Safe Trip Home
album by Dido
Safe Trip Home is the third studio album by Dido. It was released in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2008. The album features collaborations and production with Jon Brion, her brother Rollo Armstrong, Brian Eno, Mick Fleetwood, Citizen Cope and Questlove. The album was the 44th best-selling album worldwide of 2008, according to IFPI.
In the UK the album was certified gold. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
Background
Dido began writing the album in 2005 when she moved to Los Angeles. The album was recorded at Jon Brion's home studio in Los Angeles, and the orchestra and bells were recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. Dido met up with Brion at Abbey Road Studios in late 2005, and he was blown away by her musicianship. Much of the vocals were recorded inside a broom cupboard, at the suggestion of producer Brion. A variety of instruments were used during the recording of the album, some of which Dido learned to play, such as the drums, at the producer’s suggestion.
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