Volume 3 is the fourth studio album by She & Him, a collaboration between M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel. It was released by Merge Records on May 7, 2013 (US) and on May 13, 2013 by Double Six Records (UK).[1] On the album, there are eleven songs written by Deschanel and three cover songs.[2]
On March 7, 2013 the song "Never Wanted Your Love" was released as a single.[3] On April 10, 2013, the song "I Could've Been Your Girl" was released for streaming via Soundcloud.
Reception [edit]
Volume 3 holds a 68 out of 100 on Metacritic, a review aggregator, indicating generally favorable reviews (based on 26 reviews).[4] Gregory Heaney of Allmusic praised She and Him's "sunny, lovestruck sounds."[5] Magnet Magazine stated that the album is "instantly likeable,"[9] and Dale Eisinger of Consequence of Sound commented that the album contains many "effortless and fully realized songs."[6] However, while Rudy K. of Sputnikmusic praised, "the simplicity of the songs and the everyday romance they conjure," he also noted that at times the album "feels rote, a meticulous tastefulness that is pretty and nostalgic, yet largely uninteresting."[8]
Commercial performance [edit]
Volume 3 debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 26,000 copies in the United States.[10]
Track listing [edit]
All songs written and composed by Zooey Deschanel, except where noted.
|
| 1. |
"I've Got Your Number, Son" |
3:07 |
| 2. |
"Never Wanted Your Love" |
3:13 |
| 3. |
"Baby" (George Morton, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) |
3:15 |
| 4. |
"I Could've Been Your Girl" |
3:11 |
| 5. |
"Turn to White" |
4:22 |
| 6. |
"Somebody Sweet to Talk To" |
3:02 |
| 7. |
"Something's Haunting You" |
2:52 |
| 8. |
"Together" |
4:06 |
| 9. |
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (Harry Noble) |
2:44 |
| 10. |
"Snow Queen" |
2:32 |
| 11. |
"Sunday Girl" (Chris Stein) |
3:04 |
| 12. |
"London" |
2:28 |
| 13. |
"Shadow of Love" |
2:42 |
| 14. |
"Reprise (I Could've Been Your Girl)" |
1:49 |
Personnel [edit]
- She & Him
- Zooey Deschanel – lead and harmony vocals, percussion (1, 2, 6, 8), keyboards (1, 4, 8), piano (6, 12, 13), tambourine (3), vibraphone (7), taropatch ukulele (5)
- M. Ward – guitars, backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 13), lead vocals (3), piano (1, 3), organ (4, 11), percussion (2)
- Additional musicians
- Scott McPherson – drums
- Joey Spampinato, Tyler Tornfelt, Mike Watt, Pierre de Reeder – bass
- Tom Hagerman – violin
- Amanda Lawrence – viola
- Tilly and the Wall – gang vocals
- Art Baron – trombone
- C. J. Camerieri – trumpet
- Doug Wieselman – saxophone
Charts [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Lipshultz, Jason (2013-01-29). "She & Him Announces Volume 3 Album, Summer Tour". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ^ Kane, Tyler (2013-01-29). "She & Him Announce Volume 3, Tour Dates". www.pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ^ Sharp, Stephanie (2013-03-07). "She & Him Release New Single, "Never Wanted Your Love"". www.pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ a b "Volume 3 - She & Him". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b Heaney, Gregory (May 7, 2013). "She & Him: Volume 3". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b Eisinger, Dale W. (May 13, 2013). "Album Review: She and Him – Volume 3". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (May 10, 2013). "She & Him: Volume 3". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b K., Rudy (May 8, 2013). "Album Review - She & Him: Volume 3". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ Magnet Magazine 98: 58.
- ^ Caufield, Keith. "Chart Moves: Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines Makes Solo Debut, She & Him Bows on Cassette". BillboardBiz. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 5/17/2013.
- ^ "She & Him Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for She & Him. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "She & Him – Volume 3" (In Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
External links [edit]
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