)}}; additional production {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 10)}}; mixing {{small|(track 7)}}; additional [stems](/source/Stem_(music)) mixing {{small|(track 9)}} * Tony Hoffer – mixing {{small|(tracks 1–6, 9, 10)}}; [overdub](/source/Overdubbing) engineering {{small|(tracks 6, 7, 9)}} * Bill Mims – mixing assistance {{small|(tracks 1–6, 9, 10)}}; overdub engineering {{small|(tracks 6, 7, 9)}} * Tim Oliver – additional engineering, additional recording * Jonathan Allen – strings recording * Stephen Marshall – strings recording assistance * [Stephen Marcussen](/source/Stephen_Marcussen) – mastering ===Artwork=== * Alison Goldfrapp – art direction, owl drawing * [Mat Maitland](/source/Mat_Maitland) – art direction, design * Serge Leblon – photography * Cathy Edwards – art direction ==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Seventh Tree'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Peak
position |- {{album chart|Australia|11|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Seventh Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=28 November 2008}} |- {{album chart|Austria|37|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Seventh Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=28 November 2008}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|10|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Seventh Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=28 November 2008|refname="ultratop"}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|36|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Seventh Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=5 March 2011}} |- ! scope="row"| [Canadian Albums](/source/Canadian_Albums_Chart) ([Nielsen SoundScan](/source/Nielsen_SoundScan)){{cite web |last=Williams |first=John |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/2008/03/05/4917831-ca.html |title=Johnson gets knocked from No. 1 |website=[Jam!](/source/Jam!) |date=5 March 2008 |access-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712085301/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/2008/03/05/4917831-ca.html |archive-date=12 July 2015}} | 28 |- {{album chart|Netherlands|24|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Seventh Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=28 November 2008}} |- ! scope="row"| [European Albums](/source/European_Top_100_Albums) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''){{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VxMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA55 |title=Hits of the World |magazine=Billboard |volume=120 |issue=11 |date=15 March 2008 |page=55 |issn=0006-2510 }} | 5 |- {{album chart|France|37|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Seventh Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=28 November 2008}} |- {{album chart|Germany|21|id=82339|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Seventh Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2015}} |- {{album chart|Ireland|9|year=2008|week=9|rowheader=true|access-date=29 March 2011|refname="ire"}} |- {{album chart|Italy|57|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Seventh Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2015}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|39|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Seventh Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=7 May 2019}} |- {{album chart|Norway|18|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Seventh Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=28 November 2008}} |- {{album chart|Portugal|18|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Seventh Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=29 March 2011}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|4|date=20080302|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2015}} |- {{album chart|Spain|72|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Seventh Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=29 March 2011}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|11|artist=Goldfrapp|album=Seventh Tree|rowheader=true|access-date=28 November 2008}} |- {{album chart|UK2|2|date=20080302|rowheader=true|access-date=7 May 2019}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|48|artist=Goldfrapp|rowheader=true|access-date=7 May 2019|refname="BB200"}} |- {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|12|artist=Goldfrapp|rowheader=true|access-date=7 May 2019}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|14|artist=Goldfrapp|rowheader=true|access-date=7 May 2019}} |} {{col-2}} ===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for ''Seventh Tree'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20080106/37502/ |title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2008 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=10 July 2015}} | 86 |} {{col-end}} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Seventh Tree''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Goldfrapp|title=Seventh Tree|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2008|certyear=2008|id=5786-2251-2|date=29 February 2008|access-date=11 July 2022|salesamount=200,062|salesref=|refname="BPI"}} {{Table end}} ==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release dates and formats for ''Seventh Tree'' ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Edition ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Australia | 22 February 2008 | [CD](/source/Compact_disc) | rowspan="3"| Standard | [Virgin](/source/Virgin_Records) | align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/seventh-tree/287254 |title=Seventh Tree – Goldfrapp |publisher=[JB Hi-Fi](/source/JB_Hi-Fi) |access-date=17 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107073532/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/seventh-tree/287254 |archive-date=7 November 2012}} |- | rowspan="7"| 25 February 2008 | [Digital download](/source/Music_download) | [Mute](/source/Mute_Records) | align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.zdigital.com.au/artist/goldfrapp/release/seventh-tree |title=Seventh Tree (2008) {{!