O (Damien Rice album)
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O
O cover
Studio album by Damien Rice
Released 2002, Rereleased in 2003, 2004, 2005
Recorded 2001
Genre Folk
Length 61:27
Label Vector Recordings
Producer Damien Rice
Professional reviews
Damien Rice chronology
O
(2002)		 B-Sides
(2004)

O is the name of Damien Rice's first album, originally released in 2002. Released in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom on 1 February, it has since gone platinum in the Republic of Ireland. "The Blower's Daughter" which was released in September 2001, before the album itself was completed, entered the top 20 in the Irish charts.

Rice wanted to make the album without the backing of a major record label, believing if he signed such a deal it would compromise his future work, forcing him to move in directions he did not wish to.citation needed According to Damien Rice, there is no special meaning in the name of the album. Reportedly, the name came to him during a bicycle incident and he enjoyed it.citation needed However, the lyrics of the song "Amie" mention "the Story of O," presumably a reference to the famous erotic novel of that name.

The album has two hidden tracks, "Prague" and "Silent Night", which play after a period of silence after the last track, "Eskimo".

The album is dedicated to Rice's friend Mic Christopher, who died of a head injury in 2001.

Damien Rice's "The Blower's Daughter" was featured in the trailer for the 2004 Mike Nichols-directed, Academy Award-nominated film Closer, as well as in the film itself. "Cold Water" was featured as one of three songs in the end credits of the 2005 film Stay. The video for the song "Volcano" charted in the United States on VH1's Top 20 Video countdown in October 2003.1 Diana Vickers, a contestant on the fifth series of the UK's X Factor, performed "The Blower's Daughter" during her first audition garnering rave reviews.

Track listing

  1. "Delicate" – 5:12
  2. "Volcano" – 4:38
  3. "The Blower's Daughter" – 4:44
  4. "Cannonball" – 5:10
  5. "Older Chests" – 4:46
  6. "Amie" – 4:36
  7. "Cheers Darlin'" – 5:50
  8. "Cold Water" – 4:59
  9. "I Remember" – 5:31
  10. "Eskimo" – 16:07
    • "Prague" at – 7:07 (hidden track)
    • "Silent Night" at – 14:09 (hidden track)

Additional releases

  • 2003 - with bonus DVD
  • 2004 - with extra track "Cannonball (Remix)"
  • 2004 - double album pack: "O" and "B-Sides"
  • 2005 - with extra tracks "Cannonball (Remix)" and "Unplayed Piano"

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