18 (Moby album)

18
Studio album by Moby
Released May 14, 2002 (2002-05-14)
Recorded 2001–02
Genre
Length 71:24
Label
Producer Moby
Moby chronology
Play: The B Sides
(2000)		 18
(2002)		 18 B Sides + DVD
(2003)
Singles from 18
  1. "We Are All Made of Stars"
    Released: April 29, 2002 (2002-04-29)
  2. "Extreme Ways"
    Released: July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19)
  3. "In This World"
    Released: November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04)
  4. "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)"
    Released: February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24)
  5. "In My Heart"
    Released: 2003 (2003)
  6. "Jam for the Ladies"
    Released: July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21)

18 is the sixth studio album by American electronica musician Moby. It was first released on May 14, 2002 by Mute and V2. Moby worked with guest performers on several tracks from 18, with Azure Ray, MC Lyte, Angie Stone, and Sinéad O'Connor among the featured vocalists on the album.

Following its release, 18 debuted at number one in the United Kingdom and several other European countries, while also peaking at number four on the Billboard 200. The album went on to sell over four million copies worldwide.[1] 18 B Sides + DVD, a collection of the album's B-sides and live video footage, was released a year later.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Blender[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
The Guardian[6]
NME4/10[7]
Pitchfork2.6/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Uncut[11]
USA Today[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, 18 received an average score of 61, based on 21 reviews.[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Moby, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Are All Made of Stars" 4:32
2."In This World" 4:02
3."In My Heart" 4:36
4."Great Escape"
2:09
5."Signs of Love" 4:25
6."One of These Mornings" 3:12
7."Another Woman"
3:56
8."Fireworks" 2:13
9."Extreme Ways" 3:57
10."Jam for the Ladies"
3:22
11."Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)"
5:09
12."18" 4:28
13."Sleep Alone" 4:45
14."At Least We Tried" 4:08
15."Harbour" 6:27
16."Look Back In" 2:20
17."The Rafters" 3:22
18."I'm Not Worried at All" 4:11
Total length:71:24
Sample credits[13]
  • "Another Woman" contains samples of "I'm a Good Woman", written and performed by Barbara Lynn.
  • "Jam for the Ladies" contains samples of "Wherever You Are", written and performed by Mic Geronimo.
  • "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)" contains samples of "Sunday", written and performed by Sylvia Robinson.

Personnel

Credits for 18 adapted from album liner notes.[13]

  • Moby – engineering, mixing, production, writing, instruments, vocals on "We Are All Made of Stars", "Signs of Love", "Extreme Ways" and "Sleep Alone"
  • Azure Ray – vocals on "Great Escape"
  • Freedom Bremner – vocals on "At Least We Tried"
  • Tony Dawsey – mastering
  • MC Lyte – vocals on "Jam for the Ladies"
  • Dianne McCaulley – vocals on "One of These Mornings"
  • Sinéad O'Connor – vocals on "Harbour"
  • Shauna & Lorraine Phillips – vocals on "The Rafters"
  • Jennifer Price – vocals on "In This World"
  • The Shining Light Gospel Choir – vocals on "In My Heart" and "I'm Not Worried at All"
  • Angie Stone – vocals on "Jam for the Ladies"
Artwork and design
  • David Calderley – artwork, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Charts

Chart (2002–05) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 1
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 2
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[19] 1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[20] 2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] 5
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[24] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[27] 95
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[30] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[31] 1
US Billboard 200[32] 4
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[33] 1

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[34] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[35] Platinum 50,000*
France (SNEP)[36] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[37] Gold 150,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[38] Gold 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[39] Platinum 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[41] Gold 513,000[42]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Horowitz, Steven J. (October 12, 2016). "Moby Talks 'Fast Post-Punk' LP, Embracing Commercial Irrelevance". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Reviews for 18 by Moby". Metacritic. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "18 – Moby". AllMusic. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (June–July 2002). "Moby: 18". Blender (7): 107. Archived from the original on November 22, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Browne, David (May 17, 2002). "18". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  6. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (May 10, 2002). "Play it again". The Guardian. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ Needham, Alex (May 7, 2002). "Moby : 18". NME. Archived from the original on June 10, 2002. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ Pecoraro, David M. (May 19, 2002). "Moby: 18". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Moby: 18". Q (190): 105. May 2002.
  10. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (April 25, 2002). "18". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Moby: 18". Uncut (61): 108. June 2002.
  12. ↑ Gardner, Elysa (May 14, 2002). "Moby, 18". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  13. 1 2 18 (liner notes). Moby. Mute Records. 2002. CDSTUMM202.
  14. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Moby – 18". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Moby – 18" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  16. 1 2 "Ultratop.be – Moby – 18" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Moby – 18" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Moby Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Moby – 18". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Moby – 18" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Moby: 18" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Moby – 18". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Moby – 18". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Moby – 18". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Moby – 18". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Moby – 18". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Moby – 18". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Moby – 18". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Moby Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Moby Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  34. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2003". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  36. ↑ "French album certifications – Moby – 18" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  37. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Moby; '18')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  38. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Moby – 18" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 6 August 2002. Enter 18 in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  39. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Moby; '18')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  40. ↑ "British album certifications – Moby – 18". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 5, 2013. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Enter 18 in the search field and then press Enter.
  41. ↑ "American album certifications – Moby – 18". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  42. ↑ "Moby Attacked In Boston". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
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