Electric Lady Sessions
# Electric Lady Sessions

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Consequence of Sound | B+ |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10 |

Electric Lady Sessions is a live in-studio album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was released on February 8, 2019, through DFA and Columbia Records. It was recorded over a three-day span at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan, New York, during their American Dream Tour. The session featured a twelve-song setlist that included covers of songs by Heaven 17, Chic, and the Human League.

## Promotion and release

Prior to any announcement of the album's release, the band had a Spotify Singles release on September 12, 2018, featuring live performances of their American Dream song "Tonite", their This Is Happening song "Home", and a cover of Chic's 1978 song "I Want Your Love", which had been in the band's live setlist rotation during their tour. Following the release, band member Al Doyle revealed on Twitter that the band performed a session at Electric Lady Studios and that there would be more music from the session, including covers, released in the future. On November 2, the band released a cover of Heaven 17's 1981 song "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" along with a confirmation that they would be releasing a live album, titled Electric Lady Sessions, at some point in the future. The band revealed the album's details and made it available for pre-order on January 11, 2019.

Electric Lady Sessions was released on February 8, 2019, through DFA Records and Columbia Records. It was made available on digital platforms and on vinyl. The vinyl release features two 180-gram 12-inch vinyl records housed in a gatefold package.

## Personnel

Personnel adapted from Tidal and album liner notes.

LCD Soundsystem

* James Murphy – lead vocals (tracks 1–8, 10 and 11), backing vocals (tracks 9 and 12), piano (track 9), bells (tracks 4 and 8), cowbell (tracks 4 and 12), timpani (track 4), guitar (track 12), synthesizer
* Pat Mahoney – drums (all tracks), backing vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 10 and 12)
* Al Doyle – backing vocals (tracks 3-5, 7, 8, 10 and 12), lead vocals (track 1), guitar (tracks 3–10), percussion, synthesizers (1, 2, 11 and 12), electric piano
* Nancy Whang – backing vocals (tracks 3, 5, 7, 8 and 10), lead vocals (tracks 4, 9 and 12), piano (track 4), synthesizer (tracks 2, 3, 5–8, 10 and 11)
* Rayna Russom – backing vocals (3, 7, 10 and 12), lead vocals (track 9), synthesizers (all tracks), percussion
* Tyler Pope – bass guitars (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8–10 and 12), bass synthesizers (tracks 4, 7 and 11)
* Matt Thornley – synthesizers (tracks 7 and 11), guitars (tracks 3 and 5), glockenspiel (track 2), cowbell (tracks 7 and 9), bells (tracks 8 and 9), MPC
* Korey Richey – tambourine (track 9), drums (track 10), piano (tracks 3, 5, 6 and 10), synthesizers (track 2), glockenspiel (track 11), backing vocals (tracks 3–5, 7, 8, 10 and 12)

Technical personnel

* James Murphy – production, recording, mixing
* Beatriz Artola – recording
* Korey Richey – recording, photography
* Gosha Usov – recording assistance
* Bob Weston – mastering

## Charts

| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 146 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 36 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) | 11 |
| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) | 23 |

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalog number |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Various | February 8, 2019 | 12-inch vinyl | DFAColumbia | C-216887 |
| Various | February 8, 2019 | Downloadstreaming | DFAColumbia | — |
