''Electric Love'' is the third studio album by British

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. The album was met with positive reviews, and reached number 13 on the ''

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chart.

Critical reception

The album garnered positive reviews upon its release. An

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review, written by Jon O'Brien, gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, praising the production and the group's wide variety of influences, which he felt included New Order,

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. AllMusic also notes ''Electric Love'' as the best Dirty Vegas album, designating it an "Album Pick". ''Beat'' gave the album a positive review, feeling that the album could be "superficial" at times, but that the production and vocal performance "make it worth checking out." ''Electric Love'' also received a positive review from John Garratt, writing for

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, who felt that the album was superior to their prior efforts, particularly "One", which he called "alterna-slush." He went on to designate "Little White Doves", "Changes", "Electric Love", "Emma", and "Never Enough" as highlights, concluding that the group "rises to the occasion."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 13 on the ''Billboard''

chart; it was their first entry on that chart in nearly a decade.

Track listing

Charts

References

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