''Wait for Me'' (stylized as ''wait for me.'') is the ninth

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by American

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musician

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. It was released on June 29, 2009 by Little Idiot and Mute.

Background

Moby began work on ''Wait for Me'' in 2008. He recorded the entirety of the album in his home studio in the

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, with a set-up he described as "a bunch of equipment set up in a small bedroom". Discussing the start of the album's recording, Moby said: Moby and David Lynch discussed the recording process of the album on Lynch's online channel, David Lynch Foundation Television Beta. Lynch also directed the music video for "

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," the first single from the album. Ken Thomas mixed ''Wait for Me''. According to Moby, "mixing the record with him was really nice, as he's creatively open to trying anything." For example, Moby and Ken Thomas recorded an old broken

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radio through some broken old effects pedals, which became the track "Stock Radio."

Release

Moby announced the title, track listing, and release date of ''Wait for Me'' on his website on April 14, 2009. The announcement was accompanied by the release of the album's first single, "

," and its accompanying music video, directed by

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. " Pale Horses" was released as the second single from ''Wait for Me'' on June 22, 2009. The following week, ''Wait for Me'' was released on June 29. "

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" was released as the third single from ''Wait for Me,'' on September 14, 2009. Music videos for "Pale Horses" and "Mistake" were also released, both featuring the alien shown on the ''Wait for Me'' cover, a new design of the character "Little Idiot," who appeared in earlier Moby videos, including " Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" and "

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," and also provided the name of Moby's own label, on which the album was released. '' Wait for Me: Ambient'', a

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consisting of ambient versions of songs from ''Wait for Me'', was released as a digital download on November 2, 2009. ''Wait for Me'' was re-released as a deluxe edition on November 23, 2009 featuring the complete ''Wait for Me'' original album and two new songs, ''Wait for Me: Ambient'', and a DVD featuring several live performances, an intimate EPK of the album, a section of questions and answers, and five music videos made for the album. '' Wait for Me. Remixes!'', another remix album featuring reworkings of songs from ''Wait for Me'' by various producers, was released on May 17, 2010. "One Time We Lived," one of the two new songs on the ''Wait for Me'' deluxe edition, was released as a single on November 15, 2009. "Wait for Me" was released as the fifth and final single from the album on May 2, 2010.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Wait for Me'' received an average score of 65 based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".

Tour

Moby toured for ''Wait for Me'' with a full band, the first time he had used one since 2005. In his journal entry on April 25, 2009, Moby wrote: "the touring for the upcoming album (barring sporadic dj dates) will be with a full band and multiple vocalists, although i might incorporate some elements of the electronic/ambient show, as it enabled me to perform some songs i’d never been able to perform before (like ‘god moving over the face of the waters’, and other instrumental songs from the past)."

Track listing

Deluxe edition bonus DVD

Personnel

Credits for ''Wait for Me'' adapted from album liner notes. * Moby –

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, writing, instruments, vocals on "Mistake", artwork * Hilary Gardner – vocals on "Hope Is Gone" * Leela James – vocals on "Walk with Me" * Ted Jensen – mastering * Andy Marcinkowski – mix engineering (assistant) * Kelli Scarr – vocals on "Wait for Me" * Starr Black Shere – vocals on "Study War" * Ken Thomas – mixing * Melody Zimmer – vocals on "jltf" * Amelia Zirin-Brown – vocals on "Pale Horses"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* * {{authority control Moby albums 2009 albums Ambient albums by American artists Mute Records albums Albums produced by Moby