Emmerdale (album)
| Emmerdale | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 18 February 1994[1] 18 May 1999 (U.S re-release)[2] | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
| Studio | Tambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden)[3] | |||
| Genre | Pop[4] | |||
| Length | 44:01 | |||
| Label | Trampolene Records (Sweden)[1] Stockholm Records (Europe)[5] Minty Fresh (U.S.)[2] | |||
| Producer | Tore Johansson | |||
| The Cardigans chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Emmerdale | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [8] |
Emmerdale is the debut studio album by Swedish pop rock band The Cardigans. It was originally released in Sweden by Trampolene Records on 18 February 1994, and on 24 September 1994 in Japan. It was later reissued in Europe in January 1999 and in Canada in May the same year. A special U.S. version was released in August 1999 by Minty Fresh Records and features a bonus disc of songs from The Cardigans' second album Life. These songs were not released in the U.S. edition of said album and were previously unavailable on any U.S. release. The album was named after the British television soap opera of the same name. [citation needed]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Peter Svensson and Magnus Sveningsson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sick & Tired" | 3:24 | |
| 2. | "Black Letter Day" | 4:31 | |
| 3. | "In the Afternoon" | 4:10 | |
| 4. | "Over the Water" | 2:13 | |
| 5. | "After All..." | 2:56 | |
| 6. | "Cloudy Sky" | Svensson | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Our Space" | 3:30 | |
| 8. | "Rise & Shine" | 3:28 | |
| 9. | "Celia Inside" | 3:34 | |
| 10. | "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath1" | Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward | 4:32 |
| 11. | "Seems Hard" | Svensson | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Last Song" | Sveningsson | 3:21 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Pikebubbles" | 3:02 |
| 14. | "Travelling with Charley" | 4:11 |
| 15. | "Sunday Circus Song" | 3:54 |
| 16. | "Closing Time" | 10:22 |
1 Originally performed by Black Sabbath. 2 These tracks are from the 1995 album Life but were not included on the US version.
Personnel
[edit]- Lars-Olof Johansson – acoustic guitar, piano
- Bengt Lagerberg – percussion, bassoon, drums, recorder
- Nina Persson – vocals
- Magnus Sveningsson – bass
- Peter Svensson – bass, guitar, percussion, piano, arranger, conductor, vocals, bells, vibraphone
- Additional personnel
- David Åhlén – violin
- Ivan Bakran – grand piano
- Björn Engelmann – mastering
- Lasse Johansson – guitar, piano
- Tore Johansson – trumpet, producer, beats
- Anders Kristensson – photography
- Jens Lingård – trombone
- Andreas Mattsson – art direction, design
- Anders Nordgren – flute
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1994) |
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|---|---|
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 29 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[10] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| Sweden (GLF)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c discogs.com Swedish release
- ^ a b c discogs.com U.S. release
- ^ Sillitoe, Sue (March 1999). "Tore Johansson: Recording The Cardigans 'My Favourite Game'". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Freedom du Lac, Josh (January 1, 1998). "The Cardigans". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 77.
- ^ a b discogs.com UK release
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Romero, Michele (May 28, 1999). "Music Review: Emmerdale (1999) - The Cardigans". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 137–138. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Cardigans – Emmerdale". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – カーディガンズ – エマーデル" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1997年4月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
