| Product Summary | | Label: Bmg/arista | | UPC: 00078221902526 | | Release Date: 6/1/1999 | | Buy.com Sku: 60307445 | | Item#: MVD5HD | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25654 | Format:  CD |
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(C) (P)1999 Arista Records, Inc.
| Dido was five when she stole her first recorder. This didn’t lead to prison but rather to her entrance one year later into the Guildhall School of Music in London. A bit of a child prodigy, by the time she was ten she played piano, violin and the aforementioned recorder. In 1999 Dido produced her debut album No Angel. Unified by both her stunning voice and lyrical acuteness, the album travels through various and diverse styles ranging from the impassioned magnificence of "Here With Me," the gentle soulfulness of "Thank You" (which was on the recent Gwyneth Paltrow movie Sliding Doors), the deep dubbiness of "Honestly Okay" to the lyrical perversity of "Don’t Think of Me."
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Dido (vocals, recorder, keyboards); Rick Nowels (acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer piano, Chamberlin, keyboards); Paulie Herman (guitar, harmonica); John Themis (electric guitar, percussion); Rusty Anderson, Martin McCory (electric guitar); Dave Randall (guitar); Mark Felton (harmonica); Mark Bates (piano, Wurlitzer piano, organ, keyboards); Paul Statham (piano, keyboards); Duncan Bridgeman, Peter Vittese (keyboards, programming); Sister Bliss, Bruce Aisher (keyboards); Aubrey Nunn, Tim Vogt, Youth, John Pierce (bass); Richie Stevens, Geoff Dugmore (drums, percussion); Matty Benbrook (drums, programming); Mal Hyde Smith, Sudha (percussion); Rollo, James Sanger, Jony Rockstar, Nick Manasseh (programming); Pauline Taylor, Rachel Brown, Aquila (background vocals). | | Producers include: Rick Nowels, Dido, Rollo, Duncan Bridgeman, Sister Bliss. | | Engineers include: Ash Howes, Phill Brown, Goetz. | | UK chanteuse Dido uses her undisputed pop vocal smarts to enchant the listener from the outset of her solo debut NO ANGEL. Captivating songs laced with electronica, trip-hop and rock combine effortlessly with the singer/songwriter's sultry vocals to create a fresh sounding, vibrant release. | | Tracks like "Don't Think of Me," "All You Want," and "Thank You," are strong and powerful but never overwhelming. There are also some more ambient-type cuts, such as "My Lover's Gone" and "Here With Me," where swirling, airy sound textures envelop the song. Throughout NO ANGEL, Dido's melting vocals enfold the listener. Disarming cuts like "Honestly OK," "My Life," and "I'm No Angel," are immediately engaging. The album also includes a bonus track, "Take My Hand." |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 06/01/1999 | | Original Release Date : 1999 | | Catalog ID : 19025 | | Label : Arista Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00078221902526 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (6/4/99, pp.86-7)
- "...[DIDO has] crafted a set of elegantly rockin' romantic yearners...swelling-stringed emoters...[that] create a lovely sonic intamacy." - Rating: BQ (1/01, p.105)
- 3 out of 5 stars - "...Showcases an ethereal yet rootsy sound best described as folk-hop....palatable if prosaic..." CMJ (5/3/99, p.29)
- "...The digital chanteuse, who, as a child, was trained in classical music is a subtly suductive vocalist..." Mojo (Publisher)
(2/01, p.90)
- "...A classy introduction....making for music of the lasting kind..." |
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