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. The album debuted at #29 on the Billboard 200.

Album information

Digby started the recording process in early 2006. She worked with producers Dave Bassett,

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. Digby rode the internet video channel to a hit iTunes single, a Gap ad, and a song on Smallville. Digby's homemade videos feature her acoustic interpretations of hits by Rihanna, Linkin Park, and others - "Umbrella" being the most popular - and her debut includes more fully realized versions of those songs alongside Digby's originals.

Track listing

#"Fool" (Bruner, Digby, Graham)– 4:09 #"Better Off Alone" (Digby)– 3:54 #" Say It Again" (Marie Digby, Jim Dyke, Marc Nelkin, Eric Sanicola)– 3:42 #"Miss Invisible" (Digby)– 3:52 #"Stupid for You" (Digby)– 3:22 #"Girlfriend" (Bruner, Digby)– 3:39 #"Traffic" (Cutler, Digby, Preven)– 4:01 #"Voice on the Radio" (Digby)– 4:50 #"Spell" (Bruner, Digby)– 4:37 #"Beauty In Walking Away" (Bassett, Digby)– 3:40 #"Unfold" (Digby)– 5:27 #"

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) – 3:48 *Japanese Edition #"Say It Again" #"Better Off Alone" #"Traffic" (acoustic version) #"Girlfriend" #"Miss Invisible" #"Spell" (acoustic version) #"Stupid For You" (acoustic version) #"Voice On the Radio" #"Fool" #"Umbrella" #"Beauty In Walking Away" #"Better Off Alone" (acoustic version) #"Unfold" #"Umbrella" (acoustic version) #"Miss Invisible" (acoustic version) #"Unfold" (acoustic version) #"Kolewa" (Japanese hidden track) (Bruner, Digby) Bonus Tracks: *

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Edition 13. "Stupid For You (Acoustic)" (Digby) - 2:53
14. "Better Off Alone (Acoustic)" (Digby) - 4:10 *

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Edition 13. "Beauty In Walking Away (Acoustic)" (Bassett, Digby) – 3:27
14. "Paint Me In Your Sunshine" (Digby) – 4:02
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Edition 13."Spell (Exclusive Acoustic track)" (Bruner, Digby) – 4:44 *Asian Edition 13. "Stupid For You (Acoustic)" - 2:53
14. "Better Off Alone (Acoustic)" - 4:10
15. "Say It Again (Acoustic)" - 3:34
16. "Umbrella (Acoustic)" - 3:10

Chart performance

Release details

Personnel

*Marié Digby – vocals, guitar, rhodes, synth, piano *Erina Digby, Sharon Celani, Gia Ciambotti – backing vocals *Peter Bradley Adams – keyboards *Dave Bassett – bass, guitar *Sasha Krivtsov - bass Sasha Krivtsov * Matt Chait, Mike Daly, Lance Konnerth, Tom Rothrock, Mike Tarantino – guitar *Frank Coglitore – bass *John Nau - piano

Production

*Producers: Dave Bassett,

*Mastering: Don C. Tyler *Engineers: Karl Egsieker, Mike Tarantino *A&R: Allison Hamamura *Photography: Emily Shur *Art Direction: Ryan Corey *Design: Ryan Corey

References

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