Released 18 October 1993 Four-Calendar Café
(1993) Snow
(1993) Release date 18 October 1993 Producer Cocteau Twins | Length 41:23 Artist Cocteau Twins Label Fontana Records | |
Recorded 1993, September Sound, London Genres Rock music, Dream pop, Alternative rock Similar Cocteau Twins albums, Dream pop albums | ||
Cocteau twins know who you are at every age
Four-Calendar Café is the seventh album by Scottish band Cocteau Twins. It was originally released on 18 October 1993 on Fontana. The album distinguished itself from the rest of the Twins' catalogue in two major areas: The sound was much more pop-oriented and less ambient than previous works, and Liz Fraser's lyrics were much more intelligible than usual.
Contents
The album took its title from William Least Heat-Moon's book Blue Highways, in which the author considers the quality of a restaurant by how many calendars it has hanging on its wall. NME named the album the 46th best record of 1993.
Track listing
All songs written by Cocteau Twins.
- "Know Who You Are at Every Age" – 3:42
- "Evangeline" – 4:31
- "Bluebeard" – 3:56
- "Theft, and Wandering Around Lost" – 4:30
- "Oil of Angels" – 4:38
- "Squeeze-Wax" – 3:49
- "My Truth" – 4:34
- "Essence" – 3:02
- "Summerhead" – 3:39
- "Pur" – 5:02
Personnel
Cover versions
The songs "Bluebeard" and "Know Who You Are at Every Age" were covered by Cantopop artist Faye Wong for her 1994 album Wu Si Lyun Seung or Random Thoughts. "Bluebeard" was renamed to become the album's title track, and "Know Who You Are at Every Age" became "Ji Gei Ji Bei" (or "Know Yourself and Each Other"). Wong's cover version of "Bluebeard" was featured in the film Chungking Express, in which she also starred.
Songs
1Know Who You Are at Every Age3:43
2Evangeline4:31
3Bluebeard