Life's Too Good
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| Life's Too Good | ||
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| Album by The Sugarcubes | ||
| Released | April 1988 | |
| Recorded | Summer/Fall 1987 at Studio Syrland in Reykjavik, Iceland & Berry St. Studios and Orinocco Studios in London | |
| Genre | Alternative | |
| Length | 56 min 06 sec | |
| Record label | Elektra Records | |
| Producer | Ray Shulman | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| All Music Guide review | 4.5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:9wabqjmbojka) |
| The Sugarcubes Chronology | ||
| N/A | Life's Too Good (1988) | Here Today, Tomorrow, Next Week! (1989) |
Life's Too Good, released in April 1988, was the first album by the Icelandic alternative rock-pop band The Sugarcubes, which brought fame to lead vocalist Björk. Through the first single, "Birthday", the Sugarcubes received attention in Europe and the United States.
Track listing
- "Traitor" (03:08)
- "Motorcrash" (02:23)
- "Birthday" (03:59)
- "Delicious Demon" (02:43)
- "Mama" (02:56)
- "Coldsweat" (03:15)
- "Blue Eyed Pop" (02:38)
- "Deus" (04:07)
- "Sick For Toys" (03:15)
- "Fucking In Rythym & Sorrow" (03:14)
- "Take Some Petrol Darling" (01:27)
"Ammæli", afterwards released in English as "Birthday", entered the charts outside Iceland, leading the band to put Icelandic music on world map. "Birthday" was also chosen as "single of the week" by Melody Maker.
| Singles from Life's Too Good | ||
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| Missing image Sugarcubes_ein.mol.a.man1.jpg Einn mol'á mann (Detail) |
Einn mol' á mann Release: March, 1986 |
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| Missing image Sugarcubes_birthday1.jpg Birthday (Detail) |
Birthday Release: October, 1987 |
Video: Direction: Óskar Jónasson |
| Missing image Coldsweatsmall1.jpg Coldsweat (Detail) |
Coldsweat Release: January 1988 |
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| Missing image Deussmall1.jpg Deus (Detail) |
Deus Release: April 5, 1988 |
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| Missing image Motorcrashsmall1.jpg Motorcrash (Detail) |
Motorcrash Release: 1988 |
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See also: Discography of Björk