The Madding Crowd
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The Madding Crowd |
| type | Album |
| artist | Nine Days |
| cover | NineDays_Madding.jpg |
| released | May 16, 2000 |
| recorded | Tree Sound (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| genre | * Alternative rock |
| length | 53:45 |
| producer | Nick DiDia |
| prev_title | Three |
| prev_year | 1998 |
| next_title | So Happily Unsatisfied |
| next_year | 2002 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Absolutely (Story of a Girl) |
| single1date | March 21, 2000 |
| single2 | If I Am |
| single2date | August 29, 2000 |
| :: |
| name = The Madding Crowd | type = Album | artist = Nine Days | cover = NineDays_Madding.jpg | alt = | released = May 16, 2000 | recorded = Tree Sound (Atlanta, Georgia) | venue = | studio = | genre = * Alternative rock
- roots rock | length = 53:45 | label =
- 550
- Epic | producer = Nick DiDia | prev_title = Three | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = So Happily Unsatisfied | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{Singles | type = studio | single1 = Absolutely (Story of a Girl) | single1date = March 21, 2000 | single2 = If I Am | single2date = August 29, 2000
The Madding Crowd is the debut major-label 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 number 67 on the US Billboard 200.
Reception
Critical reception
| rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = MTV | rev2Score = Positive | rev3 = People | rev3Score = Positive
Allmusic rated the album 4.5 out of five stars, with William Ruhlmann calling it "an album's worth of songs about personal relationships that are often rocky, but always involved and involving." For MTV, Alexandra Flood praised the album as "clean, frill-less, fruitful rock". People named The Madding Crowd "Album of the Week" for August 28, 2000, with Steve Dougherty praising Hampson and Desveaux as "highly talented" and the songs for containing "a literate muse".
Commercial performance
"The Madding Crowd" debuted at number 87 on the US Billboard 200, on June 3, 2000. It peaked at no. 67 on July 22, 2000. The album was certified Gold in the United States with 500,000 album copies sold.
Track listing
| headline = The Madding Crowd | total_length = 53:45
| title1 = So Far Away | writer1 = | length1 = 3:56 | title2 = Absolutely (Story of a Girl) | writer2 = Hampson | length2 = 3:09 | title3 = If I Am | writer3 = Hampson | length3 = 4:18 | title4 = End Up Alone | writer4 = | length4 = 3:57 | title5 = Sometimes | writer5 = Desveaux | length5 = 5:14 | title6 = Bob Dylan | writer6 = | length6 = 4:35 | title7 = 257 Weeks | writer7 = Hampson | length7 = 4:04 | title8 = Bitter | writer8 = Desveaux | length8 = 6:21 | title9 = Back to Me | writer9 = Desveaux | length9 = 4:00 | title10 = Crazy | writer10 = | length10 = 4:14 | title11 = Revolve | writer11 = Hampson | length11 = 3:54 | title12 = Wanna Be | writer12 = Desveaux | length12 = 6:03
Personnel
- Brian Desveaux – vocals, guitar
- John Hampson – vocals, guitar
- Nick Dimichino – bass guitar
- Jeremy Dean – keyboards
- Vincent Tattanelli – drums
Charts
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| Chart (2000) | Peak | US Billboard 200 |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | ||
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Certifications
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales | United States (RIAA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 500,000 | ||
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References
References
- (March 17, 2000). "Alternative: Going for Adds".
- (August 25, 2000). "Alternative: Going for Adds".
- Ruhlmann, William. "The Madding Crowd Review". Allmusic.
- Flood, Alexandra. (February 23, 2001). "The Madding Crowd, Reviews". MTV.
- Dougherty, Steve. (August 28, 2000). "Album of the week: The Madding Crowd".
- (June 3, 2000). "The Billboard 200". Billboard.
- (July 29, 2000). "The Billboard 200". Billboard.
- "Gold & Platinum".
- "Gold & Platinum".
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