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Safe Trip Home is the third studio album by Dido. It was released in the United Kingdom on 17 November, 2008.[1] The album features collaborations and production with Jon Brion, her brother Rollo Armstrong, Brian Eno, Mick Fleetwood, Citizen Cope and Questlove.[2]

Background and production

On the day the album title was announced, 22 August 2008, the album track, "Look No Further", was released as a free digital download through her official website.[3] The lead single from Safe Trip Home, "Don't Believe in Love", was scheduled to be released as a download on 26 October and on CD format on 27 October in the UK, but it was made available on iTunes stores internationally from September 29.[4] The album's cover artwork and track listing was revealed by Dido's official website on September 5, 2008.[5] The album was originally due to be released on November 3 [4][3] but was delayed for two weeks due to manufacturing delays.[1] As compensation, Dido's official website uploaded the album track "Grafton Street" (co-produced with Brian Eno) for online streaming on October 3.[1]

Releases and promotion

A deluxe 2-disc edition of the album is planned, also to be released on iTunes, featuring 3 bonus tracks not included on the standard version of the album. The second disc is also due to include an enhanced version of the 11 minute electronic press kit that was uploaded to Dido's official site, and sent out to the media, to promote the launch of the record. It is also scheduled to include 4 Dido postcards, and be packaged in a deluxe digipak.[6]

In the UK, the album launch is being heralded with a special listening party, which fans can win an invitation to through the Nectar loyalty card points scheme when they download the track "Look No Further" through the Nectar music download site.[7]

The album cover features a photograph of astronaut Bruce McCandless II during a spacewalk, as part of space shuttle mission STS-41-B.[citation needed]

On 27 October, it was announced that 11 short films were being produced to accompany the 11 tracks on the album, based around the theme of home; of these, 6 have been produced so far and are available to watch on the album's website here.


Critical reception

Observer Music Monthly:"This album is a mature and thoughtful collection of songs and a fine memorial to her father, who would have been right to be proud."

Boston Globe:"It's taken nine years and two tries, but Dido has finally given her debut the follow-up it deserves."

Q Magazine:"Lucky, then she's so musically warm and, like its predecessors, Safe Trip Home takes comfort in a sound that almost masks her unrest. Almost."

Billboard:"There isn't a standout single, but this is Dido's most fully realized and elegantly rendered collection."

Entertainment Weekly:"The emotion in these sad, subtle songs seems inherent enough, though you may still find yourself wishing she'd allowed the slightest hint of it to creep into her voice."

Sputnikmusic:"It is an album that builds on everything she had done previously, but with a much more personal and mature touch than I ever expected from her."

Rolling Stone:"Dido's voice is so comforting, you almost miss the blues it conceals."

The Onion (A.V. Club):"The album reveals nuances and feels richer with repeated plays, even though there's no single track that demands repeat listens. For songs that are just fine, they're great."

Blender:"Dido should let her socks go unsorted for a while; genuine sorrow sounds good on her."

The Guardian:"It's potentially affecting stuff, and the gentleness of the production--several songs sound as though they were recorded by candlelight--heightens the atmosphere of desolation and fragility. The problem is Dido's soft voice: it's so lacking in expressiveness that words and emotions drift by, too wan to strike home."

Slant Magazine:"The album might be Dido's least adventurous to date, her brand of vanilla soul going down like a warm cup of milk."

Spin:"Dido's third solo album reveals an unyielding fear of intimacy, her mellow trip-pop (coproduced by Jon Brion) buckling underneath sadness and alienation."

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Track listing

  1. "Don't Believe in Love" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Jon Brion) – 3:53
  2. "Quiet Times" (Dido Armstrong) – 3:17
  3. "Never Want To Say It's Love" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Jon Brion) – 3:35
  4. "Grafton Street" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Brian Eno) – 5:57
  5. "It Comes and It Goes" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Jon Brion) – 3:28
  6. "Look No Further" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Jon Brion) – 3:14
  7. "Us 2 Little Gods" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Rick Nowels, Daisy Gough) – 4:49
  8. "The Day Before The Day" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong) – 4:13
  9. "Let's Do The Things We Normally Do" (Dido Armstrong, Jon Brion) – 4:10
  10. "Burnin' Love" (featuring Citizen Cope) (Dido Armstrong, Citizen Cope) – 4:12
  11. "Northern Skies" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong) – 8:57

Bonus tracks

  2. "For One Day" (Dido Armstrong) 5:43 (Bonus iTunes/CD Deluxe Version)
  3. "Summer" (Dido Armstrong) 3:55 (Bonus iTunes/CD Deluxe Version)
  4. "Northern Skies" (Rollo Version) (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong) 5:53 (Bonus iTunes/CD Deluxe Version)
  5. "The Day Before The Day (5/4)" (Early Mix) (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong) 4:14 (Bonus iTunes Version)

Charts And Certifications

Charts Peak
position 		Certified Sales
Argentina 2
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 6 Gold 35,000+
Austria 11 Gold 7,500
Belgium Flanders 9
Belgium Wallonia 7
Canadian Albums Chart 9 9,000+
Denmark 19
European Top 100 Albums 1
Finland 24
France 3 30,002
Germany Media Control Charts 3
Greece [8] 7
Hungary 15
Ireland 11
Italy FIMI 11 Gold 25,263
Mexico 1
Netherlands 8
New Zealand RIANZ 6
Norway 18
Poland 14 Gold 10,000+
Spain 27
Sweden 20
Switzerland 1 Gold 15,000+
UK Albums Chart 2 Gold 123,000+
US Billboard 200 13 68,787[9]
US Top Internet Albums 7
US Top Digital Albums 6
US Billboard Comprehensive Albums 14

The album was widely perceived as a success, receiving numerous positive reviews. Regardless of the album's late release in the year, it was made #50 in Q's 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Album Release Date Change". DidoMusic.com. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  2. ^ a b Aizlewood, John. "In The Studio". Q. October 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Dido reveals new album details". NME. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  4. ^ a b Cohen, Jonathan. "Dido bringing it all "Home" in November". Reuters. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Album cover and tracklisting revealed". DidoMusic.com. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  6. ^ "Deluxe Safe Trip Home" Amazon.com. 5 October 2008
  7. ^ "Dido & Nectar Team Up For Launch Event" Yahoo.com. Retrieved 5 October 2008
  8. ^ http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04.htm
  9. ^ [1]
  10. ^ The 50 Best Albums of 2008, Q, January 2009, p. 81
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