My Favourite Faded Fantasy

My Favourite Faded Fantasy
Studio album by Damien Rice
Released	31 October 2014
Genre	Folk
Length	49:50
Language	English
Label	Damien Rice Music Vector Recordings/Warner Bros. (US and Canada)
Producer	Rick Rubin
Damien Rice chronology
Live from the Union Chapel (2007)Live from the Union Chapel2007 My Favourite Faded Fantasy (2014)
Singles from My Favourite Faded Fantasy
"My Favourite Faded Fantasy" Released: 8 September 2014 "I Don't Want To Change You" Released: 24 September 2014 "The Greatest Bastard" Released: 30 October 2014

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The Guardian	link
Q
Slant Magazine
Sputnikmusic	link

My Favourite Faded Fantasy is the third studio album by Irish singer, songwriter and producer Damien Rice. The album was released in Ireland on 31 October 2014 and subsequently in other territories on 3 November, almost eight years since the release of his previous album, 9. The album was produced by Rick Rubin.

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 76, indicating "generally favorable", based on 15 reviews. Jessica Goodman and Ryan Kistobak of The Huffington Post included the album on their list of 2014's best releases, calling the album "a devastating reminder that love leaves you crumbling and fantasies are just fiction". Goodman complimented Rice's "delicate vocals" as "sinister and familiar".

All tracks written by Damien Rice.

In Canada, the album debuted at number eight on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 4,000 copies.

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