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Length
  
42:34

Artist
  
She & Him

Producer
  
M. Ward

Volume 3 (2013)
  
Classics (2014)

Release date
  
7 May 2013

Label
  
Merge Records

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Released
  
May 7, 2013 (2013-05-07)

Genres
  
Indie pop, Alternative country

Similar
  
She & Him albums, Indie pop albums

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

Contents

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

Reception

Volume 3 holds a 67 out of 100 on Metacritic, a review aggregator, indicating generally favorable reviews (based on 29 reviews). Gregory Heaney of Allmusic praised She and Him's "sunny, lovestruck sounds." Magnet stated that the album is "instantly likeable," and Dale Eisinger of Consequence of Sound commented that the album contains many "effortless and fully realized songs." 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."

Commercial performance

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

Track listing

All tracks written by Zooey Deschanel, except where noted.

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)
  • Additional musicians
  • Scott McPherson – drums
  • Joey Spampinato, Tyler Tornfelt, Mike Watt, Pierre de Reeder – bass
  • Tom Hagerman – violin
  • Amanda Lawrence – viola
  • Tilly and the Wall – gang vocals
  • Horn Section on "Together" and "Snow Queen"
  • Art Baron – trombone
  • C. J. Camerieri – trumpet
  • Doug Wieselman – saxophone
  • Horns arranged by M. Ward
  • Songs

    1I've Got Your Number - Son3:11
    2Never Wanted Your Love3:15
    3Baby3:16

    References

    Volume 3 (She & Him album) Wikipedia