Emmerdale is the debut studio album by Swedish pop rock band the Cardigans. It was originally released in Sweden by Trampolene Records on 18 February 1994, and on 24 September 1994 in Japan. It was later reissued in the UK in January 1997 and in Canada in May 1999. A special U.S. version was released in August 1999 by Minty Fresh Records and features a bonus disc of songs from the Cardigans' second album Life. These songs were not released in the U.S. edition of said album and were previously unavailable on any U.S. release. The album was named after the British television soap opera of the same name.
Track listing All songs written by Peter Svensson and Magnus Sveningsson, except where noted.
1 Originally performed by Black Sabbath. 2 These tracks are from the 1995 album Life but were not included on the US version.
Personnel Lars-Olof Johansson – acoustic guitar, piano Bengt Lagerberg – percussion, bassoon, drums, recorder Nina Persson – vocals Magnus Sveningsson – bass Peter Svensson – bass, guitar, percussion, piano, arranger, conductor, vocals, bells, vibraphone
Additional personnel David Åhlén – violin Ivan Bakran – grand piano Björn Engelmann – mastering Lasse Johansson – guitar, piano Tore Johansson – trumpet, producer, beats Anders Kristensson – photography Jens Lingård – trombone Andreas Mattsson – art direction, design Anders Nordgren – flute
Charts Chart (1994)
Certifications
References
External links Emmerdale microsite The Cardigans' Complete Discography @ Marvelhill