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==Singles==
==Singles==


* "[[Little Lion Man]]" was released on 28 September 2009 as the first single from the album. The single has managed to reach number 21 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], number 3 in the [[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]] and #1 in Triple J's [[Hottest 100]] (Australia) of 2009.
* "[[Little Horny Man]]" was released on 28 September 2009 as the first single from the album. The single has managed to reach number 21 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], number 3 in the [[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]] and #1 in Triple J's [[Hottest 100]] (Australia) of 2009.


* "[[Winter Winds]]" was released on 7 December 2009 as the second single from the album. The single has managed to reach number 44 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].
* "[[Winter Winds]]" was released on 7 December 2009 as the second single from the album. The single has managed to reach number 44 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].
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* "[[The Cave (song)|The Cave]]" was released on 1 March 2010 as the third single from the album. The single reached number 31 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], number 10 in the [[Irish Singles Chart]] and number 17 in the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Chart]]. It was released as the second American single on 25 October 2010.<ref>http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16774</ref>
* "[[The Cave (song)|The Cave]]" was released on 1 March 2010 as the third single from the album. The single reached number 31 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], number 10 in the [[Irish Singles Chart]] and number 17 in the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Chart]]. It was released as the second American single on 25 October 2010.<ref>http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16774</ref>


* "[[Roll Away Your Stone]]" was released on 6 June 2010 as the fourth single from the album. The single failed to crack the Top 100 and peaked at number 141.
* "[[Shake Your Balls]]" was released on 6 June 2010 as the fourth single from the album. The single failed to crack the Top 100 and peaked at number 141.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 06:49, 21 February 2011

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Sigh No More is the debut studio album by London-based indie folk quartet Mumford & Sons. It was released on 5 October 2009 in the UK, and on 16 February 2010 in the United States and Canada. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at #11 on 11 October and has so far peaked at #2 on 20 February 2011, in its seventy-second week on the chart and following its Album of the Year win at the 2011 BRIT Awards.

In mid-2010, it was rated the year-to-date's 8th best record on NPR's All Songs Considered.[1] On 20 July 2010, it was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, awarded annually for the best album in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[2] The award was given to The xx's self-titled album.[3] On 6 December 2010, a deluxe edition was released. This included the original album, a live CD of the concert from the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, and a DVD containing parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Gentlemen of the Road documentaries. On 15 February 2011, the album was awarded the Best British Album at the BRIT Awards.[4] In the United States, the album is the 10th best most-downloaded album of all time. [5]

Singles

  • "Winter Winds" was released on 7 December 2009 as the second single from the album. The single has managed to reach number 44 in the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Shake Your Balls" was released on 6 June 2010 as the fourth single from the album. The single failed to crack the Top 100 and peaked at number 141.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sigh No More"3:27
2."The Cave"3:37
3."Winter Winds"3:39
4."Roll Away Your Stone"4:23
5."White Blank Page"4:14
6."I Gave You All"4:20
7."Little Lion Man"4:06
8."Timshel"2:53
9."Thistle & Weeds"4:49
10."Awake My Soul"4:15
11."Dust Bowl Dance"4:43
12."After the Storm"4:07

Bonus tracks

Limited Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Hold Onto What You Believe"4:04
Limited Deluxe Edition bonus disc (Live at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire)
No.TitleLength
1."Sigh No More"4:11
2."Winter Winds"3:48
3."Roll Away Your Stone"4:26
4."White Blank Page"4:13
5."I Gave You All"4:17
6."Awake My Soul"4:38
7."Little Lion Man"4:16
8."Thistle & Weeds"5:39
9."Timshel"3:22
10."The Cave"4:00
11."Dust Bowl Dance"5:31
12."Feel the Tide"4:07

Release history

Date Country Label Album version
5 October 2009 (2009-10-05) United Kingdom Island Records Standard
6 December 2010 (2010-12-06) Limited Deluxe
16 February 2010 (2010-02-16) Canada Glassnote Records Standard
United States


Charts, certifications, and procession

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by Australian Albums Chart number-one album
15 February 2010 – 8 March 2010
Succeeded by
Recollection by k.d. lang
Preceded by Irish Albums Chart number-one album
15 April 2010 – 22 April 2010
Succeeded by

Personnel

  • Marcus Mumford - vocals, guitar, drums, mandolin
  • Winston Marshall (Country Winston) - vocals, banjo, dobro
  • Ben Lovett - vocals, keyboards, organ
  • Ted Dwane - vocals, double bass
  • Nick Etwell - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Pete Beachill - trombone
  • Nell Catchpole - violin, viola
  • Christopher Allan - cello
  • Markus Dravs - production, "a nail and a piano string"
  • Tom Hobden - original string parts on track 5
  • François Chevallier - engineering
  • Samuel Navel - assistant engineering
  • Ruadhri Cushnan - mixing
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Dizzee Rascal heads up Mercury prize nominations". BBC News. 20 July 2010.
  3. ^ The xx win the Mercury Prize for debut album BBC News, 7 September 2010
  4. ^ "Brit awards 2011: Take That win best British group 21 years after their debut". Guardian. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  5. ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74330/week-ending-feb-13-2011-albums-biebers-big-weekend/;_ylt=Ak1whriKhO9jJr3kQtmWCtvasyUv
  6. ^ http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16774
  7. ^ http://acharts.us/album/51010
  8. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Mumford+%26+Sons&titel=Sigh+No+More&cat=a
  9. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums#/charts/canadian-albums
  10. ^ http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Mumford+%26+Sons&titel=Sigh+No+More&cat=a
  11. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-albums?tag=relcharts
  12. ^ "musicline.de".
  13. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a214803/mumford--sons-album-tops-irish-chart.html
  14. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/mumford-sons/chart-history/1183741?f=305&g=Albums
  15. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/mumford-sons/1183741#/artist/mumford-sons/chart-history/1183741?f=794&g=Albums
  16. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/mumford-sons/1183741#/artist/mumford-sons/chart-history/1183741?f=400&g=Albums
  17. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/mumford-sons/1183741#/artist/mumford-sons/chart-history/1183741?f=1071&g=Albums
  18. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/mumford-sons/1183741#/artist/mumford-sons/chart-history/1183741?f=326&g=Albums
  19. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/mumford-sons/chart-history/1183741?f=408&g=Albums
  20. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/mumford-sons/1183741#/artist/mumford-sons/chart-history/1183741?f=407&g=Albums
  21. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/en/annual.asp?cat=a&lang=nl
  22. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/european-top-100-albums?year=2010
  23. ^ As presented by Scott Mills on 26 December 2010 on BBC Radio 1, revealing The Official Chart of the Year 2010 in the UK.
  24. ^ "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  25. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50
  26. ^ http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php#album
  27. ^ http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2010.html
  28. ^ http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=61
  29. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
  30. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Mumford%20&%20Sons&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50