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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Some Devil | type = Studio album | artist = [[Dave Matthews]] | cover = Some Devil.png | alt = | released = September 23, 2003 | recorded = October 2002βJune 2003 at Studio Litho, [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | length = 59:14 | label = [[RCA Records|RCA]] | producer = [[Stephen Harris (producer)|Stephen Harris]] | prev_title = [[Live at Luther College]] | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = [[Imagine We Were]] | next_year = 2005 | misc = {{Singles | name = Some Devil | type = studio | single1 = [[Gravedigger (song)|Gravedigger]] | single1date = 2003 | single2 = Save Me | single2date = 2003 | single3 = Oh | single3date = 2004 }} }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[Allmusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r658524|pure_url=no}}</ref> | rev2 = PopMatters Music Review | rev2Score = N/A <ref>{{cite web |url=http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/matthewsdave-somedevil.shtml |title=Untitled |website=popmatters.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031119031209/http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/matthewsdave-somedevil.shtml |archive-date=19 November 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> }} '''''Some Devil''''' is the only solo studio album by musician [[Dave Matthews]]. It was released on September 23, 2003 on [[RCA Records]]. It has been certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], signifying over a million copies sold. The album features several guest musicians, including long-time [[Dave Matthews Band]] collaborator guitarist [[Tim Reynolds]] and [[Phish]] frontman and guitarist [[Trey Anastasio]]. The album's first single, "[[Gravedigger (song)|Gravedigger]]", won a [[Grammy Award]] in 2004. ''Some Devil'' was recorded at Studio Litho in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], and produced by [[Stephen Harris (producer)|Stephen Harris]], who had previously worked with the [[Dave Matthews Band]] on their 2002 album ''[[Busted Stuff]]''. Of the album, Matthews said:<ref>{{cite web | author=Archive-Corey-Moss | title=Dave Matthews Digs Up A Video For His First Solo Single | website=MTV News | date=August 7, 2003 | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1476086/dave-matthews-digs-up-a-video-for-his-first-solo-single/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320102034/http://www.mtv.com/news/1476086/dave-matthews-digs-up-a-video-for-his-first-solo-single/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=20 March 2019 | access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref> <blockquote>"I hadn't really been thinking about doing a solo album until I had a handful of songs that didn't really fit with the band, so I started with those and it just grew into a full record," Matthews said. "I kind of thought it'd be fun to put it out."</blockquote> Many fans, while at first skeptical of Matthews' desire to release a solo album, quickly praised his efforts. The album is noted for its moodier tone and the fresh direction shown in Matthews' songwriting.<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Coverwall | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=September 4, 2014 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/t/coverwall/ | access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref> Since 2003, Matthews has performed ''Some Devil'' material in concert with a group coined [[Dave Matthews & Friends]], which consisted mainly of musicians that appear on the album. He has also played album material solo and with long-time acoustic duo partner [[Tim Reynolds]]. During the 2008 summer tour, [[Dave Matthews Band]] played "[[Gravedigger (song)|Gravedigger]]" and "[[So Damn Lucky]]" regularly, with "[[Stay or Leave]]" following suit during the 2009 summer tour. The song "Some Devil" featured in the ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' episode "[[Love Hurts (House)|Love Hurts]]", the Freeform show ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]'', and the closing credits to the 2003 film ''[[21 Grams]]''. Finally, the song "So Damn Lucky" is in [[The CW]] show ''[[Privileged (TV series)|Privileged]]''. The limited edition version of the album includes a 7-track bonus CD featuring songs from the Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds 2003 tour. These are Grey Street (4-3-03, Elliott Hall of Music, Purdue University); When the World Ends (3-28-03, Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum); Jimi Thing (3-22-03, Radio City Music Hall); Stay or Leave (4-3-03, Elliott Hall of Music, Purdue University); Seek up (3-20-03, Ryan Center, University of Rhode Island); Crush (3-28-03, Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum) and Drive In Drive Out (3-20-03, Ryan Center, University of Rhode Island).<ref>Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Live at...