Belladonna Of Sadness (album)

Belladonna of Sadness (originally titled Strange Portrait) is the debut studio album by American singer Alexandra Savior, released on April 7, 2017 by Columbia Records.

Background and recording
The recording process for Belladonna of Sadness was captured by film director Ben Chappell in the video "Alexandra Savior – An Introduction", which featured on Savior's YouTube channel. In June 2016, Savior stated in an interview that the studio setup for the album mostly consisted of collaborators Alex Turner and James Ford, with the three occasionally augmented by bassist Zachary Dawes.

Reception
Belladonna of Sadness was released to mostly positive reviews. Paste praised Savior's singing, comparing her style to Françoise Hardy and Lana del Rey.

In a mixed review, Pitchfork praised the "eerie, campy" quality of songs like "Bones" and "Mystery Girl," but criticized the album as too closely resembling her collaborators' body of work, deeming it "an Alex Turner album passed off as Savior’s simply because she sang it."

Personnel
Personnel adapted from album liner notes.

Musicians


 * Alexandra Savior – vocals
 * James Ford – drums, percussion, keyboards, synthesisers, vibraphone (tracks 3, 4 and 7–10), guitars (tracks 2 and 7), bass (track 10)
 * Alex Turner – bass (except tracks 4 and 10), guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
 * Zach Dawes – bass (track 4), vibraphone (track 4), organ (track 5)

Production


 * James Ford – production, mixing
 * Alex Turner – production
 * Michael Harris – engineering
 * Bob Ludwig – mastering

Artwork


 * Alexandra Savior – photography, art direction and design
 * Samuel Kristofski – photography
 * Maria Paula Marulanda – art direction and design