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  • Artist: The Cardigans
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1995
  • Total Time: 47:58
  • Genre: Rock

Review

With tongue firmly in cheek, the Cardigans decided to play up the candyfloss arrangements of their debut for second album Life. Where Emmerdale studied an introverted melancholy, Life is undiminished in both its independent-minded exuberance ("Hey! Get Out of My Way") and zest to enjoy life with others ("Daddy's Car," "Gordon's Gardenparty"). The incredible production and quality of arrangement from the debut are here also, even more strikingly crisp and spot-on. (Over 50 instruments were used on the 14 songs included on the Minty Fresh American release.) Though the Cardigans planned Life as something of a joke, it became one of the finest pop albums of the '90s. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Carnival (Lyrics) Peter Svensson, Magnus Sveningsson, Svensson, Nina Persson The Cardigans (3:37)
Daddy's Car (Lyrics) Svensson, Peter Svensson, Magnus Sveningsson The Cardigans (3:36)
Fine (Lyrics) Svensson, Peter Svensson, Magnus Sveningsson The Cardigans (3:10)
Rise and Shine (Lyrics) Svensson, Magnus Sveningsson, Peter Svensson The Cardigans (3:28)
Our Space (Lyrics) Peter Svensson, Svensson, Magnus Sveningsson The Cardigans (3:29)
Celia Inside (Lyrics) Peter Svensson, Svensson, Magnus Sveningsson The Cardigans (4:40)
Over the Water (Lyrics) Magnus Sveningsson, Svensson, Peter Svensson The Cardigans (2:13)
Tomorrow (Lyrics) Magnus Sveningsson, Svensson, Peter Svensson The Cardigans, Sven Andersson (3:03)
Sick and Tired (Lyrics) Svensson, Peter Svensson, Magnus Sveningsson The Cardigans, Anders Nordgren (3:23)
Beautiful One (Lyrics) Svensson, Peter Svensson, Magnus Sveningsson Ivan Bakran, The Cardigans (3:28)
Gordon's Gardenparty (Lyrics) Svensson, Nina Persson, Peter Svensson Anders Nordgren, The Cardigans (3:19)
Hey! Get Out of My Way (Lyrics) Svensson, Peter Svensson, Nina Persson The Cardigans (3:30)
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler, Frank Iommi, Tony Iommi, Terence Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward The Cardigans (4:30)
Happy Meal [*] Peter Svensson, Svensson, Lynette Koyana, Magnus Sveningsson The Cardigans (2:37)

Credits

Ivan Bakran (Cello), Tore Johansson (Engineer), Björn Engelmann (Mastering), Peter Lindgard (Trumpet), Martin Bogren (Photography), Tore "Doctor" Johansson (Engineer), Anders Nordgren (Flute), Tore "Doctor" Johansson (Producer), Tore Johansson (Producer), Asa Hakansson (Violin), Sven Andersson (Saxophone), Jens Lindgard (Trombone), Tore Johansson (Mixing), Roger Seibel (Preparation), Tore Johansson (Trumpet), Peter Lindgard (Violin)
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Life
Studio album by The Cardigans
Released March 1, 1995
Recorded 1994
Genre Pop rock
Length 45:22 (Original version),
47:04 (UK), 47:59 (US)
Label Stockholm Records
Producer Tore Johansson
Professional reviews
The Cardigans chronology
Emmerdale
(1994)		 Life
(1995)		 First Band on the Moon
(1996)
Singles from Life
  1. "Carnival"
  2. "Hey! Get Out of My Way"
  3. "Rise and Shine"
  4. "Sick and Tired"

Life is the second studio album of The Cardigans. It was released worldwide in 1995 and was an international success, especially in Japan, where it achieved platinum status. Outside of Sweden and Japan (where debut Emmerdale had been released in 1994), the album was released as their first album as a compilation of tracks from both Emmerdale and Life. It was released in the United States under the label Minty Fresh Records.

