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{{Infobox album
| name         = Cheap Queen
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[King Princess]]
| cover        = King Princess - Cheap Queen.png
| caption      = Standard edition cover. The deluxe edition features Princess in different make-up against a blue background, with the title in white above her.
| alt          = King Princess lounging, wearing audacious makeup
| released     = {{Start date|2019|10|25|mf=y}}
| recorded     =
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]<ref name="DIY"/>|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>|[[indie rock]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>|[[trip hop]]<ref name="Paste">{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/king-princess/king-princess-cheap-queen-review/|title=On Cheap Queen, King Princess Figures Out the Contours of Heartbreak In Real Time|last=Bote|first=Joshua|work=Paste|date=November 1, 2020|access-date=July 7, 2020}}</ref>|[[folk rock]]<ref name=PopMatters>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/cheap-queen-king-princess-2641302428.html|title='Cheap Queen' Establishes King Princess' Talent|last=Jacobs|first=Mick|work=PopMatters|date=12 November 2019|access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref>|[[hip hop]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>|[[Lo-fi music|lo-fi]]<ref name=PopMatters/>}}<!-- Please source other genres -->
| length       = 38:51
| label        = {{hlist|Zelig|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]}}
| producer     = {{hlist|[[Tim Anderson (musician)|Tim Anderson]]|[[Shawn Everett]]|[[Teo Halm]]|[[Kid Harpoon]]|King Princess|Mike Malchicoff|[[Mark Ronson]]}}
| prev_title   = [[Make My Bed]]
| prev_year    = 2018
| next_title   = [[Hold on Baby]]
| next_year    = 2022
| misc         = {{Singles
| name        = Cheap Queen
| type        = studio
| single1     = Cheap Queen
| single1date = May 30, 2019
| single2     = Prophet
| single2date = July 18, 2019
| single3     = Ain't Together
| single3date = September 3, 2019
| single4     = [[Hit the Back]]
| single4date = October 2, 2019
}}
{{Singles
| name = Cheap Queen (Deluxe Edition)
| single5     = Ohio
| single5date = February 11, 2020
}}
}}
'''''Cheap Queen''''' is the debut studio album by American [[Pop music|pop]] singer-songwriter [[King Princess]], released on October 25, 2019, through [[Mark Ronson]]'s imprint of [[Columbia Records]], Zelig Records.<ref name="BI">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8529660/king-princess-cheap-queen-debut-album-interview|title=King Princess Says Debut Album Inspired By 'The Most Vulnerable Year Of My Life'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Cirisano|first=Tatiana|date=September 12, 2019|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref> A deluxe edition of the album with five additional tracks was released on February 14, 2020.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8550709/king-princess-ohio-video|title=King Princess Finally Gives Fans What They Want With 'Ohio': Watch|magazine=Billboard|last=Daw|first=Stephen|date=February 11, 2020|access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref> Straus began a tour in support of the album on September 20, 2019.<ref name="BI"/>
==Background==
Straus released a deluxe edition of ''Cheap Queen'' on February 14, 2020, which included five new songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-princess-shares-huge-new-song-ohio-from-deluxe-edition-of-cheap-queen-2607727|title=King Princess shares huge new song 'Ohio' from deluxe edition of 'Cheap Queen'|date=2020-02-11|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| ADM = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/10135/King-Princess-Cheap-Queen.aspx|title=Cheap Queen by King Princess reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>
| MC = 81/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/cheap-queen/king-princess|title=Cheap Queen by King Princess Reviews and Tracks|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cheap-queen-mw0003321640|title=Cheap Queen – King Princess|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|last=Collar|first=Matt|access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="DIY">{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2019/10/24/king-princess-cheap-queen-album-review|title=King Princess – Cheap Queen|work=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]|last=Williams|first=Jenessa|date=October 24, 2019|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev3score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/king_princess-cheap_queen|title=King Princess: Cheap Queen|work=[[Exclaim!]]