Volume 3 (She & Him album)

Volume 3 is the fourth studio album by She & Him, a collaboration between M. Ward and actor Zooey Deschanel. It was released by Merge Records on May 7, 2013 (US) and on May 13, 2013 by Double Six Records (UK).[1] On the album, there are eleven songs written by Deschanel and three cover songs.[2]

Volume 3
Studio album by
She & Him
ReleasedMay 7, 2013 (2013-05-07)
Genre
Length42:34
Label
ProducerM. Ward
She & Him chronology
A Very She & Him Christmas
(2011)		 Volume 3
(2013)		 Classics
(2014)

On March 7, 2013, the song "Never Wanted Your Love" was released as a single.[3] On April 10, 2013, the song "I Could've Been Your Girl" was released for streaming via Soundcloud.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Consequence of Sound[6]
Pitchfork7.5/10[7]
Sputnikmusic2.4/5[8]
Under the Gun Review6/10[9]

Critical reception

Volume 3 holds a 67 out of 100 on Metacritic, a review aggregator, indicating generally favorable reviews (based on 29 reviews).[4] Gregory Heaney of Allmusic praised She and Him's "sunny, lovestruck sounds."[5] Magnet stated that the album is "instantly likeable,"[10] and Dale Eisinger of Consequence of Sound commented that the album contains many "effortless and fully realized songs."[6] However, while Rudy K. of Sputnikmusic praised, "the simplicity of the songs and the everyday romance they conjure," he also noted that at times the album "feels rote, a meticulous tastefulness that is pretty and nostalgic, yet largely uninteresting."[8]

Commercial performance

Volume 3 debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 26,000 copies in the United States.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zooey Deschanel, except where noted.

Volume 3 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I've Got Your Number, Son"3:07
2."Never Wanted Your Love"3:13
3."Baby" (George Morton, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich)3:15
4."I Could've Been Your Girl"3:11
5."Turn to White"4:22
6."Somebody Sweet to Talk To"3:02
7."Something's Haunting You"2:52
8."Together"4:06
9."Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (Harry Noble)2:44
10."Snow Queen"2:32
11."Sunday Girl" (Chris Stein)3:04
12."London"2:28
13."Shadow of Love"2:42
14."Reprise (I Could've Been Your Girl)"1:49

Personnel

She & Him

  • Zooey Deschanel – lead and harmony vocals, percussion (1, 2, 6, 8), keyboards (1, 4, 8), piano (6, 12, 13), tambourine (3), vibraphone (7), taropatch ukulele (5)
  • M. Ward – guitars, backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 13), lead vocals (3), piano (1, 3), organ (4, 11), percussion (2), horn arrangement

Additional musicians

Horn section on "Together" and "Snow Queen"

  • Art Baron – trombone
  • C. J. Camerieri – trumpet
  • Doug Wieselman – saxophone

Charts
Chart performance for Volume 3
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 53
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 101
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15] 94
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 63
US Billboard 200[18] 15
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[19] 3
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[20] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 3
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[23] 1

References
  1. Lipshultz, Jason (2013-01-29). "She & Him Announces Volume 3 Album, Summer Tour". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  2. Kane, Tyler (2013-01-29). "She & Him Announce Volume 3, Tour Dates". www.pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  3. Sharp, Stephanie (2013-03-07). "She & Him Release New Single, "Never Wanted Your Love"". www.pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  4. "Volume 3 - She & Him". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  5. Heaney, Gregory (May 7, 2013). "She & Him: Volume 3". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  6. Eisinger, Dale W. (May 13, 2013). "Album Review: She and Him – Volume 3". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  7. Zoladz, Lindsay (May 10, 2013). "She & Him: Volume 3". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  8. K., Rudy (May 8, 2013). "Album Review - She & Him: Volume 3". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  9. "REVIEW: She & Him-'Volume 3'". Under the Gun Review. May 14, 2013. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  10. Magnet Magazine. 98: 58. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. Caufield, Keith. "Chart Moves: Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines Makes Solo Debut, She & Him Bows on Cassette". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  12. Ryan, Gavin (December 13, 2014). "Michael Bublé Christmas Creates ARIA Chart Record". Noise11. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  13. "Ultratop.be – She & Him – Volume 3" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
  14. "She & Him Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  15. "Spanishcharts.com – She & Him – Volume 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  16. "Swedishcharts.com – She & Him – Volume 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  17. "She & Him". Official Charts Company.
  18. "She & Him Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  19. "She & Him Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  20. "She & Him Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  21. "She & Him Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  22. "She & Him Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  23. "She & Him Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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