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Sixpence None the Richer
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 22, 1997
Recorded1996–1997
GenreAlternative rock, pop rock, art pop[1]
Length50:45
LabelSquint, Elektra
ProducerSteve Taylor
Sixpence None the Richer chronology
Tickets for a Prayer Wheel
(1996)
Sixpence None the Richer
(1997)
Divine Discontent
(2002)
Alternative covers
International cover
Alternative cover
Singles from Sixpence None the Richer
  1. 'Kiss Me'
    Released: August 11, 1998
  2. 'There She Goes'
    Released: April 14, 1999
  3. 'I Can't Catch You'
    Released: 2000

Sixpence None the Richer (Discography) 5 Albums [Mediafire]. Released: November 22, 1997 Recorded: 1996-1997 Genre: Pop Rock, Christian Rock.

  • Sixpence None the Richer. The self-titled 1997 album. Twenty years ago, the almost entirely unknown (then) and barely remembered (now) Texas-Tennessee band, Sixpence None the Richer, released its second album, a pop masterpiece, This Beautiful Mess.
  • Sixpence None the Richer (also known as Sixpence) is an American alternative Christian rock band that formed in New Braunfels, Texas, eventually settling in Nashville, Tennessee.
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Exit Zine[3]
Robert ChristgauC+[4]

Sixpence None the Richer is the third studio album by American band Sixpence None the Richer, released in 1997. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on February 9, 2000 for 1 million certified units in the United States[5] and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album.

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Matt Slocum, except where noted.

  1. 'We Have Forgotten' – 5:07
  2. 'Anything' – 4:44
  3. 'The Waiting Room' (Slocum, Chris Donohue) – 5:15
  4. 'Kiss Me' – 3:30
  5. 'Easy to Ignore' (Leigh Nash) – 3:52
  6. 'Puedo Escribir' (Slocum, Dale Baker, J.J. Plasencio, Pablo Neruda) – 3:45
  7. 'I Can't Catch You' – 4:12
  8. 'The Lines of My Earth' – 4:26
  9. 'Sister, Mother' – 3:05
  10. 'I Won't Stay Long' (Sam Ashworth) – 2:15
  11. 'Love' – 3:56
  12. 'Moving On' (Slocum, Donohue) – 3:56
  13. 'There She Goes' (Lee Mavers) – 2:42
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Note: On the limited edition vinyl LP, the song 'Sad But True' replaces 'Puedo Escribir' and 'Easy to Ignore'. 'There She Goes' did not appear on the album until a re-release in 1999.

Personnel[edit]

  • Leigh Nash – vocals
  • Matt Slocum – guitar, cello, multi instruments, Wurlitzer
  • Dale Baker – percussion, drums
  • J.J. Plasencio – bass, upright bass
  • Sean Kelly – guitar

Sixpence None The Richer Members

Additional Personnel

Sixpence None The Richer

  • Justin Cary – bass
  • David Davidson – violin
  • Chris Donohue – bass
  • Tom Howard – piano
  • Peter Hyrka – violin
  • Phil Madeira – Hammond organ
  • Mark Nash – cymbals, hi hat
  • John Mark Painter – accordion, multi instruments, bells, oud, muted trumpet, hurdygurdy, mellotron
  • Al Perkins – pedal steel
  • Antoine Silverman – violin
  • Kristin Wilkinson – viola

Production[edit]

  • Producer: Steve Taylor
  • Engineer: Ryan Freeland, Chris Grainger, Andreas Krause, Russ Long, John Mark Painter, Tony Palacios, Tara Wilson
  • Mixing: Bob Clearmountain, Russ Long, Tom Lord-Alge
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  • Editing: Nathaniel Tarn
  • String arrangements: Matt Slocum
  • Translation: W.S. Merwin
  • Design direction: Gina R. Binkley
  • Art direction: Beth Lee
  • Design: Janice Booker
  • Artwork: D.L. Taylor
  • Photography: Ben Pearson, Randee Saint Nicholas
  • Cover painting: D.L. Taylor
  • Stylist: Toni Armani

Charts[edit]

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Album

YearChartPosition
1997U.S. Heatseekers1
U.S. Top Contemporary Christian1
1999U.S. Billboard 20089
U.K. Albums Chart27
Australian Albums Chart79

Singles - Billboard (North America)

YearSingleChartPosition
1998'Kiss Me'Adult Top 402
The Billboard Hot 1002
1999Adult Contemporary2
Canadian Singles Chart4
Latin Pop Airplay25
Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay29
Top 40 Adult Recurrents1
Top 40 Mainstream1
Top 40 Tracks3
'There She Goes'Adult Contemporary19
Adult Top 407
The Billboard Hot 10032
Top 40 Mainstream13
Top 40 Tracks14
2000Top 40 Adult Recurrents1

Notes[edit]

  1. ^'Richer By the Day'. Nashville Scene. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^Sixpence None the Richer at AllMusic
  3. ^'Exit Zine review of Sixpence None The Richer (self-titled)'. Archived from the original on May 22, 2001. Retrieved 2001-05-22.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. ^Robert Christgau review
  5. ^'Gold & Platinum - RIAA'. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
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