Sigh No More (Mumford & Sons album)

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Sigh No More
Mumfordsonssighnomore.jpg
Studio album by
Released2 October 2009
Recorded2008–2009
StudioEastcote Studios, London, UK
Length48:33
Label Island, Glassnote
Producer Markus Dravs
Mumford & Sons chronology
Love Your Ground
(2008)
Sigh No More
(2009)
Babel
(2012)
Singles from Sigh No More
  1. "Little Lion Man"
    Released: 11 August 2009
  2. "Winter Winds"
    Released: 6 December 2009
  3. "The Cave"
    Released: 26 February 2010
  4. "Roll Away Your Stone"
    Released: 3 June 2010

Sigh No More is the debut studio album by British folk rock band Mumford & Sons. It was released on 2 October 2009 in the UK, and on 16 February 2010 in the United States and Canada. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 11 and peaked at No. 2 on 20 February 2011, in its 72nd week on the chart and following its Album of the Year win at the Brit Awards. In early 2011, the album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in the US.

Contents

In mid-2010, it was rated the year-to-date's 8th best record on NPR's All Songs Considered. [1] On 20 July 2010, it was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, awarded annually for the best album in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [2] On 6 December 2010, a deluxe edition was released. This included the original album, a live CD of the concert from the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, and a DVD containing parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Gentlemen of the Road documentaries. On 15 February 2011, the album was awarded the Best British Album at the BRIT Awards. [3] In the United States, it was the 3rd most digitally downloaded album of 2011, selling 761,000 copies. [4]

Singles

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.1/10 [6]
Metacritic 68/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Clash 8/10 [9]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
NME 7/10 [12]
Pitchfork 2.1/10 [13]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Spin 8/10 [16]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]

On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 68 out of 100, indicating "generally favourable reviews". [7]

Commercial performance

Sigh No More was a slow burner, reaching number one on the Irish Albums Chart [18] and number two on the UK Albums Chart six months and sixteen months, respectively, after its release.

The album sold over a million copies in the United Kingdom and over three million in the US. [19] In the US, the album sold 626,000 copies in 2010 and 1,282,000 in 2011. [20] [21] As of May 2015, it has sold over 3.2 million copies in the US. [22] It was the second debut album (after The Fame by Lady Gaga) to sell 1 million digital copies with 1,656,000 million copies sold. [23]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mumford & Sons.

No.TitleLength
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"4:03
Limited Deluxe Edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Hold on to What You Believe"4:06
Limited Deluxe Edition bonus disc (Live at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire)
No.TitleLength
1."Sigh No More"4:11
2."Winter Winds"3:48
3."Roll Away Your Stone"4:26
4."White Blank Page"4:13
5."I Gave You All"4:17
6."Awake My Soul"4:38
7."Little Lion Man"4:16
8."Thistle & Weeds"5:39
9."Timshel"3:22
10."The Cave"4:00
11."Dust Bowl Dance"5:31
12."Feel the Tide"3:41

Personnel

Release history

DateCountryLabelAlbum version
2 October 2009 [24] United Kingdom Island Records Standard
6 December 2010Limited Deluxe
16 February 2010 Canada Glassnote Records Standard
United States
24 October 2011United States Glassnote Records Limited Deluxe

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [68] 4× Platinum280,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [69] Platinum20,000*
Belgium (BEA) [70] Platinum30,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [71] 2× Platinum160,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [72] Platinum20,000
Germany (BVMI) [73] 3× Gold300,000
Italy (FIMI) [74] Gold25,000
Netherlands (NVPI) [75] Gold25,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [76] 2× Platinum30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [77] 6× Platinum1,742,406 [78]
United States (RIAA) [79] 3× Platinum3,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [80] 2× Platinum2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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