| 14 Steps to a Better You | ||||
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| Released | 10 July 2020 | |||
| Length | 54:54 | |||
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14 Steps to a Better You is the second studio album by Australian indie pop band Lime Cordiale,released on 10 July 2020 through Chugg Music Entertainment.
At the 2020 J Awards in November 2020,the album won Australian Album of the Year. [9]
At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards,the album received six nominations,including for Album of the Year, [10] and for Breakthrough Artist –Release,which it won. [11]
At the AIR Awards of 2021,the album was nominated for Best Independent Rock Album or EP. [12]
The album was re-released on 13 November 2020,with six new tracks.
Band member Oliver Leimbach told Stack Magazine:
"One of the major messages of this album [is] sort of not to take yourself too seriously. Do the things you love to do,but also,don't leave this world without making a good,positive effect. It's like this contradictory message... [which] I think fits well with a song like 'No Plans' that sounds so silly. But the song is talking to someone that's money-driven,and power-driven,and thinking about themselves. The silliness is a bit cheeky,and taking the piss out of that character." [13]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating | 
| Gigwise |           [14] | 
| NME |      [15] | 
Sose Fuamoli from Triple J called the album "a defining musical statement" Fuamoli said "It's Lime Cordiale,summarised in 14 tracks. It incorporates the spirit of fun that's driven [their] work to date,but sees them develop their songwriting in depth and nuance. Oli and Louis have always been self-aware when it comes to their lyricism - but here they've taken it up an extra notch." [16]
Ali Shutler from NME said "14 Steps to a Better You never lets go of the beating heart that's made relatable stars of Lime Cordiale." [15]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "That's Life" | 
 | 3:25 | 
| 2. | "Robbery" | 
 | 3:43 | 
| 3. | "No Plans to Make Plans" | 
 | 4:18 | 
| 4. | "Inappropriate Behaviour" | 
 | 4:13 | 
| 5. | "Addicted to the Sunshine" | 
 | 4:30 | 
| 6. | "On Our Own" | 
 | 3:36 | 
| 7. | "We Just Get By" | 
 | 4:04 | 
| 8. | "Money" | 
 | 3:58 | 
| 9. | "Screw Loose" | 
 | 4:14 | 
| 10. | "Elephant in the Room" | 
 | 3:52 | 
| 11. | "Dirt Cheap" | 
 | 2:55 | 
| 12. | "Can't Take All the Blame" | 
 | 3:59 | 
| 13. | "Dear London" | 
 | 4:03 | 
| 14. | "Following Fools" | 
 | 4:09 | 
| Total length: | 54:54 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "That's Life" | 
 | 3:25 | 
| 2. | "Unnecessary Things" | 
 | 3:36 | 
| 3. | "Robbery" | 
 | 3:43 | 
| 4. | "No Plans to Make Plans" | 
 | 4:18 | 
| 5. | "Still Vulnerable" | 
 | 4:03 | 
| 6. | "Inappropriate Behaviour" | 
 | 4:13 | 
| 7. | "Addicted to the Sunshine" | 
 | 4:30 | 
| 8. | "Dignity" | 
 | 3:41 | 
| 9. | "On Our Own" | 
 | 3:36 | 
| 10. | "We Just Get By" | 
 | 4:04 | 
| 11. | "Reality Check Please" | 
 | 3:40 | 
| 12. | "Money" | 
 | 3:58 | 
| 13. | "Screw Loose" | 
 | 4:14 | 
| 14. | "Popeye Had Spinach" | 
 | 2:50 | 
| 15. | "Elephant in the Room" | 
 | 3:52 | 
| 16. | "Dirt Cheap" | 
 | 2:55 | 
| 17. | "Ticks Me Off" | 
 | 3:35 | 
| 18. | "Can't Take All the Blame" | 
 | 3:59 | 
| 19. | "Dear London" | 
 | 4:03 | 
| 20. | "Following Fools" | 
 | 4:09 | 
Adapted from the album's liner notes. [17]
Lime Cordiale
Other musicians
| Weekly charts
 | Year-end charts
 
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales | 
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [22] | Platinum | 70,000‡ | 
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Catalogue | Ref. | 
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| Various | 10 July 2020 | Standard | Chugg Music | Not applicable | [23] [24] | |
| Australia | CD | CHG020 | [25] [26] | |||
| LP | CHGV020 | [27] | ||||
| New Zealand | 14 August 2020 | CD | CHG020 | [28] | ||
| LP | CHGV020 | [29] | ||||
| Various | 13 November 2020 | 
 | Relapse (Deluxe) | Not applicable | [30] [31] | |
| Australia | 2×LP (box set) | CHG025 | [32] | |||
| New Zealand | 8 January 2021 | [33] | 
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