Overview
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. The album's title is a reference to Thomas Hardy's 1874 novel Far from the Madding Crowd.
Track listing
"So Far Away" (Brian Desveaux, John Hampson) – 3:56
"Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" (Hampson) – 3:09
"If I Am" (Hampson) – 4:18
"End Up Alone" (Hampson) – 3:57
"Sometimes" (Desveaux) – 5:14
"Bob Dylan" (Desveaux, Bob Dylan) – 4:35
"257 Weeks" (Hampson) – 4:04
"Bitter" (Desveaux) – 6:21
"Back to Me" (Desveaux) – 4:00
"Crazy" (Desveaux, Hampson) – 4:14
"Revolve" (Hampson) – 3:54
"Wanna Be" (Desveaux) – 6:03
Personnel
Jeremy Dean – keyboards
Brian Desveaux – vocals, guitar
Nick Dimichino – bass guitar
John Hampson – vocals, guitar
Vincent Tattanelli – drums
Commercial performance
"The Madding Crowd" debuted at number 63 on the US Billboard 200. The album was certified Gold in the United States with 500,000 album copies sold.
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