The Madding Crowd
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The Madding Crowd | ||||
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Released | May 16, 2000 | |||
Recorded | Tree Studios | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, Roots rock, rock | |||
Length | 53:45 | |||
Label | 550 | |||
Producer | Nick DiDia | |||
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Singles from The Madding Crowd | ||||
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The Madding Crowd is the debut studio album by the American rock band Nine Days, released on May 16, 2000, by Epic Records. It spawned the major hit "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" and another single, "If I Am". It peaked at #67 on the US Billboard 200. The album's title is a reference to Thomas Hardy's 1874 novel Far from the Madding Crowd.
Track listing[]
- "So Far Away" (Brian Desveaux, John Hampson) – 3:56
- "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" (Hampson) – 3:09
- "If I Am" (Hampson) – 4:18
- "End Up Alone" (Hampson) – 3:57
- "Sometimes" (Desveaux) – 5:14
- "Bob Dylan" (Desveaux, Bob Dylan) – 4:35
- "257 Weeks" (Hampson) – 4:04
- "Bitter" (Desveaux) – 6:21
- "Back to Me" (Desveaux) – 4:00
- "Crazy" (Desveaux, Hampson) – 4:14
- "Revolve" (Hampson) – 3:54
- "Wanna Be" (Desveaux) – 6:03
Personnel[]
- Jeremy Dean – keyboards
- Brian Desveaux – vocals, guitar
- Nick Dimichino – bass guitar
- John Hampson – vocals, guitar
- Vincent Tattanelli – drums
Commercial performance[]
"The Madding Crowed" album by rock band Nine Days debuted at number 63 on the US Billboard 200.[2] The album was certified Gold in the United States with 500,000 album copies sold.[3]
Charts[]
Chart (2000) | Peak
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US Billboard 200[4] | 67 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 500,000 |
Demo recordings[]
The Madding Crowd Demos 1998/99 | |
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Demo album by | |
Released | January 2013 |
Genre | Alternative rock, Indie rock |
Length | 54 minutes |
In January 2013, upon the relaunch of the band's official website, several old live recordings and demos were made available to the band's fans for the first time. Included among these were the original demos for The Madding Crowd.
These demos were recorded in 1998 and 1999 between the band's independently released album Three and their first mainstream hit, "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)."
- Another Day
- Absolutely
- If I Am
- Too Much Love
- Esteem
- Nobody
- Revolve
- Bring It Back (released as "Sometimes" on the studio release)
- Day By Daybreak
- Heart Defect
- Side To Side (an early version of "257 Weeks")
- Wanna Be
- That's How You Are
Of the songs included in the demo album, five were later recorded and included on the actual release of the album in, more or less, an unaltered, though more produced, form. One more track, "Side To Side", carries the same melody and many of the same lyrics as "257 Weeks" but is not completely the same song.
While the tracks that remained nearly unaltered, the increased production is very evident on the official release of the album, especially on the tracks "Absolutely" and "Wanna Be." "Wanna Be" particularly is a faster track on the demo version, whereas the produced version is slower and more haunting.
In popular culture[]
- "Another Day" was included on the soundtrack of the 2001 film Summer Catch.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ William Ruhlmann (2000-05-16). "The Madding Crowd - Nine Days | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ^ "Nine Days – The Vogue". Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Nine Days – The Vogue". Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- 2000 albums
- Epic Records albums
- Nine Days albums