Emmerdale (album)

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Emmerdale
CardigansEmmerdale.jpg
Studio album by
The Cardigans
Released18 February 1994 [1]
18 May 1999 (U.S re-release) [2]
Recorded1992–1993
Genre Pop [3]
Length44:01
Label Trampolene Records (Sweden) [1]
Stockholm Records (Europe) [4]
Minty Fresh (U.S.) [2]
Producer Tore Johansson
The Cardigans chronology
Emmerdale
(1994)		 Life
(1995)
Singles from Emmerdale
  1. "Rise & Shine"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Black Letter Day"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Sick & Tired"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly B [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]

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 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.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Svensson and Magnus Sveningsson, except where noted.

International Version [1] [4]
No.TitleWriter(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"Svensson4:07
7."Our Space" 3:30
8."Rise & Shine" 3:28
9."Celia Inside" 3:34
10."Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 1"Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward4:32
11."Seems Hard"Svensson3:56
12."Last Song"Sveningsson3:21
U.S. Re-Release Bonus CD2 [2]
No.TitleLength
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

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1994)
  • Peak
  • position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 29

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [9] Gold100,000^
Sweden (GLF) [10] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 discogs.com Swedish release
  2. 1 2 3 discogs.com U.S. release
  3. ↑ Freedom du Lac, Josh (January 1, 1998). "The Cardigans". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 77.
  4. 1 2 discogs.com UK release
  5. ↑ Allmusic review
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  7. ↑ 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.
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