▁a ▁du et ▁for ▁the ▁movie . ▁Ward ▁later ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁collaboration ▁as ▁" a ▁fruit ful , ▁cre ative ▁experience ." ▁D esch anel ▁soon ▁sent ▁Ward ▁dem os ▁of ▁songs ▁she ▁had ▁written , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁formed ▁the ▁pop ▁du o ▁She ▁& ▁Him ▁to ▁record ▁together , ▁with ▁D esch anel ▁writing ▁the ▁songs ▁and ▁Ward ▁compos ing ▁the ▁music . ▁The ▁du o ' s ▁ ▁first ▁album ▁Volume ▁One ▁— ▁which ▁Ward ▁produced ▁— ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Mer ge ▁Records ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Volume ▁One ▁found ▁critical ▁and ▁commercial ▁success ▁for ▁D esch anel ▁and ▁Ward ' s ▁pop ▁music . ▁The ▁album ▁reached ▁# 3 1 ▁on ▁Bill bo ad ' s ▁Top ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁and ▁Met ac rit ic ▁has ▁the ▁critical ▁album ▁reviews ▁aggreg ated ▁to ▁ 7 6 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁or ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews ." ▁ ▁She ▁& ▁Him ' s ▁second ▁album , ▁Volume ▁Two , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Mer ge ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Volume ▁Two ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 6 ▁on ▁Billboard ' s ▁Top ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁out perform ing ▁their ▁first ▁release . ▁A ▁Very ▁She ▁& ▁Him ▁Christmas ▁was ▁released ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁on ▁Mer ge ▁Records , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁# 1 2 . ▁After ▁a ▁break , ▁She ▁& ▁Him ▁released ▁their