Emmerdale (album)

Emmerdale
Studio album by
The Cardigans
Released18 February 1994[1]
18 May 1999 (U.S re-release)[2]
Recorded1992–1993
StudioTambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden)[3]
GenrePop[4]
Length44:01
LabelTrampolene Records (Sweden)[1]
Stockholm Records (Europe)[5]
Minty Fresh (U.S.)[2]
ProducerTore Johansson
The Cardigans chronology
Emmerdale
(1994) 		Life
(1995)
Singles from Emmerdale
  1. "Rise & Shine"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Black Letter Day"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Sick & Tired"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]

Emmerdale is the debut studio album by Swedish pop rock band The Cardigans. It was originally released in Sweden by Trampolene Records on 18 February 1994, and on 24 September 1994 in Japan. It was later reissued in Europe in January 1999 and in Canada in May the same year. A special U.S. version was released in August 1999 by Minty Fresh Records and features a bonus disc of songs from The Cardigans' second album Life. These songs were not released in the U.S. edition of said album and were previously unavailable on any U.S. release. The album was named after the British television soap opera of the same name. [citation needed]

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Svensson and Magnus Sveningsson, except where noted.

International Version[1][5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sick & Tired" 3:24
2."Black Letter Day" 4:31
3."In the Afternoon" 4:10
4."Over the Water" 2:13
5."After All..." 2:56
6."Cloudy Sky"Svensson4:07
7."Our Space" 3:30
8."Rise & Shine" 3:28
9."Celia Inside" 3:34
10."Sabbath Bloody Sabbath1"Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward4:32
11."Seems Hard"Svensson3:56
12."Last Song"Sveningsson3:21
U.S. Re-Release Bonus CD2[2]
No.TitleLength
13."Pikebubbles"3:02
14."Travelling with Charley"4:11
15."Sunday Circus Song"3:54
16."Closing Time"10:22

1 Originally performed by Black Sabbath. 2 These tracks are from the 1995 album Life but were not included on the US version.

Personnel

Additional personnel
  • David Åhlén – violin
  • Ivan Bakran – grand piano
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering
  • Lasse Johansson – guitar, piano
  • Tore Johansson – trumpet, producer, beats
  • Anders Kristensson – photography
  • Jens Lingård – trombone
  • Andreas Mattsson – art direction, design
  • Anders Nordgren – flute

Charts

Chart (1994)
  • Peak
  • position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 29

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[10] Gold 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[11] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c discogs.com Swedish release
  2. ^ a b c discogs.com U.S. release
  3. ^ Sillitoe, Sue (March 1999). "Tore Johansson: Recording The Cardigans 'My Favourite Game'". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ Freedom du Lac, Josh (January 1, 1998). "The Cardigans". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 77.
  5. ^ a b discogs.com UK release
  6. ^ Allmusic review
  7. ^ Romero, Michele (May 28, 1999). "Music Review: Emmerdale (1999) - The Cardigans". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 137–138. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Cardigans – Emmerdale". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Japanese album certifications – カーディガンズ – エマーデル" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1997年4月 on the drop-down menu
  11. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 3 March 2017.