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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name       = Divine Discontent
| name         = Divine Discontent
| type       = Studio
| type         = Studio
| artist     = [[Sixpence None the Richer]]
| artist       = [[Sixpence None the Richer]]
| cover     = Sixpence None the Richer - Divine Discontent.jpg
| cover       = Sixpence None the Richer - Divine Discontent.jpg
| released   = October 29, 2002
| released     = October 29, 2002
| recorded   = 1999–2002
| recorded     = 1999–2002
| studio     =
| studio       =
| genre     = [[Pop rock]], [[Christian rock]]
| genre       = [[Pop rock]], [[Christian rock]]
| length     = 55:11
| length       = 55:11
| label     = [[Reprise Records|Reprise]], [[Squint Entertainment|Squint]]
| label       = [[Reprise Records|Reprise]], [[Squint Entertainment|Squint]]
| producer   = {{flatlist|
| producer     =
{{flatlist|
* [[Rob Cavallo]]
* [[Rob Cavallo]]
* [[Paul Fox (record producer)|Paul Fox]]
* [[Paul Fox (record producer)|Paul Fox]]
* [[Ron Aniello]]
* [[Ron Aniello]]
}}
}}
| prev_title = [[Sixpence None the Richer (album)|Sixpence None the Richer]]
| prev_title   = [[Sixpence None the Richer (album)|Sixpence None the Richer]]
| prev_year = 1997
| prev_year   = 1997
| next_title = [[The Best of Sixpence None the Richer]]
| next_title   = [[The Best of Sixpence None the Richer]]
| next_year = 2004
| next_year   = 2004
| misc       = {{Singles
| misc         = {{Singles
  | name        = Divine Discontent
  | name        = Divine Discontent
  | type        = studio
  | type        = studio
  | single1    = [[Breathe Your Name]]
  | single1    = [[Breathe Your Name]]
  | single1date = 2002
  | single1date = 2002
  | single2    = [[Don't Dream It's Over#Sixpence None the Richer version|Don't Dream It's Over]]
  | single2    = [[Don't Dream It's Over]]
  | single2date = January 21, 2003
  | single2date = January 21, 2003
}}
}}
}}
}}


'''''Divine Discontent''''' is the fourth studio album by American band [[Sixpence None the Richer]]. The album was released on October 29, 2002.
'''''Divine Discontent''''' is the fourth studio album by [[Sixpence None the Richer]]. The album was released on October 29, 2002.


== Background ==
== Background ==
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Nash and Slocum parted ways in early 2004 before reuniting to record the ''[[My Dear Machine]]'' EP in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004 |title=Sixpence: Don't Dream It's Over |url=https://www1.cbn.com/music/sixpence%3A-don%27t-dream-it%27s-over |website=[[Christian Broadcasting Network]]}}</ref>
Nash and Slocum parted ways in early 2004 before reuniting to record the ''[[My Dear Machine]]'' EP in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004 |title=Sixpence: Don't Dream It's Over |url=https://www1.cbn.com/music/sixpence%3A-don%27t-dream-it%27s-over |website=[[Christian Broadcasting Network]]}}</ref>


== Critical reception ==
==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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In [[34th GMA Dove Awards|2003]], the song "[[Breathe Your Name]]" won the [[GMA Dove Award]] for Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Song of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/2003-dove-awards-winners-71570/ |title=2003 Dove Awards Winners |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=April 11, 2003 |access-date=June 27, 2024}}</ref>
In [[34th GMA Dove Awards|2003]], the song "[[Breathe Your Name]]" won the [[GMA Dove Award]] for Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Song of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/2003-dove-awards-winners-71570/ |title=2003 Dove Awards Winners |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=April 11, 2003 |access-date=June 27, 2024}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1          = [[Breathe Your Name]]
| title1          = [[Breathe Your Name]]
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| writer3        = {{hlist|[[Leigh Nash]]|Slocum}}
| writer3        = {{hlist|[[Leigh Nash]]|Slocum}}
| length3        = 3:28
| length3        = 3:28
| title4          = [[Don't Dream It's Over#Sixpence None the Richer version|Don't Dream It's Over]]
| title4          = [[Don't Dream It's Over]]
| writer4        = [[Neil Finn]]
| writer4        = [[Neil Finn]]
| length4        = 4:03
| length4        = 4:03
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}}
}}


== Personnel ==
==Personnel==
'''Sixpence None the Richer'''
'''Sixpence None the Richer'''
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== Charts ==
==Charts==
'''Album''' - ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' (United States)
'''Album''' - ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' (United States)



Latest revision as of 01:00, 27 September 2025

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Divine Discontent is the fourth studio album by Sixpence None the Richer. The album was released on October 29, 2002.

