Beautiful Life: The Singles | ||||
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Released | 28 April 2023 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1990–2023 [1] | |||
Genre | Pop [2] | |||
Label | Edsel [2] | |||
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Beautiful Life: The Singles is a commemorative box set by the Swedish pop group Ace of Base. [1] The 26-CD box set contains every commercial and promotional CD single released from the group's first four studio albums, Happy Nation / The Sign (1992/1993), The Bridge (1995), Flowers / Cruel Summer (1998), and Da Capo (2002). Each disc comes with previously unreleased material, including brand new remixes commissioned specifically for the release. It was released under the label Edsel by the Demon Music Group on 28 April 2023 in the UK. [2]
Following the release of All That She Wants: The Classic Collection (2020), a 30th anniversary commemorate box set containing remastered versions of the group's first four studio albums, work began on a singles box set. [3] The group began releasing new one-off singles in 2020, 2021 and 2023 for songs such as "All That She Wants" "Happy Nation" "Beautiful Life", "Wheel of Fortune", "Always Have, Always Will", and "Dancer in a Daydream" remixed by various producers. [4] These remixes would go on to be included in the box set, along with physical versions of the previous digital-only releases All That She Wants (Remixed) and "Would You Believe", as well as promotional singles such as "My Déjà Vu" and "Love in December". Six photo cards depicting alternative North American cover art for some of the singles are also included.
Classic Pop magazine gave the box set four stars stating, "Beautiful Life: The Singles makes a good case for Ace of Base's status as dancefloor dominators." [5]
CD1: "Wheel of Fortune"
CD2: "All That She Wants"
CD3: "Happy Nation"
CD4: "Waiting for Magic"
CD5: "The Sign"
CD6: "Don't Turn Around"
CD7: "Living in Danger"
CD8: "Lucky Love"
CD9: "Beautiful Life"
CD10: "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry"
CD11: "My Déjà Vu"
CD12: "Life Is a Flower"
CD13: "Cruel Summer"
CD14: "Whenever You're Near Me"
CD15: "Travel to Romantis"
CD16: "Always Have, Always Will"
CD17: "Everytime It Rains"
CD18: "Cecilia"
CD19: "C'est La Vie (Always 21)"
CD20: "Love in December"
CD21: "Hallo Hallo"
CD22: "Beautiful Morning"
CD23: "The Juvenile"
CD24: "Unspeakable"
CD25: "Would You Believe"
CD26: "All That She Wants (Remixed)"
Region | Date | Format |
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UK | 28 April 2023 | CD |
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