The Fourth World (album)

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All music is composed by Adam Levine, except where noted.

The Fourth World
The Fourth World Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 1997 (1997-08-19)
Genre
Length39:30
Label Reprise
Producer Rob Cavallo
Kara's Flowers chronology
...We Like Digging?
(1995)
The Fourth World
(1997)
Songs About Jane
(2002)
Alternative cover
The Fourth World Cover 2.jpg
Japanese cover
Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soap Disco" 2:40
2."Future Kid" 4:44
3."Myself" 3:05
4."Oliver" 2:38
5."The Never Saga"Levine, Carmichael3:58
6."Loving the Small Time" 3:32
7."To Her, with Love" 2:52
8."Sleepy Windbreaker"Levine, Carmichael3:05
9."Pantry Queen"Levine, Carmichael3:46
10."My Ocean Blue" 3:11
11."Captain Splendid"Levine, Carmichael5:59
Total length:39:30
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Buddy "Two Shoes" Wilson"Levine, Carmichael2:29
Total length:41:59
Soap Disco maxi-single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soap Disco"Levine2:40
2."Captain Splendid"Levine, Carmichael5:59
3."Yesterday When I Was Handsome"Ryan Dusick, Josh Dusick, Levine3:52
4."Buddy "Two Shoes" Wilson"Levine, Carmichael2:28

Personnel

All credits for The Fourth World are adapted from the album's liner notes. [6]

Kara's Flowers

Additional musicians

Production

Release history

Release history for The Fourth World
RegionDateEditionFormatLabelRef.
United StatesAugust 19, 1997Standard CD Reprise [14]
JapanOctober 5, 1997WEA Japan [15]
United StatesMay 25, 2004Reissue Rhino Entertainment [16]
VariousJanuary 24, 2020Limited Vinyl Music on Vinyl [17]

References

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  6. 1 2 The Fourth World (2nd ed.). Reprise Records. 2004. p. 4. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  7. "Gone Digital: Army of Lovers, Matt Bianco, Steve Forbert, Kara's Flowers, and The Monochrome Set". Rhino Entertainment . August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  8. S. R. Kheas (February 5, 2019). "Stand Out Albums: Kara's Flowers 'The Fourth World' (1997)". Late To The Game. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  9. "CMJ New Music Monthly Volume 50 October 1997". Discogs. October 1997. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  10. "Adam Levine's First Band, Kara's Flowers, Appeared on What '90s Drama?". Wetprint. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  11. AllMusic review
  12. 1 2 Lanham, Tom (August 15, 1997). "The Fourth World". Entertainment Weekly. No. 392. p. 74. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  13. Moll, Susan (January 2005). "Kara's Flowers: The Fourth World". Pitchfork . Archived from a dead link on November 2, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  14. "Kara's Flowers – The Fourth World". Rate Your Music. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  15. "Kara's Flowers – The Fourth World" カーラズ・フラワーズ (フォース・ワールド). Discogs. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  16. "Kara's Flowers : Fourth World CD (2004) - Rhino". Oldies.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  17. "Kara's Flowers – The Fourth World (Limited Edition)". Music on Vinyl. Retrieved August 8, 2023.