Rockferry (album)

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Rockferry
Rockferry cover
Studio album by Duffy
Released Flag of the United Kingdom March 3, 2008
Flag of Australia March 8, 2008
Flag of Europe April 4, 2008
Flag of Brazil May 8, 2008
Flag of the United States May 13, 2008
Recorded 2007–2008
Genre Soul, Pop, Rock
Length 37:50
Label Mercury Records
Producer Bernard Butler, Steve Booker
Professional reviews
Duffy chronology
Rockferry
(2008)
Singles from Rockferry
  1. "Rockferry"
    Released: 3 December 2007
  2. "Mercy"
    Released: 25 February 2008
  3. "Warwick Avenue"
    Released: May 2008

Rockferry is the debut studio album by Welsh singer Duffy, first released on March 3, 2008 by A&M Records. Prior to releasing the album, Duffy appeared twice on Jools Holland's music show, performing the tracks "Mercy," "Warwick Avenue" and her version of "The First Cut Is the Deepest."

The album title Rockferry, according to Duffy,[1] is loosely based on Rock Ferry, a suburb of Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula and approximately 10 miles from the Welsh border and 3 miles from Liverpool.

Contents

[edit] Release and reception

Aside from a largely unenthusiastic review by NME, the album has generally received positive reviews from critics.[2][3][4] The Observer, for example, gave the album a 5 out of 5, describing it as 'a fantastic album of burning blue soul' and drawing comparisons to Amy Winehouse and The Supremes.[5]

On its first day of release in the UK the album sold 60,000 copies, outselling the rest of the top 10 combined and setting it on course to become one of the fastest selling debuts ever.[6] It sold 180,000 copies in the UK alone in its first week, and consequently spent four weeks at the top spot. Despite falling to number 2 in the charts after the release of REM's Accelerate, it again rose to the top a week later. This makes a cumulative total of 5 weeks in the number 1 spot. It is estimated to have sold around 1,068,000 copies worldwide so far.

In France "Rockferry" entered the charts at #4 selling 21,862 copies.[7] The next week, it reached #2 selling 22,259 copies.[8] Rockferry stayed #2 selling 18,187 copies the third week.[9] So far the album sold 110,000 copies in France.

In New Zealand, the album debuted at #2 in the week starting April 14 2008, and the following week knocked Amy Winehouse's multi-platnium album Back To Black off to claim the top spot. "Rockferry" was certified Gold after three weeks on the chart, selling in the excess of 7,500+ copies.

The album has earned a nomination for the 2008 MOJO Awards in the category of Album of The Year. In addition "Mercy" has been nominated for Song of the Year.[10]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Rockferry" (Duffy, Bernard Butler) 4:14
  2. "Warwick Avenue" (Duffy, Jimmy Hogarth, Eg White) 3:46
  3. "Serious" (Duffy, B. Butler) 4:10
  4. "Stepping Stone" (Duffy, Steve Booker) 3:28
  5. "Syrup & Honey" (Duffy, B. Butler) 3:18
  6. "Hanging On Too Long" (Duffy, J. Hogarth, E. White) 3:56
  7. "Mercy" (Duffy/Steve Booker) 3:42
  8. "Delayed Devotion" (Duffy, J. Hogarth, E. White) 2:57
  9. "Scared" (Duffy, J. Hogarth) 3:08
  10. "Distant Dreamer" (Duffy, B. Butler) 5:05

[edit] Bonus Tracks

11. Save It For Your Prayers (US iTunes Bonus Track)
12. Oh Boy (US iTunes Bonus Track)
13. Tomorrow (B-Side to "Mercy")

[edit] Personnel

According to the album liner notes, the contributors were as follows:

