In Colour (The Concretes album)

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In Colour
The Concretes in Colour.jpg
Studio album by
Released13 March 2006 (UK)
4 April 2006 (US)
Recorded2005
Genre Indie pop
Length45:06
Label Licking Fingers, EMI, Astralwerks
Producer Mike Mogis
The Concretes chronology
Layourbattleaxedown
(2005)
In Colour
(2006)
Hey Trouble
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork Media 4.7/10 [2]
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In Colour is the second album by the Swedish band The Concretes. The album was released 13 March 2006 in the UK and 4 April 2006 in the US.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Victoria Bergsman and The Concretes, except where noted.

  1. "On the Radio" – 3:23
  2. "Sunbeams" (Bergsman, The Concretes, Maria Eriksson, Lisa Milberg) – 3:24
  3. "Change in the Weather" – 2:53
  4. "Chosen One" – 3:09
  5. "Your Call" (The Concretes, Milberg) – 3:29
  6. "Fiction" (Bergsman, The Concretes, Milberg) – 6:01
  7. "Tomorrow" (Bergsman) – 3:44
  8. "As Four" (Bergsman) – 2:32
  9. "Grey Days" (The Concretes, Milberg) – 4:42
  10. "A Way of Life" – 5:01
  11. "Ooh La La" (Bergsman, The Concretes, Milberg) – 2:59
  12. "Song for the Songs" (The Concretes, Milberg) – 3:49

Release details

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom 13 March 2006 EMI, Licking Fingers LP LF020 / 0946 3 49631 1 4
CD LFCD020 / 0946 3 58097 2 5
United States 4 April 2006 Astralwerks CDASW-54059 / 0946 3 54059 2 7

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References

  1. "The Concretes - In Colour Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-20. Retrieved 2007-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)