|last=Gormely|first=Ian|date=October 30, 2019|access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/25/king-princess-cheap-queen-album-review-pop|title=King Princess: Cheap Queen review – hyped pop royal exposes her heart|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Cliff|first=Aimee|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Irish Times]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/king-princess-cheap-queen-review-a-luscious-debut-1.4051148|title=King Princess: Cheap Queen review – A luscious debut|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|last=Bruton|first=Louise|date=October 18, 2019|access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/king-princess-cheap-queen-review-2560520|title=King Princess – 'Cheap Queen' review: anthems for young love from a pop great in the making|work=[[NME]]|last=Hobbs|first=Thomas|date=October 24, 2019|access-date=November 28, 2019}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7score = 7.4/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/king-princess-cheap-queen/|title=King Princess: Cheap Queen Album Review|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Horn|first=Olivia|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=October 28, 2019}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=King Princess: Cheap Queen|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=405|last=Flint|first=Hannah|date=December 2019|page=110}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Quick Hits|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|issue=1333|date=November 2019}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev10score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal|title=King Princess: Cheap Queen|journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|issue=271|last=O'Connell|first=Sharon|date=December 2019|page=29}}</ref>
}}
''Cheap Queen'' received universal acclaim from music critics. On review aggregate site [[Metacritic]] the album received a rating of 81 out of 100 from 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="MC"/> The album's sound has been compared to the works of [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Morrissey]], [[Richard Hawley]], [[Lily Allen]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Lorde]], [[James Blake (musician)|James Blake]], [[Robyn]], [[Imogen Heap]], [[Fiona Apple]], [[Billie Eilish]], [[Maggie Rogers]], [[Clairo]], and [[Janis Joplin]].<ref name="Pitchfork"/><ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="Paste"/><ref name="Best Fit">{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/king-princesss-cheap-queen-album-review|title=Lucid and daring, King Princess's Cheap Queen is an addictive debut|last=Gayler|first=Max|website=The Line of Best Fit|date=28 October 2019|access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> Matt Collar of ''Allmusic'' praised how Straus examines themes of gender and sexuality "with a low-key sensuality that combines masculine [[hip-hop]] confidence with a soulful, feminist point-of-view".<ref name="Allmusic"/> Max Gayler of ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]'' praised the album's "eclectic instrumentation and bold production" and the "one-two punch" of the album's closing two tracks, saying "King Princess hasn't reinvented pop, but she is bridging its most exciting chasms."<ref name="Best Fit"/> Aimee Cliff of ''The Guardian'' complimented the "[[funk music|funk]]-driven" "Hit the Back", as well as King Princess's voice, which Cliff described as "often intimately close in the mix, brushing up against your ear, unglamorous and unadorned."<ref name="Guardian"/>
===Accolades===
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Year-end lists
!scope="col"| Publication
!scope="col"| Accolade
!scope="col"| Rank
|-
!scope="row"|''[[AllMusic]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2019/favorite-pop|title=Favorite Pop Albums|website=[[AllMusic]]|language=en-us|access-date=December 18, 2019}}</ref>
| Best Pop Albums of 2019
| {{center|—}}
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Consequence of Sound]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/12/top-albums-of-2019/|title=Top 50 Albums of 2019|date=2019-12-02|website=Consequence of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>
| Top 50 Albums of 2019
| {{center|15}}
|-
!scope="row"|''[[GQ|GQ Magazine]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/best-albums-of-2019|title=The GQ Staff's 21 Favorite Albums of 2019|website=GQ|date=December 3, 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>
| The Best Albums of 2019
| {{center|—}}
|-
!scope="row"|''[[The Guardian]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/03/50-best-albums-of-2019|title=The 50 best albums of 2019: 11–50|author=Guardian Staff|date=2019-12-06|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-12-10|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
| The 50 Best Albums of 2019
| {{center|46}}
|-
