The Madding Crowd
2000 studio album by Nine Days
The Madding Crowd is the debut major-label album by the American rock band Nine Days, released on May 16, 2000, by Epic Records. It spawned the major hit "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" and another single, "If I Am". It peaked at number 67 on the US Billboard 200.
01Reception
Critical reception
AllMusic rated the album 4.5 out of five stars, with William Ruhlmann calling it "an album's worth of songs about personal relationships that are often rocky, but always involved and involving." For MTV, Alexandra Flood praised the album as "clean, frill-less, fruitful rock". People named The Madding Crowd "Album of the Week" for August 28, 2000, with Steve Dougherty praising Hampson and Desveaux as "highly talented" and the songs for containing "a literate muse".
Commercial performance
"The Madding Crowd" debuted at number 87 on the US Billboard 200, on June 3, 2000. It peaked at no. 67 on July 22, 2000. The album was certified Gold in the United States with 500,000 album copies sold.
02Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So Far Away" |
| 3:56 |
| 2. | "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" | Hampson | 3:09 |
| 3. | "If I Am" | Hampson | 4:18 |
| 4. | "End Up Alone" |
| 3:57 |
| 5. | "Sometimes" | Desveaux | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Bob Dylan" |
| 4:35 |
| 7. | "257 Weeks" | Hampson | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Bitter" | Desveaux | 6:21 |
| 9. | "Back to Me" | Desveaux | 4:00 |
| 10. | "Crazy" |
| 4:14 |
| 11. | "Revolve" | Hampson | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Wanna Be" | Desveaux | 6:03 |
| Total length: | 53:45 | ||
03Personnel
04Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 67 |
05Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000 |
Sources and credits
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