Unfold (album)
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Unfold is the debut solo album by singer/songwriter Marié Digby
. The album features the singles "Umbrella
" (a cover of the Rihanna
hit), "Say It Again" and "Stupid for You", and was released on April 8, 2008 in the United States
via Hollywood Records
. The album debuted at #29 on the Billboard 200 with 18,000 copies sold in its first week.
), Mike Daly
(Kid Rock
), and Tom Rothrock
(James Blunt
).
Digby rode the internet video channel to a hit iTunes single, a Gap ad, and a song on Smallville. Digby's homemade videos feature her acoustic interpretations of hits by Rihanna, Linkin Park, and others - "Umbrella" being the most popular - and her debut includes more fully realized versions of those songs alongside Digby's originals.
Bonus Tracks:
13. "Stupid For You (Acoustic)" (Digby) - 2:53
14. "Better Off Alone (Acoustic)" (Digby) - 4:10
13. "Beauty In Walking Away (Acoustic)" (Bassett, Digby) – 3:27
14. "Paint Me In Your Sunshine" (Digby) – 4:02
13."Spell (Exclusive Acoustic track)" (Bruner, Digby) – 4:44
13. "Stupid For You (Acoustic)" - 2:53
14. "Better Off Alone (Acoustic)" - 4:10
15. "Say It Again (Acoustic)" - 3:34
16. "Umbrella (Acoustic)" - 3:10
Marié Digby
Marié Christina Digby is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actress. She is known for her acoustic cover version of Rihanna's "Umbrella", which attracted attention on YouTube in 2007...
. The album features the singles "Umbrella
Umbrella (song)
"Umbrella" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna, featuring a rap verse by Jay-Z. The song was written by The-Dream, Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell and Jay-Z, and was produced by Stewart and The-Dream for Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad...
" (a cover of the Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
hit), "Say It Again" and "Stupid for You", and was released on April 8, 2008 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
via Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
. The album debuted at #29 on the Billboard 200 with 18,000 copies sold in its first week.
Album information
Digby started the recording process in early 2006. She worked with important producers, Dave Bassett (Idina MenzelIdina Menzel
Idina Kim Menzel is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is widely known for originating the roles of Maureen in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked.-Early life:...
), Mike Daly
Mike Daly
Mike Daly is an American producer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist who grew up in Roselle Park, New Jersey, United States. Daly attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating in 1994. Soon after, he joined the band Swales and recorded one album, What's His Name? for Bar/None Records...
(Kid Rock
Kid Rock
Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
), and Tom Rothrock
Tom Rothrock
Tom Rothrock is an international record producer, composer and musician. Tom Rothrock has produced albums with James Blunt, Badly Drawn Boy, R. L. Burnside, Yonder Mountain String Band, Athlete, Sloan and Roman Carter....
(James Blunt
James Blunt
James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...
).
Digby rode the internet video channel to a hit iTunes single, a Gap ad, and a song on Smallville. Digby's homemade videos feature her acoustic interpretations of hits by Rihanna, Linkin Park, and others - "Umbrella" being the most popular - and her debut includes more fully realized versions of those songs alongside Digby's originals.
Track listing
- "Fool" (Bruner, Digby, Graham)– 4:09
- "Better Off Alone" (Digby)– 3:54
- "Say It Again" (Marie Digby, Jim Dyke, Marc Nelkin, Eric Sanicola)– 3:42
- "Miss Invisible" (Digby)– 3:52
- "Stupid for You" (Digby)– 3:22
- "Girlfriend" (Bruner, Digby)– 3:39
- "Traffic" (Cutler, Digby, Preven)– 4:01
- "Voice on the Radio" (Digby)– 4:50
- "Spell" (Bruner, Digby)– 4:37
- "Beauty In Walking Away" (Bassett, Digby)– 3:40
- "Unfold" (Digby)– 5:27
- "Umbrella" (Shawn CarterJay-ZShawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
, Terius NashThe-DreamTerius Youngdell Nash , better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for co-writing "Umbrella" for Rihanna and "Single Ladies " for Beyoncé, as well as for his three solo albums, Love Hate, Love vs...
, Christopher StewartChristopher Stewart (music producer)Christopher "Tricky" Stewart is an American songwriter, music producer, music publisher, executive producer, recording industry executive and recording studio owner. In a career spanning 16 years, Stewart, at the helm of his company RedZone Entertainment, is responsible for over 25 million...
, Kuk HarrellKuk HarrellThaddis "Kuk" Harrell is an American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer. He is managed by RedZone Entertainment, and is a member of a songwriting–production team composed of himself, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The Dream" Nash...
) – 3:48- Japanese Edition
- "Say It Again"
- "Better Off Alone"
- "Traffic" (acoustic version)
- "Girlfriend"
- "Miss Invisible"
- "Spell" (acoustic version)
- "Stupid For You" (acoustic version)
- "Voice On the Radio"
- "Fool"
- "Umbrella"
- "Beauty In Walking Away"
- "Better Off Alone" (acoustic version)
- "Unfold"
- "Umbrella" (acoustic version)
- "Miss Invisible" (acoustic version)
- "Unfold" (acoustic version)
- "Kolewa" (Japanese hidden track) (Bruner, Digby)
Bonus Tracks:
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Edition
13. "Stupid For You (Acoustic)" (Digby) - 2:53
14. "Better Off Alone (Acoustic)" (Digby) - 4:10
- iTunesITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
Edition
13. "Beauty In Walking Away (Acoustic)" (Bassett, Digby) – 3:27
14. "Paint Me In Your Sunshine" (Digby) – 4:02
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Edition
13."Spell (Exclusive Acoustic track)" (Bruner, Digby) – 4:44
- Asian Edition
13. "Stupid For You (Acoustic)" - 2:53
14. "Better Off Alone (Acoustic)" - 4:10
15. "Say It Again (Acoustic)" - 3:34
16. "Umbrella (Acoustic)" - 3:10
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
Sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States 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... |
29 | 40,000 |
| United States Digital Albums Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... |
118 | |
| Worldwide | — | 80,000 |
Release details
| Country | Date | Label | Format |
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| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
April 8, 2008 | Hollywood Records Hollywood Records Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote... |
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| Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
April 22, 2008 | Universal Music Group Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations... |
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| Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population... |
May 5, 2008 | Hollywood Records Hollywood Records Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote... /EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... |
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| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
August 6, 2008 | Avex Group | |
Personnel
- Vocals, Rhodes, Synth, Piano – Marié Digby
- Background vocals – Marié Digby , Erina Digby, Sharon Celani , Gia Ciambotti.
- Keyboards - Peter Bradley Adams
- Bass – Dave Bassett , Frank Coglitore
- Guitar - Matt Chait, Dave Bassett , Mike Daly , Marié Digby , Lance Konnerth , Tom Rothrock , Mike Tarantino.
Production
- Producers: Dave Bassett , Mike DalyMike DalyMike Daly is an American producer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist who grew up in Roselle Park, New Jersey, United States. Daly attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating in 1994. Soon after, he joined the band Swales and recorded one album, What's His Name? for Bar/None Records...
, Tom RothrockTom RothrockTom Rothrock is an international record producer, composer and musician. Tom Rothrock has produced albums with James Blunt, Badly Drawn Boy, R. L. Burnside, Yonder Mountain String Band, Athlete, Sloan and Roman Carter.... - Mastering: Don C. Tyler
- Engineers: Karl Egsieker
- A&R: Allison Hamamura
- Photography: Emily Shur
- Art Direction: Ryan Corey
- Design: Ryan Corey