Dido celebrates the twenty fifth anniversary of her debut album, No Angel, with the discharge of a putting marbled crimson vinyl version.
Initially a launch that fell underneath the radar, Dido’s No Angel quickly turned one of many UK’s best-selling albums of all-time. Spending seven weeks at No.1 and over a 12 months within the High 10, the album reached a staggering 10 x Platinum in recognition of greater than 3 million home gross sales and earned Dido the BRIT Awards for Greatest British Album and Greatest British Feminine Artist in addition to her first Ivor Novello.
That success was replicated everywhere in the globe, making certain that No Angel turned a worldwide phenomenon with over 15 million gross sales. It’s nonetheless being found and admired as we speak, amassing a complete of 1.2 billion streams in addition to 20 million month-to-month listeners at Spotify – all regardless of being launched lengthy earlier than the streaming period took form.
Subtle And Contemporary
No Angel sounds simply as confessional, refined and contemporary because it did again then. The large singles Thank You (famously sampled in Eminem’s Stan), Right here With Me and Hunter naturally standout. However from Don’t Suppose Of Me to Nugatory by way of All I Need, the album’s energy is its purity: stellar songwriting filled with uncooked feelings, carried out by an voice of chic distinction. It demonstrates why Dido has turn out to be admired by subsequent artists resembling Caroline Polachek.
The twenty fifth Anniversary Version homes the unique album in a particular vinyl package deal. The entrance cowl options new art work, which consists of a contact sheet of pictures from the unique album marketing campaign, with a door on both sides which opens to disclose a sleeve with one other basic Dido picture. This accommodates the album, pressed on putting marbled crimson vinyl. A regular black vinyl will even be out there.
Not So Unhealthy
Dido adopted No Angel with one other smash album with the No.1 Life For Hire, which featured the hit singles White Flag and the title monitor, earlier than main to 2 extra BRIT Awards and a second Ivor Novello. She has since launched three additional High 5 albums within the form of Protected Journey House (2008), Woman Who Obtained Away (2013) and Nonetheless On My Thoughts (2019). If I Rise, her collaboration with A.R. Rahman, featured within the Danny Boyle movie 127 Hours and was nominated for Greatest Authentic Tune on the Oscars.
She additionally gained a 3rd Ivor Novello in 2019 for Excellent Tune Assortment, and final 12 months amassed 500 million streams when she contributed to a brand new model of Thank You, reimagined as Thank You (Not So Unhealthy), in collaboration with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Tiësto and W&W.
The No Angel twenty fifth Anniversary Version is launched on 19 September. It’s now out there to pre-order right here
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