Life (The Cardigans album)
| Life | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 24 March 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Studio | Tambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 45:22 (Original version) 47:04 (UK) 47:59 (US) | |||
| Label | Stockholm Records | |||
| Producer | Tore Johansson | |||
| The Cardigans chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Life | ||||
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| Initial reviews (in 1995/1996) | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press | |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Select | |
| Smash Hits | |
| Sunday News | 8/10 |
| Retrospective reviews (after 1995/1996) | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Life is the second studio album by Swedish pop rock band The Cardigans. It was released worldwide in 1995 and was an international success, especially in Japan, where it achieved platinum status. Outside of Sweden and Japan (where debut Emmerdale had been released in 1994), it was released as their first album: a compilation of tracks from both Emmerdale and Life. It was released in the United States under the label Minty Fresh Records.