!scope="row"|''[[The Line of Best Fit]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/articles/the-best-albums-of-2019-ranked|title=The Best Albums of 2019 Ranked|last=Staff|first=The Line of Best Fit|date=2019-12-20|work=The Line of Best Fit|access-date=2020-12-05|language=en}}</ref>
| The 50 Best Albums of 2019 Ranked
| {{center|38}}
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Townsquare Media|PopCrush]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://popcrush.com/best-albums-2019/|title=The 25 Best Albums of 2019|last=Staff|first=PopCrush|website=PopCrush|date=December 2, 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>
| 25 Best Pop Albums of 2019
| {{center|—}}
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Chow |first1=Andrew R. |last2=Bruner |first2=Raisa |title=The 10 Best Albums of 2019 |url=https://time.com/5736159/best-albums-2019 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=17 December 2019 |language=en |date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>
| The 10 Best Albums of 2019
| {{center|8}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=2|''[[Uproxx]]''
| The Best Albums of 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/best-albums-2019-ranked/|title=The Best Albums Of 2019|date=2019-12-02|website=UPROXX|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>
| {{center|30}}
|-
| The 35 Best Pop Albums of 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/best-pop-albums-2019-ranked/|title=The Best Pop Albums Of 2019|website=Uproxx|date=6 December 2019|access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref>
| {{center|9}}
|-
!scope="row" |''[[USA Today]]''
| Best Albums of 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/music/2019/12/17/best-albums-2019-billie-eilish-and-lana-del-rey-make-top-10-list/4411975002/|title=Best Albums Of 2019 - Billie Eilish and Lana Del Rey make Top 10 list|website=USA Today|date=2019-12-17|language=en-US|access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref>
| {{center|2}}
|}
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
|headline=''Cheap Queen'' track listing
| title1 = Tough on Myself
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[King Princess|Mikaela Straus]]|Nick Long}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[King Princess]]|Mike Malchicoff}}
| length1 = 3:43
| title2 = Useless Phrases
| writer2 = {{hlist|Straus}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|King Princess|Malchicoff}}
| length2 = 1:16
| title3 = Cheap Queen
| writer3 = {{hlist|Straus|Long|[[Amandla Stenberg]]|[[Billie Holiday]]|[[Bob Russell (songwriter)|Bob Russell]]|[[Carl Sigman]]}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|King Princess|Malchicoff}}
| length3 = 2:41
| title4 = Ain't Together
| writer4 = {{hlist|Straus|[[Justin Tranter]]|Long}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|King Princess|Malchicoff}}
| length4 = 3:22
| title5 = Do You Wanna See Me Crying?
| writer5 = {{hlist|Straus}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|King Princess|Malchicoff}}
| length5 = 1:46
| title6 = Homegirl
| writer6 = {{hlist|Straus|Long|[[The xx|Romy Croft]]}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|King Princess|Malchicoff}}
| length6 = 3:01
| title7 = Prophet
| writer7 = {{hlist|Straus|[[Aron Forbes|Aron Noah Forbes]]|Long|[[Tim Anderson (musician)|Tim Anderson]]}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|King Princess|[[Tim Anderson (musician)|Tim Anderson]]|Malchicoff}}
| length7 = 4:09
| title8 = Isabel's Moment
| note8 = featuring [[Tobias Jesso Jr.]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Straus|[[Teo Halm]]}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|King Princess|[[Teo Halm]]}}
| length8 = 2:13
| title9 = Trust Nobody
| writer9 = {{hlist|Straus|Long}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|King Princess|Malchicoff}}
| length9 = 3:15
| title10 = Watching My Phone
| writer10 = {{hlist|Straus}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|King Princess|Malchicoff}}
| length10 = 3:00
| title11 = You Destroyed My Heart
| writer11 = {{hlist|Straus|Long}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|King Princess|Malchicoff}}
| length11 = 3:40
| title12 = [[Hit the Back]]
| writer12 = {{hlist|Straus}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|King Princess|Malchicoff}}
| length12 = 3:23
| title13 = If You Think It's Love
| writer13 = {{hlist|Straus|[[Kid Harpoon]]}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|King Princess|[[Kid Harpoon]]}}
| length13 = 3:23
| total_length = 38:57
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 55:25
| title14 = Back of a Cab
| writer14 = {{hlist|Straus|Long}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|King Princess|Malchicoff}}
| length14 = 3:07
| title15 = All Dressed in White
| writer15 = {{hlist|Straus}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|King Princess|Malchicoff}}
| length15 = 2:00
| title16 = Forget About It
