| 词条 | Ellipse (album) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Ellipse | type = studio | artist = Imogen Heap | cover = Imogen Heap - Ellipse.jpg | alt = | released = 24 August 2009[1] | recorded = March 2007 – June 2009 | venue = | studio = | genre = Electronica, ambient | length = 48:43 | label = Megaphonic, RCA Victor | producer = Imogen Heap | prev_title = Speak for Yourself | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Sparks | next_year = 2014 | misc = {{Singles | name = Ellipse | type = Studio | single1 = First Train Home | single1date = 14 July 2009 }} }}Ellipse is the third studio album from British singer-songwriter Imogen Heap. After returning from a round the world writing trip, Heap completed the album at her childhood home in Essex, converting her old playroom in the basement into a studio. The album got its name from the distinctive elliptical shape of the house.[2] The album's title was confirmed by Heap via her Twitter page on 25 April 2009, after being leaked onto the internet on 23 April. On 15 June, Heap confirmed that the album would be released on 24 August 2009 in the United Kingdom on Megaphonic Records and 25 August in the United States/Canada on RCA Victor Records. International release date was also 24 August. Subject matter in the songs includes post break-up malaise ("Wait It Out"), domestic boredom ("Little Bird"), body image issues ("Bad Body Double") and a common Heap theme, unrequited love ("Swoon" and "Half Life").{{Citation needed|date=February 2015}} On 17 August 2009 Heap made the album available for live streaming via her webpage.[3] The album can no longer be streamed via her webpage but was moved to SoundCloud.[4] As of 2011, the album had sold 161,000 copies in United States.[5] BackgroundIn July 2009, a promotional copy of the album (designed by Andy Hau[6]) appeared on eBay; Heap in return placed a bid of £10,000,000 to try to reclaim the album, which eBay rejected.[7] As of 8 July, eBay had ended the auction.[8] On 14 July, the first single "First Train Home" was released, and a digital pre-order for the album became available on iTunes in two versions. The deluxe version includes instrumental tracks of the entire album. Both standard and deluxe editions feature a "Behind the scenes" video when pre-ordered. As the song "The Fire" is already an instrumental, the "instrumental" version on the Deluxe edition's second disc consists of just the crackling fire in the background of the song proper. The solo piano track, without the fire sounds, was included only on the Deluxe CD copy of the album, as a hidden track at the end of "Half Life"; digital copies omit this hidden track. Critical reception{{Album ratings| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[9] | rev2 = The A.V. Club | rev2Score = C[10] | rev3 = Billboard | rev3Score = 3.5/5[11] | rev4 = The Boston Globe | rev4Score = Favourable[12] | rev5 = The Daily Telegraph | rev5Score = {{Rating|2|4}}[13] | rev6 = The Guardian | rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[14] | rev7 = Paste | rev7Score = 8.0/10[15] | rev8 = PopMatters | rev8Score = {{Rating|7|10}}[16] | rev9 = Slant | rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[17] | rev10 = Sputnikmusic | rev10Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[18] }} Critical response to Ellipse was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 68, based on 12 reviews.[19] It also earned her a further two Grammy Nominations on 2 December for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "The Fire" and Best Engineered Non-Classical Album. On 31 January 2010, it was announced that Heap had won the latter award. Live performancesIn October 2008, Heap travelled to America to perform at Pop!Tech in Camden, Maine. She performed the song 'Wait It Out' live, for the first time ever on 24 October.[20] The performance was recorded and released on Youtube.com the following day.[21][22] On 24 August 2009, Heap appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman (although the episode didn't air until the 28th) and performed "First Train Home". On her Twitter page, Imogen admitted that she messed up on the second line of the second verse during the performance. The following day, on 25 August, Imogen headed to the WNYC Radio Station in New York to play "First Train Home" and "Half Life" on air and give a short interview.[23] Track listingOn 8 June, Heap confirmed the following as the album's official and final track listing: {{Track listing| headline = Standard edition (Disc 1) | total_length = 48:41 | writing_credits = | all_writing = Imogen Heap | title1 = First Train Home | length1 = 4:13 | title2 = Wait It Out | length2 = 3:57 | title3 = Earth | length3 = 3:34 | title4 = Little Bird | length4 = 4:07 | title5 = Swoon | length5 = 3:54 | title6 = Tidal | length6 = 3:50 | title7 = Between Sheets | length7 = 2:54 | title8 = 2-1 | note8 = formerly "Polyfilla" | length8 = 4:42 | title9 = Bad Body Double | length9 = 4:07 | title10 = Aha! | length10 = 2:27 | title11 = The Fire | length11 = 1:59 | title12 = Canvas | length12 = 4:55 | title13 = Half Life | length13 = 4:02 }}{{Track listing | collapsed = yes | headline = Japan bonus track | total_length = 52:27 | title14 = Not Now But Soon | length14 = 3:46 }}{{Track listing | collapsed = yes | headline = Deluxe edition (Disc 2) | extra_column = | total_length = 1:39:26 | title1 = First Train Home | note1 = instrumental | length1 = 4:15 | title2 = Wait It Out | note2 = instrumental | length2 = 3:47 | title3 = Earth | note3 = instrumental | length3 = 3:35 | title4 = Little Bird | note4 = instrumental | length4 = 4:08 | title5 = Swoon | note5 = instrumental | length5 = 3:52 | title6 = Tidal | note6 = instrumental | length6 = 3:51 | title7 = Between Sheets | note7 = instrumental | length7 = 2:55 | title8 = 2-1 | note8 = instrumental | length8 = 4:43 | title9 = Bad Body Double | note9 = instrumental | length9 = 4:07 | title10 = Aha! | note10 = instrumental | length10 = 2:27 | title11 = The Fire | note11 = "instrumental" | length11 = 1:57 | title12 = Canvas | note12 = instrumental | length12 = 4:55 | title13 = Half Life" (instrumental) / "The Fire | note13 = piano instrumental; only on CD pressing | length13 = 6:13 }}{{Track listing | collapsed = yes | headline = iTunes exclusive pre-order video | title14 = Behind the Scenes with Imogen | length14 = }} Personnel
