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Little Big Town
Little Big Town performing live on February 28, 2008. (L–R: Jimi Westbrook, Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman)
Background information
Origin
Homewood, Alabama, U.S.
Genres
Country
Years active
1998–present
Labels
Mercury Nashville
Monument
Equity
Capitol Nashville
Website
littlebigtown.com
Members
Karen Fairchild
Kimberly Schlapman
Phillip Sweet
Jimi Westbrook
Little Big Town is an American country music group. Founded in 1998, the group has comprised the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (formerly Kimberly Roads), Jimi Westbrook, and Phillip Sweet. Their musical style relies heavily on four-part vocal harmonies, with all four members alternating as lead vocalists; Westbrook and Sweet also play rhythm guitar.
After a recording deal with the Mercury Nashville Records label which produced no singles or albums, Little Big Town released its self-titled debut on Monument Records in 2002. It produced two minor country chart singles before the group left the label. By 2005, the group had been signed to Equity Music Group, an independent record label owned by Clint Black. Their second album, The Road to Here, was released that year, and received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). A Place to Land, their third album, was released via Equity, then re-released via Capitol Nashville after Equity closed in 2008. Five more albums have followed for Capitol: The Reason Why (2010), Tornado (2012), Pain Killer (2014), Wanderlust (2016), and The Breaker (2017). All of their albums have accounted for 24 singles on Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay, including the No. 1 singles "Pontoon", "Girl Crush", and "Better Man" along with the top 10 hits "Boondocks", "Bring It On Home", "Little White Church", "Tornado", and "Day Drinking".
Contents
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1 Early years
2 Career
2.1 2000–02: Little Big Town
2.2 2005–09: The Road to Here and A Place to Land
2.3 2010–13: The Reason Why, Commercial Success and Tornado
2.4 2014–16: Pain Killer and Grand Ole Opry invitation
2.5 2016–present: Wanderlust, The Breaker, and Ryman residency
3 Discography
4 Tours
5 Personal lives
6 Musical stylings
7 Awards and nominations
7.1 Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM)
7.2 American Country Awards (ACA)
7.3 American Country Countdown Awards (ACC)
7.4 American Music Awards (AMA)
7.5 Billboard Music Awards
7.6 British Country Music Association Awards
7.7 Country Music Association Awards (CMA)
7.8 CMT Music Awards
7.9 Daytime Emmy Awards
7.10 Grammy Awards
7.11 People's Choice Awards
7.12 Teen Choice Awards
8 Television Appearances
9 References
10 External links
Early years[edit]
In the mid-1990s, Karen Fairchild sang with the Christian vocal group Truth and was featured as a lead singer in a few of their songs. She also formed a duo called KarenLeigh with Leigh Cappillino (from the group Point of Grace). KarenLeigh produced the singles, "Save it For a Rainy Day" and "This Love Has". In 1997, while attending Samford University in Alabama, she met Kimberly Roads. Eventually, they moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where they reunited and began singing together.[1] Jimi Westbrook joined Roads and Fairchild in 1998,[2] followed by Phillip Sweet.
Career[edit]
2000–02: Little Big Town[edit]
Little Big Town's first record deal was with Mercury Nashville Records, although the band was dropped from the label's roster without releasing a single or album.[1][2] In 2001, they sang backing vocals on Collin Raye's album Can't Back Down,[3] while Sweet and Roads co-wrote the song "Back Where I Belong" on Sherrié Austin's 2001 album Followin' a Feelin'.[4]
A second contract, this time with Monument Records Nashville, began in 2002. The band's first album, Little Big Town, was released that year. It produced the singles "Don't Waste My Time" and "Everything Changes", which peaked at 33 and 42 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Westbrook's father died in 2002, just after the group's first album was released. Fairchild and Sweet both divorced their spouses shortly afterward, and the group exited Monument when the label's Nashville branch was dissolved. The four members all took up day jobs to earn additional money, although they continued to tour as well.[1]
2005–09: The Road to Here and A Place to Land[edit]
In 2005, Little Big Town was signed to Equity Music Group, a label started and partially owned by country music singer Clint Black.[1] Their third single, "Boondocks", was released in May, peaking at No. 9 on the country charts in January 2006. It served as the first of four singles from the group's second album, The Road to Here, which was released on October 4, 2005. "Bring It On Home", the second single from the album, became Little Big Town's first top 5 hit on Hot Country Songs. It was followed by "Good as Gone" and "A Little More You", both of which were top 20 hits. By the end of 2006, The Road to Here had been certified Platinum in the United States. Unlike their first album, the group's members co-wrote the majority of the songs on The Road to Here along with Wayne Kirkpatrick, who also produced it. In 2007, the group sang backing vocals on John Mellencamp's Freedom's Road album.[5]
Little Big Town released A Place to Land, their third studio album and second with Equity, on November 6, 2007. Its lead-off single, "I'm with the Band", peaked at number 32 on the country chart. On April 23, 2008, Little Big Town announced it was leaving Equity for Capitol Nashville.[6] Shortly afterward, they charted with Sugarland and Jake Owen on a live cover of The Dream Academy's "Life in a Northern Town". Taken from Sugarland's 2007 tour, it reached number 28 on the country chart based on unsolicited airplay. In October 2008, Capitol re-released A Place to Land, which added four new songs, and the label promoted two further singles from the album, "Fine Line" and "Good Lord Willing".
In the fall of 2008, Little Big Town opened up for Carrie Underwood on her Carnival Ride Tour. They began their first headlining tour in January 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida and continued through April.[7]
Fairchild recorded a duet with Mellencamp on his 2008 album, Life, Death, Love and Freedom. The song, "A Ride Back Home", was released as the album's third single and was accompanied by a music video. Fairchild also duetted with Mellencamp on "My Sweet Love" and appears in its music video.
