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}} ''Vows'' is the debut studio album by New Zealand recording artist Kimbra. The album was recorded between 2008 and 2011 and was released on 29 August 2011 in New Zealand, and on 2 September in Australia by Warner Bros. Records. ''Vows'' has spawned 3 charting singles, "Settle Down", "Cameo Lover" and "Good Intent". ''Vows'' charted at #3 on the RIANZ Albums Chart in its first week after release, with "Settle Down" re-entering the singles chart at #37.〔(RIANZ CHART 1789 05 September 2011 )〕 In Australia, the album debuted at #5 on the ARIA Albums Chart, later peaking at #4. ''Vows'' has been certified Platinum in Australia for shipment of 70,000 units and Platinum in New Zealand for sales of 15,000 units. On 4 May 2012, the album was re-released with six new songs, new mixing and was mastered by Colin Leonard in Atlanta, GA. It was released in Australia as ''Vows: Australian Tour Edition'' to coincide with her winter 2012 tour and included 6 previously unreleased songs. This edition of the album was released in New Zealand on 11 May 2012 as ''Vows: Deluxe Edition''. On 22 May 2012 ''Vows'' was released to the North American market, debuting at #14 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album artwork including body art and illustrations were created by Rhys Mitchell and Raphael Rizzo. ==Reception== The album received generally favorable reviews, obtaining a normalised score of 72 out of 100 from Metacritic, based on reviews from 16 selected mainstream critics.〔 Lydia Jenkin, of ''The New Zealand Heralds ''Time Out'' magazine, gave ''Vows'' 4/5 stars, praising Kimbra's "exciting vocal experiments on this colourful debut with impressive range".〔 Jody Rosen of ''Rolling Stone'' gave a positive review of the album, comparing the material to those of Björk. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vows (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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