Permanent Vacation (Lime Cordiale album)
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| Released | 13 October 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017[1] | |||
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| Label | Chugg Music | |||
| Producer | David Hammer[1] | |||
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Permanent Vacation is the debut studio album by Australian indie pop band Lime Cordiale. It was released on 13 October 2017.[1]
Background
In an interview with Aus Music Scene, lead vocalist Oliver Leimbach stated:
"We want people to find their own stories in this music. I hope you and your lover listen to [album track] "Can I Be Your Lover", break up and then that song makes you suffer. We're trying to get inside your head."[5]
Recording and composition
Permanent Vacation is primarily a pop and rock record.[1] The album was recorded throughout 2017 with producer David Hammer.[1] The album discusses themes such as the Australian landscape, conservation and sustainability.[5]
Critical reception
In a review of the album, Tanja Brooks Toubro of Tone Deaf said: "The strength of Permanent Vacation doesn't lie in its ability to present as a perfectly cohesive album – because it doesn't – but in the quality of the individual songs" and described the album as a "very varied record".[1]
Commercial performance
Permanent Vacation debuted and peaked at number 79 on the ARIA Albums Chart for the chart dated 23 October 2017,[6] before falling out of the Top 100 the following week.[7]
Track listing
Adapted from Apple Music.[8]
All tracks are written by Louis and Oliver Leimbach
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Naturally" | David Hammer | 2:50 | |
| 2. | "Temper Temper" |
| David Hammer | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Risky Love" |
| Hammer | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Up in the Air" |
| Hammer | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Other Way Round" |
| Hammer | 3:40 |
| 6. | "What Is Growing Up" |
| Hammer | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Is He Your Man" |
| Hammer | 4:57 |
| 8. | "Underground" |
| Hammer | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Giving Yourself Over" |
| Hammer | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Can I Be Your Lover" |
| Hammer | 3:32 |
| 11. | "Walk Over Everything I Do" |
| Hammer | 4:36 |
| 12. | "Reprise" |
| Hammer | 1:14 |
| 13. | "Top of My List" |
| Hammer | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 36:20 | |||
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 79 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia | 13 October 2017[9][10] | Chugg Music | CHG017 | |
| Australia | 22 December 2017[11] | Chugg Music / MGM | CHG017V |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Brooks Toubro, Tanja (13 October 2017). "Lime Cordiale's 'Permanent Vacation' is the debut album we were hoping for". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Temper Temper – Single by Lime Cordiale on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Lime Cordiale Risky Love". AIRIT. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Lime Cordiale – Naturally (Official Music Video)". 10 November 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "Lime Cordiale release debut album "Permanent Vacation"". Aus Music Scene. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ a b "ARIA Chart Watch #443". auspOp. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (30 October 2017). "Australian Albums: Pink has sold over 100,000 albums in two weeks". Noise11. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Permanent Vacation by Lime Cordiale on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Permanent Vacation by Lime Cordiale CD". JB HiFi. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "14 Steps to a Better You by Lime Cordiale LP". Sanity. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Permanent Vacation by Lime Cordiale LP". JB HiFI. Retrieved 18 July 2020.