Aquanautic
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| Aquanautic | ||||
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| Released | October 1992 | |||
| Recorded | MNW Studios & Conference Room | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 43:04 | |||
| Label | Snap Records | |||
| Producer | Michael Ilbert | |||
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| Singles from Aquanautic | ||||
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Aquanautic is the second album by the Swedish alternative rock band The Wannadies. It was released in 1992 and reached number thirty-nine on the Swedish Albums Chart.[1] Aquanautic includes the singles "Things That I Would Love To Have Undone", "So Happy Now" and the EP; "Cherry Man". Receiving positive reviews the album was originally released as a CD in October 1992. The artwork was designed by Freq Form with photography by Peter Gehrke, Ake E:son Lindman and Lena Granefelt.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Aquanautic received positive reviews from the majority of critics. Jason Damas writing for Allmusic heaps praise on the album describing it as "much louder and guitar-oriented"[2] and displaying a "very major leap in songwriting from the first album".[2] Damas concludes remarking that Aquanautic "marked the beginning of the band's climb to success outside of Sweden, and it is also the disc where they found their signature sound".[2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by S. Schönfeldt, F. Schönfeldt, Karlsson, Bergmark, Malmquist
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Everything's True" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Cherry Man" | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Things That I Would Love to Have Undone" | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Love Is Dead" | 3:24 |
| 5. | "So Happy Now" | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Lucky You" | 3:13 |
| 7. | "1.07" | 1:07 |
| 8. | "December Days" | 5:40 |
| 9. | "Something to Tell" | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Suddenly I Missed Her" | 2:52 |
| 11. | "God Knows" | 2:22 |
| 12. | "Never Killed Anyone" | 2:17 |
| 13. | "I Love You Love Me Love" | 2:33 |
Personnel
[edit]- The Wannadies are
- Pär Wiksten
- Stefan Schönfeldt
- Fredrik Schönfeldt
- Gunnar Karlsson
- Christina Bergmark
- Björn Segnestam-Malmqvist
- Additional musicians, technical and visual
- Michael Ilbert – Maracas ("Everything's True), Tambourine ("December Days"), Percussion ("Something To Tell")
- Metal Mike – Maracas and Tambourine ("Cherry Man"), Percussion ("So Happy Now")
- Michael Ilbert – Producer, Recorded By
- Michael Ilbert, Peter Mark – Mixing
- The Wannadies – Music, Lyrics
- Freq Form – Artwork
- Peter Gehrke – Photography [Group]
- Ake E:son Lindman – Photography [Pages 3&6]
- Lena Granefelt – Photography [Pages 5&9]
- Bisse – Photography Assistant
References
[edit]- ^ "Discography The Wannadies". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ^ a b c d Damas, Jason. The Wannadies: Aquanautic > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
