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 below 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 yr within the Prime 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 in the present day, 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 Assume Of Me to Nugatory by way of All I Need, the album’s energy is its purity: stellar songwriting stuffed with uncooked feelings, carried out by an voice of stylish distinction. It demonstrates why Dido has grow to be admired by subsequent artists similar to 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 all sides which opens to disclose a sleeve with one other traditional Dido picture. This accommodates the album, pressed on putting marbled crimson vinyl. A regular black vinyl may also be obtainable.
Not So Unhealthy
Dido adopted No Angel with one other smash album with the No.1 Life For Lease, which featured the hit singles White Flag and the title observe, earlier than main to 2 extra BRIT Awards and a second Ivor Novello. She has since launched three additional Prime 5 albums within the form of Secure Journey House (2008), Lady Who Received 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 Unique Track on the Oscars.
She additionally gained a 3rd Ivor Novello in 2019 for Excellent Track Assortment, and final yr 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 obtainable to pre-order right here
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