Little Big Town was nominated for Vocal Group Of The Year for the fourth year in a row at the 2009 CMA Awards.
2010–13: The Reason Why, Commercial Success and Tornado[edit]
In March 2010, the group released a new single titled "Little White Church", as the lead-off single to their fourth studio album and first completely new album on Capitol Nashville, The Reason Why, which was released on August 24, 2010. "Little White Church" peaked at number 6 on the country chart. The album produced two additional singles in "Kiss Goodbye" and the title track, but both failed to reach the top 40 of Hot Country Songs.
The album's title track was released as a digital single on July 27, 2010, to begin an iTunes countdown to the album release on August 24, 2010. Three further digital singles — "Kiss Goodbye", "Why, Oh Why", and "All the Way Down" — were released weekly leading up until the album release. Also, in promotion of The Reason Why, Little Big Town went on tour as an opening act for Sugarland on The Incredible Machine Tour, as well their own The Reason Why Tour.
Little Big Town's fifth studio album, Tornado, was released on September 11, 2012. It was also their first album to be produced by Jay Joyce. "Pontoon" was released as the album's lead single on April 30, 2012, and became their first number one hit on Hot Country Songs in September 2012. It was their first single to receive a Platinum certification. The title track was released as the album's second single on October 1, 2012. It reached number 2 on the Country Airplay chart in 2013. At the 55th Grammy Awards, "Pontoon" won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.[8] The album was certified gold by the RIAA in December 2012.[9]
The band joined Rascal Flatts on their Changed Tour, along with Eli Young Band and Edens Edge, for dates spanning Summer 2012. They played at the C2C: Country to Country festival in London on March 16, 2013.[10]
The album's third single, "Your Side of the Bed", was a number 27 hit.
The band sang background vocals on Ashley Monroe's 2013 single, "You Got Me", featured on her 2013 release, Like a Rose. Group member Karen Fairchild co-wrote the song with Monroe.[11] It failed to chart.
The album's fourth single, "Sober", was a number 31 hit.
2014–16: Pain Killer and Grand Ole Opry invitation[edit]
Little Big Town performed harmony vocals on David Nail's 2014 album, I'm a Fire, on the song "When They're Gone (Lyle County)", co-written by Brett Eldredge. They were also featured on Miranda Lambert's 2014 album, Platinum, on "Smokin' and Drinkin'", a song which the band was going to record themselves;[12] it debuted on Billboard's Country Airplay chart at number 38 after their performance at the CMA Awards in 2014.
The band began recording their sixth studio album, Pain Killer, in early 2014. The lead single, "Day Drinking", was released digitally June 3,[13] and was sent to country radio on June 9.[14] It debuted on the Country Airplay chart at number 32, their highest-ever debut, and went on to peak at number 2 on Country Airplay. It hit number 1 on the Canada Country chart, becoming their second number 1 single and first as songwriters. Pain Killer's track listing was announced on July 14,[15] and the album was released on October 21.
On October 3, 2014, Reba McEntire invited the group to join the Grand Ole Opry. They accepted and were inducted by Vince Gill on October 17.[16]
The second single from the album, "Girl Crush", was released December 15, 2014. Some radio stations were reported to have pulled "Girl Crush" from their playlists, in response to concerns from listeners who interpreted the song's lyrics to be about lesbianism. In response, Fairchild said, "That’s just shocking to me, the close-mindedness of that, when that’s just not what the song was about…But what if it were? It’s just a greater issue of listening to a song for what it is." In addition, the label created a short commercial in which the band discusses the song and its actual meaning.[17] Billboard consulted several radio program directors on its panel and found only one who detailed a specific complaint from a listener.[18] The song became their second No. 1 on a Billboard chart in May 2015 and their highest showing on the Billboard Hot 100 after gaining exposure on "The Voice" and the 50th Annual ACM Awards. The album's third single and the title track, "Pain Killer", released to country radio on August 24, 2015.
On September 9, 2015, the group was nominated for five CMA Awards: Vocal Group of the Year, Album of the Year for Pain Killer, Single of the Year for "Girl Crush", Music Video of the Year for "Girl Crush" and Musical Event of the Year for their collaboration on the Miranda Lambert single "Smokin' and Drinkin'". They tied Eric Church for most nominations that year. Additionally, the songwriters of "Girl Crush" were recognized with a Song of the Year win.
For the 58th Annual Grammy Awards Pain Killer was nominated for Best Country Album, "Girl Crush" was nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, Song of the Year and Best Country Song. Little Big Town only received nominations for Best Country Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance since they did not write on "Girl Crush".[19]
The band will soon begin working on their first Christmas album.[20]
On January 24, 2016, the band sang the National Anthem before the Arizona/Carolina NFC Championship game. On July 4 of that year, they performed with the Boston Pops at their annual Independence Day concert.
2016–present: Wanderlust, The Breaker, and Ryman residency[edit]
In February 2016, they appeared on "Take Me Down", a track on Down to My Last Bad Habit, the fourteenth album by Vince Gill.
In March 2016, Little Big Town returned to the UK as part of the C2C: Country to Country tour, becoming one of four acts at the time (the others being Brantley Gilbert, Sam Hunt and Carrie Underwood) to perform at the festival twice. They headlined the launch party in 2015 where they announced the full line-up, revealing that they would be supporting Underwood along with Hunt and Maddie & Tae.
