Extraordinary Machine

Extraordinary Machine
Studio album by
Fiona Apple
ReleasedOctober 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)
Recorded
  • June 2002 – August 2005
  • April 2004 – August 2005 (Elizondo/Kehew sessions)
Genre
Length50:34
Label
ProducerMike Elizondo, Brian Kehew, Jon Brion
Fiona Apple chronology
When the Pawn...
(1999) 		Extraordinary Machine
(2005) 		The Idler Wheel...
(2012)
Singles from Extraordinary Machine
  1. "O' Sailor"
    Released: August 16, 2005
  2. "Parting Gift"
    Released: August 16, 2005
  3. "Not About Love"
    Released: January 2006
  4. "Get Him Back"
    Released: February 6, 2006

Extraordinary Machine is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released by Epic Records in the United States on October 4, 2005 [2] and in Europe on October 3, 2005.[3] Produced by Jon Brion, it was expected to be released in 2003 but was delayed several times by the record label without explanation, leading to speculation that a dispute had arisen over its commercial appeal. The controversy surrounding the album and leaked recordings of the Jon Brion sessions were the subject of substantial press attention, as well as a highly publicized fan-led campaign to see the album officially released. In collaboration with producers Mike Elizondo and Brian Kehew, Apple re-recorded the album over 2004 and 2005, and it was eventually released more than three years after the original recording sessions began.

The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2006. In 2009, Extraordinary Machine was named the 49th best album of the 2000s by Rolling Stone,[4] and in 2020 was ranked at number 444 on the magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[5]

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  2. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/626619-Fiona-Apple-Extraordinary-Machine [bare URL]
  3. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/1203801-Fiona-Apple-Extraordinary-Machine [bare URL]
  4. ^ Fricke, David; Hermes, Will; Hoard, Christian; Rosen, Jody; Sheffield, Rob (December 25, 2009). "50 Best Albums of the Decade". Rolling Stone. No. 1094/1095. pp. 47–56. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  5. ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.