Fiona Apple : "Extraordinary Machine" (2006, HQ MP3, FULL CD)
IS THIS HER BEST ALBUM YET? SOME THINK YES, I THINK NOT.
Fiona's best will always be "Tidal" but this one came pretty darned close.
Extraordinary Machine is the third album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released by Epic Records in the United States on October 4, 2005.
Produced by Jon Brion, it was originally to be released in 2003 but was later delayed several times by the record label without explanation, leading to speculation that a dispute had arisen over its commercial appeal.
The controversy surrounding the album and leaked recordings of the Jon Brion sessions were the subject of substantial press attention, as well as a highly publicised fan-led campaign to see the album officially released.
In collaboration with producers Mike Elizondo and Brian Kehew, Apple re-recorded the album over 2004 and 2005, and it was eventually released more than three years after the original recording sessions began.
As of April 19 the album had sold 462,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan, which is below the sales of both Tidal (which sold 2.7 million copies) and When the Pawn (which sold 920,000). Prior to receiving a gold certification from the RIAA in January 2006 for shipments of 500,000 copies, it was nominated for the New Pantheon award, which honours "left of centre" albums that shipped less than 500,000 copies in the U.S. between July 2004 and October 2005.
Apple went on a three-week U.S. tour from November 22 to December 11 to promote the album, and from January 25 to March 5, 2006 she supported British band Coldplay on the first half of their North American X&Y tour.Apple is also scheduled to embark on her own headlining summer tour from June 20 to August 10, with Damien Rice and David Garza as her supporting acts for the thirty-five shows.
1. "Extraordinary Machine" — 3:44
2. "Get Him Back" — 5:26
3. "O' Sailor" — 5:37
4. "Better Version of Me" — 3:01 Audio sample (help·info)
5. "Tymps (the Sick in the Head Song)" — 4:05
6. "Parting Gift" — 3:36
7. "Window" — 5:33
8. "Oh Well" — 3:42
9. "Please, Please, Please" — 3:35
10. "Red, Red, Red" — 4:08
11. "Not about Love" — 4:21
12. "Waltz (Better Than Fine)" — 3:46
Fiona Apple : "Extraordinary Machine" (2006, HQ MP3, FULL CD)
IS THIS HER BEST ALBUM YET? SOME THINK YES, I THINK NOT.
Fiona's best will always be "Tidal" but this one came pretty darned close.
Extraordinary Machine is the third album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released by Epic Records in the United States on October 4, 2005.
Produced by Jon Brion, it was originally to be released in 2003 but was later delayed several times by the record label without explanation, leading to speculation that a dispute had arisen over its commercial appeal.
The controversy surrounding the album and leaked recordings of the Jon Brion sessions were the subject of substantial press attention, as well as a highly publicised fan-led campaign to see the album officially released.
In collaboration with producers Mike Elizondo and Brian Kehew, Apple re-recorded the album over 2004 and 2005, and it was eventually released more than three years after the original recording sessions began.
As of April 19 the album had sold 462,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan, which is below the sales of both Tidal (which sold 2.7 million copies) and When the Pawn (which sold 920,000). Prior to receiving a gold certification from the RIAA in January 2006 for shipments of 500,000 copies, it was nominated for the New Pantheon award, which honours "left of centre" albums that shipped less than 500,000 copies in the U.S. between July 2004 and October 2005.
Apple went on a three-week U.S. tour from November 22 to December 11 to promote the album, and from January 25 to March 5, 2006 she supported British band Coldplay on the first half of their North American X&Y tour.Apple is also scheduled to embark on her own headlining summer tour from June 20 to August 10, with Damien Rice and David Garza as her supporting acts for the thirty-five shows.
1. "Extraordinary Machine" — 3:44
2. "Get Him Back" — 5:26
3. "O' Sailor" — 5:37
4. "Better Version of Me" — 3:01 Audio sample (help·info)
5. "Tymps (the Sick in the Head Song)" — 4:05
6. "Parting Gift" — 3:36
7. "Window" — 5:33
8. "Oh Well" — 3:42
9. "Please, Please, Please" — 3:35
10. "Red, Red, Red" — 4:08
11. "Not about Love" — 4:21
12. "Waltz (Better Than Fine)" — 3:46
Fiona Apple : "Extraordinary Machine" (2006, HQ MP3, FULL CD)
