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1 Track listing  





2 Personnel  



2.1  Air  





2.2  Additional musicians  





2.3  Technical  





2.4  Artwork  







3 Charts  



3.1  Weekly charts  





3.2  Year-end charts  







4 References  














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Pocket Symphony
Studio album by
Released5 March 2007 (2007-03-05)
Studio
  • Revolvair (Paris)
  • Gang (Paris)
  • Length47:47
    LabelVirgin
    Producer
  • Air
  • Air chronology
    Talkie Walkie
    (2004)
    Pocket Symphony
    (2007)
    Love 2
    (2009)
    Singles from Pocket Symphony

    1. "Once Upon a Time"
      Released: 29 January 2007
    2. "Mer du Japon"
      Released: 11 June 2007

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Metacritic63/100[1]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[2]
    The A.V. ClubA−[3]
    Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
    The Guardian[5]
    The Irish Times[6]
    Mojo[7]
    NME2/10[8]
    Pitchfork6.6/10[9]
    Spin[10]
    Uncut[11]

    Pocket Symphony is the fourth studio album by French electronic music duo Air, released on 5 March 2007 by Virgin Records. It features collaborations with Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon.[12] Pocket Symphony incorporates some of the Japanese instruments Godin had recently learned to play from an Okinawan master musician: the koto (also referred to as a Japanese floor harp) and the three-string, banjo-like shamisen. However, a press release claims that "conventional instruments continue to play a great role" in the duo's music.[13] The album features art by Xavier Veilhan.

    Pocket Symphony debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard 200, with 17,000 copies sold in its first week.[14] As of February 2012, it had sold 77,000 copies in the United States.[15]

    The term "pocket symphony" was popularised by English journalist Derek Taylor, who used it to describe the Beach Boys' 1966 single "Good Vibrations".

    Track listing[edit]

    All tracks are written by JB Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, except "One Hell of a Party", lyrics by Jarvis Cocker, and "Somewhere Between Waking and Sleeping", lyrics by Neil Hannon and Cocker

    No.TitleLength
    1."Space Maker"4:01
    2."Once Upon a Time"5:01
    3."One Hell of a Party"4:02
    4."Napalm Love"3:27
    5."Mayfair Song"4:19
    6."Left Bank"4:06
    7."Photograph"3:51
    8."Mer du Japon"3:04
    9."Lost Message"3:32
    10."Somewhere Between Waking and Sleeping"3:36
    11."Redhead Girl"4:31
    12."Night Sight"4:17
    Opendisc bonus tracks
    No.TitleLength
    13."Time Capsule"4:19
    14."The Duelist" (featuring Jarvis Cocker and Charlotte Gainsbourg)4:40
    Japanese edition bonus track[16]
    No.TitleLength
    13."Time Capsule"4:19
    iTunes Store bonus tracks[17]
    No.TitleLength
    13."The Duelist" (featuring Jarvis Cocker and Charlotte Gainsbourg)4:40
    14."Crickets" (originally not available in the United States[18])3:32

    Personnel[edit]

    Credits adapted from the liner notes of Pocket Symphony.[19]

    Air[edit]

    Additional musicians[edit]

    Technical[edit]

    Artwork[edit]

    Charts[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Reviews for Pocket Symphony by Air". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  • ^ Phares, Heather. "Pocket Symphony – Air". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  • ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (6 March 2007). "Air: Pocket Symphony". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  • ^ Howe, Sean (2 March 2007). "Pocket Symphony". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  • ^ Simpson, Dave (9 March 2007). "Air, Pocket Symphony". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  • ^ Courtney, Kevin (2 March 2007). "Air: Pocket Symphony (Astralwerks)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  • ^ "Air: Pocket Symphony". Mojo. No. 161. April 2007. p. 108. ISSN 1351-0193.
  • ^ Elan, Priya (2 March 2007). "Air: Pocket Symphony". NME. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  • ^ Richardson, Mark (7 March 2007). "Air: Pocket Symphony". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  • ^ Walters, Barry (March 2007). "Air: Pocket Symphony". Spin. Vol. 23, no. 3. p. 86. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved 13 June 2018 – via Google Books.
  • ^ "Air: Pocket Symphony". Uncut. No. 119. April 2007. p. 92. ISSN 1368-0722.
  • ^ "Air and Jarvis team up". NME. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2006.
  • ^ "Pocket Symphony press release" (Press release). Archived from the original (doc) on 24 January 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2007.
  • ^ Hasty, Katie (14 March 2007). "Notorious B.I.G. Scores Another 'Great' On The Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  • ^ Mapes, Jillian (4 February 2012). "Air Over 'The Moon' About Film Score Turned Full Album". Billboard. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  • ^ "Pocket Symphony : Air". HMV Japan. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  • ^ "Pocket Symphony by Air". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  • ^ "Pocket Symphony by Air". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  • ^ Pocket Symphony (liner notes). Air. Virgin Records. 2007. 094638548126.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • ^ "Australiancharts.com – Air – Pocket Symphony". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Austriancharts.at – Air – Pocket Symphony" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Ultratop.be – Air – Pocket Symphony" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Ultratop.be – Air – Pocket Symphony" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Air – Pocket Symphony". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Air – Pocket Symphony" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 12. 24 March 2007. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
  • ^ "Air: Pocket Symphony" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Lescharts.com – Air – Pocket Symphony". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Air – Pocket Symphony" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Air". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Italiancharts.com – Air – Pocket Symphony". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ ポケット・シンフォニー | エール [Pocket Symphony | Air] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  • ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Air – Pocket Symphony". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Air – Pocket Symphony". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Air – Pocket Symphony". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Air – Pocket Symphony". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Swisscharts.com – Air – Pocket Symphony". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Air Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Air Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Air Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  • ^ "Classement Albums – année 2007" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  • ^ "2007 Year End Charts – Top Electronic Albums". Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 7 May 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

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