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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME8/10[6]
Pitchfork7.3/10[7]
Q[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Select5/5[10]
Spin8/10[11]

The Facts of Life is the second studio album by English indie rock band Black Box Recorder, released on 1 May 2000.

Track listing

All songs written by Luke Haines and John Moore.

  1. "The Art of Driving" – 4:25
  2. "Weekend" – 2:27
  3. "The English Motorway System" – 4:40
  4. "May Queen" – 3:39
  5. "Sex Life" – 2:56
  6. "French Rock'N'Roll" – 3:01
  7. "The Facts of Life" – 4:37
  8. "Straight Life" – 4:09
  9. "Gift Horse" – 3:30
  10. "The Deverell Twins" – 2:43
  11. "Goodnight Kiss" – 3:45

Bonus tracks

  1. "Start as You Mean to Go On" – 2:30
  2. "Brutality" – 2:19

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for The Facts of Life by Black Box Recorder". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. ^ Carlson, Dean. "The Facts of Life – Black Box Recorder". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Drafts for Rhapsody, 2007". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. ^ Brunner, Rob (6 April 2001). "The Facts of Life". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (28 April 2000). "Black Box Recorder: The Facts of Life (Nude)". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  6. ^ Alexander, Jim (27 April 2000). "Black Box Recorder – The Facts Of Life". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 8 June 2017. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Juzwiak, Richard M. (1 May 2000). "Black Box Recorder: The Facts of Life". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  8. ^ Maconie, Stuart (June 2000). "Black Box Recorder: The Facts of Life". Q (165). Archived from the original on 20 November 2000. Retrieved 8 June 2017. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "The Auteurs". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 29–30. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ^ Harrison, Ian (June 2000). "Black Box Recorder: The Facts of Life". Select (120): 107.
  11. ^ Walters, Barry (June 2001). "Black Box Recorder: The Facts of Life". Spin. 17 (6): 153. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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