A Camp (album)

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Released 3 September 2001 Length 66:26 Release date 20 August 2001		Recorded 1998 & 2000 Artist A Camp Producer Mark Linkous

Label Universal/Polydor Stockholm Genres Alternative rock, Country pop Awards Grammis Award for Album of the Year, Grammis Award for Pop/Rock of the Year - Female Similar Mark Linkous albums, Alternative rock albums

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A Camp is the self-titled debut album by A Camp, the side project of Nina Persson, vocalist for the popular Swedish indie/pop band The Cardigans. The album garnered significant critical acclaim from music critics. It produced two singles, "I Can Buy You" (UK #46) and "Song for the Leftovers". The album reached #87 on the UK Album Chart.

Track listing

All songs by Nina Persson and Niclas Frisk, unless otherwise stated.

"Rock 'n' Roll Ghost" produced by Niclas Frisk. "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" produced by Nathan Larson. All other songs produced by Mark Linkous

Musicians

Nina Persson – Lead vocals, Jupiter 6, Mellotron, organ & bass pedals

Nathan Larson – Guitars, Optigan, bass guitar, baritone guitar, piano, organ, synthesizers, and backing vocals

Mark Linkous – Guitars, Optigan, tweaking, samples, tape manipulation, and backing vocals

Niclas Frisk – Guitars, piano, harmonica, Mellotron, and backing vocals

Clayton Doley – Piano, Hammond B3 and Vox organs, Mellotron, and Wurlitzer

Scott Minor – Sample programming and signal processing

Karl Berger – String arrangements and conducting

Andrew Innes – Alto and tenor saxophones

Al Weatherhead – Bass and slide guitar, mixing

Kevin March – Drums and percussion

Niko Rohicke – Pedal steel guitar

Joan Wasser – Viola and violin

Jason Glasser – Cello

Miguel Urbiztondo – Drums

Anders Hernestam – Drums

Jane Scarpantoni – Cello

Charlie Malmberg = Piano

David Knowles – Trumpet

Anders Paulson – Bass

Paul Watson – Cornet

Jess Hoffa – Saw

Production

Mixed by Al Weatherhead

Mastered by Bjorn Engelmann

Artwork and design by Åbäke

Critical reception

Allmusic's Tim DiGravina praised the album as "a charming return to basic songcraft and a collaboration that will hopefully bear more fruit in the future" in comparison with Nina Persson's previous work with the Cardigans. The Guardian's Dave Simpson enthused that "this may well be Persson's best album", and called it "a major work, whatever it sells". Yahoo's Josh Rogan had special praise for producer Mark Linkous, concluding that "Linkous has crafted an album that compliments Persson's songs and vision to great effect".

Songs

1Frequent Flyer3:23
2I Can Buy You3:50
3Angel of Sadness4:22

References

A Camp (album) Wikipedia

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