Zee Avi
Studio album by
Zee Avi
ReleasedMay 19, 2009
GenreIndie, pop, jazz
LabelBrushfire Records/Monotone
Zee Avi chronology
Zee Avi
(2009) 		Ghostbird
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic(3.5/5)[1]
Entertainment Weekly(B+)[2]
Paste(85/100)[3]
PopMatters(8/10)[4]
The New York Times(favourable)[5]
Under the Radar(7/10)[6]

Zee Avi is the debut album from singer Zee Avi. The album is most notable for Avi's single "Bitter Heart".

Chart history

Zee Avi peaked at number 130 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and number 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in 2009. The album sold 6,000 copies in the United States in its first two weeks of release according to Nielsen SoundScan.[7] The debut single "Bitter Heart" entered the Billboard Japan Hot 100 singles chart at number 82 and peaked at number 63 for two weeks.[8] To date, the album has sold over 300,000 units[9] and been certified Gold in Taiwan,[10] Singapore[9] and Malaysia.[11]

The Associated Press named Zee Avi one of the top 10 albums of 2009, taking the No. 9 spot.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zee Avi, except "First of the Gang to Die" by Morrissey and Alain Whyte

No.TitleLength
1."Bitter Heart"2:37
2."Poppy"3:09
3."Honey Bee"3:08
4."Just You and Me"2:57
5."Is This the End"3:50
6."Monte" (Bam)3:33
7."Kantoi"1:46
8."I Am Me Once More"2:37
9."First of the Gang to Die" (Morrissey cover)3:57
10."Darlin' It Ain't Easy"2:44
11."The Story"2:53
12."Let Me In"4:25

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1563339
  2. ^ Whitney Pastorek (10 June 2009). "Zee Avi Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Zee Avi: Brushfire Records & Monotone Present Zee Avi". Paste. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  4. ^ Lyndal, Erin. "Zee Avi". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  5. ^ Pareles, Jon (May 31, 2009). "Odes to Sex, Samba Soul and a French Novel". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Vale, Tom. "Zee Avi". Under The Radar. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  7. ^ Herrera, Monica (9 June 2009). "Billboard interview with Zee Avi". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Bitter Heart's Charting History in Japan". Acharts.us. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  9. ^ a b Shazryn Mohd. Faizal (March 25, 2010). "Zee Avi sudah bertaraf antarabangsa". Utusan Online (in Malay). Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  10. ^ N. Rama Lohan (17 March 2010). "Pop darling". The Star. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  11. ^ Ng Suzhen; Dayang Nurazhar (April 5, 2010). "Zee most entertaining night". The Malay Mail. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  12. ^ "The AP ranks top 10 albums of the year". Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
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