A Camp is the self-titled debut album by A Camp, the side project of Nina Persson, vocalist for the popular Swedish indie/pop band The Cardigans. The album garnered significant critical acclaim from music critics. It produced two singles, "I Can Buy You" (UK #46[1]) and "Song for the Leftovers". The album reached #87 on the UK Album Chart.[1]
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Nina Persson and Niclas Frisk, unless otherwise stated.
| 1. |
"Frequent Flyer" (Nina Persson, Nathan Larson) |
3:22 |
| 2. |
"I Can Buy You" |
3:49 |
| 3. |
"Angel of Sadness" |
4:22 |
| 4. |
"Such a Bad Comedown" |
3:59 |
| 5. |
"Song for the Leftovers" |
3:38 |
| 6. |
"Walking the Cow" (Daniel Johnston) |
3:04 |
| 7. |
"Hard as a Stone" |
2:28 |
| 8. |
"Algebra" (Nina Persson) |
3:33 |
| 9. |
"Silent Night" |
4:42 |
| 10. |
"The Same Old Song" |
5:33 |
| 11. |
"The Oddness of the Lord" |
3:28 |
| 12. |
"Rock 'n' Roll Ghost" (Paul Westerberg) |
3:59 |
| 13. |
"The Bluest Eyes in Texas" (Van Stephenson, Dave Robbins, Tim DuBois) |
5:04 |
| 14. |
"Elephant" (Nina Persson, Mark Linkous) |
4:19 |
"Rock 'n' Roll Ghost" produced by Niclas Frisk. "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" produced by Nathan Larson. All other songs produced by Mark Linkous
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Musicians
- Nina Persson – Lead vocals, Jupiter 6
- Nathan Larson – Guitars, Optigan, bass guitar, baritone guitar, piano, organ, synthesizers, and backing vocals
- Mark Linkous – Guitars, Optigan, tweaking, samples, tape manipulation, and backing vocals
- Niclas Frisk – Guitars, piano, harmonica, Mellotron, and backing vocals
- Clayton Doley – Piano, Hammond B3 and Vox organs, Mellotron, and Wurlitzer
- Scott Minor – Sample programming and signal processing
- Karl Berger – String arrangements and conducting
- Andrew Innes – Alto and tenor saxophones
- Al Weatherhead – Bass and slide guitar, mixing
- Kevin March – Drums and percussion
- Niko Rohicke – Pedal steel guitar
- Joan Wasser – Viola and violin
- Miguel Urbiztondo – Drums
- Anders Hernestam – Drums
- Jane Scarpantoni – Cello
- Charlie Malmberg = Piano
- David Knowles – Trumpet
- Anders Paulson – Bass
- Paul Watson – Cornet
- Jess Hoffa – Saw
[edit] Production
- Mixed by Al Weatherhead
- Mastered by Bjorn Engelmann
- Artwork and design by Åbäke[2]
[edit] Critical reception
Allmusic's Tim DiGravina praised the album as "a charming return to basic songcraft and a collaboration that will hopefully bear more fruit in the future" in comparison with Nina Persson's previous work with the Cardigans.[3] The Guardian's Dave Simpson enthused that "this may well be Persson's best album", and called it "a major work, whatever it sells".[4] Yahoo's Josh Rogan had special praise for producer Mark Linkous, concluding that "Linkous has crafted an album that compliments Persson's songs and vision to great effect".[5]
[edit] References
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