Volume 3 (She & Him album)
| Volume 3 | ||||
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| Studio album by She & Him | ||||
| Released | May 7, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, alternative country | |||
| Length | 42:34 | |||
| Label |
Merge (US) Double Six (UK) | |||
| Producer | M. Ward | |||
| She & Him chronology | ||||
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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.
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| Consequence of Sound |  [6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10[7] |
| Sputnikmusic | 2.4/5[8] |
| Under The Gun Review | 6/10[9] |
Reception
Volume 3 holds a 67 out of 100 on Metacritic, a review aggregator, indicating generally favorable reviews (based on 29 reviews).[4] Gregory Heaney of Allmusic praised She and Him's "sunny, lovestruck sounds."[5] Magnet Magazine stated that the album is "instantly likeable,"[10] 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
Volume 3 debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 26,000 copies in the United States.[11]
Track listing
All tracks written by Zooey Deschanel, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
- Horn Section on "Together" and "Snow Queen"
- Art Baron – trombone
- C. J. Camerieri – trumpet
- Doug Wieselman – saxophone
- Horns arranged by M. Ward
Charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 101 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] | 18 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] | 94 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 37 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 63 |
| US Billboard 200[17] | 15 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[18] | 3 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard)[19] | 1 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] | 2 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] | 3 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[22] | 1 |
References
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "Volume 3 - She & Him". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- 1 2 Heaney, Gregory (May 7, 2013). "She & Him: Volume 3". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 K., Rudy (May 8, 2013). "Album Review - She & Him: Volume 3". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ↑ "REVIEW: She & Him-'Volume 3'". Under the Gun Review. May 14, 2013.
- ↑ Magnet Magazine. 98: 58. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Caufield, Keith. "Chart Moves: Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines Makes Solo Debut, She & Him Bows on Cassette". BillboardBiz. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – She & Him – Volume 3" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ↑ "She & Him – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for She & Him.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – She & Him – Volume 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – She & Him – Volume 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ↑ "She & Him". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "She & Him – Chart history" Billboard 200 for She & Him.
- ↑ "She & Him – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for She & Him.
- ↑ "She & Him – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for She & Him.
- ↑ "She & Him – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for She & Him.
- ↑ "She & Him – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for She & Him.
- ↑ "She & Him – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for She & Him.