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Album by Sixpence None the Richer
Divine Discontent is the fourth studio album by American band
Sixpence None the Richer , released on October 29, 2002.
Background
Lead singer
Leigh Nash has described her understanding of the album title as being that "sometimes your pain and the bad things you go through in life can be good if they bring you to a better place, a stronger place in your life," that is, "discontent can be divine."
[5] The album's completion and release was delayed due to a protracted struggle with their prior record label which Nash has described as being a low point for her, but that the process had made her emotionally stronger.
[5] In press notes, lead songwriter
Matt Slocum said that there is "spiritual content" in many of his songs which come from "trying to be honest about the issues of life," while adding that "it also comes more in the form of asking questions than giving answers."
[6]
The cover of
Crowded House 's "
Don't Dream It's Over " was one of the later songs to be selected for the album, as it was a request by the label. However, the band was an admirer of
Neil Finn and so did not mind.
[6]
Nash and Slocum parted ways in early 2004 before reuniting to record the
My Dear Machine EP in 2008.
[7]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "
Breathe Your Name "
Matt Slocum 3:56 2. "Tonight" Slocum 3:52 3. "Down and Out of Time" 3:28 4. "
Don't Dream It's Over "
Neil Finn 4:03 5. "Waiting on the Sun" 2:54 6. "Still Burning" 4:02 7. "Melody of You" Slocum 4:50 8. "Paralyzed" Slocum 3:54 9. "I've Been Waiting" Slocum 4:19 10. "Eyes Wide Open" Nash 3:28 11. "Dizzy" Slocum 6:36 12. "Tension Is a Passing Note" Slocum 3:30 13. "A Million Parachutes" 6:19 Total length: 55:11
Personnel
Sixpence None the Richer
Leigh Nash – vocals
Matt Slocum – acoustic guitar, cello, electric guitar, keyboard,
vibraphone ,
e-bow
Justin Cary – bass guitar
Sean Kelly – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hi-string guitar
Dale Baker – percussion, drums
Jerry Dale McFadden – piano,
Hammond organ ,
mellotron
Rob Mitchell – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Bob Becker – viola
Denyse Buffum – viola
Monisa Phillips Angel – viola
Evan Wilson – viola
Bruce Dukov – concert master, violin
Suzie Katayama – cello
Anthony LaMarchina – cello
Carl Rabinowitz – cello
John Catchings – cello
Larry Corbett – cello
Dan Smith – cello
Rudy Stein – cello
Mario de Leon – violin
Peter Kent – violin
David Davidson – violin
Pamela Sixfin – violin
Bob Peterson – violin
Jacob Lawson – violin
Rachel Purkin – violin
Brian Leonard – violin
Joel Derouin – violin
Eve Butler – violin
John Wittenberg – violin
Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
Van Dyke Parks – leader
Tim Pierce – guitar
Rick Todd –
french horn
Kris Wilkinson – leader, viola
Production
Paul Fox – producer (1–3, 5–13)
Matt Slocum – producer (1–3, 5–13)
Rob Cavallo – producer (4)
Marc Chevalier – recording (1–3, 5–13), string recording (7, 12)
Jeff Tomei –
Pro Tools editing (1–3, 5–13), recording (2, 3, 5, 13), string recording (6, 11)
Allen Sides – recording (4)
Jenny Knotts – additional recording (1–3, 5–13), recording assistant (1–3, 5–13)
Eric Bickle – recording assistant (2, 3, 5, 13)
Greg Fogie – recording assistant (2, 3, 5, 13)
Brian Vibberts – recording assistant (4)
Bill Appleberry – Pro Tools editing (1–3, 5–13)
Luke Wooten – Pro Tools editing (1–3, 5–13)
Doug McKean – Pro Tools engineer (4)
Louie Teran – digital editing (1–3, 5–13)
Stewart Whitmore – digital editing (1–3, 5–13)
Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
Femio Hernández – mix assistant
Stephen Marcussen – mastering (1–3, 5–13)
Robert Vosgien – mastering (4)
Cheryl Jenets – production coordinator (4)
Paul McMenamin – art direction
Darren Waterston – paintings
Matthew Welch – photography
Awards
2003 Dove Award for Modern rock/alternative recorded song: Sixpence None the Richer, "
Breathe Your Name "
[8]
Charts
Album -
Billboard (United States)
Singles - Billboard (United States)
References
^ Karen E. Graves.
"Divine Discontent " .
AllMusic . Retrieved February 14, 2012 .
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"Review: Sixpence None The Richer - Music - The Austin Chronicle" . austinchronicle.com . Retrieved August 3, 2015 .
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"Sixpence None the Richer" . PopMatters . Retrieved August 3, 2015 .
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"Sixpence None the Richer: Divine Discontent : Music Reviews" .
Rolling Stone . November 5, 2002. Archived from
the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2012 .
^
a
b Miller, Bret (2002).
"Interview with Leigh Nash of Sixpence None The Richer by Bret Miller" .
^
a
b Leopold, Todd (2002).
"Sixpence, much the richer" .
CNN .
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"Sixpence: Don't Dream It's Over" .
Christian Broadcasting Network . 2004.
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"2003 Dove Awards Winners" .
Billboard . April 11, 2003.
^
"Sixpence None the Richer Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved June 24, 2018 .
^
"Sixpence None the Richer Chart History (Christian Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved June 24, 2018 .
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a
b
"Sixpence None the Richer Chart History (Adult Top 40)" .
Billboard . Retrieved June 24, 2018 .
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"Sixpence None the Richer Chart History (Adult Contemporary)" .
Billboard . Retrieved June 24, 2018 .
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"Sixpence None the Richer Chart History (Hot 100)" .
Billboard . Retrieved June 24, 2018 .
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Dale Baker
Tess Wiley
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