Divine Discontent
{{Short description|2002 studio album by Sixpence None the Richer}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Divine Discontent
| type = Studio
| artist = Sixpence None the Richer
| cover = Sixpence None the Richer - Divine Discontent.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 29, 2002
| recorded = 1999–2002
| studio =
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 55:11
| label = Reprise/Squint Entertainment
| producer = {{flatlist|
}}
| prev_title = Sixpence None the Richer
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = The Best of Sixpence None the Richer
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Divine Discontent
| type = studio
| single1 = Breathe Your Name
| single1date = 2002
| single2 = Don't Dream It's Over
| single2date = January 21, 2003
}}
}}
Divine Discontent is the fourth studio album by American band Sixpence None the Richer, released on October 29, 2002.
Background
Lead singer Leigh Nash has described her understanding of the album title as being that "sometimes your pain and the bad things you go through in life can be good if they bring you to a better place, a stronger place in your life," that is, "discontent can be divine."{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Bret |date=2002 |title=Interview with Leigh Nash of Sixpence None The Richer by Bret Miller |url=https://bretthehitman.tripod.com/sixpence.html}} The album's completion and release was delayed due to a protracted struggle with their prior record label which Nash has described as being a low point for her, but that the process had made her emotionally stronger. In press notes, lead songwriter Matt Slocum said that there is "spiritual content" in many of his songs which come from "trying to be honest about the issues of life," while adding that "it also comes more in the form of asking questions than giving answers."{{Cite web |last=Leopold |first=Todd |date=2002 |title=Sixpence, much the richer |url=http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/07/sixpence.richer/index.html |website=CNN}}
The cover of Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over" was one of the later songs to be selected for the album, as it was a request by the label. However, the band was an admirer of Neil Finn and so did not mind.
Nash and Slocum parted ways in early 2004 before reuniting to record the My Dear Machine EP in 2008.{{Cite web |date=2004 |title=Sixpence: Don't Dream It's Over |url=https://www1.cbn.com/music/sixpence%3A-don%27t-dream-it%27s-over |website=Christian Broadcasting Network}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/divine-discontent-mw0000226755 |title=Divine Discontent – Sixpence None the Richer |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 14, 2012 |last=Graves |first=Karen E.}}
| rev2 = The Austin Chronicle
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2002-11-29/108989/ |title=Sixpence None The Richer: Divine Discontent (Squint/Curb/Reprise) |website=The Austin Chronicle |date=November 29, 2002 |access-date=August 3, 2015 |last=Moser |first=Margaret |author-link=Margaret Moser}}
| rev3 = Blender
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_123.html |title=Sixpence None the Richer: Divine Discontent |magazine=Blender |volume=1 |issue=11 |date=November 2002 |access-date=June 27, 2024 |last=Considine |first=J. D. |author-link=J. D. Considine |page=142 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040420135654/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_123.html |archive-date=April 20, 2004 |url-status=dead}}
| rev4 = Cross Rhythms
| rev4score = 10/10{{cite magazine |url=https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Sixpence_None_The_Richer/Divine_Discontent/3647/ |title=Sixpence None The Richer – Divine Discontent |magazine=Cross Rhythms |issue=72 |date=January–February 2003 |access-date=June 27, 2024 |last=Rimmer |first=Mike}}
| rev5 = Rolling Stone
| rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sixpencenonethericher/albums/album/222896/review/5946077/divine_discontent |title=Sixpence None the Richer: Divine Discontent |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=November 28, 2002 |access-date=August 29, 2012 |last1=Hoard |first1=Christian |author1-link=Christian Hoard |last2=Malley |first2=David |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726145118/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sixpencenonethericher/albums/album/222896/review/5946077/divine_discontent |archive-date=July 26, 2008 |url-status=dead}}
| rev6 = USA Today
| rev6score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news |title=Sixpence None the Richer, Divine Discontent |newspaper=USA Today |date=November 12, 2002 |last=Gardner |first=Elysa}}
}}
Nikki Tranter of PopMatters praised Divine Discontent as "an expertly written, musically tight, effortlessly executed ride, proving that, as musical partners, Nash and Slocum are a force to be reckoned with."{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/sixpencenonethericher-divine-2496081386.html |title=Sixpence None the Richer: Divine Discontent |website=PopMatters |date=January 16, 2003 |access-date=August 3, 2015 |last=Tranter |first=Nikki}}
