Barbara (Trixie Mattel album)

Barbara is the third album by American drag queen, comedian, and singer-songwriter Trixie Mattel. It was released on February 7, 2020, through Producer Entertainment Group and ATO Records, and is Mattel's first studio album released through a record label. The album's title is a reference to the first name of the fashion doll Barbie, from which Mattel takes much of her inspiration.

Barbara
Studio album by
Trixie Mattel
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2020
Genre
Length23:42
Label
Producer
Trixie Mattel chronology
Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (The Acoustic Soundtrack)
(2019)		 Barbara
(2020)		 Full Coverage, Vol. 1
(2021)
Singles from Barbara
  1. "Malibu"
    Released: January 24, 2020
  2. "Stranger"
    Released: June 12, 2020

Background and promotion

In a September 2018 interview with Billboard, Mattel announced that she was working on her third studio album entitled Barbara and that it would feature an "electro-folk" sound.[1] "Yellow Cloud" was released as the first single from the album on May 17, 2019, though it was later revealed to be a non-album single.

On January 10, 2020, the album's release date was confirmed for February 7, 2020, alongside the album tracklist. She also said the album would be "in the vein of artists like The Beach Boys, The Ventures, and... maybe even a little bit of Blondie."[2] It was also revealed to be a double album, with the first side being focused more on the new surf rock style and the second half focusing more on Mattel's "classic Americana stylings" The album features a cover of Lavender Country's "I Can't Shake the Stranger Out of You" (recorded here as simply "Stranger"), as well as "Jesse Jesse", a love song in tribute of actor Jesse Eisenberg.

Several of Mattel's influences for the finished version of Barbara include The Go-Go's, Blondie, The B-52's, Fountains of Wayne, Weezer, Aimee Mann, and The Click Five.[3]

On January 28, 2020, Mattel premiered a new comedy special, Trixie Mattel: One Night Only on her YouTube channel. In the half hour special she performs the songs "Jesse Jesse", "Gold", and "Malibu" in her living room in front of her vast collection of dolls.[4] The special went on to be nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Special at the 2022 ceremony.[5]

A new version of "Stranger" featuring Patrick Haggerty from Lavender Country, the original singers of the song, was released as a single on June 12, 2020, as Mattel announced earlier on her platforms.[6]

Track listing
Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Malibu"
  • Brian Firkus
  • Nick Goldston
  • Goldston
  • Ryan Aceto
3:02
2."We Got the Look"
  • Aceto
  • Costanza
2:22
3."Girl Next Door"
  • Firkus
  • Goldston
  • Goldston
  • Aceto
2:33
4."Jesse Jesse"Firkus
  • Goldston
  • Aceto
3:22
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Gold"Firkus
  • Goldston
  • Aceto
3:04
2."I Don't Have a Broken Heart"Firkus
  • Goldston
  • Aceto
2:49
3."I Do Like You"Firkus
  • Goldston
  • Aceto
3:16
4."Stranger" (Lavender Country cover)
  • Goldston
  • Aceto
3:14

Charts
Sales chart performance for Barbara
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[7] 21
UK Download Albums (OCC)[8] 34
UK Indie Album Breakers (OCC)[9] 16
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[10] 66

See also

References
  1. "Trixie Mattel Talks Upcoming 'Electro-Folk' Album & Shares Erotic Eminem Fantasy". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  2. Daw, Stephen (January 10, 2020). "Trixie Mattel Is Bringing Fans to the Beach With Official 'Barbara' Album Teaser: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  3. "An AMA About Barbara!".
  4. Mamo, Heran (January 28, 2020). "Trixie Mattel's 'One Night Only' Concert Brings House Full of Barbies Down: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  5. Pedersen, Erik (December 6, 2021). "Critics Choice TV Nominations: 'Succession' Leads Field As HBO Edges Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  6. "Trixie Mattel on Twitter: "New single for Stranger (feat. Lavender Country) comes out Friday! All proceeds are being donated to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute! Gay!"". Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  7. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. February 17, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  8. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  9. "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  10. "Trixie Mattel Chart History: Top Current Albums". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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