Life's Too Good
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Life's Too Good | ||
| ||
| Studio album by The Sugarcubes | ||
| Released | April 1988 | |
| Recorded | Summer/Fall 1987 at Studio Syrland in Reykjavik, Iceland & Berry St. Studios and Orinocco Studios in London | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 56:06 | |
| Label | Elektra | |
| Producer(s) | Ray Shulman | |
| Professional reviews | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Sugarcubes chronology | ||
| Life's Too Good (1988) | Here Today, Tomorrow, Next Week! (1989)
| |
Life's Too Good, released in April 1988, was the first album by the Icelandic alternative rock-pop band The Sugarcubes, which brought fame to lead vocalist Björk. Through the first single, "Birthday", the Sugarcubes received attention in Europe and the United States.
"Ammæli", afterwards released in English as "Birthday", entered the charts outside Iceland, leading the band to put Icelandic music on world map. "Birthday" was chosen as "single of the week" by both NME and Melody Maker in August 1987 and was also selected Number 1 in John Peel's Festive Fifty for 1987.
Besides the regular green sleeve, the UK and American LPs were released in blue, yellow, orange, and pink.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| Track | Title | Length | Lyrics | Audio clips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Traitor | 03:08 | link | - |
| 02 | Motorcrash | 02:23 | link | mp3 sample |
| 03 | Birthday | 03:59 | link | mp3 sample |
| 04 | Delicious Demon | 02:43 | link | - |
| 05 | Mama | 02:56 | link | - |
| 06 | Coldsweat | 03:15 | link | mp3 sample |
| 07 | Blue Eyed Pop | 02:38 | link | - |
| 08 | Deus | 04:07 | link | - |
| 09 | Sick for Toys | 03:15 | link | - |
| 10 | Fucking in Rhythm and Sorrow | 03:14 | link | - |
| 11 | Take Some Petrol Darling | 01:27 | link | - |
| 12 | Cowboy | 03:26 | link | - |
| 13 | I Want… | 02:14 | link | - |
| 14 | Dragon (Icelandic) | 03:07 | - | - |
| 15 | Cat (Icelandic) | 02:56 | - | - |
| 16 | Coldsweat (Remix) | 03:16 | link | - |
| 17 | Deus (Remix) | 05:12 | link | - |
[edit] Track notes
- 11: Unlisted on the UK and European releases. This track is not featured on the Czech release.
- 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17: Only on the US and Canadian CD versions.
- I Want... is a misprint. It is actually Traitor (Icelandic)
[edit] Chart positions
| UK Albums Chart | Billboard 200 |
|---|---|
| 14 | 54 |
[edit] Singles
| Release | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 1987 | Birthday | 7”/12” | One Little Indian/Elektra/Columbia |
| December 1987 | Birthday | CD | One Little Indian/Elektra |
| January 1988 | Coldsweat | 12”/CD | One Little Indian/Elektra |
| April 5, 1988 | Deus | 7”/10”/12”/CD | One Little Indian |
| August 1988 | Birthday Christmas Mixes | 12”/CD | One Little Indian/Elektra |
| 1988 | Motorcrash | 7”/12”/MC/CD | One Little Indian/Rough Trade/Elektra |
[edit] Video clips
- ”Motorcrash”, directed by Óskar Jónasson.
- ”Birthday”, directed by Óskar Jónasson.
[edit] Credits
[edit] Performers
Vocals: Björk Guðmundsdóttir and Einar Örn Benediktsson.
Trumpet: Einar Örn Benediktsson.
Guitars: Þór Eldon Jónsson.
Keyboards: Björk Guðmundsdóttir.
Bass: Bragi Ólafsson.
Drums: Sigtryggur Baldursson.
Lyrics and music: The Sugarcubes.
Acknowledgement: Friðrik Erlingson.
[edit] Personnel
Engineering: Kjartan Kjartansson, Gerard Johnson, Gail Lambourne, Mel Jefferson, Brian Pugsley and Ken Thomas.
Production: Ray Shulman and Derek Birkett.
Sleeve: P. White at Me Company.
Photograph: David McIntyre with collaboration of Pinks.
Publishing: Second Wind.
[edit] External links
- Sykurmolarnir.com
- Official site of Björk
- Website of Einar Melax
- Page of Sigtryggur Baldursson
- Website of Mel Jefferson
| The Sugarcubes |
|---|
| Björk Guðmundsdóttir - Einar Örn Benediktsson - Þór Eldon Jónsson - Bragi Ólafsson - Margrét Örnólfsdóttir - Sigtryggur Baldursson |
| former members: Friðrik Erlingsson - Einar Arnaldur Melax |
| Management: Árni Benediktsson |
| See also |
| Smekkleysa - Björk Guðmundsdóttir & Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar |
