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 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 44:01 | |||
| Label | Trampolene RecordsSweden[1] Stockholm RecordsEurope (with the UK)[3] Minty FreshU.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 |   [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [6] |
Emmerdale is the debut studio album by Swedish pop rock band The Cardigans. It was originally released in Sweden 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.
Track listing
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
- 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
| Chart (1994) |
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|---|---|
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 29 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[8] | Gold | 0^ |
| Sweden (GLF)[9] | Gold | 50,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ a b c discogs.com Swedish release
- ^ a b c discogs.com U.S. release
- ^ a b discogs.com UK release
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ 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.
- ^ "有料音楽配信認定" [Recording Industry Association of Japan - Statistics - Certified Awards]. 日本レコード協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 June 2017. Note: User must enter "カーディガンズ" ("The Cardigans") in "アーティスト" ("Artist") field.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