On May 24, 2016, the band announced their seventh studio album titled Wanderlust. The album contains eight tracks produced by Pharrell Williams and was released on June 10, 2016. Karen Fairchild describes the album as, "It's not a country album" "And it's not like anything we've ever done. It's fun to be spontaneous and put it out there to the fans, because we want to, and not to overthink it, but just because it has brought us a lot of joy, and we think it will for them as well. So why not? We're going with our gut and putting it out there. It's just music, you know?" Fairchild stated that they are also working on a country record with Jay Joyce.[21] In July, they appeared on the 2000–2005 episode of ABC's Greatest Hits where they performed covers by Alicia Keys, Oasis and Sheryl Crow. They were also selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "Forever Country", a mash-up track of "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "On the Road Again" and "I Will Always Love You", which celebrates 50 years of the CMA Awards.[22]
The band released "Better Man", which was written by singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, on October 20, 2016, as the lead single to their upcoming eighth studio album, The Breaker, that was released on February 24, 2017. Initially masking the song's writer, the band revealed that Swift wrote the song. The song's music video, directed by Reid Long and Becky Fluke, was released November 1, 2016. The band would follow up with a new single "When Someone Stops Loving You," on February 17, 2017. The song was inspired by a story Sean Lynch detailed to the band during a tour stop in 2016.
The band announced that they would be the first act in history to have a residency at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Little Big Town announced a six-date UK tour supported by Seth Ennis beginning on September 28 and concluding in London on October 5[23] before revealing that Kacey Musgraves and Midland would support them on the American leg of The Breakers Tour beginning in February 2018[24]. On October 5 during their show at the Royal Albert Hall, the band revealed that they would be headlining the 2018 C2C: Country to Country festival, making history as the first act to play the event three times.[25]
Discography[edit]
Main article: Little Big Town discography
Little Big Town (2002)
The Road to Here (2005)
A Place to Land (2007)
The Reason Why (2010)
Tornado (2012)
Pain Killer (2014)
Wanderlust (2016)
The Breaker (2017)
Tours[edit]
Headlining
The Reason Why Tour (2011)
Tornado Tour (2013)
Pain Killer Tour (2014–15)
The Breakers Tour (2017-2018)
C2C: Country to Country (2018)
Supporting
Still Alive in 06 with Keith Urban (2006)
CMT On Tour: Change for Change Tour with Sugarland and Jake Owen (2007)
George Strait 2008 Arena Tour with George Strait (2008)
The Waking Up Laughing Tour with Martina McBride (2007–08) (Legs 1 and 3)
Carnival Ride Tour with Carrie Underwood (2008) (Fall leg)
A Place To Land Tour with Zac Brown Band and Ashton Shepherd
The Incredible Machine Tour 2010 with Sugarland and Randy Montana (2010) (Fall leg)
The Incredible Machine Tour 2011 with Sugarland, Matt Nathanson and Casey James (2011) (Spring leg)
Revolution Continues Tour with Miranda Lambert (2011) (Few dates)
Changed Tour with Rascal Flatts, Eli Young Band and Edens Edge (2012)
Light the Fuse Tour with Keith Urban and Dustin Lynch (2013)
C2C: Country to Country with Tim McGraw (2013) and Carrie Underwood (2016)
Kill The Lights Tour with Luke Bryan and Dustin Lynch (2015–16)
Personal lives[edit]
Karen Fairchild (born September 28, 1969) (age 48)
Kimberly Roads Schlapman (born October 15, 1969) (age 48)
Jimi Westbrook (born October 20, 1971) (age 46)
Phillip Sweet (born March 18, 1974) (age 43)

Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook married on May 31, 2006, although their marriage was not disclosed until two months later. The couple welcomed their first child, a son (Elijah Dylan Westbrook), on March 5, 2010, in Nashville.
Kimberly Roads married Stephen Schlapman on November 28, 2006,[26] and gave birth to a daughter (Daisy Pearl Schlapman) on July 27, 2007.[27] In January 2017, Schlapman announced that she and her husband adopted a baby girl (Dolly Grace Schlapman). They welcomed her on December 31, 2016.[28] She now goes by her husband's last name, Schlapman.[29] Kimberly was previously married to Steven Roads, who died from a heart attack in 2005. He was also the band's lawyer.[30]
Phillip Sweet married Rebecca Arthur, a business owner and wardrobe stylist, on March 30, 2007. Arthur gave birth to a daughter (Penelopi Jane Sweet) on December 27, 2007, at Baptist Hospital in Nashville.[31]
Musical stylings[edit]
Little Big Town's musical stylings are defined by four-part vocal harmonies. Unlike most vocal groups, Little Big Town does not feature a definitive lead vocalist.[2] Instead, their songs are either led by any one of the four members, or by all four in varying combinations (such as on "Boondocks" and "Life in a Northern Town").
