A Camp (album)

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A Camp
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Studio album by
A Camp
Released20 August 2001 (2001-08-20)
Recorded1998 & 2000
Genre Alternative pop, country pop
Length55:20
Label Universal/Polydor
Stockholm
Producer Mark Linkous
A Camp chronology
A Camp
(2001)		 Colonia
(2009)
Singles from A Camp
  1. "I Can Buy You"
    Released: 27 June 2001
  2. "Song for the Leftovers"
    Released: 12 November 2001

A Camp is the debut album by A Camp, the side project of Nina Persson, vocalist for the popular Swedish indie/pop band The Cardigans. [1] It was released on 20 August 2001. [2] The album garnered critical acclaim from music critics. It produced two singles, "I Can Buy You" (UK No. 46 [3] ) and "Song for the Leftovers". The album reached No. 87 on the UK Albums Chart. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Yahoo! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

AllMusic's Tim DiGravina praised the album as "a charming return to basic songcraft and a collaboration that will hopefully bear more fruit in the future" in comparison with Nina Persson's previous work with the Cardigans. [4] The Guardian's Dave Simpson enthused that "this may well be Persson's best album", and called it "a major work, whatever it sells". [5] Yahoo's Josh Rogan had special praise for producer Mark Linkous, concluding that "Linkous has crafted an album that complements Persson's songs and vision to great effect". [6]

"I Can Buy You" was Record of the Week on Radio 1's Mark and Lard show.

Track listing

All songs by Nina Persson and Niclas Frisk, unless otherwise stated.

No.TitleLength
1."Frequent Flyer" (Nina Persson, Nathan Larson)3:22
2."I Can Buy You"3:49
3."Angel of Sadness"4:22
4."Such a Bad Comedown"3:59
5."Song for the Leftovers"3:38
6."Walking the Cow" (Daniel Johnston)3:04
7."Hard as a Stone"2:28
8."Algebra" (Nina Persson)3:33
9."Silent Night"4:42
10."The Same Old Song"5:33
11."The Oddness of the Lord"3:28
12."Rock 'n' Roll Ghost" (Paul Westerberg)3:59
13."The Bluest Eyes in Texas" (Van Stephenson, Dave Robbins, Tim DuBois)5:04
14."Elephant" (Nina Persson, Mark Linkous)4:19

"Rock 'n' Roll Ghost" produced by Niclas Frisk. "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" produced by Nathan Larson. All other songs produced by Mark Linkous

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

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