''Add the Blonde'' is the debut

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by Polish singer

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. A pop record, it was influenced by

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and

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, and by the work of

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. The album was produced by Joakim Buddee,

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, and

Ant Whiting Anthony Whiting better known as Ant Whiting is a British songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing. He has worked as a producer and songwriter with artists such as John Newman (singer), John Newman and R ...

. ''Add the Blonde'' was released on 26 August 2014, only in Poland. It consists of fourteen English-language tracks: eight new, and six previously included on Margaret's 2013

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(EP) '' All I Need''. The album spawned three singles: "

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", " Start a Fire", and "

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". On 30 December 2014, ''Add the Blonde'' was released as a

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, with altered tracklist. The album's reissue was released exclusively to

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on 19 September 2016, followed by its official release on 2 December. It included the singles " Cool Me Down" (and its three remixes) and "

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", and Margaret's Polish-language version of

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's song " First Time" titled "Smak radości" which was used in a Polish

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commercial. On 23 December 2016, the "Special Limited Box" edition of the album was released to

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. The box included its reissue and the 12-inch vinyl, as well as a

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of "Heartbeat" (

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) and "Cool Me Down" (

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). ''Add the Blonde'' reached number eight on the

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, and was certified platinum by the

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(ZPAV).

Track listing

Accolades

Charts

Certification

Release history

References

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