Awards and nominations[edit]
Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM)[edit]
Year
Nominated Work
Category
Result
2006 Themselves Top New Vocal Duo/Group Nominated
Top Vocal Group Nominated
2007 Top New Vocal Duo/Group Won
Top Vocal Group Nominated
2008 Nominated
2009 "Life in a Northern Town"(with Sugarland and Jake Owen) Vocal Event of the Year Nominated
Themselves Top Vocal Group Nominated
2010 Nominated
2011 Nominated
2013 "Pontoon" Single of the Year Nominated
Tornado Album of the Year Nominated
"Tornado" Music Video of the Year Won
Themselves Vocal Group of the Year Won
2014 Nominated
2015 Won
Pain Killer Album of the Year Nominated
2016 Themselves Vocal Group of the Year Won
"Girl Crush" Single Record of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
Video of the Year Nominated
Smokin' And Drinkin' Vocal Event of the Year (shared with Miranda Lambert) Won
Themselves Crystal Milestone Award Won
2017 Themselves Vocal Group of the Year Won
American Country Awards (ACA)[edit]
Year
Nominated Work
Category
Result
2010 "Little White Church" Music Video: Duo or Group Nominated
Single of the Year: Duo or Group Nominated
2012 "Pontoon" Music Video of the Year: Group or Collaboration Won
2013 "Tornado" Nominated
Single of the Year: Duo or Group Nominated
Great American Country – Music Video of the Year Nominated
Themselves Artist of the Year: Duo or Group Nominated
American Country Countdown Awards (ACC)[edit]
Year
Nominated Work
Category
Result
2016 "Girl Crush" Digital Song of the Year Won
American Music Awards (AMA)[edit]
Year
Nominated Work
Category
Result
2015 Themselves Favorite Duo or Group - Country Nominated
Billboard Music Awards[edit]
Year
Nominated Work
Category
Result
2016 "Girl Crush" Top Country Song Nominated
Themselves Billboard Chart Achievement Award Nominated
2017 "Better Man" Top Country Song Nominated
British Country Music Association Awards[edit]
Year
Nominated Work
Category
Result
2016 Themselves International Act of the Year Nominated
Country Music Association Awards (CMA)[edit]
Year
Nominated Work
Category
Result
2006 Themselves Horizon Award Nominated
Vocal Group of the Year Nominated
2007 Horizon Award Nominated
Vocal Group of the Year Nominated
2008
"Life in a Northern Town"(with Sugarland and Jake Owen) Musical Event of the Year Nominated
2009 Themselves Vocal Group of the Year Nominated
2010 Nominated
2011 Nominated
2012 Won
"Pontoon" Single of the Year Won
Music Video of the Year Nominated
2013 Song of the Year (performer) Nominated
Tornado Album of the Year Nominated
"Tornado" Music Video of the Year Nominated
Themselves Vocal Group of the Year Won
2014 Won
2015 Won
"Girl Crush" Single of the Year Won
Music Video of the Year Nominated
Pain Killer Album of the Year Nominated
"Smokin' and Drinkin'" (with Miranda Lambert) Musical Event of the Year Nominated
2016 Themselves Vocal Group of the Year Won
2017 Won
"Better Man" Single of the Year Nominated
Music Video of the Year Nominated
The Breaker Album of the Year Nominated
CMT Artists of the Year
Year
Nominated Work
Category
Result
2015 Themselves Artist of the Year Won
CMT Music Awards[edit]
Year
Nominated Work
Category
Result
2006 "Boondocks" Duo/Group Video of the Year Nominated
2007 "Good as Gone" Group Video of the Year Nominated
2009 "Life in a Northern Town"(with Sugarland and Jake Owen) Collaborative Video of the Year Nominated
CMT Performance of the Year Nominated
2011 "Little White Church" Group Video of the Year Nominated
2012 "Fix You" from Music Builds CMT Performance of the Year Nominated
2013 "Pontoon" Group Video of the Year Nominated
"Tornado" Video of the Year Nominated
2014 "Your Side of the Bed" Group Video of the Year Nominated
2015 "Day Drinking" Group Video of the Year Nominated
2016 "Girl Crush" Group/Duo Video of the Year Won
Video of the Year Nominated
2017 "Better Man" Video of the Year Nominated
Group Video of the Year Won
Daytime Emmy Awards[edit]
Year
Nominated Work
Category
Result
2013 "Good Afternoon" Outstanding Original Song Won
Grammy Awards[edit]
Year
Nominated Work
Category
Result
2007 The Road to Here Best Country Album Nominated
"Boondocks" Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo/Group Nominated
2009 "Life in a Northern Town"(with Sugarland and Jake Owen) Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Nominated
2011 "Little White Church" Best Country Performance by a Duo/Group with Vocals Nominated
2013 "Pontoon" Best Country Duo/Group Performance Won
2014 "Your Side Of The Bed" Nominated
2015 "Day Drinking" Nominated
2016[19] "Girl Crush" Won
Pain Killer Best Country Album Nominated
People's Choice Awards[edit]
Year
Nominated Work
Category
Result
2016 Themselves Favorite Country Group Nominated
2017 Themselves Favorite Country Group Won
Teen Choice Awards[edit]
Year
Nominated Work
Category
Result
2011 Themselves Choice Country Group Nominated
2013 Nominated
Television Appearances[edit]
Year
Series
Role
Notes
2006 CMT Crossroads Themselves (with Lindsey Buckingham)
2013-15 CMA Music Festival: Country's Night To Rock Themselves/Host
2014 The Voice Themselves / Adviser Season 7 Battle Round with Team Blake
2016 Themselves Season 10 Finale Result
Greatest Hits Themselves
2017 Sesame Street Themselves Season 47, Episode 17
2017 The Voice Themselves Season 12 finale performance
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External links[edit]
Official website
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Little Big Town
Studio albums
Little Big Town
The Road to Here
A Place to Land
The Reason Why
Tornado
Pain Killer
Wanderlust
The Breaker
Notable singles
"Don't Waste My Time"
"Boondocks"
"Bring It On Home"
"Good as Gone"
"A Little More You"
"I'm with the Band"
"Fine Line"
"Little White Church"
"Pontoon"
"Tornado"
"Your Side of the Bed"
"Sober"
"Day Drinking"
"Girl Crush"
"Pain Killer"
"Better Man"
"Happy People"
Guest singles
"Smokin' and Drinkin'" (with Miranda Lambert)
Karen Fairchild's Guest singles
"Home Alone Tonight" (with Luke Bryan)
Other songs
"Go Tell It on the Mountain"
"Life in a Northern Town" (with Sugarland and Jake Owen)
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I Saw Her Again
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"I Saw Her Again"
The German edition.
