Long Gone Before Daylight
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| Long Gone Before Daylight | ||
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| Studio album by The Cardigans | ||
| Released | March 19, 2003 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Country Rock, pop | |
| Length | 49:16 | |
| Label | Stockholm Records | |
| Producer(s) | Per Sunding and The Cardigans. Originally co-produced by Tore Johansson | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Cardigans chronology | ||
| Gran Turismo (1998) |
Long Gone Before Daylight (2003) |
Super Extra Gravity (2005) |
Long Gone Before Daylight is the fifth studio album by The Cardigans. After a long hiatus from their last album in 1998 (with members of the band experimenting with other projects), it was finally released in Japan on March 19, 2003 and in Europe on March 24, 2003. Later it was also released in Canada (April 22, 2003) and in North America (May 25, 2004). The album differs from the earlier works of the band. Their familiar "happy" pop sound takes on a change to pop songs with more of an American country music influence. It is relatively a much darker album than their previous works, and more quiet than the noisier Gran Turismo. Indeed, even lead singer Nina Persson dyed her once light blonde hair to a jet black, reflecting the change of mood of the band.
Criticism was mixed. Some found the change of direction welcome, and felt the band had matured, making songs that were even better than other experienced country-pop styled artists. Others missed the old pop sound, and accused the band of possibly being ashamed of their former "happy" pop sound.
The first single of the album, "For What it's Worth" was released in February 17, 2003. The second single was "You're the Storm" released in June 2, 2003. The third and final single was "Live and Learn" released in December 3, 2003.
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[edit] Track listing
(all songs written by Nina Persson and Peter Svensson)
- "Communication" – 4:28
- "You're The Storm" – 3:53
- "A Good Horse" – 3:17
- "And Then You Kissed Me" – 6:03
- "Couldn't Care Less" – 5:32
- "Please Sister" – 4:37
- "For What It's Worth" – 4:16
- "Lead Me into The Night" – 4:32
- "Live and Learn" – 4:16
- "Feathers and Down" – 4:30
- "No Sleep" – 3:45
- The Japanese and Canadian editions feature the bonus track "If There is a Chance" (Persson, Svensson).
- The UK edition features the bonus tracks "Hold Me (Mini Version)" (Persson, Svensson) and "If There is a Chance" (Persson, Svensson).
- The U.S. edition features the UK bonus tracks and an exclusive U.S. bonus track "For the Boys" (Larson, Persson, Svensson). This edition also features a bonus DVD - Up Before Dawn - featuring the music videos for "For What It's Worth", "You're the Storm" and "Live and Learn", live video recordings of three songs as well as a 20 minute interview with the band.
[edit] Charts, awards and certifications
[edit] Album
- Swedish Top 100 Album: #1
- Swedish Top 100 Albums 2004 Year-end Chart: #4
- UK Top 200 Albums: #47
- Swedish Grammis Awards 2003: Album of the Year and Rock-group of the Year.
- Certification in Sweden: 2xPlatinum
[edit] Singles
- Swedish Top 100 Singles: "For What It's Worth"; #8, "You're the Storm"; #10
- Swedish Top 100 Singles 2004 Year-end Chart: "For What It's Worth"; #90
- UK Top 75 Singles: "For What It's Worth"; #31, "You're the Storm"; #74
- Swedish Grammis Awards 2003: Best Video for "You're the Storm".
