Life (Inspiral Carpets album)

Life
Life
Studio album by Inspiral Carpets
Released	23 April 1990
Recorded	September 1989
Studios	Out of the Blue; North American bonus tracks:; July 1990; Jacobs
Genre	Madchester
Length	40:00 (original UK LP issue); 43:28 (original UK CD and MC issues); 57:54 (original US issue); 55:15 (original Japanese issue); 76:03 (2013 extended reissue)
Label	Mute
Producers	Inspiral Carpets, Nick Garside
Inspiral Carpets chronology
Singles from Life
	"Move"; Released: 1990; "This Is How It Feels"; Released: 1990; "She Comes in the Fall"; Released: 1990; "Commercial Rain"; Released: 1990 (US-only release);

Life is the debut studio album by the British indie rock band Inspiral Carpets. It was released on 23 April 1990 by Cow Records, through Mute Records, during the period dubbed Madchester by the British media. The group released three singles from this album: "Move", "This Is How It Feels" and "She Comes in the Fall", with the latter two in different versions from those found on the album.

Released23 April 1990

RecordedSeptember 1989

StudiosOut of the Blue
North American bonus tracks:
July 1990
Jacobs

GenreMadchester

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AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[3]
NME	8/10^[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music	^[5]

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It was reissued in 2013 with the PlaneCrash and TrainSurfing EPs and an unreleased John Peel session as bonus tracks, plus the 21790 live video on a bonus DVD. The 2013 reissue is based on the original UK CD release.

A slightly modified version of Life was released in North America. It dropped the track "Besides Me" and added "Commercial Rain" (a re-recorded version of a B-side to the "Joe" single) and three tracks from their then-forthcoming Island Head EP.

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"Real Thing"	3:10
2.	"Song for a Family"	3:03
3.	"This Is How It Feels"	3:05
4.	"Directing Traffik"	3:54
5.	"Besides Me"	2:24
6.	"Many Happy Returns"	3:07
7.	"Memories of You"	2:15
8.	"She Comes in the Fall"	4:41
9.	"Monkey on My Back"	1:59
10.	"Sun Don't Shine"	3:35
11.	"Inside My Head"	2:01
12.	"Sackville"	6:43

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Move"	3:26
13.	"Sackville"	6:43

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Whiskey"	2:18
15.	"Tune for a Family"	2:53
16.	"Seeds of Doubt"	1:51
17.	"This Is How It Feels" (Extended mix)	4:44

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Real Thing"	3:10
2.	"Song for a Family"	3:03
3.	"Commercial Rain"	4:43
4.	"This Is How It Feels"	3:05
5.	"Directing Traffik"	3:54
6.	"Many Happy Returns"	3:07
7.	"Memories of You"	2:15
8.	"She Comes in the Fall"	4:41
9.	"Monkey on My Back"	1:59
10.	"Sun Don't Shine"	3:55
11.	"Inside My Head"	2:01
12.	"Move"	3:26
13.	"Weakness"	4:16
14.	"Biggest Mountain"	4:27
15.	"I'll Keep It in Mind"	3:12
16.	"Sackville"	6:43

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Keep the Circle Around"	3:48
15.	"Theme from Cow"	1:49
16.	"Seeds of Doubt"	2:04
17.	"Garage Full of Flowers"	2:14
18.	"96 Tears"	2:38
19.	"Butterfly"	2:33
20.	"Causeway"	2:57
21.	"You Can't Take the Truth"	2:43
22.	"Greek Wedding Song"	2:42
23.	"So Far"	2:12
24.	"Monkey on My Back"	1:58
25.	"Greek Wedding Song"	2:32
26.	"Whiskey"	2:24

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Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	140
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[7]	22
UK Albums (Official Charts)^[8]	2

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)^[9]	51
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)^[10]	22

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[11]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.