Young Miss America is the debut full-length studio album by American electronic hip-hop musician Gold Chains. It was released on June 3, 2003 via PIAS Recordings. Production was handled by Gold Chains himself together with Kit Clayton at Zombie Studios in San Francisco.
Critical reception
Young Miss America was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 72, based on twelve reviews.[1]
Track listing
| Title |
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| 1. | "Code Red" | 3:33 |
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| 2. | "Several Times Defined" | 4:51 |
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| 3. | "The Game" | 3:39 |
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| 4. | "What Are We Looking For" | 4:08 |
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| 5. | "Much Currency Flows" | 5:30 |
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| 6. | "Nada" | 4:28 |
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| 7. | "Revolution" | 3:53 |
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| 8. | "Young Miss America" | 4:35 |
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| 9. | "Break or Be Broken" | 4:54 |
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| 10. | "Citizens Nowhere" | 4:39 |
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| 11. | "Let's Get It On" | 4:03 |
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| Total length: | 48:13 |
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Personnel
- Christopher "Gold Chains" LaFata – guitar solos, producer, design, artwork
- Joshua Kit Clayton – producer, design, artwork
- Paul Costuros – additional saxophone
- Amy Morrell – additional vocals
- Abigail Martin – additional vocals
- Erin Weber – additional vocals
- Gina Basso – additional vocals
- Jill Herrera – additional vocals
- Kim West – additional vocals
- Lili Lewicka – additional vocals
- Sue Costabile – additional vocals, design, artwork
- Jibz Cameron – additional vocals
- Rosa Perkins-Meyers – additional vocals
- Jason "Lesser" Doerck – loops
- Christian Dixon – additional vocals, additional guitar, bass
- Jon Santos – design, artwork
- Slanginternational.org – logo
References
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Young Miss America - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ Carr, Daphne. "Young Miss America - Gold Chains | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ Flanagan, Nick (August 21, 2003). "Gold Chains - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ Leone, Dominique (June 30, 2003). "Gold Chains: Young Miss America". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ Mueller, Gavin (2003). "Gold Chains - Young Miss America - Stylus Magazine". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ "Music Review: Gold Chains - Young Miss America". Tiny Mix Tapes. December 14, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ "Gold Chains - Young Miss America". UNCUT. May 1, 2003. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
External links
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