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'''''Cotillions''''' is the third solo album by American musician and [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] vocalist [[Billy Corgan]] (under the name William Patrick Corgan).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/11/billy-corgan-new-album-cotillions/|title=Billy Corgan Calls New Solo Album 'Cotillions' a "Labor of Love"|date=November 1, 2019}}</ref> It was released on November 22, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-announces-new-album-cotillions/|title=Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan Announces New Album Cotillions|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> The songs on the album were written in 2017 during ''[[Thirty Days]]'' – a month-long journey Corgan took across America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/william-patrick-corgan-cotillions-part-1-review-smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-solo-2578836/|title=Smashing Pumpkins frontman’s solo album is a mixed bag|date=November 26, 2019|accessdate=February 4, 2020}}</ref> There was enough material to allow for a 17-track double album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2063647/billy-corgan-announces-new-double-album-cotillions/news/|title=Billy Corgan Announces New Double Album COTILLIONS|date=November 1, 2019}}</ref> Corgan has said this album is a "true labor of love" in an Instagram post about ''Cotillions'', expressing his gratitude towards his fans, while also being grateful of living in a "different world", where "an artist can speak directly to you without the filter of mass media shaping your heart and opinions before you've even had a chance to decide whether this music speaks to you."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B4UvpPdhEeu/|title=WilliamPatrickCorgan on Instagram: "COTILLIONS: NOV 22, this double album, a true labor of love, is available on all digital platforms. All you have to do is pre-subscribe so…"|website=Instagram}}</ref>
'''''Cotillions''''' is the third solo album by American musician and [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] vocalist [[Billy Corgan]] (under the name William Patrick Corgan).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/11/billy-corgan-new-album-cotillions/|title=Billy Corgan Calls New Solo Album 'Cotillions' a "Labor of Love"|date=November 1, 2019}}</ref> It was released digitally on November 22, 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-announces-new-album-cotillions/|title=Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan Announces New Album Cotillions|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> with a limited run of physical copies made available in January 2020. The songs on the album were written in 2017 during ''[[Thirty Days]]'' – a month-long journey Corgan took across America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/william-patrick-corgan-cotillions-part-1-review-smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-solo-2578836/|title=Smashing Pumpkins frontman’s solo album is a mixed bag|date=November 26, 2019|accessdate=February 4, 2020}}</ref> There was enough material to allow for a 17-track double album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2063647/billy-corgan-announces-new-double-album-cotillions/news/|title=Billy Corgan Announces New Double Album COTILLIONS|date=November 1, 2019}}</ref>
 
Corgan has said this album is a "true labor of love" in an Instagram post about ''Cotillions'', expressing his gratitude towards his fans, while also being grateful of living in a "different world", where "an artist can speak directly to you without the filter of mass media shaping your heart and opinions before you've even had a chance to decide whether this music speaks to you."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B4UvpPdhEeu/|title=WilliamPatrickCorgan on Instagram: "COTILLIONS: NOV 22, this double album, a true labor of love, is available on all digital platforms. All you have to do is pre-subscribe so…"|website=Instagram}}</ref>


Leading up to the album's release, Corgan [[Europe 2019 (Billy Corgan) tour|toured Europe]] in June–July of 2019 playing Cotillions songs (between dates of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' [[Europe 2019 tour|European tour]]), followed by his own [[United States 2019 tour|US tour]] in November, ending just two days before the release of the album.
Leading up to the album's release, Corgan [[Europe 2019 (Billy Corgan) tour|toured Europe]] in June–July of 2019 playing Cotillions songs (between dates of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' [[Europe 2019 tour|European tour]]), followed by his own [[United States 2019 tour|US tour]] in November, ending just two days before the release of the album.
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== Additional personnel ==
* {{credit|Jeff Schroeder|guitar}}
* {{credit|Katie Cole|vocals}}
* {{credit|Glen Duncan|fiddle, mandolin}}
* {{credit|Paul Franklin|pedal steel guitar}}
* {{credit|Howard Willing|recording, mixing, engineering}}
* {{credit|Pete Lyman|mastering}}
* {{credit|Jenny Farida|photography}}
=== Choir ===
* {{credit|Kim Fleming|vocals}}
* {{credit|Michelle Prather|vocals}}
* {{credit|Roger Ryan|vocals}}
* {{credit|William Cersle Kenan|vocals}}


== References ==
== References ==