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://imogenheap.com/news/articles/336.html |title=Ellipse | News |publisher=Imogen Heap |accessdate=2012-02-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226181819/http://imogenheap.com/news/articles/336.html |archivedate=26 February 2012}} {{Imogen Heap}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellipse (Album)}}2. ^Songfacts 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.imogenheap.com/news/articles/335.html |title=Ellipse | News |publisher=Imogen Heap |accessdate=2012-02-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227081304/http://www.imogenheap.com/news/articles/335.html |archivedate=27 February 2012}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/imogenheap/sets/ellipse-album |title=Ellipse Album on SoundCloud |publisher=Imogen Heap |accessdate=2013-03-03}} 5. ^https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472326/imogen-heap-talks-new-album-fan-created-first-song 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://andyhau.com/Imogen_Heap.html |title=Imogen Heap |publisher=Andyhau.com |accessdate=2012-02-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317005340/http://andyhau.com/Imogen_Heap.html |archivedate=17 March 2012}} 7. ^{{cite web |last=Kernohan |first=Marcus |url=http://stereokill.net/2009/07/05/imogen-heap-in-10m-bid-for-her-own-record/ |title=Imogen Heap in £10m bid… for her own CD |publisher=stereokill.net |accessdate=2012-02-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828104402/http://stereokill.net/2009/07/05/imogen-heap-in-10m-bid-for-her-own-record/ |archivedate=28 August 2009}} 8. ^{{cite news| url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/07/08/british-singer-songwriter-imogen-heap-solves-an-ebay-crisis/ | work=The Wall Street Journal | title=With Help From Fans, British Music Star Imogen Heap Solves an eBay Crisis | first=Jim | last=Fusilli | date=8 July 2009}} 9. ^{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1596492}} 10. ^{{cite web|last=Koski |first=Genevieve |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/imogen-heap-ellipse,32076/ |title=Imogen Heap: Ellipse · Music Review · The A.V. Club |work=The A.V. Club |date=2009-08-25 |accessdate=2014-05-07}} 11. ^{{cite web |last=Mason |first=Kerri |title=Review: Imogen Heap, "Ellipse" |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1070984/imogen-heap-ellipse |work=Billboard |accessdate=27 August 2018}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2009/08/24/imogen_heap_ellipse |title=Imogen Heap, 'Ellipse' - The Boston Globe |publisher=Boston.com |date=2009-08-24 |accessdate=2014-05-07}} 13. ^{{cite web|author=Culture |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/6056627/Imogen-Heap-Ellipse-CD-review.html |title=Imogen Heap: Ellipse, CD review |publisher=Telegraph |date=2009-08-24 |accessdate=2014-05-07}} 14. ^{{cite journal |first=Caroline |last=Sullivan |title=Review: Imogen Heap, Ellipse (Megaphonic) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/aug/14/imogen-heap-cd-review |journal=Film & Music |publisher=Guardian Media Group |issue=14 August 2009 |page=9 | location=London | date=14 August 2009 | accessdate=1 May 2010}} 15. ^{{cite web |last=duBrowa |first=Corey |title=Review: Imogen Heap, "Ellipse" |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/08/imogen-heap-ellipse.html |accessdate=27 August 2009}} 16. ^{{cite web|last=Lyndal |first=Erin |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/109814-imogen-heap-ellipse/ |title=Imogen Heap: Ellipse |publisher=PopMatters |accessdate=2014-05-07}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1826 |title=Music |publisher=Slant Magazine |accessdate=2014-05-07}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=http://sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=40456 |title=Imogen Heap - Ellipse (album review 3) |publisher=Sputnikmusic |date=2009-08-19 |accessdate=2014-05-07}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/imogenheap/ellipse |title=Ellipse Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |accessdate=2012-02-15}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.twitter.com/imogenheap/status/972848289 |title=Twitter / Imogen Heap: wow.. what an amazing day! |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2008-10-23 |accessdate=2012-02-15}} 21. ^{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuBMLRK-fWs |title=imogen heap - wait it out (live at pop!tech) (with lyrics) |publisher=YouTube |date=2009-02-21 |accessdate=2012-02-15}} 22. ^{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5CNoFfCW0g |title=Imogen Heap PopTech performance |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=2012-02-15}} 23. ^{{cite news |title=Imogen performs 'First Train Home' and 'Half Life' live on WNYC's Soundcheck. |url=http://www.wnyc.org/flashplayer/player.html#/play/%2Fstream%2Fxspf%2F139281 |date=25 August 2009 |work=New York City, NY, USA |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817144041/http://www.wnyc.org/flashplayer/player.html#/play/%2Fstream%2Fxspf%2F139281 |archivedate=17 August 2009}} 24. ^UK Albums Chart 25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/ellipse/465561 |title=Ellipse | Music , Music Genres, Pop/Rock : JB HI-FI |publisher=Jbhifionline.com.au |date=2010-02-19 |accessdate=2012-02-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022152329/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/ellipse/465561 |archivedate=22 October 2012}} 2 : Imogen Heap albums|2009 albums |
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