- 18 (Moby album)
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18 Studio album by Moby Released May 14, 2002 Recorded 2001–2002 Genre Electronica, downtempo, ambient house, house Length 71:26 Label Mute (STUMM 202), V2, BMG Producer Moby Moby chronology Play: The B Sides
(2000)18
(2002)18 B Sides + DVD
(2003)Singles from 18 - "We Are All Made of Stars"
Released: April 29, 2002 - "Extreme Ways"
Released: August 19, 2002 - "In This World"
Released: November 4, 2002 - "In My Heart"
Released: 2002 - "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)"
Released: March 3, 2003 - "Jam for the Ladies"
Released: July 21, 2003
Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic (61/100)[1] Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [2] Alternative Press [3] Robert Christgau [4] Entertainment Weekly (A-)[5] Pitchfork (2.6/10)[6] Q [7] Rolling Stone [8] Slant Magazine [9] Vibe [10] This table needs to be expanded using prose. See the guideline for more information. 18 is the sixth studio album by American electronica musician Moby released in 2002. The most successful single from the album was "We Are All Made of Stars", which reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.[citation needed] The album features guest appearances by Azure Ray, MC Lyte, Angie Stone, and Sinéad O'Connor. A collection of the album's B-sides and video footage was released a year later on 18 B Sides + DVD.
Critical response to this album was positive to mixed, with many critics feeling it was too much of a retread of his previous releases and lacked inspiration. The album debuted at number 1 in the UK and many other European countries.[citation needed] It also peaked at number 4 in the Billboard 200.[citation needed] 18 earned gold and platinum awards in over 30 countries, and sold more than five million copies worldwide, which was a respectable number for an electronica album, even when its sales figure didn't even reach the half of amounts sold by its predecessor, the blockbuster Play.[citation needed]
Contents
Track listing
No. Title Length 1. "We Are All Made of Stars" 4:32 2. "In This World" (featuring Jennifer Price) 4:02 3. "In My Heart" (featuring The Shining Light Gospel Choir) 4:36 4. "Great Escape" (featuring Azure Ray) 2:09 5. "Signs of Love" 4:25 6. "One of These Mornings" (featuring Dianne McCaulley) 3:12 7. "Another Woman" 3:56 8. "Fireworks" 2:13 9. "Extreme Ways" 3:57 10. "Jam for the Ladies" (featuring MC Lyte & Angie Stone) 3:22 11. "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)" 5:09 12. "18" 4:28 13. "Sleep Alone" 4:45 14. "At Least We Tried" (featuring Freedom Bremner) 4:08 15. "Harbour" (featuring Sinéad O'Connor) 6:27 16. "Look Back In" 2:20 17. "The Rafters" (featuring Shauna and Lorraine Phillips) 3:22 18. "I'm Not Worried at All" (featuring The Shining Light Gospel Choir) 4:11 Songs used in other media
- The song "One Of These Mornings" (in a version including vocals by Patti LaBelle) was used at the start and end of the Torchwood episode "To the Last Man," as well as in a few episodes of Without a Trace and the film Miami Vice.
- The song "Extreme Ways" was used at the end of every Bourne movie.
- The song "In This World" was used at the end of the HBO movie Sugar.
- The song "We Are All Made of Stars" was used in the video game NHL Hitz 20-03
- The song "In My Heart" was used in the movie The Pursuit of Happyness.
- The song "Harbour" was used in the movie Blind Dating
- The song "Great Escape" was used in an episode of the Showtime series The L Word.
- The song "18" was used in the documentary Earthlings.
- The song "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)" was used in the 2003 film Anything Else.
References
- ^ "18 - Moby". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/18. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "18 - Moby". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/18-r584629. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Alternative Press (May 2002): 77.
- ^ Robert Christgau. "Moby". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Moby. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ David Browne (13 May 2002). "18 (2002)". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,236960,00.html. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ Pecoraro, David M. (19 May 2002). "Moby: 18". Pitchfork. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5348-18/. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Q (May 2002): 105.
- ^ Rolling Stone (23 May 2002): 77–78.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (24 April 2002). "Moby: 18". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/moby-18/132. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Vibe (June 2002): 147–148.
External links
- 18 at MusicBrainz
Preceded by
The Last Broadcast by DovesUK number one album
May 25–31, 2002Succeeded by
Destination by Ronan KeatingPreceded by
Laundry Service by ShakiraAustralian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
May 20–26, 2002Succeeded by
The Eminem Show by EminemCategories:- Moby albums
- 2002 albums
- Mute Records albums
- Albums produced by Moby
- "We Are All Made of Stars"
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