}} Goldfrapp |website=[zdigital](/source/7digital) |access-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512121751/http://www.zdigital.com.au/artist/goldfrapp/release/seventh-tree |archive-date=12 May 2013}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| France | {{hlist|CD|digital download}} | rowspan="2"| Labels | align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.fnac.com/a2205666/Goldfrapp-Seventh-tree-CD-album |title=Seventh tree – Goldfrapp |language=fr |publisher=[Fnac](/source/Fnac) |access-date=11 July 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://fr.7digital.com/artist/goldfrapp |title=Goldfrapp |website=[7digital](/source/7digital) |language=fr |location=France |access-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606041806/http://fr.7digital.com/artist/goldfrapp |archive-date=6 June 2012}} |- | CD + DVD | Limited | align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.fnac.com/a2205665/Goldfrapp-Seventh-tree-Inclus-DVD-bonus-CD-album |title=Seventh tree – Inclus DVD bonus – Goldfrapp |language=fr |publisher=Fnac |access-date=11 July 2022}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Germany | {{hlist|CD|digital download}} | Standard | rowspan="5"| Mute | align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/Seventh-Tree-Goldfrapp/dp/B000ZN2582 |title=Seventh Tree |publisher=Amazon |language=de |location=Germany |access-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712214419/https://www.amazon.de/Seventh-Tree-Goldfrapp/dp/B000ZN2582 |archive-date=12 July 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://de.7digital.com/artist/goldfrapp |title=Goldfrapp |website=7digital |language=de |location=Germany |access-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217082836/http://de.7digital.com/artist/goldfrapp |archive-date=17 December 2012}} |- | CD + DVD | Limited | align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/Seventh-Tree-CD-Dvd-Goldfrapp/dp/B000ZN258C |title=Seventh Tree (CD+DVD) |publisher=Amazon |language=de |location=Germany |access-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712215416/https://www.amazon.de/Seventh-Tree-CD-Dvd-Goldfrapp/dp/B000ZN258C |archive-date=12 July 2015}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United Kingdom | {{hlist|CD|[LP](/source/LP_record)|digital download}} | Standard | align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.mute.com/releases/viewRelease.jsp?id=8770323 |title=Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree |publisher=[Mute Records](/source/Mute_Records) UK |access-date=14 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102083546/http://www.mute.com/releases/viewRelease.jsp?id=8770323 |archive-date=2 January 2011}} |- | CD + DVD | Limited | align="center"| |- ! scope="row"| United States | 26 February 2008 | {{hlist|CD|digital download}} | rowspan="2"| Standard | align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.mute.com/releases/viewRelease.jsp?id=8770323 |title=Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree |publisher=Mute Records North America |access-date=14 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081115195329/http://www.mute.com/releases/viewRelease.jsp?id=8770323 |archive-date=15 November 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://us.7digital.com/artist/goldfrapp/release/seventh-tree |title=Seventh Tree (2008) {{!}} Goldfrapp |website=7digital |location=United States |access-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130225236/http://us.7digital.com/artist/goldfrapp/release/seventh-tree |archive-date=30 January 2013}} |- ! scope="row"| Japan | 27 February 2008 | CD | [EMI](/source/EMI_Music_Japan) | align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.emimusic.jp/artist/goldfrapp/?id=2665 |script-title=ja:セヴンス・ツリー |trans-title=Seventh Tree |language=ja |publisher=[EMI Music Japan](/source/EMI_Music_Japan) |access-date=17 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125100703/http://www.emimusic.jp/artist/goldfrapp/?id=2665 |archive-date=25 January 2012}} |- ! scope="row"| Germany | 31 October 2008 | rowspan="2"| CD + DVD | rowspan="2"| Special | rowspan="2"| Mute | align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/Seventh-Tree-Goldfrapp/dp/B001GISLE2 |title=Seventh Tree (Special Edition) |website=Amazon |language=de |location=Germany |access-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712220711/https://www.amazon.de/Seventh-Tree-Goldfrapp/dp/B001GISLE2 |archive-date=12 July 2015}} |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | 3 November 2008 | align="center"| |} ==Notes== {{Notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Goldfrapp}} {{Authority control}} Category:2008 albums Category:Albums produced by Flood (producer) Category:Downtempo albums Category:Dream pop albums by English artists Category:Folktronica albums Category:Goldfrapp albums Category:Mute Records albums --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Seventh Tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_Tree) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_Tree?action=history)). 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