Ninedays
| Ninedays | |
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| Origin | Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock Power pop |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Sony Music |
| Website | www.ninedaysmusic.com |
| Members | John Hampson (vocals, guitar) Brian Desveaux (vocals, guitar) Jeremy Dean (keyboards) Nick Dimichino (bass guitar, backing vocals) Vincent Tattanelli (drums, percussion) |
Ninedays is an American alternative rock band from Long Island, New York. It was formed in 1994 by John Hampson and Brian Desveaux, and released three independent albums in the 1990s before their mainstream debut album, The Madding Crowd, released in 2000. The band scored a hit in the United States from the album The Madding Crowd, with the single "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)", which reached number one.
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History [edit]
A second mainstream album, So Happily Unsatisfied, was scheduled for release in 2003. However, due to complications with their record label, Sony, the album was never actually released as the band was no longer in possession of the rights of the songs. In 2006, Ninedays' official website updated with a statement that the album would finally see an actual release, but no other specifics were given.
After the split with Sony, the band released another album under their own record label. The album, titled Flying The Corporate Jet, can be purchased at the bands' website. There have also been a number of other Ninedays albums that are available for free and legal download from [1].
Although the band is for the most part still together and occasionally performs shows, both vocal artists, John Hampson and Brian Desveaux, have pursued solo careers and their music is available for purchase from their websites, [2] and [3] respectively.
In mid-August 2006, Ninedays reunited and went back to the studio to record.[1] Slow Motion Life (Part One), a new EP with 6 songs, was released on January 19, 2007, and is available from their website or iTunes. New album is to be announced for release. Ninedays performed a charity show for Wantagh S.O.S (Save Our Students), a group to help Wantagh students get sports back after the budget was voted down.
After several months of their website being down, the website, and the band, was relaunched in January 2013. John Hampson discussed the relaunch as well as the long period of inactivity on the website with promises of a new album in 2013. Along with the relaunch, the band made available on their website some free songs, including Slow Motion Life (Part Two) as a collection of demos. Some live shows were also made available on the site, one for free and others for a small cost. The free songs were available to anyone who provided an email address to sign up for the band's mailing list.
Members [edit]
Hampson is currently working on a follow-up full-length solo album. The album has been promised for the past three years, with the release date being pushed back repeatedly due to Hampson's busy schedule juggling school, family, and music. However, Hampson does have copies of this album on hand at concerts, so the release date is approaching. Hampson continues to do live shows (both solo and with Nine Days) and post on the Nine Days message board through his website. A few demos of the upcoming album are on the internet for legal download, along with unreleased music by Ninedays and Brian Desveaux, bandmate of Nine Days. Brian Desveaux is writing, recording and performing for himself and other artists in Nashville, Tennessee. Hampson works as an English teacher with his wife, who is an Italian teacher, both at Wantagh High School[2] and Wantagh Middle School, on Long Island, NY. Hampson has two sons, Luke and Brody.
Discography [edit]
Studio albums [edit]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| Something to Listen To |
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| Monday Songs |
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| Three |
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| The Madding Crowd | 67 |
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| So Happily Unsatisfied |
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| Flying the Corporate Jet |
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Extended Plays [edit]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| US | |||
| Slow Motion Life (Part One) |
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| Slow Motion Life (Part Two) |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles [edit]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| US | AUS | CAN | NED | NZ | UK [3] |
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| 2000 | "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" | 6 | 31 | 3 | 75 | 7 | 89 | A Maddling Crowd | ||||||
| "If I Am" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2002 | "Good Friend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | So Happily Unsatisfied | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Music videos [edit]
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2000 | "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" | Liz Friedlander |
| "If I Am" | Ulf |
References [edit]
- ^ "Ninedays Message Board". NineDaysMore.com. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ^ Wantagh High School | Hampson, John and Wantagh High School | Hampson, Teresa
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
