- Volume One (She & Him album)
Infobox Album
Name = Volume One
Type =Album
Artist =She & Him
Released = March 18, 2008
Recorded = Fall 2006 and Winter 2007
Genre =Indie pop ,Folk
Length = 36:27
Label =Merge Records
Producer =M. Ward
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w9fqxzwjld0e link]
*The A.V. Club (Favorable) [http://www.avclub.com/content/music/she_him link]
*"Being There Magazine" Rating|4|5 [http://www.beingtheremag.com/reviewalbum.php?id=668 link]
*"Crawdaddy! " (favorable) [http://www.qromag.com/alphacontent/reviews/album_reviews/view/she_%26_him_:_volume_one/ link]
*NME rating-10|7
*QRO Magazine (7.3/10) [http://www.qromag.com/reviews/album_reviews/she_%26_him_:_volume_one/ link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.4/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/49188-volume-one link]
*Rolling Stone Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/18932904/review/19059653/volume_1 link]
*Slant Magazine Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1316 link]
* TMM rating-10|7 [http://www.themusicmagazine.co.uk/reviews/albums/she-him-volume-one link]
*Trax Magazine Rating|4|5
Last album =
This album = "Volume One" (2008)
Next album ="Volume One" is the first album by
She & Him , a collaboration betweenM. Ward and actressZooey Deschanel . It was released byMerge Records on March 18, 2008.The album debuted at #81 on the Billboard Charts in its first week, and climbed to #71 in its second week [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3093256&cdi=9723396&cid=04%2F12%2F2008] . It has received a strong response from critics, receiving a score of 76/100 on the site
MetaCritic , indicating overall positive reviews.There is a music video for "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here". However, the video contains violent imagery with animated "blood" throughout.
Track listing
All songs written by Zooey Deschanel, except where noted.
#"Sentimental Heart" - 2:36
#"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? " - 2:31
#"This Is Not a Test" - 3:31
#"Change Is Hard" - 3:03
#"I Thought I Saw Your Face Today" - 2:50
#"Take It Back" - 2:37
#"I Was Made for You" - 2:31
#"You Really Got a Hold on Me" (Smokey Robinson ) - 3:59
#"Black Hole" - 2:12
#"Got Me" - 2:46
#"I Should Have Known Better " (Lennon/McCartney ) - 3:39
#"Sweet Darlin'" (Deschanel,Jason Schwartzman )- 2:41
#"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot " (trad.) - 1:37Personnel
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Zooey Deschanel - Vocals, Piano, Percussion, Xylophone.
*M. Ward - Keys, Guitar, Slide-Guitar, Vocals, String Arrangement.
*Tom Hagerman - Strings.
*Mike Coykendall - Engineering, Percussion, Bass, Guitar, Mouth Bass.
*Mike Mogis - Engineering, Mixing, Percussion, Steel Guitar.
*Rachel Blumberg - Percussion.
*Peter Broderick - Strings.
*Adam Selzer - Mixing, Engineering, Percussion.
*Paul Brainerd - Steel.
*Doug Van Sloun - Mastering.
*Maggie Fost - Design.Album
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