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| Released | 1 March 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Studio | Tambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden)[1] | |||
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| Length | 45:22 (Original version) 47:04 (UK) 47:59 (US) | |||
| Label | Stockholm Records | |||
| Producer | Tore Johansson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alternative Press | [5] |
| Chicago Tribune | [6] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[8] |
| NME | 8/10[9] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
| Sunday News | 8/10[11] |
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.
- ^ Sillitoe, Sue (March 1999). "Tore Johansson: Recording The Cardigans 'My Favourite Game'". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b Bush, John. "Life – The Cardigans". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Justin (2003). "The Cardigans". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 173–174. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
- ^ a b Freedom du Lac, Josh (1 January 1998). "The Cardigans". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 77.
- ^ DeMarco, Laura (May 1996). "Music Reviews". Alternative Press. Vol. 10, no. 94. pp. 69–70.
- ^ Kot, Greg (6 June 1996). "The Cardigans: Life (Minty Fresh)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Cardigans". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ Smith, Ethan (23 February 1996). "Life". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ Beaumont, Mark (8 July 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 47. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Randall, Mac (2004). "The Cardigans". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 137–38. ISBN 9780743201698.
- ^ Phillips, Antony (25 February 1996). "Albums". Sunday News.