Volume 3 (She & Him album)

Volume 3
Studio album by
She & Him
ReleasedMay 7, 2013 (2013-05-07)
Length42:34
Label
ProducerM. Ward
She & Him chronology
A Very She & Him Christmas
(2011) 		Volume 3
(2013) 		Classics
(2014)

Volume 3 is the fourth studio album by She & Him, a collaboration between M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel. It was released by Merge Records on May 7, 2013, in the United States and on May 13, 2013, by Double Six Records in the United Kingdom.[1] On the album, there are eleven songs written by Deschanel and three cover songs.[2]

On March 7, 2013, the song "Never Wanted Your Love" was released as a single.[3] On April 10, 2013, the song "I Could've Been Your Girl" was released for streaming via SoundCloud.[4]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Consequence of Sound[7]
Pitchfork7.5/10[8]
Sputnikmusic2.4/5[9]
Under the Gun Review6/10[10]

Critical reception

Upon release, Volume 3 received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigned a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream publications, the album has a score of 67 out of 100, indicating generally favorable reviews (based on 29 reviews).[5] Gregory Heaney of Allmusic praised She and Him's "sunny, lovestruck sounds."[6] Magnet stated that the album is "instantly likeable,"[11] and Dale Eisinger of Consequence of Sound commented that the album contains many "effortless and fully realized songs."[7] However, while Rudy K. of Sputnikmusic praised, "the simplicity of the songs and the everyday romance they conjure," he also noted that at times the album "feels rote, a meticulous tastefulness that is pretty and nostalgic, yet largely uninteresting."[9]

Commercial performance

Volume 3 debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 26,000 copies in the United States.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zooey Deschanel, except where noted

Volume 3 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I've Got Your Number, Son"3:07
2."Never Wanted Your Love"3:13
3."Baby" (George Morton, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich)3:15
4."I Could've Been Your Girl"3:11
5."Turn to White"4:22
6."Somebody Sweet to Talk To"3:02
7."Something's Haunting You"2:52
8."Together"4:06
9."Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (Harry Noble)2:44
10."Snow Queen"2:32
11."Sunday Girl" (Chris Stein)3:04
12."London"2:28
13."Shadow of Love"2:42
14."Reprise (I Could've Been Your Girl)"1:49

Personnel

She & Him

  • Zooey Deschanel – lead and harmony vocals, percussion (1, 2, 6, 8), keyboards (1, 4, 8), piano (6, 12, 13), tambourine (3), vibraphone (7), taropatch ukulele (5)
  • M. Ward – guitars, backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 13), lead vocals (3), piano (1, 3), organ (4, 11), percussion (2), horn arrangement

Additional musicians

Horn section on "Together" and "Snow Queen"

  • Art Baron – trombone
  • C. J. Camerieri – trumpet
  • Doug Wieselman – saxophone

Charts

Chart performance for Volume 3
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 53
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 101
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16] 94
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 63
US Billboard 200[19] 15
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[20] 3
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[21] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[22] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 3
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[24] 1

References

  1. ^ Lipshultz, Jason (2013-01-29). "She & Him Announces Volume 3 Album, Summer Tour". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  2. ^ Kane, Tyler (2013-01-29). "She & Him Announce Volume 3, Tour Dates". www.pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  3. ^ Sharp, Stephanie (2013-03-07). "She & Him Release New Single, "Never Wanted Your Love"". www.pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  4. ^ "She & Him "I Could've Been Your Girl"". SoundCloud. Merge Records. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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  6. ^ a b Heaney, Gregory (May 7, 2013). "She & Him: Volume 3". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  7. ^ a b Eisinger, Dale W. (May 13, 2013). "Album Review: She and Him – Volume 3". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  8. ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (May 10, 2013). "She & Him: Volume 3". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  9. ^ a b K., Rudy (May 8, 2013). "Album Review - She & Him: Volume 3". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  10. ^ "REVIEW: She & Him-'Volume 3'". Under the Gun Review. May 14, 2013. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  11. ^ Magnet Magazine. 98: 58. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ Caufield, Keith. "Chart Moves: Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines Makes Solo Debut, She & Him Bows on Cassette". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  13. ^ Ryan, Gavin (December 13, 2014). "Michael Bublé Christmas Creates ARIA Chart Record". Noise11. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – She & Him – Volume 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
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  19. ^ "She & Him Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  20. ^ "She & Him Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  21. ^ "She & Him Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  22. ^ "She & Him Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  23. ^ "She & Him Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  24. ^ "She & Him Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.