</ref> ==Track listing== All songs by Dave J. Matthews unless noted. #"Dodo" β 4:57 #"So Damn Lucky" (Matthews, Harris) β 4:34 #"[[Gravedigger (song)|Gravedigger]]" β 3:53 #"Some Devil" β 4:04 #"Trouble" (Matthews, Harris) β 5:44 #"Grey Blue Eyes" (Matthews, Anastasio, Harris) β 3:01 #"Save Me" β 4:33 #"Stay or Leave" β 4:02 #"An' Another Thing" β 5:30 #"Oh" β 2:48 #"Baby" β 2:19 #"Up and Away" β 4:19 #"Too High" β 5:38 #"Gravedigger" (acoustic) β 3:52 ==Personnel== '''Musicians'''<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title= Some Devil |year= 2003 |type= booklet |publisher= [[RCA Records|RCA]]}}</ref> * [[Dave Matthews]] β vocals, guitars {{small|(1)}}, acoustic guitar {{small|(2, 3, 7-14)}}, electric guitar {{small|(2, 4, 13)}}, sitar guitar {{small|(2)}}, baritone guitar {{small|(8)}}, vocal percussion {{small|(8)}}<br />'''with:''' * [[Brady Blade]] β drums {{small|(1-3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13)}}, percussion {{small|(1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12)}} * [[Tony Hall (musician)|Tony Hall]] β bass guitar {{small|(1-3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13)}} * [[Tim Reynolds]] β guitar {{small|(1, 2, 5, 7, 12)}}, electric guitar {{small|(3)}}, acoustic guitar {{small|(8, 10)}}, sitar guitar {{small|(13)}} * [[Trey Anastasio]] β electric guitar {{small|(2, 3, 6, 12)}}, piano {{small|(2)}}, intro guitar {{small|(1)}} * [[Stephen Harris (producer)|Stephen Harris]] β keyboards {{small|(1, 5, 9, 12)}}, harmonium {{small|(6, 10)}}, programming {{small|(1, 2, 5, 6, 9)}}, percussion {{small|(3)}} '''Additional musicians'''<ref name="liner notes"/> * [[Alex Veley]] β organ {{small|(7, 12)}} * [[Dirty Dozen Brass Band]] β horns {{small|(1)}} ** Roger Lewis β baritone saxophone ** Kevin Harris β tenor saxophone ** Efrem Towns β flugelhorn ** Sammy Williams β trombone * [[Audrey Riley]] β string arrangements {{small|(2, 3, 8, 9, 13, 14)}}, horn arrangements {{small|(4, 13)}}, orchestral arrangements {{small|(11)}} * Seattlemusic Group Strings β strings {{small|(2, 3, 8, 9, 13, 14)}} ** Leonid Keylin, Misha Keylin, Mikhail Schmidt, John Weller, Jean Wells Yablonsky, Peter Kaman, Paul Shure, Bonnie Douglas, Gennady Filimonov, Jennifer Bai, Karen Bentley, Anne Sokol, Steve Bryant, Jennifer Sokol, Clark Story, Mariel Bailey, Marcia Steel, Jamie Laval, Xiao-Po Fei β violin ** Vincent Comer, Susan Bryant, Cynthia Morrow, Dajana Hobson, Wes Dyring, Shari Link, Michael Lieberman, Eileen Swanson, Andrea Schuler, Heather Bentley β viola ** David Sabee, Walter Gray, Bruce Bailey, Roberta Downey, Theresa Benshoof, Jackie Robbins, Rajan Krishnaswami, Clare Garabedian β cello ** Jordan Anderson, Todd Gowers, Chuck Deardorf, Anna Doak β bass * Seattlemusic Group Horns (Mark Robbins, Susan Carroll, James Weaver, Rodger Burnett) β horns {{small|(2, 4, 5, 9, 13)}} * Seattlemusic String Quartet β strings {{small|(11)}} ** Leonid Keylin, Misha Keylin β violin ** Vincent Comer β viola ** David Sabee β cello * [[Total Experience Gospel Choir]] β backing vocals {{small|(7)}} ** DeShe' Brooks-Wright, Tanisha Brooks, Gena Brooks, Lulu Strange, Mary Strange, Sherri Charleston-Johnson β choir ** Patrinell Wright β director '''Technical personnel'''<ref name="liner notes"/> * Mark Branch β second orchestral engineering {{small|(2, 3, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14)}} * Rob Haggett β mixing assistant {{small|(6, 9, 14)}}, assistant mix Pro Tools engineer * [[Stephen Harris (producer)|Stephen Harris]] β producer, mixing {{small|(4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14)}} * Sam Hofstedt β additional assistant engineer * [[Ted Jensen]] β mastering * Ric Levy β mixing assistant {{small|(12)}} * Floyd Reitsma β assistant engineer {{small|(1-10, 12-14)}}, mixing assistant {{small|(4, 11)}} * John Schluckender β second orchestral engineering {{small|(2, 3, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14)}} * [[Spike Stent|Mark "Spike" Stent]] β mixing {{small|(1-3, 5, 8, 10, 13)}} * Dave Treahearn β assistant mix Pro Tools engineer * Brian Valentino β assistant engineer {{small|(11)}}, string Pro Tools engineering {{small|(2, 3, 8, 13, 14)}} * Paul "P-Dub" Walton β mix Pro Tools engineer * [[John Whynot]] β orchestral engineering {{small|(2, 3, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14)}} ==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2003) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Italy|46|artist=Dave Matthews|album=Some Devil|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2021}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Dave Matthews Band|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2021}} |} {{col-2}} ===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2003) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums β Year-End 2003|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 10, 2021}}</ref> | 65 |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums β Year-End 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 10, 2021}}</ref> | 190 |} {{col-end}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Davematthewsband}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:2003 debut albums]] [[Category:RCA Records albums]] [[Category:Dave Matthews albums]]
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