Nine Days
Encyclopedia
Nine Days is an American rock
band who were popular in the early 2000s. Formed in Oyster Bay
by frontman John Hampson and Brian Desveaux, they released three independent albums in the 1990s before their mainstream debut album, The Madding Crowd
, released in 2000. The band scored two hits in the US from The Madding Crowd, in "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
", which reached #6 and "If I Am", which reached #68.
After the split with Sony, the band released another album under their own record label. The album, titled Flying The Corporate Jet, can be purchased at the bands' website. There have also been a number of other Nine Days albums that are available for free and legal download from http://www.mr-tea.com/ND/.
Although the band is for the most part still together and occasionally performs shows, both vocal artists, John Hampson and Brian Desveaux, have pursued solo careers and their music is available for purchase from their websites, http://www.johnhampson.com/ and http://www.briandesveaux.com/bdmusic.html respectively.
In mid-August 2006, Nine Days reunited and went back to the studio to record. Slow Motion Life (Part One), a new EP
with 6 songs, was released on January 19, 2007, and is available from their website or iTunes. New album is to be announced for release. Nine Days performed a charity show for Wantagh S.O.S (Save Our Students), a group to help Wantagh students get sports back after the budget was voted down.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band who were popular in the early 2000s. Formed in Oyster Bay
Oyster Bay (town), New York
The Town of Oyster Bay is easternmost of the three towns in Nassau County, New York, in the United States. Part of the New York metropolitan area, it is the only town in Nassau County that extends from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the town population was...
by frontman John Hampson and Brian Desveaux, they released three independent albums in the 1990s before their mainstream debut album, The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd is the major-label debut album by the band Nine Days. It spawned two major hit singles, "Absolutely " and "If I Am"...
, released in 2000. The band scored two hits in the US from The Madding Crowd, in "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
"Absolutely " is a power pop song written by John Hampson for Nine Days' debut solo album The Madding Crowd . The song was released as the album's first single in early 2000 and entered the top ten on the majority of the charts it appeared on, including the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, where...
", which reached #6 and "If I Am", which reached #68.
History
A mainstream second album, So Happily Unsatisfied, was scheduled for release in 2003. Unfortunately, due to complications with their record label, Sony, the album was never actually released as the band was no longer in possession of the rights of the songs. In 2006, Nine Days' official website updated with a statement that the album would finally see an actual release, but no other specifics were given.After the split with Sony, the band released another album under their own record label. The album, titled Flying The Corporate Jet, can be purchased at the bands' website. There have also been a number of other Nine Days albums that are available for free and legal download from http://www.mr-tea.com/ND/.
Although the band is for the most part still together and occasionally performs shows, both vocal artists, John Hampson and Brian Desveaux, have pursued solo careers and their music is available for purchase from their websites, http://www.johnhampson.com/ and http://www.briandesveaux.com/bdmusic.html respectively.
In mid-August 2006, Nine Days reunited and went back to the studio to record. Slow Motion Life (Part One), a new EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
with 6 songs, was released on January 19, 2007, and is available from their website or iTunes. New album is to be announced for release. Nine Days performed a charity show for Wantagh S.O.S (Save Our Students), a group to help Wantagh students get sports back after the budget was voted down.
Members
Hampson is currently working on a follow-up full-length solo album. The album has been promised for the past three years, with the release date being pushed back repeatedly due to Hampson's busy schedule juggling school, family, and music. However, Hampson does have copies of this album on hand at concerts, so the release date is approaching. Hampson continues to do live shows (both solo and with Nine Days) and post on the Nine Days message board through his website. A few demos of the upcoming album are on the internet for legal download, along with unreleased music by Nine Days and Brian Desveaux, bandmate of Nine Days. Hampson works as an English teacher with his wife, who is an Italian teacher, at both Wantagh High School and Wantagh Middle School, on Long Island, NY. Hampson has two sons, Luke and Brody.Albums
| Year | Album | Billboard Top 200 |
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| 1995 | Something To Listen To | - |
| 1996 | Monday Songs Monday Songs Monday Songs is the second album by American Rock band Nine Days. It was released in 1996, before their major-label debut album The Madding Crowd... |
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| 1998 | Three Three (Nine Days album) Three is the third album from American Alternative Rock Band Nine Days and was the album immediately preceding their major label debut album The Madding Crowd... |
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| 2000 | The Madding Crowd The Madding Crowd The Madding Crowd is the major-label debut album by the band Nine Days. It spawned two major hit singles, "Absolutely " and "If I Am"... |
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| 2002 | So Happily Unsatisfied | - |
| 2003 | Flying the Corporate Jet Flying the Corporate Jet Flying the Corporate Jet is an album by American Alternative Rock band Nine Days. It is their sixth studio album, and was released on their own label, Dirty Poet Records, in 2003.-Tracklist:# 29 Year Old Girls - 4:15# Goodbye - 4:12# Wonderful - 3:08... |
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| 2007 | Slow Motion Life (Part One) Slow Motion Life (Part One) Slow Motion Life is an EP album recorded by American Rock band Nine Days. It contains six new tracks. It was released in 2007 on the label Dirty Poet Records... |
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Singles
| Date | Title | US | CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
AUS | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 4/2000 | "Absolutely (Story of a Girl) Absolutely (Story of a Girl) "Absolutely " is a power pop song written by John Hampson for Nine Days' debut solo album The Madding Crowd . The song was released as the album's first single in early 2000 and entered the top ten on the majority of the charts it appeared on, including the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, where... " |
6 | 3 | 31 | 89 |
| 12/2000 | "If I Am" | 68 | - | - | - |