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Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Studio album by The Cardigans
Released	18 February 1994 ; 18 May 1999 (U.S re-release)
Recorded	1992–1993
Genre	Pop
Length	44:01
Label	Trampolene Records (Sweden) ; Stockholm Records (Europe); Minty Fresh (U.S.)
Producer	Tore Johansson
The Cardigans chronology
Singles from Emmerdale
	"Rise & Shine"; Released: 1994; "Black Letter Day"; Released: 1994; "Sick & Tired"; Released: 1994;

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 Europe in January 1999 and in Canada in May the same year. 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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]

Track listing edit

All songs written by Peter Svensson and Magnus Sveningsson, except where noted.

International Version^[1]^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sick & Tired"		3:24
2.	"Black Letter Day"		4:31
3.	"In the Afternoon"		4:10
4.	"Over the Water"		2:13
5.	"After All..."		2:56
6.	"Cloudy Sky"	Svensson	4:07
7.	"Our Space"		3:30
8.	"Rise & Shine"		3:28
9.	"Celia Inside"		3:34
10.	"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath¹"	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	4:32
11.	"Seems Hard"	Svensson	3:56
12.	"Last Song"	Sveningsson	3:21

U.S. Re-Release Bonus CD²^[2]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Pikebubbles"	3:02
14.	"Travelling with Charley"	4:11
15.	"Sunday Circus Song"	3:54
16.	"Closing Time"	10:22

¹ Originally performed by Black Sabbath. ² These tracks are from the 1995 album Life but were not included on the US version.

Personnel edit

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 edit

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	29

Certifications edit


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[9]	Gold	100,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[10]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c discogs.com Swedish release
^ ^a ^b ^c discogs.com U.S. release
^ Freedom du Lac, Josh (January 1, 1998). "The Cardigans". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 77.
^ ^a ^b discogs.com UK release
^ Allmusic review
^ Romero, Michele (May 28, 1999). "Music Review: Emmerdale (1999) - The Cardigans". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 137–138. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Cardigans – Emmerdale". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^ "Japanese album certifications – カーディガンズ – エマーデル" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1997年4月 on the drop-down menu
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 3 March 2017.