Background

Lead singer Leigh Nash has described her understanding of the album title as being that "sometimes your pain and the bad things you go through in life can be good if they bring you to a better place, a stronger place in your life," that is, "discontent can be divine."[1] The album's completion and release was delayed due to a protracted struggle with their prior record label which Nash has described as being a low point for her, but that the process had made her emotionally stronger.[1] In press notes, lead songwriter Matt Slocum said that there is "spiritual content" in many of his songs which come from "trying to be honest about the issues of life," while adding that "it also comes more in the form of asking questions than giving answers."[2]

The cover of Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over" was one of the later songs to be selected for the album, as it was a request by the label. However, the band was an admirer of Neil Finn and so did not mind.[2]

Nash and Slocum parted ways in early 2004 before reuniting to record the My Dear Machine EP in 2008.[3]

Critical reception

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Nikki Tranter of PopMatters praised Divine Discontent as "an expertly written, musically tight, effortlessly executed ride, proving that, as musical partners, Nash and Slocum are a force to be reckoned with."[4]

In 2003, the song "Breathe Your Name" won the GMA Dove Award for Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Song of the Year.[5]

Track listing

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Personnel

Sixpence None the Richer

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  • Leigh Nash – vocals
  • Matt Slocum – acoustic guitar, cello, electric guitar, keyboard, vibraphone, e-bow
  • Justin Cary – bass guitar
  • Sean Kelly – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hi-string guitar
  • Dale Baker – percussion, drums
  • Jerry Dale McFadden – piano, Hammond organ, mellotron
  • Rob Mitchell – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

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  • Bob Becker – viola
  • Denyse Buffum – viola
  • Monisa Phillips Angel – viola
  • Evan Wilson – viola
  • Bruce Dukov – concert master, violin
  • Suzie Katayama – cello
  • Anthony LaMarchina – cello
  • Carl Rabinowitz – cello
  • John Catchings – cello
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Dan Smith – cello
  • Rudy Stein – cello
  • Mario de Leon – violin
  • Peter Kent – violin
  • David Davidson – violin
  • Pamela Sixfin – violin
  • Bob Peterson – violin
  • Jacob Lawson – violin
  • Rachel Purkin – violin
  • Brian Leonard – violin
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Eve Butler – violin
  • John Wittenberg – violin
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Van Dyke Parks – leader
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • Rick Toddfrench horn
  • Kris Wilkinson – leader, viola

Production

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  • Paul Fox – producer (1–3, 5–13)
  • Matt Slocum – producer (1–3, 5–13)
  • Rob Cavallo – producer (4)
  • Marc Chevalier – recording (1–3, 5–13), string recording (7, 12)
  • Jeff Tomei – Pro Tools editing (1–3, 5–13), recording (2, 3, 5, 13), string recording (6, 11)
  • Allen Sides – recording (4)
  • Jenny Knotts – additional recording (1–3, 5–13), recording assistant (1–3, 5–13)
  • Eric Bickle – recording assistant (2, 3, 5, 13)
  • Greg Fogie – recording assistant (2, 3, 5, 13)
  • Brian Vibberts – recording assistant (4)
  • Bill Appleberry – Pro Tools editing (1–3, 5–13)
  • Luke Wooten – Pro Tools editing (1–3, 5–13)
  • Doug McKean – Pro Tools engineer (4)
  • Louie Teran – digital editing (1–3, 5–13)
  • Stewart Whitmore – digital editing (1–3, 5–13)
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Femio Hernández – mix assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering (1–3, 5–13)
  • Robert Vosgien – mastering (4)
  • Cheryl Jenets – production coordinator (4)
  • Paul McMenamin – art direction
  • Darren Waterston – paintings
  • Matthew Welch – photography

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
2002 US Billboard 200[6] 154
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[7] 9

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
2002 "Breathe Your Name" US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 18
2003 "Don't Dream It's Over" US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 12
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 78

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