Single by The Mamas & the Papas
from the album The Mamas & the Papas
B-side
"Even If I Could"
Released
June 1966
Format
7-inch
Recorded
April 1966
Genre
Sunshine pop
Length
3:10 (album)
2:50 (single)
Label
Dunhill (U.S.)
RCA Victor (Europe)
Songwriter(s)
John Phillips, Denny Doherty
Producer(s)
Lou Adler
The Mamas & the Papas singles chronology
"Monday, Monday"
(1966) "I Saw Her Again"
(1966) "Look Through My Window"
(1966)
"Monday, Monday"
(1966) "I Saw Her Again"
(1966) "Look Through My Window"
(1966)
"I Saw Her Again" is a pop song recorded by the U.S. vocal group The Mamas & the Papas in 1966. Co-written by band members John Phillips and Denny Doherty, it was released as a single in June 1966 (WLS played it most of that month[1]) and peaked at number one on the RPM Canadian Singles Chart, number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart the week of July 30, 1966.[2] It appeared on their eponymous second album in September 1966.
One of three songs co-written by the two male members of the group (the others being "Got a Feelin'" and "For the Love of Ivy"), "I Saw Her Again" was inspired by Doherty's brief affair with Michelle Phillips, then married to John Phillips, which, combined with an affair between Michelle Phillips and Gene Clark of The Byrds,[3][4] resulted in the brief expulsion of Michelle from the group.[5] While mixing the record, engineer Bones Howe punched in the coda vocals too early, inadvertently including Denny's false start on the third chorus ("I saw her..."). Despite attempting to correct the error, the miscued vocal could still be heard on playback. Producer Lou Adler liked the effect and told Howe to leave it in the final mix.[6]
Lou Adler has said that this song was specifically done to try and capture the flavor of what the Beatles had been doing, and that it was intentionally written to be a single.
A light-hearted music video was made to promote the single, in which the four members arrive outside a clothes shop by car and motorcycle, then try on various garments before lying on the floor and hurling the clothes around.
One of the group's most popular songs, "I Saw Her Again" has been featured on numerous compilation albums and is frequently titled "I Saw Her Again Last Night", such as on the sleeve of their first hits collection Farewell to the First Golden Era in October 1967.
The mono 45 version omits the orchestra instrumental break and chorus that follows on the stereo mix, most likely to reduce the running time for the single release, as many 45's of that era were similarly edited for radio play. All Dunhill albums that include the song erroneously show the single playing time of 2:50 instead of the correct time of 3:10.
Chart history[edit]
Chart (1966)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 9
Canada RPM Top Singles[7] 1
New Zealand (Listener)[8] 6
UK (OCC) 11
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 5
US Cash Box Top 100[10] 6
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "24 June 1966 WLS Silver Dollar Survey". Retrieved 2011-04-02.
Jump up ^ "I Saw Her Again" by The Mamas & the Papas (Hot 100 chart history) – Billboard.
Jump up ^ Michelle Phillips, California Dreamin' , pp. 84-87.
Jump up ^ John Phillips, Papa John, pp. 140-141; 147-148.
Jump up ^ Complete Anthology sleevenotes, Paul Grein, 2004
Jump up ^ "The Wrecking Crew: Mamas & The Papas" on YouTube
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1966-08-08. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
Jump up ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 21 October 1966
Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 31, 1966
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
"Sweet Pea" by Tommy Roe RPM Canadian Singles Chart number-one single
August 8, 1966 (one week) Succeeded by
"Summer in the City" by Lovin' Spoonful
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We Bought a Zoo
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We Bought a Zoo
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Directed by
Cameron Crowe
Produced by
Julie Yorn
Cameron Crowe
Marc Gordon
Screenplay by
Aline Brosh McKenna
Cameron Crowe
Based on
We Bought a Zoo
by Benjamin Mee
Starring
Matt Damon
Scarlett Johansson
Thomas Haden Church
Patrick Fugit
Elle Fanning
John Michael Higgins
Music by
Jónsi
Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto
Edited by
Mark Livolsi
Production
company
Vinyl Films
LBI Entertainment
Dune Entertainment
Distributed by
20th Century Fox
Release date
December 23, 2011 (2011-12-23)
Running time
124 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$50 million[1]
Box office
$120.1 million[2]
We Bought a Zoo is a 2011 American family comedy-drama film loosely based on the 2008 memoir of the same name by Benjamin Mee. It was written and directed by Cameron Crowe and stars Matt Damon as widowed father Benjamin Mee, who purchases a dilapidated zoo with his family and takes on the challenge of preparing the zoo for its reopening to the public. The film also stars Scarlett Johansson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning, Colin Ford, and John Michael Higgins. The film was released in the United States on December 23, 2011 by 20th Century Fox.[3] The film earned $120.1 million on a $50 million budget. We Bought a Zoo was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 3, 2012 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Dartmoor Zoological Park (originally Dartmoor Wildlife Park), on which the film is based, is a 33-acre zoological garden located near the village of Sparkwell, Devon, England.
