Sigh No More (Mumford & Sons album)

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Sigh No More is the debut studio album by London-based folk-rock quartet Mumford & Sons. It was released on October 5, 2009 in the UK, and on February 16, 2010 in the United States and Canada. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at #11 on 11 October and has so far peaked at #3 on 10 October 2010, precisely a year after it first entered the chart. The album also reached #1 in Australia, after spending 17 weeks previously in the charts, and has been certified double platinum there. On the 5th March 2010 the album certified Platinum in the UK. In mid-2010, it was rated the year-to-date's 8th best record on NPR's All Songs Considered. On 20 July 2010, it was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, awarded annually for the best album in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The award was given to The xx's self-titled album.

Singles

• "Little Lion Man" was released on 28 September 2009 as the first single from the album. The single has managed to reach number 21 in the UK Singles Chart, number 3 in the Australian Singles Chart and #1 in Triple J's Hottest 100 (Australia) of 2009.

• "Winter Winds" was released on 7 December 2009 as the second single from the album. The single has managed to reach number 44 in the UK Singles Chart.

• "The Cave" was released on 1 March 2010 as the third single from the album. The single reached number 31 in the UK Singles Chart, number 10 in the Irish Singles Chart and number 17 in the ARIA Chart. It was released as the second American single on October 25th 2010.

• "Roll Away Your Stone" was released on 6 June 2010 as the fourth single from the album. The single failed to crack the Top 100 and peaked at number 141.

• "White Blank Page" will be the next single from the album. It was playlisted on BBC Radio 1 in September 2010. Radio 1 Playlist

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sigh No More"	3:27
2.	"The Cave"	3:37
3.	"Winter Winds"	3:39
4.	"Roll Away Your Stone"	4:23
5.	"White Blank Page"	4:14
6.	"I Gave You All"	4:20
7.	"Little Lion Man"	4:06
8.	"Timshel"	2:53
9.	"Thistle & Weeds"	4:49
10.	"Awake My Soul"	4:15
11.	"Dust Bowl Dance"	4:43
12.	"After the Storm"	4:07

Release history

Date	Country	Label
October 5, 2009 (2009-10-05)	United Kingdom	Island Records
February 16, 2010 (2010-02-16)	Canada	Glassnote Records
	United States

Charts, certifications and procession

Charts (2009/2010)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	1
Austrian Albums Chart	44
Belgium Albums Chart	3
Canadian Albums Chart	19
Dutch Album Chart	3
European Top 100 Albums	8
German Album Chart	29
Irish Albums Chart	1
Swedish Albums Chart	28
UK Albums Chart	3
U.S. Billboard 200	16
U.S. Billboard Folk Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums	3
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums	4
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums	2

Certifications

Country	Certification (sales thresholds)
Australia	3× Platinum
Canada	Gold
NZ	Gold
United Kingdom	2×Platinum
US	Gold

Personnel

• Marcus Mumford - vocals, guitar, drums, mandolin
• Winston Marshall (Country Winston) - vocals, banjo, dobro
• Ben Lovett - vocals, keyboards, organ
• Ted Dwane - vocals, double bass
• Nick Etwell - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Pete Beachill - trombone
• Nell Catchpole - violin, viola
• Christopher Allan - cello
• Markus Dravs - production, "a nail and a piano string"
• Tom Hobden - original string parts on track 5
• François Chevallier - engineering
• Samuel Navel - assistant engineering
• Ruadhri Cushnan - mixing
• Bob Ludwig - mastering

External links

• Official website