The Madding Crowd Explained

The Madding Crowd
Type:	Album
Artist:	Nine Days
Cover:	NineDays_Madding.jpg
Released:	May 16, 2000
Recorded:	Tree Studios
Genre:	Alternative rock, Roots rock, rock
Length:	53:45
Label:	550
Producer:	Nick DiDia
Prev Title:	Three
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	So Happily Unsatisfied
Next Year:	2002

The Madding Crowd is the debut major-label album by the American rock band Nine Days, released on May 16, 2000, by Epic Records. It spawned the major hit "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" and another single, "If I Am". It peaked at number 67 on the US Billboard 200.

Commercial performance

"The Madding Crowd" debuted at number 67 on the US Billboard 200.^[1] The album was certified Gold in the United States with 500,000 album copies sold.^[2]

Personnel

• Brian Desveaux – vocals, guitar
• John Hampson – vocals, guitar
• Nick Dimichino – bass guitar
• Jeremy Dean – keyboards
• Vincent Tattanelli – drums

Certifications

!Region!Certification!Certified units/sales

United States (RIAA)^[4]	Gold	500,000

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nine Days . 2021-02-11.
2. Web site: Gold & Platinum. 2021-02-11. RIAA.
3. Web site: Nine Days – The Vogue. 2021-02-11. en.
4. Web site: Gold & Platinum. 2021-02-11. RIAA. en-US.