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2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Casting
4 Soundtrack
4.1 Track listing
4.2 Film tracks not on album
5 Reception
5.1 Box office
5.2 Critical response
5.3 Home media
5.4 Accolades
6 Differences Between the Movie and in Real Life
7 Legacy
8 References
9 External links
Plot[edit]
Benjamin Mee is still grieving the loss of his wife and dealing with the expulsion of his 14-year-old son, Dylan, from school, and decides to make a fresh start by buying a new house. He tours many houses with his 7-year-old daughter, Rosie, and his realtor, Mr. Stevens, but finds none he likes until his daughter finds a listing with what seems like the perfect house. They drive to an old large house and Benjamin inspects the property, telling his realtor it is perfect. When they hear a lion roar, Stevens explains that the house comes with a zoo in the back, which closed several years before; if they want the house, they must buy the zoo.
Mee eventually decides to buy the zoo when he sees Rosie happily playing with the peacocks. Dylan, however, hates the idea of moving away from his friends and retreats into his artwork which has grown more macabre since the death of his mother. Benjamin's brother, Duncan, tries to dissuade him from the purchase, but Benjamin buys it anyway. The zoo staff, led by the 28-year-old head keeper, Kelly Foster, help to start renovating the zoo with the intent to reopen it to the public. When Kelly confronts Benjamin about why he bought a zoo, knowing nothing about running one, Benjamin simply responds, "Why not?" Dylan befriends Kelly's 13-year-old homeschooled cousin, Lily Miska, who develops a romantic interest that Dylan is oblivious to.
A strict USDA inspector, Walter Ferris, arrives for a surprise inspection and makes a list of repairs that would cost around $100,000, which Benjamin does not have. Rhonda Blair, the zoo's accountant, gossips that Benjamin will probably sell the zoo. The workers' morale sinks, fearing the property will be sold to a buyer that will close it down.
When Lily tells Dylan that she heard his family might be leaving, he is overjoyed, which hurts her feelings. Benjamin discovers that his wife bequeathed him an investment account, with instructions to use the money wisely while listening to his heart. Duncan advises him to walk away and start over with the money, but Benjamin decides to use the money to repair the zoo. While this lifts the zoo workers' morale, Dylan is unhappy about having to stay; he confronts his father, and a heated argument ensues. They reconcile the next morning and Dylan admits he misses Lily. Benjamin gives his son advice using his favorite principle, that you only need 20 seconds of courage to achieve great things. Benjamin realizes that instead of trying to start over by forgetting his wife, he should accept that she will always be a part of him.
Prior to the grand opening of the zoo, the facility passes a very stringent inspection from Ferris, who grudgingly wishes them good luck. Dylan, following his father's advice, confesses to Lily that he loves her and she forgives him. The week prior to the opening, the worst rainstorm in 100 years is predicted to wash it out. The weather clears in time, but in the morning they are disappointed when no visitors arrive. They discover that a fallen tree has blocked the access road, with a large crowd of waiting visitors behind it. The staff help them to climb over the tree. There are so many people that they run out of tickets, forcing Benjamin and Kelly to look for more. They end up face to face in a shed, where Kelly admits to Benjamin that she is romantically interested in him and since she "can't get a handle on it", she kisses him, telling him that maybe they can do it again on New Year's Eve; Benjamin kisses her back, and tells her that he is looking forward to it.
Benjamin takes his children to the restaurant where he met their mother, explaining that it was the point where their existence became a possibility. He takes them through that day's encounter, where Benjamin worked up the nerve to talk to his future wife with "20 seconds of insane courage", and walks up to the table she was sitting. He visualizes her sitting there, and asks her why such an amazing woman would talk to someone like him. She responds, "Why not?"
Cast[edit]
Matt Damon as Benjamin Mee, the father of Dylan and Rosie Mee and the owner of the zoo, who is trying to restart his life after his wife dies.[4]
Scarlett Johansson as Kelly Foster, the 28-year-old lead zookeeper and long-time employee at Rosemoor Animal Park.
Thomas Haden Church as Duncan Mee,[5] Ben's older brother and an accountant and Dylan and Rosie's uncle
Colin Ford as Dylan Mee,[6] Ben's 14-year-old son, who is initially drawn to Lily and eventually develops feelings for her and has a strained and rough relationship with his father.
Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Rosie Mee, Ben's 7-year-old daughter, who is very curious about all of the animals in the zoo and thinks living at a zoo is a grand adventure.
Angus Macfadyen as Peter MacCreedy, the carpenter of the zoo who had made many innovative enclosures for the zoo, and he claims that his ideas were "stolen" by Walter Ferris. Because of this, he has a huge and violent grudge against Walter.
Elle Fanning as Lily Miska,[7] the 13-year old home-schooled cousin of Kelly and worker at the zoo's restaurant who lives within the zoo. Although she is too young to legally work, she is paid "under the table" out of her cousin's salary. She likes Dylan (who is at first unaware of this fact), but later gives up on her pursuit of a relationship with him after Dylan doesn't listen to her and unintentionally hurts her feelings. After he subsequently apologizes and tells her of his own feelings for her, she forgives him and they resume their friendship and start their relationship.
Patrick Fugit as Robin Jones; the zoo's craftsman and Crystal the Monkey's owner.[7]
John Michael Higgins as Walter "Walt" Ferris, a strict zoo inspector who earns the dislike of many people, especially Peter MacCreedy.
Carla Gallo as Rhonda Blair, the secretary and bookkeeper of the zoo.
J. B. Smoove as Mr. Stevens, the Mee family's real estate agent.
Stéphanie Szostak as Katherine Mee, the deceased wife of Benjamin Mee.
Desi Lydic as Shea Seger, a woman with an obvious crush on Benjamin who always brings him lasagna.
Peter Riegert as Delbert McGinty, Benjamin's boss before he 'starts over'.
Michael Panes as the principal of Dylan and Rosie's school.
Kym Whitley as Eve the Home Depot Clerk.
