9 (Damien Rice album)

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9
9 cover
Studio album by Damien Rice
Released November 3, 2006 (Ireland)
November 6, 2006 (UK)
November 14, 2006 (US)
Recorded Damien Rice
Genre Folk
Length 67:41
Label Heffa
Producer Damien Rice
Professional reviews
Damien Rice chronology
B-Sides
(2004)		 9
(2006)		 Live At Fingerprints Warts & All
(2007)

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 record went gold in the UK.

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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] Track listing

  1. “9 Crimes” — 3:39
    • Contains the hidden track “9 Crimes” (Demo) in the pregap of the track. It is a rough demo of “9 Crimes” with all vocals sung by Rice.
  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” — 6:34
  10. “Sleep Don’t Weep” — 21:54
    • The song 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”.[citation needed]
  11. “The Rat Within the Grain” [bonus track] — 2:54

[edit] Song information

  • "Elephant" was originally titled "The Blower's Daughter Part 2". The original "The Blower's Daughter" is from Damien Rice's first album O.
  • There are three singles from the album (so far): "9 Crimes" (November 27, 2006), "Rootless Tree" (February 5, 2007), and "Dogs" (September 17, 2007). "Elephant" and "The Animals Were Gone" are rumored to be future singles.
  • "9 Crimes" appears in the computer animated motion picture Shrek The Third (2007), but not included on the accompanying soundtrack however. (FILM.com: The Music of Shrek the Third: Royal Pain)
  • "Me, My Yoke + I" is a song regarding Damien himself, as an Irish-based Catholic, discovering masturbation as a teenager.
  • There are similarities between "Sleep Don't Weep" from this album and "Cold Water" from Rice's first album O. When played together they sound like a four way duet. There is another similarity between "The Blower's Daughter" and "Elephant".
  • 9 Crimes is also featured on Spin 1038 and Grey's Anatomy.

[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 10
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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