Kitten is the debut album by American indie rock band Kitten, released on June 24, 2014 through Elektra Records. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics.

Kitten
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
Genre
Length52:56
LabelElektra
Producer
  • Chad Anderson
  • Nic Johns
  • Gavin MacKillop
Kitten chronology
Like a Stranger
(2013)
Kitten
(2014)
Heaven or Somewhere in Between
(2016)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Chloe Chaidez and Chad Anderson, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Like a Stranger"5:09
2."Sensible"3:03
3."Sex Drive"3:07
4."I'll Be Your Girl"4:46
5."Cathedral"5:24
6."G#"4:43
7."Why I Wait" (Chloe Chaidez, Julian Chaidez, Chad Anderson)5:07
8."Devotion"4:40
9."Doubt"4:49
10."Cut It Out" (C. Chaidez, J. Chaidez, Anderson)3:28
11."Kill the Light"5:22
12."Apples and Cigarettes"3:18
iTunes Store bonus track[1]
No.TitleLength
13."Lia"5:10

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
PopMatters          [4]
Rolling Stone     [5]

Kitten received mixed to positive reviews, with review aggregator Metacritic assigning the album a normalized score of 59 based on 4 reviews. The album was ranked number 16 on Rolling Stone's list of the 20 Best Pop Albums of 2014.[6]

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 9

References

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  1. ^ "Kitten by Kitten". iTunes Store (US). Apple. 20 June 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Reviews for Kitten by Kitten". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Collar, Matt. "Kitten – Kitten". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  4. ^ Houle, Zachary (July 25, 2014). "Kitten: Kitten". PopMatters. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. ^ Weiner, Sophie (July 9, 2014). "Kitten". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "20 Best Pop Albums of 2014". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  7. ^ "Kitten Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2015.