Settle Down (album)

Settle Down
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2012
Recorded2011
Genre
LabelRude Butler Records
Julia Nunes chronology
Youtube Covers
(2010)
Settle Down
(2012)
Some Feelings
(2015)

Settle Down is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Julia Nunes.

Background

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Nunes launched a Kickstarter page for her fourth album on June 11, 2011, .[1] She exceeded her goal of $15,000 in less than a day, receiving over $19,000. The project gathered $77,888 total in donations.[2] The album was released on February 28, 2012.[3]

Composition

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"He is Mad", "Pizza", and "I Wasn't Worried" are mini-songs roughly a minute in length, all of which Nunes recorded videos for and posted to YouTube.[4][5][6] Other songs, like "Odd", "Balloons", "First Impressions", "Comatose", and "Into the Sunshine" appeared on previous albums, but were re-recorded for Settle Down.

Promotion

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Nunes updated the Kickstarter project page with a video of her performing "Stay Awake" in the Kickstarter offices (thanks to the overwhelming success of her campaign).[7] On January 24, 2012, she performed "Stay Awake" on Conan to promote the album.[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Stay Awake"3:07
2."Odd"1:41
3."Lullaby"2:34
4."Lookout For Yourself"2:05
5."Nothing's That Great"3:26
6."He is Mad"0:52
7."To the Damsels: Run"3:06
8."Fair Weather"3:09
9."Comatose"3:24
10."Pizza"0:24
11."Maybe I Will"3:27
12."I Will Go Anywhere With You"4:17
13."This Is What I Used To Know"3:55
14."I Wasn't Worried"0:56
15."Balloons"3:51
16."First Impressions"3:32
17."Into The Sunshine"2:55
18."Waiting"3:37

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[9] 185
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[10] 9
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 12
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 37

References

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  1. ^ "Julia Nunes would be nothing without me". Kickstarter.
  2. ^ "Discover Projects » Music / Most Funded — Kickstarter". Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  3. ^ [1] [dead link]
  4. ^ "He Is Mad". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  5. ^ "PIZZA". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  6. ^ "I Wasn't Worried, Julia Nunes". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  7. ^ "Vimeo - Julia Nunes performs in the Kickstarter Office". 25 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  8. ^ [2] [dead link]
  9. ^ "Top Current Albums". Billboard.biz. March 17, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  10. ^ "Julia Nunes Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "Julia Nunes Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  12. ^ "Julia Nunes Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2018.