An Airplane Carried Me to Bed

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An Airplane Carried Me to Bed
Sky Sailing- An Airplane Carried Me to Bed.jpg
Studio album by
Sky Sailing
ReleasedJuly 13, 2010
Recorded2007
Genre
Length38:35
Label Universal Republic
Producer Adam Young
Singles from An Airplane Carried Me to Bed
  1. "Brielle"
    Released: July 13, 2010
  2. "A Little Opera Goes a Long Way"
    Released: July 2010
  3. "Flowers of the Field"
    Released: July 27, 2010

An Airplane Carried Me to Bed is the first and only album by Sky Sailing, a project by Adam Young. The album comprises some of his early recordings from before he started Owl City. It was released digitally on July 13, 2010, [2] before it was released physically on July 27, 2010 via Universal Republic. [3]

Contents

Background

Following the breakout success of Ocean Eyes in 2009, Adam Young announced that he would be re-launching his previous side project Sky Sailing. [4] Young explained the record stating,

"These recordings are a step into the past, the documented account of a shy boy from Minnesota with more hopes and dreams than he knew what to do with. I am so very excited to share it with you." [4]

The album was recorded in the summer of 2007 according to Young. [5]

Release

Upon his return to Sky Sailing, Young uploaded two tracks on MySpace, "Brielle" and "I Live Alone". [6] "Brielle" was later released as the lead single from the album on July 13, 2010. [7] An accompanying music video for the song premiered on July 28, 2010 via VEVO. [8] "A Little Opera Goes a Long Way" was released as the second single in 2010. [9] "Tennis Elbow" was released on July 22, 2010 for a free download on his newsletter. [10] "Flowers of the Field" was released as the third and final single on July 27, 2010. [11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Billboard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Entertainment Weekly B [13]
HM Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [15]
Newsday B [1]
New York Post Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]

An Airplane Carried Me to Bed was generally well received by music critics. Scott Fryberger of Jesus Freak Hideout gave a positive review stating, "Young handles his lyrics so well, with some of the best lyricism you could find in pop music." He praised songs such as "A Little Opera Goes A Long Way", "Captains of the Sky", and "Brielle". He also compared the acoustic sound to indie rock band Death Cab For Cutie. [15] However, he was critical of the melodies remarking, "as good as they are, almost feel copy-and-pasted." [15] Billboard magazine stated, "Straying from the electronic-laced whimsical themes of Owl City, Young takes a more simple, honest approach to song-writing with Sky Sailing, resulting in a more lyrically grounded effort." Billboard called the song, "Tennis Elbow", as the "catchy standout track" and also called the album, "Young's more vulnerable side." [12] Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly remarked, "On An Airplane Carried Me to Bed he uses more acoustic guitar than keyboard, but the wide-eyed sentiment of these dreamy lost-love songs is tweenpleasingly familiar." [13] Glenn Gamboa of Newsday called the album "a more conventional indie-pop album." [1]

Heather Phares of AllMusic gave a mixed review of the album stating, "Young's basic approach remains the same not just from project to project, but from song to song." She also added, "There aren't many peaks and valleys here, although 'Tennis Elbow' shows hints of Owl City, 'Take Me Somewhere Nice' blossoms from playful electric pianos to accordions on its choruses, and 'A Little Opera Goes a Long Way' shows off Young's guitar solo skills." [3] Katie Toms of The Guardian stated, "'Brielle' is pretty, but essentially this is an album of excess material for the (admittedly legion) committed fans." [18] Dan Aquilante of the New York Post stated, "The melodies are gentle, often veering toward lullabies... It should please Owl City fans even if the arrangements are simpler because it still carries Young's gift at pulling heartstrings." He praised the songs "Brielle" and "A Little Opera Goes a Long Way" calling them the standout tracks. [16] P.F. Wilson of Cincinnati CityBeat stated there are "enough gems here to make it worthwhile." [19]

An Airplane Carried Me to Bed debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200 and was one of the most-downloaded new albums on the week it was released. [20] [21] The album sold upwards to 15,000 copies in the US in its first week. [2] To date, the album has sold 26,000 copies. [22]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Adam Young

No.TitleLength
1."Captains of the Sky"2:44
2."Brielle"4:06
3."Steady as She Goes"2:37
4."Explorers"4:10
5."A Little Opera Goes a Long Way"3:49
6."Tennis Elbow"3:45
7."Blue and Red"3:40
8."Alaska"2:37
9."I Live Alone"4:05
10."Take Me Somewhere Nice"2:48
11."Sailboats"4:19
Total length:38:35
iTunes pre-order bonus track/(later) single
No.TitleLength
12."Flowers of the Field"3:55

"Sailboats", was first released under another project 'Seagull Orchestra' but was re-recorded and changed somewhat for release under Sky Sailing. The title of the album was also taken from this track, the lyrics for which can be heard at the start of one of the verses in the song.

Personnel

Sky Sailing

Additional musicians and production

Charts

Chart performance for An Airplane Carried Me to Bed
Chart (2010)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [23] 138
South Korean Albums (Circle) [24] 84
US Billboard 200 [20] 30
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [25] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [26] 11

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