Zee Avi (album)

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Zee Avi
Zeeavialbum.jpg
Studio album by
Zee Avi
ReleasedMay 19, 2009
GenreIndie, pop, jazz
LabelBrushfire Records/Monotone
Zee Avi chronology
Zee Avi
(2009) 		Ghostbird
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic(3.5/5)[1]
Entertainment Weekly(B+)[2]
Paste(85/100)[3]
PopMatters(8/10)[4]
The New York Times(favourable)[5]
Under the Radar(7/10)[6]

Zee Avi is the self-titled debut album from singer Zee Avi. The album is most notable for Avi's single "Bitter Heart".

Chart history[]

Zee Avi peaked at number 130 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and number 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in 2009. The album sold 6,000 copies in the United States in its first two weeks of release according to Nielsen SoundScan.[7] The debut single "Bitter Heart" entered the Billboard Japan Hot 100 singles chart at number 82 and peaked at number 63 for two weeks.[8] To date, the album has sold over 300,000 units[9] and been certified Gold in Taiwan,[10] Singapore[9] and Malaysia.[11]

The Associated Press named Zee Avi one of the top 10 albums of 2009, taking the No. 9 spot.[12]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Zee Avi, except "First of the Gang to Die" by Morrissey and Alain Whyte.

No.TitleLength
1."Bitter Heart"2:37
2."Poppy"3:09
3."Honey Bee"3:08
4."Just You and Me"2:57
5."Is This the End"3:50
6."Monte" (Bam)3:33
7."Kantoi"1:46
8."I Am Me Once More"2:37
9."First of the Gang to Die" (Morrissey cover)3:57
10."Darlin' It Ain't Easy"2:44
11."The Story"2:53
12."Let Me In"4:25

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1563339
  2. ^ Whitney Pastorek (10 June 2009). "Zee Avi Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Zee Avi: Brushfire Records & Monotone Present Zee Avi". Paste. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  4. ^ Lyndal, Erin. "Zee Avi". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  5. ^ Pareles, Jon (May 31, 2009). "Odes to Sex, Samba Soul and a French Novel". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Vale, Tom. "Zee Avi". Under The Radar. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  7. ^ Herrera, Monica (9 June 2009). "Billboard interview with Zee Avi". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Bitter Heart's Charting History in Japan". Acharts.us. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Shazryn Mohd. Faizal (March 25, 2010). "Zee Avi sudah bertaraf antarabangsa". Utusan Online (in Malay). Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  10. ^ N. Rama Lohan (17 March 2010). "Pop darling". The Star. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  11. ^ Ng Suzhen; Dayang Nurazhar (April 5, 2010). "Zee most entertaining night". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  12. ^ "The AP ranks top 10 albums of the year". Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
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