9 (Damien Rice album)

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9
9 cover
Studio album by Damien Rice
Released November 3, 2006
Recorded Damien Rice
Genre Folk
Length 67:41
Label Heffa
Producer(s) Damien Rice
Professional reviews
Damien Rice chronology
B-Sides EP
(2004)		 9
(2006)


9 is the second album by Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice, released in 2006. The album was released on November 6 in the UK, and on November 14, 2006 in the US. It was followed by the single "9 Crimes," which was released on November 27, 2006.

The album was leaked on a number of file sharing sites and P2P programs on October 28, 2006.

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[edit] Critical reaction

The record was released to mixed critical and fan reaction. NME gave the record 4/10, branding it with a rather unflattering phrase of "Ikea Rock". On the other hand, a review from Hotpress mentioned that "If Rice really was a nervous wounded-wing, there's no way he'd skirt as close to Nick Drake comparisons as he does on 'The Animals Are Gone'" and, mentioning some of the 'noise' on the first track "9 Crimes", that "there's another noise that can be made out faintly but distinctly - the sound of the Grays, LaMontagnes, Johnsons and the Blunts of this world breaking their pencil tips on their jotters in sheer envy and frustration". Both Mojo and Q gave it 4/5, with the latter branding Rice very much in the positive as "The King Of Pain" and The Sunday Times made the record their 'Album of the Week' and it was People Magazine's Critic Choice in November 2006.

[edit] Trivia

  • There is a hidden track on this album. It is a rough demo of "9 Crimes" with all vocals sung by Rice, hidden in the Pregap.
  • "Elephant" was originally titled "The Blower's Daughter Part 2".
  • The album ends with 16 minutes of wine glasses and a Tibetan singing bowl, an instrument with alleged healing powers being played; with Rice whispering in Czech "it's over...it's over"
  • There are four singles from the album: "9 Crimes" (November 27, 2006), "Rootless Tree" (February 5, 2007) "Elephant" (TBD 2007) and "The Animals Were Gone" (TBD 2007).

[edit] Track listing

  1. "9 Crimes" - 3:39
  2. "The Animals Were Gone" - 5:41
  3. "Elephant" - 5:57
  4. "Rootless Tree" - 4:22
  5. "Dogs" - 4:11
  6. "Coconut Skins" - 3:45
  7. "Me, My Yoke + I" - 5:57
  8. "Grey Room" - 5:43
  9. "Accidental Babies" - 6:43
  10. "Sleep Don't Weep" - 5:51

[edit] Charts

United World Chart[1]
Week 01 02
Position
27
23
Sales
74,000
88,000
Total
74,000
162,000
Billboard 200
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
Position
22
65
87
135
148
152
117
58
56
92
Sales
44,874
24,035
15,287
13,652
15,248
20,716
12,706
17,541
13,425
11,022
Total
44,916
68,951
84,238
97,890
113,138
133,854
146,560
164,101
177,526
197,512

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