Emmerdale (album)
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| Emmerdale | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 18 February 1994[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
| Studio | Tambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden)[2] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 44:01 | |||
| Label | Trampolene Records (Sweden)[1] Stockholm Records (Europe)[3] Minty Fresh (US) | |||
| 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 |   [7] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [9] |
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 the UK in January 1997 and in Canada in May 1999. 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.[10]
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)[11] | 29 |