  • Aimee Duffy - Vocals (all tracks), Backing Vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10), Glockenspiel (track 10)
  • Bernard Butler - Producer (tracks 1, 3, 5, 10) Guitars (tracks 1, 3, 5, 10), Piano (tracks 1, 10), Keyboards (track 3), Drums (track 10), Percussion (tracks 1, 3), Electric Guitars (tracks 6, 8)
  • Makoto Sakamoto - Drums (tracks 1, 3)
  • David McAlmont - Backing Vocals (tracks 1, 3)
  • Jimmy Hogarth - Acoustic guitars (tracks 2, 6, 8), Electric guitars (tracks 6, 8), Guitars (track 9), Percussion (tracks 2, 6, 8, 9), Hammond organ (track 6), Bass (track 9)
  • Eg White - Acoustic guitars (track 2), Bass (tracks 2, 6, 8) Drums (tracks 2, 6), Piano (track 2, 8), Backing Vocals (track 6)
  • Sam Dixon - Bass (tracks 2, 6, 8, 9)
  • Steve Booker - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards (tracks 4, 7)
  • Martin Slatterly - Live Drums (tracks 6, 8), Drums (track 9), Piano (tracks 6, 8, 9), Wurlitzer (track 6), Rhodes piano (track 9), Hammond organ (track 9)
  • Jim Hunt - Saxophone (track 10)
  • Nichol Thomson - Trombone (track 10)
  • The Wrecking Crew - Strings (except tracks 4, 7)

[edit] Charts

Charts (2008) Peak
position		 Sales Cert.
Australian Albums Chart[11] 12
Austrian Albums Chart[12] 2
Belgian Albums Chart[13] 4
Finnish Albums Chart[14] 2
French Albums Chart[15] 2 110,000 Gold
Denmark Albums Chart[16] 3
European Top 100 Albums 1
German Albums Chart[17] 3 100,000+ Gold
Greek Albums Chart[18] 2 7,500+ Gold
Irish Albums Chart[19] 1
Italian Album Chart[20] 6
Dutch Albums Chart[21] 2
New Zealand Albums Chart[22] 1 7,500+ Gold
Norwegian Albums Chart[23] 2
Portuguese Albums Chart[24] 3
Polish Albums Chart[25] 13
Spanish Albums Chart[26] 2
Swedish Albums Chart[27] 1 20,000 Gold
Swiss Albums Chart[28] 1 15,000 Gold
UK Albums Chart[29] 1 584,849 Platinum
United World Chart[30] 2 1,173,550+

[edit] Singles Chronology

United Kingdom
Canada, USA, Australia and Europe (except United Kingdom)

[edit] Charted songs

The following songs charted on release of the album due to strong download sales.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Uncut Magazine 2008
  2. ^ There's something in the water Boston Globe 13 May, 2008
  3. ^ Retro-soul ingenue Duffy shows plenty of promise on debut album The Canadian Press 12 May, 2008
  4. ^ Duffy's debut album, 'Rockferry,' is reminiscent of the decade's retro sound and girl group singers Los Angeles Times 12 May, 2008
  5. ^ CD: Duffy, Rockferry | Pop | guardian.co.uk Music
  6. ^ Duffy | Welsh songbird | Rocks the album charts | The Sun |HomePage|Showbiz|Bizarre
  7. ^ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-66202.html
  8. ^ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-66219.html
  9. ^ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-66249.html
  10. ^ Duffy leads Mojo awards shortlist BBC News 1 May, 2008
  11. ^ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  12. ^ http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  13. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  14. ^ http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  15. ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  16. ^ http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  17. ^ http://germancharts.com/
  18. ^ http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04.htm
  19. ^ http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp
  20. ^ http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  21. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  22. ^ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  23. ^ http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  24. ^ http://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  25. ^ "OLIS - Oficjalna Lista Sprzedaży". OLIS. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  26. ^ http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  27. ^ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  28. ^ http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Duffy&titel=Rockferry&cat=a
  29. ^ http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/uk/album_charts.html
  30. ^ http://www.mediatraffic.de/
  31. ^ Chart Stats - Duffy - Warwick Avenue
  32. ^ Chart Stats - Duffy - Stepping Stone

[edit] External links

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March 6, 2008		 Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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March 9, 2008 - April 5, 2008		 Succeeded by
Accelerate by REM
Preceded by
Accelerate by REM		 UK Album Chart number-one album(Second Run)
April 13, 2008 - April 19, 2008		 Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Back to Black (Deluxe Edition) by Amy Winehouse		 New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart number-one album
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