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]

  1. ^ a b discogs.com Swedish release
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ 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.