My Favourite Faded Fantasy Explained

My Favourite Faded Fantasy
Type:	studio
Artist:	Damien Rice
Cover:	Mfff.jpg
Released:	31 October 2014
Genre:	Folk
Length:	49:50
Label:	Damien Rice Music Vector Recordings Warner Bros. (US and Canada)
Producer:	Rick Rubin, Damien Rice
Prev Title:	Live from the Union Chapel
Prev Year:	2007

My Favourite Faded Fantasy is the third studio album by Irish singer, songwriter and producer Damien Rice. The album was released in Ireland on 31 October 2014 and subsequently in other territories on 3 November and then released on vinyl on 7 November 2014, almost eight years since the release of his previous album, 9.^[1] The album was produced by Rick Rubin.^[2]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 76, indicating "generally favorable", based on 15 reviews. Jessica Goodman and Ryan Kistobak of The Huffington Post included the album on their list of 2014's best releases, declaring the album "a devastating reminder that love leaves you crumbling and fantasies are just fiction". Goodman complimented Rice's "delicate vocals" as "sinister and familiar".^[3]

Personnel

• Damien Rice – vocals, acoustic guitar (1–8), electric guitar (1), piano (1, 2, 4–7), clarinet (1, 8), tambourine (1), sounds and percussion (2), pump organ (5, 6), bass (7, 8), harmonium (8)
• Joel Shearer – crotales (1, 8), tambourine (1), shaker (1), electric guitar swells (1), bass (2, 6, 7), sounds and percussion (2), electric guitar (2, 4, 8), cuatro (7), muted guitar (7), dulcimer (7), cymbals (7), Wurlitzer (8), bells (8), vibraphone (8), piano (8), celeste (8), glockenspiel (8), chimes (8), acoustic guitar (8), harmonium (8)
• Zac Rae – Wurlitzer (1, 4), pad (1), tack piano (1), vibraphone (2), Hammond organ (3, 4), piano (4)
• David Rawlings – archtop guitar (1, 7), backing vocals (7)
• Cora Venus Lunny – violin (1–4, 7), backing vocals (1, 2, 7), viola (2, 3)
• Borgar Magnason – double bass (1, 3, 5, 7)
• Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir – cello (1)
• Julia Mogensen – cello (1, 2, 5, 6, 8)
• Shahzad Ismaily – bass (1, 2, 4), drums (6, 8), shaker (6), floor tom (7), Hammond organ (8), cymbals (8), crotales (8), Moog (8), cowbell (8)
• Magnús Trygvason Eliassen – drums (1)
• Earl Harvin – percussion (1), drums (4), tambourine (4)
• Helgi Jónsson – trombone (1, 2, 3, 6, 8), backing vocals (2)
• James Gadson – drums (2)
• Alex Somers – sampler (2–4, 8), bass drum (3), sub bass (3), harp (4)
• Deron Johnson – piano (2, 3), Hammond organ (1)
• Tina Dico – backing vocals (2)
• Bryndis Halla Gylfadottir – cello (3, 4)
• Frank Aarnink – tympani (3), gong (3), cymbals (3)
• Una Sveinbjarnardottir – violin (5, 6, 8), viola (8)
• Markéta Irglová – piano (6), vocals (8)
• Gyda Valtisdottir – cello (6, 8), backing vocals (8)
• Victor Indrizzo – drums (7)
• Marlana Sheetz – backing vocals (1, 8)
• Andrew Heringer – backing vocals (7)
• Robbie Arnett – backing vocals (7, 8)
• Rónán Ó Snodaigh – bodhran (7), backing vocals (7)
• Colm Ó Snodaigh – tin whistle (7)
• Emil Friðfinnsson – French horn (8)

Commercial performance

In Canada, the album debuted at number eight on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling just 4,000 copies.^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[5]	1
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[6]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	78
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	78

External links

• Web site: My Favourite Faded Fantasy.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Damien Rice – My Favourite Faded Fantasy . 6 November 2014 . Damien Rice Official YouTube channel.
2. Billboard.com. .
3. Web site: Goodman; Kristobak . Jessica; Ryan . The 23 Best Albums of 2014 . The Huffington Post . 15 December 2014 . 15 December 2014.
4. Web site: Cross. Alan. Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 19 November 2014. ajournalofmusicalthings.com. ajournalofmusicalthings. 19 November 2014. 20 November 2014.
5. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 6 November 2014 . . 6 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220072530/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2014&year=2014&week=45 . dead . 20 December 2016.
6. Web site: Classifiche - Album - Classifica settimanale WK 45 (dal 03-11-2014 al 09-11-2014) . Federation of the Italian Music Industry. 15 November 2014. Italian. 15 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141115084519/http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_album.php.
7. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2014. Ultratop. 28 May 2020.
8. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2014. dutchcharts.nl. 28 May 2020.
9. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2015. Ultratop. 4 July 2020.