Dido

 

Artist:  Dido
Birth Name:  Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong
Born:  December 25, 1971.  Kensington, London, England
Genre:  Pop, Electropop, Downtempo, Trip Hop, Folktronica, Adult Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Drums

Dido is an English Singer and Songwriter from Kensington, London, she attained international success with her debut album No Angel (1999).  It sold over 21 million copies worldwide, and won her several awards, including two Brit Awards for Best British Female and Best Album, the MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act, and two NRJ Awards for Best New Act and Best Album.  Her first two albums are among the Best-Selling Albums in UK Chart History.

Title:  No Angel (Gold Coloured Edition) (2021)

Genre:  Pop, Electropop, Downtempo, Trip Hop, Folktronica, Adult Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Arista Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Here With Me (4:14)

 2.  Hunter (3:57)

 3.  Don't Think Of Me (4:32)

 4.  My Lover's  Gone (4:27)pop

 5.  All You Want (3:53)

 6.  Thank You (3:38)

Side B:

 7.  Honestly OK (4:37)

 8.  Slide (4:53)

 9.  Isobel (3:54)

10. I'm No Angel (3:55)

11. My Life (3:09)

Bonus Track:

12. Take MyHand (6:42)

Personnel:

Dido:  Lead Vocals on All Tracks, Keyboards on Tracks:  7, 9

Rollo:  Programming on Tracks:  6, 8-10, 12

Rick Nowels:  Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  1, 2, 5, Chamberlin on Tracks:   2, 5

Mark Bates:  Piano on Tracks:  3, 6, 9, 11, Keyboards on Tracks:  6, 11, 12, Wurlitzer, Organ on Track 11

Pauline Taylor:  Additional Background Vocals on Tracks:  2, 3, 12, , Background Vocals on Tracks:  8, 11

John Themis:  Electric Guitar, Percussion on Tracks: 1, 2, 5

Gavyn Wright:  Strings on Tracks:  1, 3, 11, 12

Duncan Bridgeman:  Keyboards, Programming on Track 4

Aubrey Nunn:  Bass on Tracks:  4, 8, 10, 12

Matty Benbrook:  Live Drums on Tracks:  8, 9, 11, Programming on Track 7

James Sanger:  Programming on Tracks:  1, 2, 5

Paul Statham:  Keyboards on Tracks:  1, 10, Piano on Track 10

Richie Stevens:  Additional Live Drums on Tracks:  2, 5, Additional Percussion on Track 5

Dave Randall:  Guitar on Tracks:  4, 10, 12

Mal Hyde Smith:  Percussion on Tracks:  6, 9, 12

Peter Vittese:  Keyboards, Additional Programming on Track 1

Rusty Anderson:  Electric Guitar on Tracks:  2, 5

John Pierce:  Bass on Tracks:  2, 5

Youth:  Bass on Track 3

Geoff Dugmore:  Live Drums, Percussion on Track 3

Nick Manasseh:  Dub Effects, Additional Programming on Track 7

Bruce Aisher:  Additional Keyboards on Track 7, Keyboards on Track 8

Sudha Kheterpal:  Percussion on Tracks:  8, 10

Rachael Brown:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  8, 11

Sister Bliss:  Keyboards on Track 12

Jony Rockstar:  Programming on Track 3

Aquila:  Background Vocals on Track 8

Martin McCory:  Electric Guitar on Track 9

Tim Vogt:  Bass on Track 9

Mark Felton:  Harmonica on Track 10

No Angel is the debut studio album by Dido, originally released on June 1, 1999 by Arista Records, remastered and reissued on October 16, 2021 by Arista Record.   National Album Day Gold Coloured Edition.