The Garden (Zero 7 album)

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The Garden
The Garden Front Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released22 May 2006
Genre
Length51:42
Label Atlantic
Producer
  • Henry Binns
  • Sam Hardaker
Zero 7 chronology
When It Falls
(2004)
The Garden
(2006)
Yeah Ghost
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 3.2/10 [8]
PopMatters 8/10 [9]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

The Garden is Zero 7's third studio album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 22 May 2006, and in the United States on 6 June 2006.

Contents

The album features vocal performances by José González, Sia, and Henry Binns. [11] It sees Zero 7 take a new, more upbeat musical direction, while still essentially maintaining their original sound. [2]

The artwork for the album is by Gideon London and the CD was named after his collage. [12] The Album was Nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award in the category 'Best Electronic/Dance Album'. [13]

Track listing

No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Futures"José González3:51
2."Throw It All Away"Sia5:22
3."Seeing Things" 5:11
4."The Pageant of the Bizarre"Sia and Henry Binns4:23
5."You're My Flame"Sia3:17
6."Left Behind"José González1:17
7."Today"José González4:05
8."This Fine Social Scene"Sia4:29
9."Your Place"Henry Binns6:03
10."If I Can't Have You"Sia3:24
11."Crosses"José González6:41
12."Waiting to Die"Sia3:39
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Dreaming"3:24
14."Inaminute"4:58
15."Futures" (Acoustic version)2:37
US/UK digital release bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Futures" (acoustic version)2:43
14."Throw It All Away" (Tribute to Dilla remix by Demus)4:04
Notes

Singles

"Futures" (13 March 2006)
"Throw It All Away" (15 May 2006)
"You're My Flame" (24 July 2006)

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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