Slay Belles
Slay Belles | ||||
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Released | October 23, 2015 | |||
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Length | 39:43 | |||
Label | RuCo Inc. | |||
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Slay Belles is the ninth
Background
RuPaul released his first Christmas album,
News that RuPaul was releasing his second Christmas album came after he posted the LP's track list on Twitter, just two days before Slay Belles release date.[2] A picture of RuPaul, Ellis Miah and Siedah Garrett recording "Brand New Year" in the studio was also posted to his Twitter account the same day.[3] The album was subsequently released on 23 October 2015, just in time for the festive season.
Musically, the album sees a departure from RuPaul's first Christmas album and his seventh studio album,
The album's title is a play on 'sleigh bells', with 'sleigh' replaced with 'slay', a word frequently used within the drag and LGBT community meaning amazing, and 'bells' replaced with 'belles' meaning beautiful women.[4]
Promotion
A music video for "Nothing For Christmas" was released on World of Wonder's YouTube channel on December 10, 2015. It features archive footage of RuPaul in the 1980s from the archives of Nelson Sullivan.[5]
On December 13, 2015, "RuPaul's Green Screen Christmas" aired on Logo and featured music videos for "Merry Christmas Mary", "Jingle Dem Bells", "Deck The Halls", "You're The Star (On My Christmas Tree)", "From Your Heart", "Christmas Cookies" & "Brand New Year". The show and videos featured guest appearances from
Track listing
All tracks are written by RuPaul, except where noted
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hi Pit Crew" (Interlude) | 1:01 | |
2. | "Merry Christmas, Mary" | 2:57 | |
3. | "Everybody Else's Money" (Interlude) | 0:26 | |
4. | "Christmas Is About Love" | 3:40 | |
5. | "Redefined Christmas" (Interlude) | 1:14 | |
6. | "From Your Heart" (featuring Michelle Visage) | 3:07 | |
7. | "Stripping in the Living Room" (Interlude) | 0:11 | |
8. | "You're the Star (On My Christmas Tree)" (written by RuPaul and Lucian Piane) | Markaholic[6] | 3:22 |
9. | "BLT" (Interlude) | 0:30 | |
10. | "My Favorite Holiday" (featuring Markaholic) | 3:32 | |
11. | "Do It Forever, Daddy" (Interlude) | 0:49 | |
12. | "Christmas Cookies" | 3:24 | |
13. | "Jingle Bells" (Interlude) | 0:22 | |
14. | "Jingle Dem Bells" (featuring Big Freedia & Ellis Miah) | 2:58 | |
15. | "BB Gun" (Interlude) | 1:28 | |
16. | "Nothing for Christmas" | 3:08 | |
17. | "Celebrity Shopper" (Interlude) | 1:07 | |
18. | "Deck the Halls" (featuring Todrick Hall) | 4:21 | |
19. | "Joy to the World" (Interlude) | 0:27 | |
20. | "Brand New Year" (featuring Siedah Garrett) | 4:02 | |
21. | "Merry Christmas, Mary" (Reprise) | 1:42 |
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums[7] | 21 |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format |
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Worldwide | October 23, 2015 | RuCo Inc. | Digital download |
References
- ^ "RuPaul - Slay Belles". iTunes Store (GB). 23 October 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "RuPaul's Christmas album Slay Belles looks fierce". Gay Times.
- ^ RuPaul [@RuPaul] (October 21, 2015). "Me, @IamEllisMiah and @SIEDAHGARRETT recording "Brand New Year" from my new Christmas album out Friday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Define Belle at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: RuPaul - "Nothing for Christmas" Official Music Video. YouTube.
- ^ "Written by @RevoLucian and me, produced by @Markaholic". RuPaul on Twitter. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
- ^ "RuPaul Album & Song Chart History - Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2015.