In 2003, the song "Breathe Your Name" won the GMA Dove Award for Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Song of the Year.{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/2003-dove-awards-winners-71570/ |title=2003 Dove Awards Winners |website=Billboard |date=April 11, 2003 |access-date=June 27, 2024}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Breathe Your Name
| writer1 = Matt Slocum
| length1 = 3:56
| title2 = Tonight
| writer2 = Slocum
| length2 = 3:52
| title3 = Down and Out of Time
| writer3 = {{hlist|Leigh Nash|Slocum}}
| length3 = 3:28
| title4 = Don't Dream It's Over
| writer4 = Neil Finn
| length4 = 4:03
| title5 = Waiting on the Sun
| writer5 = {{hlist|Aniello|Jason Wade}}
| length5 = 2:54
| title6 = Still Burning
| writer6 = {{hlist|Kelly|Slocum}}
| length6 = 4:02
| title7 = Melody of You
| writer7 = Slocum
| length7 = 4:50
| title8 = Paralyzed
| writer8 = Slocum
| length8 = 3:54
| title9 = I've Been Waiting
| writer9 = Slocum
| length9 = 4:19
| title10 = Eyes Wide Open
| writer10 = Nash
| length10 = 3:28
| title11 = Dizzy
| writer11 = Slocum
| length11 = 6:36
| title12 = Tension Is a Passing Note
| writer12 = Slocum
| length12 = 3:30
| title13 = A Million Parachutes
| writer13 = {{hlist|Ashworth|Slocum}}
| length13 = 6:19
| total_length = 55:11
}}
Personnel
Sixpence None the Richer
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- Leigh Nash – vocals
- Matt Slocum – acoustic guitar, cello, electric guitar, keyboard, vibraphone, e-bow
- Justin Cary – bass guitar
- Sean Kelly – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hi-string guitar
- Dale Baker – percussion, drums
- Jerry Dale McFadden – piano, Hammond organ, mellotron
- Rob Mitchell – drums, percussion
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Additional personnel
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- Bob Becker – viola
- Denyse Buffum – viola
- Monisa Phillips Angel – viola
- Evan Wilson – viola
- Bruce Dukov – concert master, violin
- Suzie Katayama – cello
- Anthony LaMarchina – cello
- Carl Rabinowitz – cello
- John Catchings – cello
- Larry Corbett – cello
- Dan Smith – cello
- Rudy Stein – cello
- Mario de Leon – violin
- Peter Kent – violin
- David Davidson – violin
- Pamela Sixfin – violin
- Bob Peterson – violin
- Jacob Lawson – violin
- Rachel Purkin – violin
- Brian Leonard – violin
- Joel Derouin – violin
- Eve Butler – violin
- John Wittenberg – violin
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
- Van Dyke Parks – leader
- Tim Pierce – guitar
- Rick Todd – french horn
- Kris Wilkinson – leader, viola
{{div col end}}
Production
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- Paul Fox – producer (1–3, 5–13)
- Matt Slocum – producer (1–3, 5–13)
- Rob Cavallo – producer (4)
- Marc Chevalier – recording (1–3, 5–13), string recording (7, 12)
- Jeff Tomei – Pro Tools editing (1–3, 5–13), recording (2, 3, 5, 13), string recording (6, 11)
- Allen Sides – recording (4)
- Jenny Knotts – additional recording (1–3, 5–13), recording assistant (1–3, 5–13)
- Eric Bickle – recording assistant (2, 3, 5, 13)
- Greg Fogie – recording assistant (2, 3, 5, 13)
- Brian Vibberts – recording assistant (4)
- Bill Appleberry – Pro Tools editing (1–3, 5–13)
- Luke Wooten – Pro Tools editing (1–3, 5–13)
- Doug McKean – Pro Tools engineer (4)
- Louie Teran – digital editing (1–3, 5–13)
- Stewart Whitmore – digital editing (1–3, 5–13)
- Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
- Femio Hernández – mix assistant
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering (1–3, 5–13)
- Robert Vosgien – mastering (4)
- Cheryl Jenets – production coordinator (4)
- Paul McMenamin – art direction
- Darren Waterston – paintings
- Matthew Welch – photography
{{div col end}}
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Single !Chart !Position |
|---|
| 2002
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sixpence-none-the-richer/chart-history/atf/|title=Sixpence None the Richer Chart History (Adult Top 40)|website=Billboard|accessdate=June 24, 2018}} | style="text-align:center;"|18 |
| rowspan="3"|2003
| rowspan="3"|"Don't Dream It's Over" | US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sixpence-none-the-richer/chart-history/asi/ |title=Sixpence None the Richer Chart History (Adult Contemporary)|website=Billboard|accessdate=June 24, 2018}} | style="text-align:center;"|12 |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)
| style="text-align:center;"|9 |
| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sixpence-none-the-richer/chart-history/hsi/|title=Sixpence None the Richer Chart History (Hot 100)|website=Billboard|accessdate=June 24, 2018}}
| style="text-align:center;"|78 |
References
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