O is Damien Rice's first studio album, originally released on 1 February 2002, in Ireland and in the United Kingdom. The album is dedicated to Rice's friend Mic Christopher, who died of a head injury in 2001. Rice wanted to make the album without the backing of a major record label, believing if he signed such a deal it would compromise his future work, forcing him to move in directions he did not wish to. The video for the song "Volcano" charted in the United States on VH1's Top 20 Video countdown in October 2003. O is Damien Rice's first studio album, originally released on 1 February 2002, in Ireland and in the United Kingdom. The album is dedicated to Rice's friend Mic Christopher, who died of a head injury in 2001. Rice wanted to make the album without the backing of a major record label, believing if he signed such a deal it would compromise his future work, forcing him to move in directions he did not wish to. The video for the song "Volcano" charted in the United States on VH1's Top 20 Video countdown in October 2003. false 2025-01-31 17:49:26 O 8.7 2003 2003-06-10 2003-06-10 61 Folk 111697 2114154 d2a4a13e-6202-4282-a093-c5fc5f6abaf4 2119beb8-6ac5-4f21-82a4-b831c90c0024 d7e69fd9-59ac-3093-8b72-60b77a91b298 /media/data/media4/Music/Damien Rice/O/folder.jpg Damien Rice Damien Rice 1 1 Delicate 05:09 1 2 Volcano 04:38 1 3 The Blower's Daughter 04:43 1 4 Cannonball 05:09 1 5 Older Chests 04:44 1 6 Amie 04:36 1 7 Cheers Darlin' 05:50 1 8 Cold Water 04:58 1 9 I Remember 05:30 1 10 Eskimo / Prague / Silent Night 16:06 Damien George Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish musician and singer-songwriter. He began his career as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper, who were signed to Polygram Records in 1997. The band enjoyed moderate success in Ireland with two released singles, "The World is Dead" and "Weatherman". After leaving the band in 1998, Rice worked as a farmer in Tuscany and busked throughout Europe before returning to Ireland in 2001 and beginning a solo career. The rest of Juniper went on to perform under the name Bell X1. In 2002, Rice released his debut album, O. It reached No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart, won the Shortlist Music Prize, and generated three top 30 singles in the UK. He released his second album, 9, in 2006. After eight years of various collaborations, Rice released his third studio album, My Favourite Faded Fantasy, in 2014. He has contributed music to charitable projects such as Songs for Tibet, the Enough Project, and the Freedom Campaign.