Zee Avi(album)
| Zee Avi | ||||
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| Studio albumby | ||||
| Released | May 19, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie,pop,jazz | |||
| Label | Brushfire Records/Monotone | |||
| Zee Avichronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | (3.5/5)[1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[2] |
| Paste | (85/100)[3] |
| PopMatters | (8/10)[4] |
| The New York Times | (favourable)[5] |
| Under the Radar | (7/10)[6] |
Zee Aviis the debut album from singerZee Avi.The album is most notable for Avi's single "Bitter Heart".
Chart history
[edit]Zee Avipeaked at number 130 on the USBillboard200albums chart and number 2 on theBillboardHeatseekers chart in 2009. The album sold 6,000 copies in the United States in its first two weeks of release according toNielsen SoundScan.[7]The debut single "Bitter Heart" entered theBillboardJapan Hot 100 singles chart at number 82 and peaked at number 63 for two weeks.[8]To date, the album has sold over 300,000 units[9]and been certified Gold in Taiwan,[10]Singapore[9]and Malaysia.[11]
The Associated Press namedZee Avione of the top 10 albums of 2009, taking the No. 9 spot.[12]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written byZee Avi,except "First of the Gang to Die"byMorrisseyandAlain Whyte
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bitter Heart" | 2:37 |
| 2. | "Poppy" | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Honey Bee" | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Just You and Me" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Is This the End" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Monte" (Bam) | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Kantoi" | 1:46 |
| 8. | "I Am Me Once More" | 2:37 |
| 9. | "First of the Gang to Die"(Morrissey cover) | 3:57 |
| 10. | "Darlin' It Ain't Easy" | 2:44 |
| 11. | "The Story" | 2:53 |
| 12. | "Let Me In" | 4:25 |
References
[edit]- ^https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1563339
- ^Whitney Pastorek (10 June 2009)."Zee Avi Review".Entertainment Weekly. Archived fromthe originalon 6 June 2011.Retrieved7 November2011.
- ^"Zee Avi: Brushfire Records & Monotone Present Zee Avi".Paste. 2009-06-01.Retrieved7 November2011.
- ^Lyndal, Erin."Zee Avi".PopMatters.Retrieved7 November2011.
- ^Pareles, Jon (May 31, 2009)."Odes to Sex, Samba Soul and a French Novel".The New York Times.
- ^Vale, Tom."Zee Avi".Under The Radar.Retrieved7 November2011.
- ^Herrera, Monica (9 June 2009)."Billboard interview with Zee Avi".Billboard.Retrieved7 November2011.
- ^"Bitter Heart's Charting History in Japan".Acharts.us.Retrieved7 November2011.
- ^abShazryn Mohd. Faizal (March 25, 2010)."Zee Avi sudah bertaraf antarabangsa".Utusan Online(in Malay).Retrieved24 May2010.
- ^N. Rama Lohan (17 March 2010)."Pop darling".The Star.Archived fromthe originalon 18 September 2013.Retrieved17 March2010.
- ^Ng Suzhen; Dayang Nurazhar (April 5, 2010)."Zee most entertaining night".The Malay Mail.Archived fromthe originalon 9 April 2010.Retrieved7 May2010.
- ^"The AP ranks top 10 albums of the year".Archived fromthe originalon December 13, 2009.Retrieved9 January2010.
