Volume One (She and Him album)
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Volume One (She & Him album)

Album information
NameVolume One
TypeAlbum
ArtistShe & Him
ReleasedMarch 18, 2008 (US)
July 14, 2008 (UK)
RecordedFall 2006 - Winter 2007
GenreIndie pop, Alternative country, Country
Length36:27
LabelMerge Records (US)
Double Six Records (UK)
ProducerM. Ward
Next albumVolume Two
(2010)

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'Volume One' is the first album by She & Him, a collaboration between M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel. It was released by Merge Records on March 18, 2008.

The album debuted at #81 on the Billboard Charts in its first week, and climbed to #71 in its second week. It has received a strong response from critics, receiving a score of 76/100 on MetaCritic, indicating overall positive reviews. It was also voted the #1 Album of 2008 by Paste Magazine. It came 30th in the 2008 Pazz and Jop poll. Volume One has sold 176,000 copies to date in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan and Billboard Brazil.

The song "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" was number 64 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008 and two different music videos of it were produced. The first video featured Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward in a semi-animated enactment released in 2008. The second video, released in 2009, was a collaboration of talent from the film (500) Days of Summer, including co-stars Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt with director Marc Webb, choreographer Michael Rooney, and producer Mason Novick.


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Track listing
NoTitleLength
1Sentimental Heart2:36
2Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?2:31
3This Is Not a Test3:31
4Change Is Hard3:03
5I Thought I Saw Your Face Today2:50
6Take It Back2:37
7I Was Made for You2:31
8You Really Got a Hold on Me3:59
9Black Hole2:12
10Got Me2:46
11I Should Have Known Better3:39
12Sweet Darlin'2:41
13Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:37


Chart (2008) Peak
Position
The Billboard 200 (U.S.) 71
Billboard Top Independent Albums (U.S.) 8

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Paste Magazine US Signs of Life 2008: Best Music 2008 #1
WERS Boston US 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #5



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