Flamboyant (album)

Flamboyant is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Dorian Electra. The album was self-released by Electra on July 17, 2019.^[4] A deluxe edition featuring four new tracks and a remix was released on January 17, 2020. It was promoted by the singles "Career Boy", "Man To Man", "Flamboyant", and "Daddy Like". Music videos were released for "Adam & Steve" and "Guyliner". The album received critical acclaim from critics, who praised the production, LGBTQ related lyrics and Electra’s vocal performances. ^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Flamboyant
Studio album by Dorian Electra
Released	July 17, 2019
Studio	Live Nation Studios
Genre	Experimental pop^[1] electropop^[2] hyperpop^[3] baroque pop^[1]
Length	31:08
Label	Self-released
Producer	ABSRDST Dylan Brady Count Baldor Diveo Robokid Socialchair umru Will Vaughan
Dorian Electra chronology
Flamboyant (2019) My Agenda (2020)
Singles from Flamboyant
"Career Boy" Released: June 1, 2018 "Man To Man" Released: December 11, 2018 "Flamboyant" Released: April 25, 2019 "Daddy Like" Released: June 5, 2019

Electra released all of the stems for the album for fans to remix on January 17, 2020.^[11] An album featuring instrumentals of every song on the deluxe edition was made available on May 1, 2020.^[12] An album of voice memo demo recordings of songs from the album was released on May 14, 2020.^[13]

Flamboyant was included on multiple critics' "best albums of 2019" lists, including Paper at number 5^[14] and Dazed at number 14.^[15]

Composition and themes

Flamboyant is an experimental pop, electropop, baroque pop, and hyperpop album that features elements of various genres including EDM, funk, dubstep, trap, R&B, electronica, new wave, and bubblegum pop.^[16][1][17] The album focuses on themes of masculinity and queerness.^[18] Many of their songs deal with gender stereotypes and attempt to view them in a new light. In an interview, Electra said "I wanted to explore different masculine characters or tropes to make the themes accessible and relatable and fun too".^[19]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mr. to You"	Dorian Electra Ethan Budnick Jesse St. John Geller	Robokid	2:06
2.	"Career Boy"	Electra William Vaughan	Will Vaughan	3:37
3.	"Daddy Like"	Bonnie McKee Electra Dylan Brady Michael Zarowny Peter John Shepard-Vanoudenaren	Dylan Brady ABSRDST	2:55
4.	"Emasculate"	Electra Budnick	Robokid	2:18
5.	"Man to Man"	Electra Eric Cross	Social Chair	3:17
6.	"Musical Genius"	Electra Brady	Brady	1:55
7.	"Flamboyant"	Electra Shepard-Vanoudenaren	ABSRDST	3:16
8.	"Guyliner"	Electra Cross	Socialchair	2:55
9.	"Live by the Sword"	Electra Brady	Brady	2:31
10.	"Adam & Steve"	Electra Brady Jaan Umru Rothenberg	umru Brady ABSRDST^[a]	3:01
11.	"Freaky 4 Life"	Electra Shepard-Vanoudenaren	ABSRDST	3:17
Total length:				31:08

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Tool for You"	Electra Rothenberg Shepard-Vanoudenaren	umru ABSRDST	2:52
13.	"Under the Armor"	Electra Budnick	Robokid	2:22
14.	"Guyliner, Pt. 2"	Electra Brady Zarowny McKee	Brady	2:45
15.	"Your Kinda Guy"	Electra Max Rosenzweig	Diveo	3:10
16.	"Adam & Steve" (Count Baldor Remix)	Electra Brady Rothenberg Shepard-Vanoudenaren	umru Brady ABSRDST^[a] Count Baldor^[b]	3:13
Total length:				45:30

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies vocal producer
• ^{^b} signifies remix producer
• 'Freaky 4 Life' is stylized as 'fReAkY 4 Life.'

Personnel

• Dorian Electra — vocals (all tracks), songwriting (all tracks)
• Weston Allen — saxophone consultant (track 1)
• Count Baldor — remix producer (track 16)
• Dylan Brady — production (tracks 3, 6, 9, 10, 14, 16), songwriting (tracks 3, 6, 9, 10, 14, 16), mixing (tracks 3, 6, 9, 14)
• Ethan Budnick (Robokid) — songwriting (1, 4, 13), production (1, 4, 13), mixing (tracks 1, 4, 13)
• Paul Cardon — mixing (track 7)
• Eric Cross (Socialchair) — songwriting (tracks 5, 8), production (tracks 5, 8), mixing (tracks 8, 10. 16)
• Bonnie McKee — songwriting (tracks 3, 14)
• Rob Murray — mastering (all tracks)
• Zak Pischnotte — saxophone (track 1)
• Jaan "Umru" Rothenberg — songwriting (tracks 11, 12, 16), production (tracks 11, 12, 16)
• Max Rosenzweig (Diveo) — songwriting (track 15), production (track 15), mixing (track 15)
• Peter John Shepard-Vanoudenaren (ABSRDST) — songwriting (tracks 3, 7, 11, 12, 16), production (tracks 3, 7, 11, 12), vocal production (tracks 10, 16), mixing (tracks 11, 12)
• Parker Silzer IV — guitars (tracks 10, 16)
• David Stagno — guitars (tracks 10, 16)
• Jesse John St. Geller — songwriting (track 1)
• William Vaughn — songwriting (track 2), production (track 2)
• Michael Zarowny — songwriting (tracks 3, 14)

Release history

Release dates and formats for Flamboyant

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label
Various	July 17, 2019	LP CD digital download streaming	Original	Self-released
	January 17, 2020	LP digital download streaming	Deluxe
	May 1, 2020	Streaming	Instrumentals
	May 14, 2020	Streaming	Voice Memo
	April 2, 2021	CD	Deluxe

References

1. Russell, Erica (July 17, 2019). "How Dorian Electra Channels Camp & Queer Culture On Their 'Whimsically Self-Aware' Debut Album". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
2. Bryant, Toby (15 July 2019). "ALBUM REVIEW: Dorian Electra invites you on a wild electropop journey on debut record 'Flamboyant'". Celebmix. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
3. "Dorian Electra's Flamboyant is an ode to being extra". 14 February 2020.
4. "Flamboyant by Dorian Electra". Apple Music. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
5. Career Boy, retrieved February 17, 2020
6. Man To Man, retrieved February 17, 2020
7. Flamboyant, retrieved February 17, 2020
8. Daddy Like, retrieved February 17, 2020
9. Bryant, Toby (November 2019). "Dorian Electra ascends in 'Adam & Steve' music video". Celebmix.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
10. Maicki, Salvatore (February 21, 2020). "Dorian Electra's "Guyliner" video might warrant a trip to Hot Topic". Fader. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
11. "ALL THE STEMS FOR EVERY SONG ON MY ALBUM ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD caNT wait to hear what u fReaKs make out of these tag me in ur remixes so I can repost". Twitter. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
12. "Flamboyant Deluxe (Instrumentals)". Soundcloud. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
13. "flamboyant ~ voice memos by Dorian Electra". Soundcloud. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
14. "Dorian Electra Goes All the Way". Paper Magazine. 6 November 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
15. "Critics Lists That Contain "Flamboyant" by Dorian Electra". Album of the Year. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
16. Hall, Jake (November 26, 2019). "Dorian Electra on the Icons Who Inspired Their Warped World of Pop". highsnobiety. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
17. "Dorian Electra, pop's norm-defying star, is ready for the spotlight". Pilerats. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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