Simple Times
Encyclopedia
Simple Times is the second studio album
by American folk musician Joshua Radin
. It was released on September 9, 2008 on iTunes
and in stores on September 30, 2008. It has a release date of 12 April 2010 on the UK iTunes store. The UK release features radio edits of "One Of Those Days", "I'd Rather Be With You", and "Brand New Day", all slightly shorter than the U.S. album versions.
. A second video for "I'd Rather Be With You" starring Hayden Panettiere
was released in early 2010.
with People
magazine said that Radin "delivers on modest pleasures like "I'd Rather Be with You," even if he never really blows you away."
, selling about 14,000 copies in its first week.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American folk musician Joshua Radin
Joshua Radin
Joshua Radin is an American recording artist, songwriter and actor. He was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and is of Swedish, German, Polish, Russian, and Austrian descent. He studied drawing and painting at Northwestern University, following his college years with stints as an art...
. It was released on September 9, 2008 on iTunes
ITunes Store
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and in stores on September 30, 2008. It has a release date of 12 April 2010 on the UK iTunes store. The UK release features radio edits of "One Of Those Days", "I'd Rather Be With You", and "Brand New Day", all slightly shorter than the U.S. album versions.
Music video
A music video for the song "I'd Rather Be with You" was released in November 2008, directed by Zach BraffZach Braff
Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian, and director. Braff first became known in 2001 for his role as Dr. John Dorian on the television series Scrubs, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards.In 2004, Braff made his...
. A second video for "I'd Rather Be With You" starring Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Leslie Panettiere is an American actress and singer, best known as cheerleader Claire Bennet on the NBC television series Heroes. She began her acting career by playing Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live , and Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light , before starring at age 10 as Sheryl Yoast in...
was released in early 2010.
Track listing
- "One of Those Days" - 3:04
- "I'd Rather Be With YouI'd Rather Be With You"I'd Rather Be With You" is a single by Joshua Radin, taken from his second studio album Simple Times. It was released in the US on September 30, 2008 and in the UK on April 2, 2010. The song was used in the Scrubs episode "My Cookie Pants"....
" - 2:49 - "Sky" (feat. Meiko) - 3:30
- "Friend Like You" - 2:20
- "Brand New Day" - 3:31
- "They Bring Me to You" (feat. Erin McCarleyErin McCarleyErin McCarley is an alternative music singer-songwriter. McCarley attended college at Baylor University, and is now based in Nashville, Tennessee. She has been compared to Sara Bareilles, Regina Spektor, and Sheryl Crow. Currently, Erin is working on her follow up to 2009's Love, Save the Empty...
) - 3:58 - "Vegetable Car" - 3:02
- "Free of Me" - 2:35
- "You Got Growin' Up to Do" (feat. Patty GriffinPatty GriffinPatty Griffin, born Patricia Jean Griffin, March 16, 1964, is an American Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and musician. She is especially known for her down-home crafting of songs and her connection to musicians including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, and the Dixie Chicks, who have played with...
) - 2:55 - "We Are Okay" - 2:41
- "No Envy, No Fear" - 3:22
Critical
Giving the album two-and-a-half stars out of four, Chuck ArnoldChuck Arnold
Chuck Arnold was an American racecar driver. Arnold drove sporadically in the USAC Championship Car series, racing between 1959 and 1968, with 11 starts, including the 1959 Indianapolis 500...
with People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
magazine said that Radin "delivers on modest pleasures like "I'd Rather Be with You," even if he never really blows you away."
Charts
The album debuted at number 34 on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, selling about 14,000 copies in its first week.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
34 |
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
9 |