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Recorded
  
2010–11

Master of My Make-Believe (2012)
  
99¢ (2016)

Release date
  
21 April 2012

Length
  
37:45

Artist
  
Santigold

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Released
  
April 24, 2012 (2012-04-24)

Studio
  
Various Downtown Studio (New York, New York) Echo Sound (Los Angeles, California) Federal Prism (Beverly Hills, California) Geejam Studio (Portland, Jamaica)

Producer
  
Ricky Blaze Boys Noize Buraka Som Sistema Diplo John Hill Greg Kurstin Q-Tip Santigold David Andrew Sitek Switch Nick Zinner

Genres
  
Alternative dance, Reggae fusion, Dubtronica

Similar
  
Santigold albums, Alternative dance albums, Other albums

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Master of My Make-Believe is the second studio album by American recording artist Santigold. It was released in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2012 and in the United States on May 1, 2012, by Downtown Records and Atlantic Records. The cover art representing four incarnations of Santigold was designed by Jason Schmidt. The record was produced with a wide range of different collaborators, songwriters and producers; including her long-time friends of Switch and Diplo, as well as David Andrew Sitek of TV on the Radio and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Contents

Master of My Make-Believe was preceded by two singles: "Big Mouth" and "Disparate Youth". The song "Go" (featuring Karen O) premiered in April 2011, but was not available for purchase until the album was released in 2012. The album earned Santigold her first number one on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums, and reached number 21 on the US Billboard 200 and number 33 on the UK Albums Chart. In May 2012, Santigold posted a photo on Instagram from the set of the video for "The Keepers", announcing it would be the next single. "The Keepers" was released on iTunes on June 22, 2012.

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Critical reception

Master of My Make-Believe received positive reviews from critics, with an aggregate score of 74 out of 100 from 37 critics indicating "generally favorable reviews" on Metacritic.

Personnel

Credits for Master of My Make-Believe adapted from album liner notes.

  • Santigold – vocals; producer (1, 2, 6, 8, 10); co-producer (3); executive producer
  • Hugo Bedford – A&R
  • Ricky Blaze – producer (2)
  • Boys Noize – producer (10)
  • Buraka Som Sistema – producer (11)
  • Diplo – producer (8, 10)
  • John Hill – producer (5, 6); additional producer (10)
  • Greg Kurstin – producer (3, 7, 9)
  • Karen O – vocals (1)
  • Q-Tip – producer (1)
  • Sam Riback – A&R
  • Jason Schmidt – photography
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • David Andrew Sitek – producer (4)
  • Switch – producer (1, 5, 8, 11); co-producer (7); additional producer (10)
  • Kehinde Wiley – painting
  • Nick Zinner – producer
  • Songs

    1Go!3:23
    2Disparate Youth4:44
    3God From the Machine3:51

    References

    Master of My Make-Believe Wikipedia