Bachelor No. 2 | ||||
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Studio album by Aimee Mann | ||||
Released | May 2, 2000 | |||
Genre | Pop, Rock | |||
Length | 49:21 | |||
Label | SuperEgo | |||
Producer | Jon Brion Mike Denneen Buddy Judge Aimee Mann Brendan O'Brien |
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Singles from Bachelor No. 2 | ||||
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Bachelor No. 2 is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, released in 2000. Its full title is Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo. The album is notable for the fact that Mann was initially without a record company and sold the album through her website, but the album went on to gain a worldwide release and achieve respectable sales. This was aided by the success of the Magnolia soundtrack, for the film of the same name by Paul Thomas Anderson, with which the album shares material.
The first release was a limited-run 7-song preview EP which was sold at concerts and via her website.
The full album was slated for a release through Interscope, but they did not think the material had commercial appeal. Mann purchased back the rights for "six figures", and began selling the album online. It was one of the first albums to be successful with only online sales, eventually selling 25,000 copies from Mann's website. After attracting attention, a distribution deal to traditional retail channels led to sales topping 200,000.[1]
The Japanese version of the album contains bonus material, the European version has a different track listing and slightly different material. The album was remastered and released in 2004 by the audiophile record label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) as a hybrid stereo SACD and as an LP on 180-gram virgin vinyl.
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Professional ratings | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | (Favourable)[3] |
Entertainment Weekly | (A-)[4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo placed on Slant Magazine's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 100.[6]
All songs by Aimee Mann, unless otherwise noted.
The E.U. Edition of the Bachelor No. 2 CD on V2 Records has a rearranged track listing that removes "Driving Sideways" and adds a new track "Backfire". The Japanese bonus tracks are included.
The MFSL SACD and LP releases features the same tracklist as the 13 track US CD release.
Album ndash Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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2000 | The Billboard 200 | 134 |
2000 | Top Internet Albums | 20 |
2001 | Top Independent Albums | 48 |
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