Duncan Sheik (album)
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'''''Duncan Sheik''''' is the |
'''''Duncan Sheik''''' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter [[Duncan Sheik]]. It was released on May 20, 1996, on [[Atlantic Records]]. Three singles were released from the album: "[[Barely Breathing]]", "[[She Runs Away]]" and "[[Reasons for Living]]". The album was [[RIAA certification|certified Gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) on August 27, 1997, denoting sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. |
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==Recording== |
==Recording== |
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Kelly McCartney of [[AllMusic]] said the album is more than just the single "Barely Breathing", praising Sheik's songwriting for being "richly melodic and thoughtful" and Hine's production for giving the stories life throughout the track listing and multiple emotions that can be interpreted by the listeners, concluding that there is "something for everybody and a great record all around". James Hunter from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' noted how Sheik's musicianship emulated UK acts like [[Talk Talk]] and [[ |
Kelly McCartney of [[AllMusic]] said the album is more than just the single "Barely Breathing", praising Sheik's songwriting for being "richly melodic and thoughtful" and Hine's production for giving the stories life throughout the track listing and multiple emotions that can be interpreted by the listeners, concluding that there is "something for everybody and a great record all around". James Hunter from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' noted how Sheik's musicianship emulated UK acts like [[Talk Talk]] and [[the Smiths]], concluding, "He may be enamored of antique [[Pop music|pop]], but Sheik is never merely retro. This [album] is a defiant debut – beautiful and benevolent of spirit." ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' writer Steven Mirkin felt that Sheik's vocal performance was too restrained to allow for any "real emotional commitment" for the listeners to get out of the generic lyrics. ''[[The Village Voice]]'' critic [[Robert Christgau]] dismissed Sheik as a second-rate "matinee idol" and "a whiner stupid enough to fall for the depressed wacko" and "stupid enough to blame it entirely on her", in reference to "Barely Breathing". |
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==Release== |
==Release== |
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The album was met with commercial success{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} and was Gold-certified. It includes the Grammy-nominated hit single "[[Barely Breathing]]", which stayed on the |
The album was met with commercial success{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} and was Gold-certified. It includes the Grammy-nominated hit single "[[Barely Breathing]]", which stayed on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart for a record-breaking 55 (consecutive) weeks.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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{{Track listing |
{{Track listing |
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| headline = Japanese bonus track |
| headline = Japanese bonus track |
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| title12 = Fake Plastic Trees |
| title12 = Fake Plastic Trees |
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| note12 = [[Radiohead]] cover |
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==Personnel== |
==Personnel== |
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Adapted credits from the liner notes of ''Duncan Sheik''.{{cite AV media notes|title=Duncan Sheik|others=Duncan Sheik|publisher=Atlantic|year=1996|type=booklet|id=82879-2}} |
Adapted credits from the liner notes of ''Duncan Sheik''.{{cite AV media notes|title=Duncan Sheik|others=Duncan Sheik|publisher=Atlantic|year=1996|type=booklet|id=82879-2}} |
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*Duncan Sheik |
*Duncan Sheik – lead vocals (all tracks), harmony vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 10), acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 10), 12-string guitar (track 6), nylon string guitar (track 9), [[EBow]] (track 3), keyboards (tracks 4, 11), piano (tracks 3, 4, 7), organ (tracks 6, 8), sampling (track 3), drums (track 10), percussion (track 10), drum programming (tracks 4, 5, 6, 9, 10), accordion (track 9) |
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*Fran Banish |
*Fran Banish – electric lead guitar (tracks 1, 6, 9, 10), [[slide guitar]] (tracks 1, 3) |
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*[[Howard Jones (British musician)|Howard Jones]] |
*[[Howard Jones (British musician)|Howard Jones]] – outro piano on "Reasons for Living" |
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*[[Rupert Hine]] |
*[[Rupert Hine]] – percussion (tracks 1, 3, 6), backing vocals (tracks 3, 10), keyboards (track 9) |
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*Milo DeCruz (tracks 6, 10), [[Pino Palladino]] (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7) |
*Milo DeCruz (tracks 6, 10), [[Pino Palladino]] (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7) – bass guitar |
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*Jean-Michel Biger |
*Jean-Michel Biger – drums (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7) |
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*Strings by [[The London Session Orchestra]], led by [[Gavyn Wright]], directed by Minnie Matt and Gavyn Wright, arranged and conducted by Simon Hale (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 10) |
*Strings by [[The London Session Orchestra]], led by [[Gavyn Wright]], directed by Minnie Matt and Gavyn Wright, arranged and conducted by Simon Hale (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 10) |
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*Ruadhri Cushnan |
*Ruadhri Cushnan – infinite reverbs on "Home" |
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;Technical |
;Technical |
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*Ruadhri Cushnan, Stephen W. Tayler, Cyrille de Smet |
*Ruadhri Cushnan, Stephen W. Tayler, Cyrille de Smet – recording engineers |
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*Stephen W. Tayler |
*Stephen W. Tayler – mixing |
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*Tony Cousins |
*Tony Cousins – mastering |
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*Julian Broad |
*Julian Broad – photography |
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*Richard Bates |
*Richard Bates – art direction |
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*Allen Hori |
*Allen Hori – design |
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==Certifications== |
==Certifications== |
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