Release date 12 June 2006 | ||
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Released June 12, 2006 (UK); June 12, 2007 (US) Recorded Trout Recording, Brooklyn, NY Length 38:14Bonus disc: 15:25 Producers Bryce Goggin, Joan As Police Woman Awards Independent Music Award for Best Album - Pop Similar Joan As Police Woman albums, Pop rock albums | ||
Joan as police woman real life album version
Real Life is the first album by Joan as Police Woman, released by Reveal Records in the UK on June 12, 2006, and a year later in the United States.
Contents
In addition to the standard jewel-case release, it was released in a limited-edition digipak with Joan Wasser art card and as a 2-disc expanded edition.
"I Defy" was co-written by the Antony and the Johnsons' singer Antony Hegarty, who also contributed vocals to the track. In September 2006, she performed a live-session at the BBC.
The album has received much critical acclaim, being variously described as "splendidly slinky", "a magical journey", and "a fine showcase". In her review in The Guardian, Caroline Sullivan described the album as "pensive and gentle; sometimes stately of tempo, sometimes slightly breathless, but always erring on the side of lovely understatement."
In early 2008, Real Life won in The 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for Best Pop/Rock Album.
Track listing
All compositions by Joan Wasser except as indicated.
- "Real Life" – 4:38
- "Eternal Flame" – 3:39
- "Feed the Light" – 3:41
- "The Ride" – 3:09
- "I Defy" (Antony Hegarty, Wasser) – 3:32
- "Flushed Chest" – 3:55
- "Christobel" – 3:06
- "Save Me" – 3:44
- "Anyone" – 4:50
- "We Don’t Own It" – 3:55
The 2-CD edition had the additional tracks:
- "Show Me the Life" – 2:32
- "Broken Eyes" – 2:48
- "Sweet Thing" (David Bowie) – 3:13
- "Happiness Is a Violator (For Condoleezza Rice)" – 1:53
- "Endless Supply of Poison" – 0:52
- "We Don't Own It" – 4:04
Musicians
Joan As Police Woman:
with:
Songs
1Real Life4:39
2Eternal Flame3:40
3Feed the Light3:42