Crystal the Monkey as Herself.
Bart / Tank the Bear as Buster, the grizzly bear.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
In May 2010, Cameron Crowe agreed to direct the 20th Century Fox adaptation of Benjamin Mee's memoir We Bought a Zoo.[8] He then began rewriting the film's script, which was originally written by Aline Brosh McKenna.[8] This was the first film that was directed by Crowe since the 2005 film Elizabethtown.[8] The film was released on December 23, 2011.[8]
Casting[edit]
Crowe traveled to the set of the film True Grit to persuade actor Matt Damon to take on the role of the lead character in the film.[1] Crowe also presented a script of the film, a CD of songs that Crowe composed himself, and a copy of the 1983 film Local Hero, with instructions "to not just read the script and make a decision".[1] Damon was persuaded to play the role after he was moved by Crowe's music and found that Local Hero was a "masterpiece".[1] As for Crowe himself, he had already decided on Damon halfway through their meeting, though the distributor Fox still had a shortlist of candidates to play this role.[1]
Soundtrack[edit]
We Bought a Zoo
Soundtrack album by Jónsi
Released
December 9, 2011
Recorded
2011
Genre
Ambient, alternative rock, soundtrack, post-rock
Length
51:12
Label
Columbia Records
Producer
Alex Somers, Jón Þór Birgisson
In August 2011, it was announced that Icelandic musician Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, the lead singer of the band Sigur Rós, would be composing the music scores for We Bought a Zoo.[9] Director Crowe described the choice as "only natural", since "Jónsi has been a part of the making of We Bought A Zoo from the very beginning".[9]
The song Gathering Stories was on the shortlist of 39 songs that have a chance of being nominated for Best Original Song Oscar at the 84th Academy Awards.[10] This song was co-written by Jonsi Birgisson and Cameron Crowe.[10]
While the official CD release of the movie soundtrack only includes music by Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson and Sigur Rós,[11] the complete soundtrack of the film included a variety of artists.[12]
Track listing[edit]
No.
Title
Artist(s)
Length
1. "Why Not?" Jónsi 4:49
2. "Ævin Endar" Jónsi 3:32
3. "Boy Lilikoi" Jónsi 4:29
4. "Sun" Jónsi 1:50
5. "Brambles" Jónsi 2:24
6. "Sinking Friendships" Jónsi 4:42
7. "We Bought a Zoo" Jónsi 4:21
8. "Hoppípolla" Sigur Rós 4:30
9. "Snærisendar" Jónsi 2:43
10. "Sink Ships" Jónsi 2:21
11. "Go Do" Jónsi 4:41
12. "Whole Made of Pieces" Jónsi 2:47
13. "Humming" Jónsi 2:33
14. "First Day" Jónsi 1:40
15. "Gathering Stories" Jónsi 3:56
Film tracks not on album[edit]
"Don't Come Around Here No More" – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
"Do It Clean" – Echo & the Bunnymen
"Airline to Heaven" – Wilco
"Don't Be Shy" – Cat Stevens
"Living with the Law" – Chris Whitley
"Last Medicine Dance" – Mike McCready
"Buckets of Rain" – Bob Dylan
"I'm Open" – Eddie Vedder
"No Soy Del Valle" – Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno
"Like I Told You" – Acetone
"Ashley Collective" – Mike McCready
"For a Few Dollars More" – The Upsetters
"Hunger Strike" – Temple Of The Dog
"Mariachi El Bronx" – Mariachi El Bronx
"Haleakala Sunset" – CKsquared
"Cinnamon Girl" (Live) – Neil Young
"Holocene" – Bon Iver
"Throwing Arrows" – Mike McCready
"Work to Do" – The Isley Brothers
"All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" – Otis Rush
"I Think It's Going to Rain Today" – Randy Newman
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
We Bought a Zoo grossed a total of $2,984,875 on its opening day in the U.S. box office, making it the sixth highest-grossing film that weekend.[2] It subsequently earned $14,604,645 in its first four days of screening. Overall, the film grossed $75,624,550 in North America and $37,764,426 internationally for a worldwide total of $113,388,976.[2] It is one of only twelve feature films to be released in over 3,000 theaters and still improve on its box office performance in its second weekend, increasing 41.4% from $9,360,434 to $13,238,241.[13]
Critical response[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 66% based on 160 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "We Bought a Zoo is a transparently cloying effort by director Cameron Crowe, but Matt Damon makes for a sympathetic central character."[14] On Metacritic the film has a score of 58 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[15]
Roger Ebert, reviewing for the Chicago Sun-Times, awarded the film 2.5 stars out of 4, describing the film as "too much formula and not enough human interest."[16] He added that the film's "pieces go together too easily, the plot is too inevitable, and we feel little real energy between the players."[16] However, he did praise Damon, whom he says "makes a sturdy and likable Benjamin Mee".[16] The New York Times reviewer Manohla Dargis criticized Crowe's direction, writing that it "makes the escalating tension between Benjamin and Dylan the story's soft center," while keeping "the brutality of illness and death" "safely off-screen".[17] She also noted that the film uses "classic movie logic", specifically pointing out the way that Benjamin quits his job and that he "doesn't agonize about how he'll keep his children housed, fed and clothed".[17] On the other hand, Dargis wrote that "you may not buy his [Cameron's] happy endings, but it's a seductive ideal when all of God's creatures, great and small, buxom and blond, exist in such harmony."[17]
The Hollywood Reporter commented that the "uplifting tale [the film] has heart, humanity and a warmly empathetic central performance from Matt Damon", although it "doesn't dodge the potholes of earnest sentimentality and at times overplays the whimsy".[18] The reviewer also praised the cast, describing them as "solid", and in particular praised Damon's character, whose struggle he says "gives the movie a soulful pull, even at its most predictable".[18] Overall, this reviewer summarized his review by saying that "Cameron Crowe's film has some rough edges, but it ultimately delivers thanks to Matt Damon's moving performance."[18]
Home media[edit]
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released We Bought a Zoo on DVD and Blu-ray on April 3, 2012.
