Album · 2013
The Electric Lady
The Electric Lady is a 2013 alternative r&b album by Janelle Monáe. It runs 23 tracks. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.7/5 from 9 ratings.
Alternative R&B · Contemporary R&B · Funk
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- 3.7 /5
- 9 ratings
- 76 /100
- 10 critics
- 23
- Tracks
- 110 bpm
- Tempo
- A minor
- Key
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- The Daily Telegraph5/5
- Pitchfork8.3/10
- The Independent4/5
- The Guardian4/5
- AllMusic4/5
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- Rolling Stone3.5/5
- Spin7/10
- NME7/10
- Los Angeles Times2/4
- Metacriticaggregate82/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate8/10
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The Electric Lady album cover

The The Electric Lady cover was designed by Sachiko Asano, photographed by Marc Baptiste, illustrated by Chad Weatherford, Janelle Monáe and Sam Spratt, and art-directed by Chuck Lightning.
- Design
- Sachiko Asano
- Photography
- Marc Baptiste
- Illustration
- Chad Weatherford, Janelle Monáe, Sam Spratt
- Art direction
- Chuck Lightning
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Tracklist
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Metropolis: Suites IV & V - The Electric Lady, or simply The Electric Lady, is the second studio album by American recording artist Janelle Monáe, released on September 6, 2013 by Wondaland Arts Society and Bad Boy Records. It is the follow up to her critically acclaimed debut studio album, The ArchAndroid, and as the aforementioned, it has received universal acclaim from music critics. This album serves as the fourth and fifth installments of her seven-part Metropolis concept series.
In brief
- Is The Electric Lady good?
- Riffiter listeners rate The Electric Lady 3.7/5 from 9 ratings.
- When was The Electric Lady released?
- The Electric Lady was released in 2013.
- How many tracks are on The Electric Lady?
- The Electric Lady has 23 tracks.
- What genre is The Electric Lady?
- The Electric Lady is catalogued under Alternative R&B, Contemporary R&B, Funk.
- What BPM is The Electric Lady?
- The Electric Lady runs at a median tempo of 110 BPM across its tracks, most often in A minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The Electric Lady?
- Listeners of The Electric Lady also rate A Seat at the Table by Solange, Visions by Grimes, JAGUAR II by Victoria Monet.







