Woman (Rhye album) - Composition

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Woman is the debut studio album by Canadian/Danish R&B duo Rhye. The album was released worldwide on March 1, 2013 by Polydor Records, except in North America where it was released on March 5 through Loma Vista Recordings, Innovative Leisure, and Republic Records. The album's release followed the singles "Open" and "The Fall", both of which appear on the album.

Woman

Studio album by

Rhye

Released

March 1, 2013

Recorded

2011–12

Studio

Hannibal Studios (Santa Monica, California)
Rummet (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Genre

Alternative R&B
sophisti-pop[1]
downtempo
soul

Length

35:48

Label

Innovative Leisure
Loma Vista
Republic
Polydor

Producer

Rhye

Rhye chronology

Woman
(2013)

Blood
(2018)

Singles from Woman

"Open"
Released: February 7, 2012
"The Fall"
Released: December 10, 2012

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10[2]
Metacritic	79/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Chicago Tribune	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Irish Times	[7]
NME	5/10[8]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Slant Magazine	[11]
Spin	8/10[12]
Uncut	8/10[13]

Woman was very well received by critics, with many comparing the album's sound to the artist Sade. The album currently holds a 79/100 rating on Metacritic.[3]

The album was named a longlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize on June 13, 2013.[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Milosh and Robin Hannibal.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Open"	3:37
2.	"The Fall"	3:45
3.	"Last Dance"	3:27
4.	"Verse"	2:52
5.	"Shed Some Blood"	3:21
6.	"3 Days"	4:16
7.	"One of Those Summer Days"	4:33
8.	"Major Minor Love"	3:56
9.	"Hunger"	3:30
10.	"Woman"	2:40
Total length:		35:48

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak positions
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15]	22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16]	145
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[17]	12
French Albums (SNEP)[18]	146
UK Albums Chart (Official Charts Company)[19]	143
US Billboard 200[20]	55

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Positions
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21]	197

Personnel

Music[22]

Rhye - arranger, horn arrangements, instrumentation, vocals, string arrangements
Thomas Drayton - bass
Andreas Halberg - bass
Elizabeth Lea - trombone, horn arrangements
Tom Lea - viola, violin, string arrangements
Rebekah Raff - harp
August Rosenbaum - piano
Itai Shapiro - guitar
Todd Simon - flugelhorn, trumpet, horn arrangements
Tracy Wannomae - clarinet, flute, saxophone, horn arrangements

Production[22]

Rhye - engineer, mixing, producer
Tom Coyne - mastering
Bjorn Gjessing - piano engineer
Mads Oustrup - mixing

Artwork and Design[22]

Stuart Hardie - art direction, design
Rachell Smith - photography

References

Treble staff (24 April 2014). "10 Essential Sophisti-pop albums". Treble. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
"Woman by Rhye reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
"Reviews for Woman by Rhye". Metacritic. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
Kellman, Andy. "Woman – Rhye". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
Kot, Greg (March 4, 2013). "Album review: Rhye, 'Woman'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
Simpson, Dave (March 7, 2013). "Rhye: Woman – review". The Guardian. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
Carroll, Jim (March 1, 2013). "Rhye". The Irish Times. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
Renshaw, David (March 21, 2013). "Rhye – 'Woman'". NME. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
Raymer, Miles (March 5, 2013). "Rhye: Woman". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
Hermes, Will (March 14, 2013). "Woman". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
Mainzer, Jordan (March 19, 2013). "Rhye: Woman". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
Walters, Barry (March 5, 2013). "Rhye, 'Woman' (Innovative Leisure/Loma Vista/Republic)". Spin. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
"Rhye: Woman". Uncut (192): 76. May 2013.
"Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2013 Long List". Exclaim!, June 13, 2012.
"Ultratop.be – Rhye – Woman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
"Ultratop.be – Rhye – Woman" (in French). Hung Medien.
"Danishcharts.dk – Rhye – Woman". Hung Medien.
"Lescharts.com – Rhye – Woman". Hung Medien.
"CHART: CLUK Update 16.03.2013 (wk10)". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
"Rhye Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
"Jaaroverzichten 2013". Ultratop. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
"Rhye: Woman Credits". Allmusic. Allmusic. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

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