The Simple Life (Magnet album)

The Simple Life
Studio album by Magnet
Released	March 26, 2007 (Norway) September 18, 2007 (US) March 24, 2008 (UK)
Recorded	Hermetix Recorder, Norway
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	40:05
Label	Hermetix Records/Sony BMG Filter Recordings (US)
Producer	Magnet, Jørgen Træen
Magnet chronology
The Tourniquet (2005) The Simple Life (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	(not rated) [1]
PopMatters	(6/10) [2]
The Music Box	[3]

The Simple Life is Magnet's fourth album, first released in Norway on March 26, 2007 where it debuted on the album chart at #1, and then in the US on September 18, 2007, and the UK on March 24, 2008. The album follows less than two years after his previous effort The Tourniquet. All songs were written by Magnet except for "She's Gone," written by Bob Marley.

Track listing

1. "The Gospel Song" – 3:32
2. "You Got Me" – 3:48
3. "Lonely No More" – 3:05
4. "Count" – 3:31
5. "She's Gone" – 3:24
6. "A Little Happier" – 3:51
7. "Navigator" – 3:39
8. "The Simple Life" – 4:28
9. "Slice of Heaven" – 4:26
10. "Volatile" – 4:15
11. "Lucid" – 2:06

Singles

• Lonely No More EP (June 30, 2008)
  1. "Lonely No More"
  2. "Pennydrop"
  3. "1997"
  4. "Selfhelper"

Norwegian reviews

• Aftenposten link
• Bergensavisen link
• Bergens Tidende link
• Dagbladet.no link
• VG Nett link

References