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The Desired Effect

The Desired Effect is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Brandon Flowers, co-founder of rock group the Killers. It was released on May 15, 2015, by Island Records. It was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid and Flowers and mixed by Alan Moulder. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Flowers' second solo number-one…

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Genres
Pop rock · pop · electropop
Label
Island
Length
39:05
Producers
Brandon Flowers · Ariel Rechtshaid
Recorded
2014–2015
Released
May 15, 2015 (2015-05-15)

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Recording

Promotion

Critical reception

Commercial performance

Track listing

Personnel

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The Desired Effect

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Edges101
Triples123
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019608
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The Desired Effect

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related to Promotion · 26
The Desired Effect → BBC Radio, Can Change, Can't Deny My Love, DirecTV's Guitar Center Sessions, Flowers, He, It, James Corden, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jo Whiley, Live Session, Lonely Town, Maida Vale Studios, March, May, Nic Harcourt, November, On May, Still Want You
related to Recording · 25
The Desired Effect → Alan Moulder, Angel Deradoorian, Ariel Rechtshaid, Battle Born Studios, Beck, Bruce Hornsby, Carlos Alomar, Danielle Haim, David Bowie, Dirty Projectors, Haim, Joey Waronker, John Mellencamp, Jr, Kenny Aronoff, Killers, Neil Tennant, Nevada, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Gabriel
related to Critical reception · 20
The Desired Effect → Andy Gill, At Metacritic, Brandon, Darryl Sterdan, Digital Spy, DIY, Lewis Corner, Mark Beaumont, Neil McCormick, NME, Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, Sarah Jamieson, Sarah Rodman, Sarnia Observer, The, The Boston Globe, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Worth
related to Commercial performance · 19
The Desired Effect → April, At, BPI, Can Change, Can't Deny My Love, Flowers, Gold, In, Irish Singles, Killers, Lonely Town, Single, Singles, The, UK, UK Albums Chart, UK Singles, United States, US Hot Rock Songs
related to background · 18
The Desired Effect → Ariel, Battle Born, Brendan O'Brien, But, Daniel Lanois, Flamingo, Flowers, In, In February, Killers, Las Vegas, May, No, Stuart Price, Sweet, UK, UK Albums Chart, We
Genres · 3
The Desired Effect → electropop, pop, Pop rock
Studios · 3
The Desired Effect → Battle Born (Winchester, Nevada)[a], Heavy Duty (Burbank, California)[a], Vox (Hollywood, California)[b]
Producers · 2
The Desired Effect → Ariel Rechtshaid, Brandon Flowers
is a · 2
The Desired Effect → consistently impressive collection, second studio album by American singer-songwriter Brandon Flowers
Label · 1
The Desired Effect → Island

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flowers album effect desired ariel released 2015 may uk brandon rechtshaid performed solo can't deny love change second track still

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The Desired EffectGenresPop rock1.00infobox
The Desired EffectGenrespop1.00infobox
The Desired EffectGenreselectropop1.00infobox
The Desired EffectLabelIsland1.00infobox
The Desired EffectLength39:051.00infobox
The Desired EffectProducersBrandon Flowers1.00infobox
The Desired EffectProducersAriel Rechtshaid1.00infobox
The Desired EffectRecorded2014–20151.00infobox
The Desired EffectReleasedMay 15, 2015 (2015-05-15)1.00infobox
The Desired EffectStudiosBattle Born (Winchester, Nevada)[a]1.00infobox
The Desired EffectStudiosHeavy Duty (Burbank, California)[a]1.00infobox
The Desired EffectStudiosVox (Hollywood, California)[b]1.00infobox
The Desired Effectis asecond studio album by American singer-songwriter Brandon Flowers0.90text
The Desired Effectis aconsistently impressive collection0.90text

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