The Facts of Life (album)

The Facts of Life
Studio album by Black Box Recorder
Released May 1st 2000
Genre Pop
Label Nude Records
Producer Black Box Recorder & Phil Vinall
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Black Box Recorder chronology
England Made Me
(1998)		 The Facts of Life
(2000)		 The Worst of Black Box Recorder
(2001)

The Facts of Life is a 2000 album by Black Box Recorder, whose members include Luke Haines, Sarah Nixey and John Moore. The title track, The Facts Of Life, was released as a single, and was lauded by Mark and Lard, BBC Radio 1 disc jockeys who played it as the first song on their final Radio 1 show.

In the music video for The Art of Driving, an Alfa Romeo Spider was used in the shoot.

Track listing

  1. "The Art of Driving" – 4:25
  2. "Weekend" – 2:27
  3. "The English Motorway System" – 4:40
  4. "May Queen" – 3:39
  5. "Sex Life" – 2:56
  6. "French Rock 'N' Roll" – 3:01
  7. "The Facts of Life" – 4:37
  8. "Straight Life" – 4:09
  9. "Gift Horse" – 3:30
  10. "The Deverell Twins" – 2:43
  11. "Goodnight Kiss" – 3:45
  12. "Start as You Mean to Go On" – 2:30 (*)
  13. "Brutality" – 2:19 (*)