Contents

Track listing

Swedish edition

  1. "Carnival" – 3:37
  2. "Gordon's Gardenparty" – 3:22
  3. "Daddy's Car" – 3:35
  4. "Pikebubbles" – 3:05
  5. "Tomorrow" – 3:05
  6. "Beautiful One" – 3:28
  7. "Travelling with Charley" – 4:09
  8. "Fine" – 3:11
  9. "Sunday Circus Song" – 3:56
  10. "Hey! Get Out of My Way" – 3:32
  11. "Closing Time" – 10:22

UK, French & Canadian edition

  1. "Carnival" (Music: Svensson Lyrics: Persson, Svensson, Sveningsson) – 3:37
  2. "Gordon's Gardenparty" (Music: Svensson Lyrics: Persson, Svensson) – 3:22
  3. "Daddy's Car" (Music: Svensson Lyrics: Sveningsson, Lagerberg) – 3:35
  4. "Sick and Tired" (Music: Svensson Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:24
  5. "Tomorrow" (Music: Svensson Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:05
  6. "Rise and Shine" (Music: Svensson Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:30
  7. "Beautiful One" (Music: Svensson Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:28
  8. "Travelling with Charley" (Music: Svensson Lyrics: Sveningsson, Svensson) – 4:09
  9. "Fine" (Music: Svensson Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:11
  10. "Celia Inside" (Music: Svensson Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 4:42
  11. "Hey! Get Out of My Way" (Music: Svensson Lyrics: Persson, Svensson) – 3:32
  12. "After All..." (Music: Svensson Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 2:57
  13. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (Music, Lyrics: Iommi, Butler, Ward, Osbourne) – 4:32[1]

This version omits "Pikebubbles", "Sunday Circus Song" and "Closing Time", replacing them with "Sick and Tired", "Rise and Shine", "Celia Inside", "After All..." and "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" from Emmerdale.

US edition

  1. "Carnival" – 3:36
  2. "Daddy's Car" – 3:36
  3. "Fine" – 3:09
  4. "Rise and Shine" – 3:28
  5. "Our Space" – 3:29
  6. "Celia Inside" – 4:40
  7. "Over the Water" – 2:13
  8. "Tomorrow" – 3:03
  9. "Sick and Tired" – 3:23
  10. "Beautiful One" – 3:27
  11. "Gordon's Gardenparty" – 3:19
  12. "Hey! Get Out of My Way" – 3:30
  13. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" – 4:30[1]
  14. "Happy Meal" – 2:36

This version omits "Pikebubbles", "Travelling with Charley", "Sunday Circus Song" and "Closing Time", replacing them with "Rise and Shine", "Our Space", "Celia Inside", "Over the Water", "Sick and Tired" and "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" from Emmerdale and exclusive US bonus track "Happy Meal". The four omitted tracks were included as a bonus disc with the US version of Emmerdale, released in 1997.

  1. ^ a b Originally performed by Black Sabbath

Other appearances

Singles

Japan/Sweden

  • "Carnival"
  • "Hey! Get Out of My Way"
  • "Rise and Shine" (Japan only re-release)

Continental Europe/UK

  • "Carnival" (10 June 1995, #72 UK)
  • "Sick and Tired" (23 September 1995, #34 UK)
  • "Carnival" (re-release 25 November 1995, #35 UK)
  • "Rise and Shine" (10 February 1996, #29 UK)

Links

v • d • e
The Cardigans
Lars-Olof Johansson · Bengt Lagerberg · Nina Persson · Magnus Sveningsson · Peter Svensson
Studio albums
Emmerdale (1994) · Life (1995) · First Band on the Moon (1996) · Gran Turismo (1998) · Long Gone Before Daylight (2003) · Super Extra Gravity (2005)
Compilation albums
Singles
"Rise and Shine" · "Black Letter Day" · "Sick and Tired" · "Carnival" · "Hey! Get Out of My Way" · "Lovefool" · "Been It" · "Your New Cuckoo" · "My Favourite Game" · "Erase/Rewind" · "Hanging Around" · "For What It's Worth" · "You're the Storm" · "Live and Learn" · "I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer" · "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)" ·
Discography · Category:songs · Category:albums

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