The album represented a change in Goldfrapp's musical style, and featured glam rock and synthpop music; inspirations were disco music group Baccara and techno artist Hakan Lidbo. In August 2005, the album was certified platinum in the UK, and has sold 52,000 copies in the United States.

Chart performance and sales

Black Cherry became Goldfrapp's first album release to chart in the United States. It reached number four on the Top Electronic Albums chart and number twenty-seven Top Independent Albums chart. The album has sold 52,000 copies in the U.S. since its release in March 2006.

Track listing

1. "Crystalline Green" – 4:28
2. "Train" – 4:11
3. "Black Cherry" – 4:56
4. "Tiptoe" – 5:10
5. "Deep Honey" – 4:01
6. "Hairy Trees" – 4:37
7. "Twist" – 3:32
8. "Strict Machine" (Nick Batt, Goldfrapp, Gregory) – 3:51
9. "Forever" – 4:14
10. "Slippage" – 3:57

Bonus tracks

11. "Big Black Cloud, Little White Lie" ("Tiptoe" revisited) – 3:07
12. "Train" (Village Hall mix) – 5:28
13. "Train" (Ewan Pearson 6/8 Vocal) – 7:34
14. "Train" (T.Raumschmiere RMX) – 5:52

Dutch special edition

1. "Strict Machine" (Benny Benassi Sfaction edit) – 3:27
2. "Train" (Ewan Pearson dub) – 7:46
3. "Deep Honey" (Live at London ULU 2003) – 4:41
4. "Hairy Trees" (Live at London ULU 2003) – 6:47
5. "Yes Sir" – 3:58
6. "El Train" (T.Raumschmiere RMX) – 5:52
7. "Strict Machine" (Benny Benassi Sfaction extended mix) – 6:53

Personnel

• Alison Goldfrapp – lead vocals, backing vocals, synthesizer, mixing, engineering
• Will Gregory – synthesizer, mixing, engineering
• Nick Batt – synthesizer
• Adrian Utley – guitar, bass
• Andy Davis – guitar
• Charlie Jones – bass
• Mark Linkous – Casio
• Rowen Oliver – drums, percussion
• Damon Reece – drums
• Nick Batt – programming, engineering
• Nick Ingman – string conductor
• Dave Bascombe, Tom Elmhirst, Steve Orchard - mixing
• Bruno Ellingham – digital editing
• Mike Marsh – mastering

Release History

Charts

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