Released 6 February 2006 Length 49:21 Release date 6 February 2006 Label Matador Records | Recorded 2005 Artist Belle and Sebastian Producer Tony Hoffer Genres Pop music, Indie pop | |
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The Life Pursuit
(2006) The BBC Sessions
(2008) Similar Dear Catastrophe Waitress, Belle and Sebastian Write Abo, If You're Feeling Sinister, The Boy with the Arab Strap, Tigermilk | ||
Belle and sebastian act of the apostle i
The Life Pursuit is the seventh studio album by Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian. It was released in Europe on 6 February 2006 by Rough Trade Records and in North America on 7 February 2006 by Matador Records.
Contents
- Belle and sebastian act of the apostle i
- Belle and sebastian another sunny day
- Release and reception
- Track listing
- Songs
- References
The models on the album cover are Alex Klobouk, Natasha Noramly, and Marisa Privitera.
Belle and sebastian another sunny day
Release and reception
The album earned the band its most successful chart performance yet, reaching #8 in the UK Album Chart and #65 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, selling 20,485 units in the first week. The Life Pursuit has been certified Silver in the UK. Lead single "Funny Little Frog" reached the top 20 of the UK Single Charts in January 2006, becoming the band's highest charting to date. "The Blues Are Still Blue" was released as the second single in April of that same year managing to peak inside the top 40. "White Collar Boy" was released as the last single in June peaking inside the top 50 of the same chart. Furthermore, "We Are the Sleepyheads" was used in MTV2 adverts. In 2009, Pitchfork Media named the album the 86th greatest of the 2000s.
Track listing
All tracks written by Belle & Sebastian.
Songs
Act of the Apostle2:56
Another Sunny Day4:04
The White Collar Boy3:21