''Chemical Chords'' is the ninth
studio album
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by English-French
rock
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band
Stereolab, released on 18 August 2008 by
4AD
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and
Duophonic Records
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.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Stereolab
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Tim Gane – guitar, bass, drums
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Lætitia Sadier
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– vocals
* Simon Johns – bass
* Andy Ramsay – drums,
drum machine, electronics
* Joe Walters – French horn
* Joe Watson – keyboards,
vibraphone
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, electronics, drums
Additional musicians
* Steve Hamilton – brass
* Sally Herbert – strings
* Marcus Holdaway – strings
* Dave Liddell – brass
* Laura Melhuish – strings
*
Sean O'Hagan – string and brass
arrangement
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s
* Brian Wright – strings
Production
* Bo Kondren (credited as "Bo") –
mastering
* Hans Schaaf (credited as "Hans") – mastering (assistant)
* Stereolab (credited as "The Groop") –
mixing
* Joe Watson – mixing,
recording
Design
*
House
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– artwork
Charts
References
External links
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2008 albums
Stereolab albums
4AD albums