Volume One (She & Him album)

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Volume One
She & Him - Volume One.jpg
Studio album by
She & Him
ReleasedMarch 18, 2008 (2008-03-18)
RecordedDecember 2006, February–March 2007
Genre Indie pop, alternative country
Length36:27
Label Merge, Double Six
Producer M. Ward
She & Him chronology
Volume One
(2008)		 Volume Two
(2010)

Volume One is the first album by She & Him, a collaboration between M. Ward and singer/songwriter and actress Zooey Deschanel. It was released by Merge Records on March 18, 2008.

Contents

The album debuted at No. 81 on the Billboard charts in its first week, and climbed to No. 71 in its second week. [1] It has received a strong response from critics, receiving a score of 76/100 on Metacritic, indicating overall positive reviews. It was also voted the No. 1 Album of 2008 by Paste . [2] It came 30th in the 2008 Pazz and Jop poll. [3] Volume One has sold over 300,000 copies to date in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The song "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" was No. 64 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008 [4] and two different music videos of it were produced. The first video featured Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward in a semi-animated enactment released in 2008. [5] The second video, released in 2009, was a collaboration of talent from the film (500) Days of Summer , including co-stars Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt with director Marc Webb, choreographer Michael Rooney, and producer Mason Novick. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The A.V. Club A− [9]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [10]
NME 7/10
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Silent Sound WavesStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [15]

Volume One received positive reviews, and landed on the Village Voice 's 'Pazz and Jop' poll as one of the year’s best albums and was named the best record of 2008 by Paste magazine. Patrick Caldwell of the Austin American Statesman wrote "The album gently rambled through 13 tracks of sun-dappled pop, with a gentle Orbisonian charm and sweet, wistful vocals from Deschanel." [16]

Accolades

Accolades for Volume One
PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Paste USSigns of Life 2008: Best Music [17] 20081 [2]
WERS BostonUS50 Best Albums of the Year20085 [18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zooey Deschanel, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Sentimental Heart"2:36
2."Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?"2:31
3."This Is Not a Test"3:31
4."Change Is Hard"3:03
5."I Thought I Saw Your Face Today"2:50
6."Take It Back"2:37
7."I Was Made for You"2:31
8."You Really Got a Hold on Me" (William Robinson, Jr.)3:59
9."Black Hole"2:12
10."Got Me"2:46
11."I Should Have Known Better" (Lennon–McCartney)3:39
12."Sweet Darlin'" (Z. Deschanel/J. Schwartzman)2:41
13."Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional)1:37

Singles

Personnel

Performance

She and Him

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Volume One
Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [19] 71
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [20] 18
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [21] 8
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [22] 4

References

  1. ↑ The Billboard 200, Billboard, 12-04-2008. Retrieved 16-06-2009.
  2. 1 2 Cervantes, Carlo. "She & Him: Volume One :: Music :: Features :: Paste". Paste . Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ "New York Pazz and Jop Albums". The Village Voice . Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ "The 100 Best Songs of 2008" Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  5. ↑ "She & Him: Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? (Video)". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  6. ↑ Breznican, Anthony (August 5, 2009). "Zooey and Joe are out to steal hearts with a music video". USA Today . Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Volume One by She & Him". Metacritic . Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Volume One Review". AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  9. ↑ Rizov, Vadim (March 17, 2008). "She & Him: Volume One". The A.V. Club . Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  10. ↑ Dean, Will (July 24, 2008). "She & Him – Volume One". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  11. ↑ Currin, Grayson (March 10, 2008). "She & Him: Volume One". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on March 10, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  13. ↑ "She & Him - Volume One (Review)". Silent Sound Waves. January 8, 2009. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  14. ↑ Newlin, Jimmy (March 16, 2008). "She & Him Volume One". Slant Magazine . Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  15. ↑ Young, Jon. "She & Him, 'Volume One' (Merge)". Spin . Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  16. ↑ Caldwell, Patrick (March 16, 2010). "Austin TX music: Music listings, bands, music news, reviews, SXSW and ACL". Austin360.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  17. ↑ Edwards, Aaron. "Signs of Life 2008: Best Music :: Music :: Features :: Paste". Paste . Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  18. ↑ WERS.org
  19. ↑ "She & Him Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  20. ↑ "She & Him Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  21. ↑ "She & Him Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  22. ↑ "She & Him Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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