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Life (The Cardigans album)

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Released
  
March 1, 1995

Artist
  
The Cardigans

Producer
  
Tore Johansson

Recorded
  
1994

Release date
  
1 March 1995

Label
  
Universal Music LLC

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Length
  
45:22 (Original version), 47:04 (UK), 47:59 (US)

Life (1995)
  
First Band on the Moon (1996)

Genres
  
Pop music, Rock music, Pop rock, Alternative rock

Similar
  
The Cardigans albums, Alternative rock albums

The cardigans life full album original swedish tracklisting


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

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 and Brazilian version

  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: Iommi, Butler, Ward, Osbourne Lyrics: Butler) – 4:32

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. "Celia Inside" is a longer edit, and "Rise & Shine" is a new recording, while the others are taken directly from the previous album. The omitted song "Pikebubbles" was released internationally as the B side to the 1995 "Rise & Shine" single. Additionally, "Hey! Get Out Of My Way" is a unique version.

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
  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.

Personnel

  • Lars-Olof Johansson - keyboards, piano
  • Bengt Lagerberg - drums, percussion
  • Nina Persson - lead vocals
  • Magnus Sveningsson - bass, vocals
  • Peter Svensson - guitar, vocals

    • Other appearances

  • "Carnival" was featured in the soundtracks of the 1997 film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and the 1996 Australian film Love And Other Catastrophes.
  • "Carnival" was featured in one episode of MTV animated series Daria.

    • Continental Europe/UK

  • "Sick and Tired" (March 1995, #118 UK)
  • "Carnival" (10 June 1995, #72 UK)
  • "Sick and Tired" (re-release, 23 September 1995, #34 UK)
  • "Carnival" (re-release, 25 November 1995, #35 UK)
  • "Rise and Shine" (10 February 1996, #29 UK)

    • Japan/Sweden

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

    • Songs

    1Carnival3:38
    2Gordon's Gardenparty3:22
    3Daddy's Car3:36

    References

    Life (The Cardigans album) Wikipedia
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