Everybody (Ingrid Michaelson album)

Everybody
Studio album by Ingrid Michaelson
Released	August 25, 2009
Genre	Indie pop
Length	43:22
Label	Cabin 24
Producer	Dan Romer and Ingrid Michaelson
Ingrid Michaelson chronology
Be OK (2008) Everybody (2009) Human Again (2012)
Singles from Everybody
"Maybe" Released: July 14, 2009

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
American Music Channel	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	(B) [4]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)	[5]

Everybody is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. The album was released on August 25, 2009, on Cabin 24 Records. ^[6] The first single from the album, "Maybe", was released on July 14, 2009.

Background

Originally, Michaelson wanted her album to sound close to "Once Was Love." Michaelson has stated that Everybody is "completely autobiographical, snapshots of my life." ^[7] The main theme of the album, as stated by Michaelson, is "everybody wants to be loved."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ingrid Michaelson.

1. "Soldier" – 3:37
2. "Everybody" – 3:29
3. "Are We There Yet?" – 3:51
4. "Sort Of" – 3:21
5. "Incredible Love" – 3:53
6. "The Chain" – 2:59
7. "Mountain and the Sea" – 3:33
8. "Men of Snow" – 4:33
9. "So Long" – 3:13
10. "Once Was Love" – 3:35
11. "Locked Up" – 3:56
12. "Maybe" – 3:13

CD bonus tracks

1. "This is For"
2. "Turn to Stone"

Personnel

• Luke Cissell – violin
• Jay Dawson - bagpipes
• Seth Faulk – congas
• Mick Irwin – trumpet
• Elliot Jacobson – clacker, drums, bass drum, shaker, tambourine
• Ben Kalb – cello
• Chris Kuffner – bass guitar, double bass, electric guitar, mandolin
• Geoff Lewil – handclapping
• Todd Low – viola
• Saul Simon MacWilliams – handclapping
• Oliver Manchon – violin
• Ingrid Michaelson – Fender Rhodes, acoustic guitar, organ, piano, ukulele, lead vocals, background vocals
• Bess Rogers – electric guitar
• Dan Romer – accordion, bass guitar, Chamberlin, drums, Fender Rhodes, glockenspiel, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, handclapping, keyboards, mellotron, organ, percussion, piano, programming, tambourine, ukeke, ukulele
• Hiroko Taguchi – violin
• Brandon Walters – electric guitar

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [8]	18

References

1. "Everybody by Ingrid Michaelson". Metacritic .
2. Leahey, Andrew. "allmusic ((( Everybody > Review )))". Allmusic . Retrieved August 25, 2009.
3. Ramey, Emily. "American Music Channel review". American Music Channel. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
4. "Everybody - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly .
5. Christgau, Robert (2009-12-01). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music .
6. INGRID MICHAELSON Announces EVERYBODY Release Date Archived 2009-09-01 at the Wayback Machine . June 26, 2009.
7. "Ingrid Michaelson EverybodyY LP (White Vinyl)-Elusive Disc". www.elusivedisc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
8. "Ingrid Michaelson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2023.