The Madding Crowd

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The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd.jpg
Studio album by
Nine Days
ReleasedMay 16, 2000
RecordedTree Studios
GenreAlternative rock, Roots rock, rock
Length53:45
Label550
ProducerNick DiDia
Nine Days chronology
Three
(1998) 		The Madding Crowd
(2000) 		So Happily Unsatisfied
(2002)
Singles from The Madding Crowd
  1. "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)"
    Released: 2000
  2. "If I Am"
    Released: 2000
  3. "257 Weeks"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars [1]

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[]

  1. "So Far Away" (Brian Desveaux, John Hampson) – 3:56
  2. "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" (Hampson) – 3:09
  3. "If I Am" (Hampson) – 4:18
  4. "End Up Alone" (Hampson) – 3:57
  5. "Sometimes" (Desveaux) – 5:14
  6. "Bob Dylan" (Desveaux, Bob Dylan) – 4:35
  7. "257 Weeks" (Hampson) – 4:04
  8. "Bitter" (Desveaux) – 6:21
  9. "Back to Me" (Desveaux) – 4:00
  10. "Crazy" (Desveaux, Hampson) – 4:14
  11. "Revolve" (Hampson) – 3:54
  12. "Wanna Be" (Desveaux) – 6:03

Personnel[]

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

position

US Billboard 200[4] 67

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000

Demo recordings[]

The Madding Crowd Demos 1998/99
Demo album by
Nine Days
ReleasedJanuary 2013
GenreAlternative rock, Indie rock
Length54 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)."

  1. Another Day
  2. Absolutely
  3. If I Am
  4. Too Much Love
  5. Esteem
  6. Nobody
  7. Revolve
  8. Bring It Back (released as "Sometimes" on the studio release)
  9. Day By Daybreak
  10. Heart Defect
  11. Side To Side (an early version of "257 Weeks")
  12. Wanna Be
  13. 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[]

  1. ^ William Ruhlmann (2000-05-16). "The Madding Crowd - Nine Days | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  2. ^ "Nine Days – The Vogue". Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  3. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  4. ^ "Nine Days – The Vogue". Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  5. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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