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Studio album by Dido
Released 17 November 2008
Studio London and Los Angeles at Ocean Way Recording, Westlake Recording Studios, Abbey Road Studios, Ocean Productions, Henson Recording Studios, NRG Recording Studios, British Grove Studios and various cupboards, kitchens and bedrooms[1]
Genre
Poptrip hop[2]
Length 49:47
Label Cheeky, Sony Music, RCA
Producer Dido, Jon Brion, The Ark
Dido chronology
Live at Brixton Academy
(2005) Safe Trip Home
(2008) Girl Who Got Away
(2013)
Safe Trip Home is the third studio album by Dido. It was released in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2008.[3] The album features collaborations and production with Jon Brion, her brother Rollo Armstrong, Brian Eno, Mick Fleetwood, Citizen Cope and Questlove.[1] The album was the 44th best-selling album worldwide of 2008, according to IFPI.[4] In the UK the album was certified gold, which was a massive drop from her previous album which went nine-times platinum. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.[5]

Release
The album`s cover artwork and track listing were revealed by Dido`s official website on 5 September 2008.[6] The album was originally due to be released on 3 November,[7][8] but was delayed for two weeks due to manufacturing delays.[3] In the UK, the album launch was heralded with a special listening party, which fans can win an invitation to through the Nectar loyalty card points scheme.[9]

The album cover features a photograph of astronaut Bruce McCandless II during a spacewalk, as part of the 1984 Space Shuttle mission STS-41-B. McCandless later sued Dido, Sony Music Entertainment and Getty Images over violating his publicity rights.[10] The case was settled under undisclosed terms on 14 January 2011.[11]

On 27 October 2008, it was announced that eleven short films were being produced to accompany the tracks on the album, based around the theme of home.[citation needed]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 74/100[12]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [13]
The A.V. Club B−[14]
Entertainment Weekly B[15]
The Guardian [16]
The Observer [17]
Q [18]
Rolling Stone [19]
Slant Magazine [20]
Spin 5/10[21]
Sputnikmusic 3.5/5[22]
The album received very positive reviews. Metacritic rates the album at 74 out of a 100.[12] Stephanie Merritt from The Guardian wrote `This album is a mature and thoughtful collection of songs and a fine memorial to her father, who would have been right to be proud.`[17] While Chris Willman from Entertainment Weekly said `The emotion in these sad, subtle songs seems inherent enough, though you may still find yourself wishing she`d allowed the slightest hint of it to creep into her voice.`[15] Will Hermes of Rolling Stone said: `Dido`s voice is so comforting, you almost miss the blues it conceals.`[19]

Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine gave a more critical review: `The album might be Dido`s least adventurous to date, [with] her brand of vanilla soul going down like a warm cup of milk on tracks like the lead single `Don`t Believe in Love` and `Quiet Times`, the lyrics of which pretty much capture her overall state of mind: `My home is home and I`m settled now/I`ve made it through the restless phase.` Though he noted that there was a `timeless quality to the songwriting and production.`[20] Elizabeth Goodman of Blender was also more critical. `The songs are ostensibly sad but [they are] as pleasant as a pile of warm, unfolded laundry. ...Dido should let her socks go unsorted for a while; genuine sorrow sounds good on her.`[23] Regardless of the album`s late release in the year, it was ranked No. 50 in Q`s 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008.[24] In 2010, the album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

Singles
Two singles were released from the album. On 22 August 2008, the day that the album`s title was announced, the track `Look No Further` was released as a free digital download through her official website.[7] The first official single from Safe Trip Home, `Don`t Believe in Love`, was released on 27 October 2008. It was also made available on iTunes stores internationally from 29 October.[8] The second single, `Quiet Times`, was released in February 2009.[citati
Credits adapted from the album`s liner notes.[25]

Safe Trip Home – Standard edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `Don`t Believe in Love`
Dido ArmstrongRollo ArmstrongJon Brion
Brion 3:53
2. `Quiet Times` D. Armstrong
DidoThe Ark
3:17
3. `Never Want to Say It`s Love`
D. ArmstrongR. ArmstrongBrion
Brion 3:35
4. `Grafton Street`
D. ArmstrongR. ArmstrongBrian Eno
DidoThe Ark
5:59
5. `It Comes and It Goes`
D. ArmstrongR. ArmstrongBrion
Brion 3:28
6. `Look No Further`
D. ArmstrongR. ArmstrongBrion
Brion 3:14
7. `Us 2 Little Gods`
D. ArmstrongR. ArmstrongRick NowelsDaisy Gough
DidoThe Ark
4:49
8. `The Day Before the Day`
D. ArmstrongR. Armstrong
DidoThe Ark
4:13
9. `Let`s Do the Things We Normally Do`
D. ArmstrongBrion
Brion 4:10
10. `Burnin Love` (with Citizen Cope)
D. ArmstrongClarence Greenwood
DidoThe Ark
4:12
11. `Northern Skies`
D. ArmstrongR. Armstrong
Brion 8:57
Total length: 49:47

Personnel
Musicians

Dido Armstrong – vocals, drums, guitar, omnichord, bells, additional keyboards, piano
Mark Bates – programming, editing, keyboards, piano
Jon Brion – keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, celeste, cello, additional percussion, drum machine
Sister Bliss – keyboards, bass guitar, programming
Brian Eno – additional keyboards
Joel Shearer – additional guitar
Sebastian Steinberg – bass guitar
Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass guitar
Mick Fleetwood – drums
Jim Scott – drums
Questlove – drums
Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
Citizen Cope – drums, backing vocals, guitar on Burnin Love
Lenny Castro – percussion
David Campbell – string arranger (tracks 2, 4, 8), orchestra arranger and conductor (tracks 2, 4, 8)
Gavyn Wright – session leader
Eric Gorfain – orchestration
Michael Price – orchestration
Matt Robertson – orchestration
Production

Chris Bolster – studio staff
Jon Brion – mixer (track 3, 5, 6, 9, 11), orchestra arranger and conductor (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11)
Nick Braun – studio staff
Bobby Campbell – studio staff
Eric Caudieux – programming/editing (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11)
Peter Edge – album mastering (at A&R)
Isobel Griffiths – contractor
Grippa – mixer (track 8)
Kayt Jones – photographer[citation needed]
Rouble Kapoor – studio staff
Greg Koller – mixer (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9, 11)
Peter Leak – manager
Josh Newell – studio staff
Alex Pavlides – studio staff
Bret Rausch – studio assistant for Jon Brion
Joanne Rooks – designer
Jim Scott – mixer (track 2, 4, 7, 10), vocal and string mixer (track 8)
Wesley Seidman – studio staff
Paul Smith – studio staff
Todd Steinhauer – assistant mixer (track 2, 4, 7, 10)
Jill Streater – copyist
Brady Woodcock – studio staff
Alan Yoshida – album mastering (at Ocean Way)