The Madding Crowd

The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd
Studio album by Nine Days
Released	May 16, 2000
Recorded	Tree Studios
Genre	Alternative rock, Roots rock, rock
Length	53:45
Label	550
Producer	Nick DiDia
Nine Days chronology
Singles from The Madding Crowd
	"Absolutely (Story of a Girl)"; Released: March 21, 2000; "If I Am"; Released: August 29, 2000;

The Madding Crowd is the debut major-label album by the American rock band Nine Days, released on May 16, 2000, by Epic Records. It spawned the major hit "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" and another single, "If I Am". It peaked at number 67 on the US Billboard 200.

Commercial performance[edit]

"The Madding Crowd" debuted at number 67 on the US Billboard 200.^[3] The album was certified Gold in the United States with 500,000 album copies sold.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

The Madding Crowd
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So Far Away"	Hampson Desveaux	3:56
2.	"Absolutely (Story of a Girl)"	Hampson	3:09
3.	"If I Am"	Hampson	4:18
4.	"End Up Alone"	Hampson Desveaux	3:57
5.	"Sometimes"	Desveaux	5:14
6.	"Bob Dylan"	Desveaux Bob Dylan	4:35
7.	"257 Weeks"	Hampson	4:04
8.	"Bitter"	Desveaux	6:21
9.	"Back to Me"	Desveaux	4:00
10.	"Crazy"	Hampson Desveaux	4:14
11.	"Revolve"	Hampson	3:54
12.	"Wanna Be"	Desveaux	6:03
Total length:			53:45

Personnel[edit]

Brian Desveaux – vocals, guitar
John Hampson – vocals, guitar
Nick Dimichino – bass guitar
Jeremy Dean – keyboards
Vincent Tattanelli – drums

Charts[edit]

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	67

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Gold	500,000

References[edit]

^ "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1342. March 17, 2000. p. 104.
^ "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1365. August 25, 2000. p. 116.
^ "Nine Days". Retrieved 2021-02-11.
^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
^ "Nine Days – The Vogue". Retrieved 2021-02-11.
^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

[1] "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1342. March 17, 2000. p. 104.

[2] "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1365. August 25, 2000. p. 116.

[3] "Nine Days". Retrieved 2021-02-11.

[4] "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

[5] "Nine Days – The Vogue". Retrieved 2021-02-11.

[6] "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

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v t e Nine Days
John Hampson Brian Desveaux Jeremy Dean Nick Dimichino Vincent Tattanelli
Studio albums	Something to Listen To (1995) Monday Songs (1996) Three (1998) The Madding Crowd (2000) So Happily Unsatisfied (2002) Flying the Corporate Jet (2003)
EPs	Slow Motion Life (Part One) (2007)
Singles	"Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" "If I Am"