My Favourite Faded Fantasy

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My Favourite Faded Fantasy
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Studio album by Damien Rice
Released 31 October 2014
Genre Folk
Length 49:50
Language English
Label Damien Rice Music
Vector Recordings/Warner Bros. (US and Canada)
Producer Rick Rubin
Damien Rice chronology
Live from the Union Chapel
(2007)Live from the Union Chapel2007		 My Favourite Faded Fantasy
(2014)
Singles from My Favourite Faded Fantasy
  1. "My Favourite Faded Fantasy"
    Released: 8 September 2014
  2. "I Don't Want To Change You"
    Released: 24 September 2014
  3. "The Greatest Bastard"
    Released: 30 October 2014

My Favourite Faded Fantasy is the third studio album by Irish singer, songwriter and producer Damien Rice. The album was released in Ireland on 31 October 2014 and subsequently in other territories on 3 November, almost eight years since the release of his previous album, 9.[1] The album was produced by Rick Rubin.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 76/100[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars link
The Guardian 4/5 stars link
Q 3/5 stars
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars [4]
Sputnikmusic 4.5/5 stars link

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 76, indicating "generally favorable", based on 15 reviews.[3] Jessica Goodman and Ryan Kistobak of The Huffington Post included the album on their list of 2014's best releases, calling the album "a devastating reminder that love leaves you crumbling and fantasies are just fiction". Goodman complimented Rice's "delicate vocals" as "sinister and familiar".[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Damien Rice. 

No. Title Length
1. "My Favourite Faded Fantasy"   6:12
2. "It Takes a Lot to Know a Man"   9:33
3. "The Greatest Bastard"   5:04
4. "I Don't Want to Change You"   5:26
5. "Colour Me In"   5:18
6. "The Box"   4:27
7. "Trusty and True"   8:09
8. "Long Long Way"   6:21

Personnel

  • Damien Rice – vocals, acoustic guitar (1-8), electric guitar (1), piano (1,2,4-7), clarinet (1,8), tambourine (1), sounds & percussion (2), pump organ (5,6), bass (7,8), harmonium (8)
  • Joel Shearer - crotales (1,8), tambourine (1), shaker (1), electric guitar swells (1), bass (2,6,7), sounds & percussion (2), electric guitar (2,4,8), cuatro (7), muted guitar (7), dulcimer (7), cymbals (7), Wurlitzer (8), bells (8), vibraphone (8), piano (8), celeste (8), glockenspiel (8), chimes (8), acoustic guitar (8), harmonium (8)
  • Zac Rae - Wurlitzer (1,4), pad (1), tack piano (1), vibraphone (2), Hammond organ (3,4), piano (4)
  • David Rawlings - archtop guitar (1,7), backing vocals (7)
  • Cora Venus Lunny - violin (1-4,7), backing vocals (1,2,7), viola (2,3)
  • Borgar Magnason - double bass (1,3,5,7)
  • Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir - cello (1)
  • Julia Mogensen - cello (1,2,5,6,8)
  • Shahzad Ismaily - bass (1,2,4), drums (6,8), shaker (6), floor tom (7), Hammond organ (8), cymbals (8), crotales (8), Moog (8), cowbell (8)
  • Magnús Trygvason Eliassen - drums (1)
  • Earl Harvin - percussion (1), drums (4), tambourine (4)
  • Helgi Jónsson - trombone (1,2,3,6,8), backing vocals (2)
  • James Gadson - drums (2)
  • Alex Somers - sampler (2-4,8), bass drum (3), sub bass (3), harp (4)
  • Deron Johnson - piano (2,3), Hammond organ (1)
  • Tina Dico - backing vocals (2)
  • Bryndis Halla Gylfadottir - cello (3,4)
  • Frank Aarnink - tympani (3), gong (3), cymbals (3)
  • Una Sveinbjarnardottir - violin (5,6,8), viola (8)
  • Markéta Irglová - piano (6), vocals (8)
  • Gyda Valtisdottir - cello (6,8), backing vocals (8)
  • Victor Indrizzo - drums (7)
  • Marlana Sheetz - backing vocals (1,8)
  • Andrew Heringer - backing vocals (7)
  • Robbie Arnett - backing vocals (7,8)
  • Rónán Ó Snodaigh - bodhran (7), backing vocals (7)
  • Colm Ó Snodaigh - tin whistle (7)
  • Emil Friðfinnsson - French horn (8)

Commercial performance

In Canada, the album debuted at number eight on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 4,000 copies.[6]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 25
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 15
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 8
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] 38
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 13
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 33
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 7
US Billboard 200[22] 15

References

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External links

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  7. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Damien Rice – My Favourite Faded Fantasy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Damien Rice – My Favourite Faded Fantasy" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Damien Rice – My Favourite Faded Fantasy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Damien Rice – My Favourite Faded Fantasy" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Damien Rice – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Damien Rice. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Damien Rice – My Favourite Faded Fantasy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Damien Rice – My Favourite Faded Fantasy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Damien Rice – My Favourite Faded Fantasy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Damien Rice – My Favourite Faded Fantasy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  21. ↑ "Damien Rice | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  22. ↑ "Damien Rice – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Damien Rice. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
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