The Life Pursuit

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The Life Pursuit
Studio album by Belle & Sebastian
Released	February 6, 2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	Chamber pop
Length	49:21
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Tony Hoffer
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Blender link The Guardian 2006 musicOMH.com link Q Magazine Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) link Rolling Stone 2006 Stylus (B+) Feb. 7, 2006 The Times 2006 Yahoo! Music link
Belle & Sebastian chronology
If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican (2005) The Life Pursuit (2006)

The Life Pursuit is an album by Belle & Sebastian. It was released in Europe on February 6, 2006 by Rough Trade Records and in North America on February 7, 2006 by Matador Records.

The album has proved to be the band's most successful to date in terms of chart position, reaching #8 in the UK Album Chart and #65 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

"Funny Little Frog" was released as the first single in January 2006; "The Blues Are Still Blue" was released as the second single in April 2006; "White Collar Boy" was released as the third single in June 2006.

"We Are the Sleepyheads" also appeared in MTV2 commercials.

The album debuted at #65 at the Billboard 200 (U.S.), selling 20,485 units on the first week.

The kilt-, dirk-, and sporran-clad cover models are Alex Klobouk, Natasha Noramly and Marisa Pritivera.

[edit] Track listing

All songs were written by Belle & Sebastian.

1. "Act of the Apostle" – 2:55
2. "Another Sunny Day" – 4:04
3. "White Collar Boy" – 3:20
4. "The Blues Are Still Blue" – 4:08
5. "Dress Up in You" – 4:23
6. "Sukie in the Graveyard" – 3:00
7. "We Are the Sleepyheads" – 3:33
8. "Song for Sunshine" – 4:06
9. "Funny Little Frog" – 3:08
10. "To Be Myself Completely" – 3:17
11. "Act of the Apostle II" – 4:20
12. "For the Price of a Cup of Tea" – 3:19
13. "Mornington Crescent" – 5:40
14. "Meat and Potatoes" - 4:25 (iTunes bonus track)
15. "I Took a Long Hard Look" - 3:36 (iTunes bonus track)

[edit] Chart positions

Chart	Peak
United Kingdom	8
United States	65
Canada	47
Sweden	20
Germany	35
Austria	60
Switzerland	56
Australia	48
Finland	25

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