Safe Trip Home

Infobox Album
Name = Safe Trip Home
Type = Album
Artist = Dido


Released = November 17 2008
November 18 2008 (US)
Recorded = London and Los Angeles
Genre = Pop
Length = 49:46
Label = Cheeky, Arista, Sony BMG
Producer = Dido, Jon Brion, Rollo Armstrong
Reviews =
Last album = "Life for Rent"
(2003)
This album = "Safe Trip Home"
(2008)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Safe Trip Home
Type = studio
single 1 = Don't Believe in Love
single 1 date = September 2008 (Radio)

"Safe Trip Home" is the third studio album by Dido. It is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on 17 November, 2008. [http://www.didomusic.com/gb/news_and_diary/news/album_release_date_change/ "Album Release Date Change"] . DidoMusic.com. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2008.] The album features collaborations and production with Jon Brion, her brother, Rollo Armstrong, Brian Eno, Mick Fleetwood, Citizen Cope and Questlove.Aizlewood, John. [http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq3Fhw79 "In The Studio"] . "Q". October 2007.]

On the day the album title was announced, 22 August 2008, the album track, "Look No Further", was released as a free digital download through her official website. [http://www.nme.com/news/dido/39167 "Dido reveals new album details"] . "NME". 22 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.] The lead single from "Safe Trip Home", "Don't Believe in Love", is scheduled to be released as a download on 26 October and on CD format on 27 October in the UK, but was made available on iTunes stores internationally from September 29.Cohen, Jonathan. [http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN2251431320080822 "Dido bringing it all "Home" in November"] . Reuters. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.] The album's cover artwork and track listing was revealed by Dido's official website on September 5, 2008. [ [http://www.didomusic.com/gb/news_and_diary/news/album_cover_and_tracklisting_revealed/ "Album cover and tracklisting revealed"] . DidoMusic.com. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.] The album was originally due to be released on November 3 but was delayed for two weeks due to manufacturing delays. As compensation, Dido's official website uploaded the album track "Grafton Street" (co-produced with Brian Eno) for online streaming on October 3.

A deluxe 2-disc edition of the album is planned, also to be released on iTunes, featuring 3 bonus tracks not included on the standard version of the album. The second disc is also due to include an enhanced version of the 11 minute electronic press kit that was uploaded to Dido's official site, and sent out to the media, to promote the launch of the record. It is also scheduled to include 4 Dido postcards, and be packaged in a deluxe digipak. [ [http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Trip-Home-Deluxe-Dido/dp/B001GJ3VYG/ "Deluxe "Safe Trip Home"] Amazon.com. 5 October 2008]

In the UK, the album launch is being heralded with a special listening party, which fans can win an invitation to through the Nectar loyalty card points scheme when they download the track Look No Further through the Nectar music download site. [ [http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/081002/20081002006400.html?.v=1 "Dido & Nectar Team Up For Launch Event"] Yahoo.com. Retrieved 5 October 2008]

The album cover is a photograph of astronaut Bruce McCandless II during a spacewalk during space shuttle mission STS-41-B.

Track listing

#"Don't Believe in Love" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Jon Brion) – 3:53
#"Quiet Times" (Dido Armstrong) – 3:17
#"Never Want To Say It's Love" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Jon Brion) – 3:35
#"Grafton Street" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Brian Eno) – 5:58
#"It Comes and It Goes" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Jon Brion) – 3:28
#"Look No Further" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Jon Brion) – 3:14
#"Us 2 Little Gods" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Rick Nowels, Daisy Gough) – 4:49
#"The Day Before The Day" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong) – 4:13
#"Let's Do The Things We Normally Do" (Dido Armstrong, Jon Brion) – 4:10
#"Burnin' Love" (featuring Citizen Cope) (Dido Armstrong, Citizen Cope) – 4:12
#"Northern Skies" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong) – 8:57

Bonus tracks

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"For One Day" (Bonus iTunes/CD Deluxe Version)
#"Summer" (Bonus iTunes/CD Deluxe Version)
#"Northern Skies" (Rollo Version) (Dido Armstong, Rollo Armstong) (Bonus iTunes/CD Deluxe Version)
#"The Day Before The Day (5/4)" (Early Mix) (Dido Armstong, Rollo Armstong) (Bonus iTunes Pre-Order Only Version)

References

External links

* [http://www.didomusic.com/ Official website]