| writer16 = {{hlist|Straus|Martha Betty Glenn Brown|Long}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|King Princess|Malchicoff}}
| note16 = featuring [[Dot Dash Recordings#Artists|Banoffee]]
| length16 = 2:59
| title17 = Best Friend
| writer17 = {{hlist|Straus|Long}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|King Princess|[[Mark Ronson]]|Malchicoff}}
| length17 = 3:25
| title18 = Ohio
| writer18 = {{hlist|Straus|Anderson}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|King Princess|[[Shawn Everett]]}}
| length18 = 4:53
}}
==Personnel==
===Musicians===
{{div col}}
*[[King Princess]] – lead and background vocals (all tracks), songwriting (all tracks), production (all tracks), bass (tracks 1–4, 7–12, 14, 16), programming (tracks 1–10, 13, 14, 16–18), synthesizer (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, 16), keyboards (tracks 3, 10–12), guitar (tracks 4–7, 10, 11, 14, 18), drums (tracks 9, 11–14)
*Mike Malchicoff – production (tracks 1–7, 9–12, 14–17), assistant producer (tracks 8, 13, 18)
*Nick Long – songwriting (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17), guitar (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 16)
*[[Homer Steinweiss]] – drums (track 1)
*Leon Michels – keyboards (track 1)
*Jonah Finegold – guitar (tracks 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18)
*Michael Freeman – assistant engineer (tracks 3, 4, 9, 13)
*[[Amandla Stenberg]] – songwriting (track 3)
*[[Billie Holiday]] – songwriting (track 3)
*[[Carl Sigman]] – songwriting (track 3)
*[[Bob Russell (songwriter)|Bob Russell]] – songwriting (track 3)
*[[Mark Ronson]] – assistant producer (tracks 4, 9, 16), production (track 17)
*[[Justin Tranter]] – songwriting (track 4)
*Edgar J. Sandoval – violin (track 4)
*[[DJ Dahi]] – assistant producer (track 4)
*[[Josh Tillman]] – drums (track 4)
*Logan McQuade – bass (tracks 5, 17, 18)
*Antoine Fadavi – drums (tracks 5, 11, 18)
*[[The xx|Romy Croft]] – songwriting (track 6)
*Aron Noah Forbes – songwriting (track 7)
*[[Tim Anderson (musician)|Tim Anderson]] – production (track 7), songwriting (tracks 7, 18), programming (track 7)
*[[Tobias Jesso Jr.]] – background vocals (track 8)
*[[Teo Halm]] – production (track 8), songwriting (track 8), piano (track 8)
*[[Kid Harpoon]] – production (track 13), songwriting (track 13), assistant producer (track 13), drums (track 13), programming (track 13), synthesizer (track 13)
*Martha Betty Glenn Brown – songwriting (track 16)
*Banoffee – background vocals (track 16)
*Melody Ector – synthesizer (tracks 17, 18)
*[[Shawn Everett]] – production (track 18)
{{div col end}}
===Technical===
{{div col}}
*[[Emily Lazar]] – mastering engineer (all tracks)
*Mike Malchicoff – recording engineer (tracks 1–7, 9, 1–12, 14, 15, 16), mixing engineer (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14–18)
*Oliver Straus – recording engineer (tracks 1, 7)
*Rob Kinelski – mixing engineer (tracks 1, 12)
*Casey Cuayo – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 12)
*[[Spike Stent|Mark "Spike" Stent]] – mixing engineer (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9, 13)
*Todd Monfalcone – recording engineer (track 4), assistant engineer (track 15, 17)
*Teo Halm – recording engineer (track 8)
*Kid Harpoon – recording engineer (track 13)
*Samuel Witte – engineer (track 13)
*Chris Allgood – assistant engineer (tracks 14–18)
*Riccardo Damian – recording engineer (track 17)
*Ivan Wayman – recording engineer (track 18)
*Shawn Everett – recording engineer (track 18)
{{div col end}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for ''Cheap Queen''
! scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|41|artist=King Princess|album=Cheap Queen|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2022}}
|-
!scope="row"|UK Physical Albums ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-albums-chart/20191108/2/|title=Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100: 08 November 2019|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|language=en|access-date=December 15, 2019}}</ref>
| 86
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|8|artist=King Princess|rowheader=true|access-date=November 20, 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|18|artist=King Princess|rowheader=true|access-date=November 20, 2019}}
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Current Albums (''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/current-albums/2019-11-09|title=Top Current Albums – November 9, 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref>
| 88
|}
==References==
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[[Category:Indie rock albums by American artists]]
[[Category:Folk rock albums by American artists]]
[[Category:Trip hop albums by American artists]]
[[Category:Lo-fi music albums]]
[[Category:Contemporary R&B albums by American artists]]
[[Category:Zelig Records albums]]
[[Category:Columbia Records albums]]