Accolades[edit]
List of awards and nominations
Year
Award
Category
Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
Result
Ref
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Live Action Family Film We Bought a Zoo Nominated [19]
Satellite Award Best Original Song Jónsi, Cameron Crowe –
"Gathering Stories" Nominated [20]
2012 BMI Award Film Music Award Jónsi Won [21]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Drama We Bought a Zoo Nominated [22]
Choice Movie Actor: Drama Matt Damon Nominated
Choice Movie Actress: Drama Scarlett Johansson Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor Colin Ford Nominated [23]
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Ten and Under Maggie Elizabeth Jones Nominated
Differences Between the Movie and in Real Life[edit]
The movie's plot and actual events differ. The real Benjamin Mee is British. The story was adapted for an American audience and Mee approved the changes.[24] The actual zoo Mee bought is Dartmoor Zoological Park, located in Devon, England.[25] The fictional zoo in the film is called Rosemoor Wildlife Park and is located in California.
In real life, Benjamin's wife, Katherine, died after they had already bought the zoo and moved in.[25] In the film, Benjamin bought the zoo after her death. In real life, Benjamin's father had died and his mother needed to move; the farm cost the same price as his parents' house, and his mother came too.[26] Benjamin and his family made a specific and informed decision to buy a zoo. In the film, it occurred as a result of finding a house they liked.
Instead of an escaping bear, as portrayed by the film, it was a jaguar called Sovereign that had escaped.[25] Benjamin's children were also younger (aged four and six respectively) than the children in the film.[25]
In the film, the zoo was much easier to buy. In real life, it took almost two years to buy.[25] Benjamin's first offer to buy the zoo was rejected due to his lack of experience in the zoological world.[25] Finally, the real zoo opened on Saturday July 7, 2007. The movie moved that event up to the same date in 2010. This later date fell on a Wednesday, but was identified in the script as the original Saturday.
Legacy[edit]
The longtime gag-feud between Matt Damon and Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel continued at the 89th Academy Awards ceremony, where Kimmel jokingly mocked Damon's performance in the movie.[27]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Masters, Kim (2011-11-22). "Cameron Crowe Returns With 'We Bought a Zoo'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2001-11-28.
^ Jump up to: a b c "We Bought a Zoo". Box Office Mojo. 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
Jump up ^ Rich, Katey (2010-05-17). "Cameron Crowe Commits To We Bought A Zoo For Late 2011 Release". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
Jump up ^ Harris, Scott (2010-06-24). "Matt Damon May Lead Cameron Crowe's 'We Bought a Zoo'". Moviefone. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
Jump up ^ "Thomas Haden Church Joins 'Killer Joevbvb' & 'We Bought A Zoo'". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
Jump up ^ Rawden, Mack (2010-10-20). "Colin Ford Cast As Matt Damon's Son In We Bought A Zoo". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
^ Jump up to: a b Fleming, Mike (2010-11-09). "Cameron Crowe Taps His 'Almost Famous' Alter Ego For 'Zoo,' And Elle Fanning, Too". Deadline. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Kit, Borys (2010-05-17). "Cameron Crowe to direct 'Zoo'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
^ Jump up to: a b Mariotti, Greg (2011-08-01). "Sigur Rós Frontman Jónsi Scoring We Bought A Zoo". The Uncool. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
^ Jump up to: a b Chitwood, Adam (2011-12-19). "39 Songs Contend for Best Original Song Oscar; Nominees Include THE MUPPETS and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER". collider.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
Jump up ^ "We Bought A Zoo Soundtrack". 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
Jump up ^ "We Bought A Zoo – Complete Soundtrack". 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
Jump up ^ "Smallest Second Weekend Drops". boxofficemojo.com. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
Jump up ^ "We Bought a Zoo (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
Jump up ^ "We Bought a Zoo Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
^ Jump up to: a b c Ebert, Roger (2011-12-21). "We Bought a Zoo review". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
^ Jump up to: a b c Dargis, Manohla (2011-12-22). "A Modern-Day Ark, With Children, Animals and Even Romance". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
^ Jump up to: a b c Rooney, David. "We Bought a Zoo: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
Jump up ^ Knegt, Peter (December 14, 2011). "'The Artist' Tops Phoenix Film Critics Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
Jump up ^ Knegt, Peter (December 19, 2011). "'Descendants,' 'Drive' Lead Satellite Award Winners". Indiewire. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ "'Rolling in the Deep' Rolls Away With Song of the Year at 2012 BMI London Awards". BMI.com. October 9, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Teen Choice Awards 2012: Complete Winners List". MTV. July 22, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Ben sees Dartmoor Zoo rebuilt in Californian hills". This is Plymouth. 2011-07-23. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Mee, Benjamin (2007-06-23). "My Family & Other Animals". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
Jump up ^ Salter, Jessica (3 Mar 2012). "We Bought a Zoo: the true story behind the film". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 Nov 2013.
Jump up ^ "Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel slams Matt Damon's 'We Bought a Zoo'".
External links[edit]
Official website
Dartmoor Zoological Park official website
We Bought a Zoo on IMDb
We Bought a Zoo at Rotten Tomatoes
We Bought a Zoo at Box Office Mojo
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