This Is the Life (Amy Macdonald album)
This Is the Life | ||||
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Studio album by Amy Macdonald | ||||
Released | 30 July 2007 | |||
Genre | Soft rock, indie rock, indie folk | |||
Length | 44:15 | |||
Label | Melodramatic, Vertigo | |||
Producer | Pete Wilkinson | |||
Amy Macdonald chronology | ||||
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Singles from This Is the Life | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
BBC | (favourable)[2] |
Blender | [3] |
Insiders' Guides | (8/10)[4] |
Los Angeles Times | [5] |
The Epoch Times | (positive)[6] |
The Guardian | [7] |
The Independent | [8] |
TimesOnline | [9] |
Yahoo! Music | [10] |
This Is the Life is the debut album by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald, released on 30 July 2007. It was highly successful, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart on 13 January 2008[11] and selling over 600,000 copies in the UK as of 14 March 2008, with a certification of 2× Platinum.[12]
Contents
Singles and other tracks
The first single from the album was "Poison Prince", a limited online release, while the debut first full single was the successful "Mr Rock & Roll", which debuted at number 12. The following singles "L.A." and "This Is the Life" were considerably less successful in the UK, although "This Is the Life" is considered her most successful song in the rest of Europe, where it peaked at number 1 in Belgium and the Netherlands, number 2 in Switzerland, number 3 in Spain, number 6 in Norway and number 8 in Denmark. It peaked at number 28 in the UK, spending 17 weeks in the top 75. After fifth single "Run", the sixth release from the album was a re-release of "Poison Prince" on 19 May 2008.[13]
Three songs of the album are cover versions: "Caledonia", originally recorded in 1979 by Dougie MacLean, "Fairytale of New York", first performed in 1987 by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan, and "Mr. Brightside", cover version of a 2004 song by The Killers, written by Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning.
- Singles chronology
- United Kingdom
- "Poison Prince" (7 May 2007)
- "Mr Rock & Roll" (16 July 2007)
- "L.A." (15 October 2007)
- "This Is the Life" (10 December 2007)
- "Run" (3 March 2008)
- "Poison Prince" (19 May 2008 – re-release)
- "Mr Rock & Roll" (5 August 2008)
- "This Is the Life"
- "Run" (20 February 2009)
- "Poison Prince" (19 June 2009)
- "Poison Prince"
- "This Is the Life"
- "Mr Rock & Roll"
- "Mr Rock & Roll" (5 August 2008)
Chart performances
The album was particularly successful in Germany, spending 57 weeks in the top 20 of the German Albums Chart, 36 weeks in the top 10 of the German albums chart and a total of 100 weeks on the entire chart;[14] it has been certified 9× Gold (February 2011) for over 900,000 copies sold in the country.[15] It also spent 57 weeks in the Dutch albums chart and 53 weeks in the Swiss albums chart.
It has also been certified Gold in Sweden. It has been certified Platinum in France for over 220,000 copies sold.[16] The album was released in the US on 19 August 2008.[17]
Track listings
All tracks were written by Amy Macdonald except where shown.
Standard edition
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mr Rock & Roll" | 3:35 |
2. | "This Is the Life" | 3:05 |
3. | "Poison Prince" | 3:28 |
4. | "Youth of Today" | 4:00 |
5. | "Run" | 3:50 |
6. | "Let's Start a Band" | 4:05 |
7. | "Barrowland Ballroom" | 3:58 |
8. | "L.A." (written by Amy Macdonald and Pete Wilkinson) | 4:06 |
9. | "A Wish for Something More" | 3:46 |
10. | "Footballer's Wife" | 5:06 |
International bonus tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
11. | "The Road to Home" | 2:20 |
12. | "Caledonia" (hidden track, written by Dougie MacLean) | 2:00 |
French and Japanese bonus tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
11. | "The Road to Home" | 2:20 |
12. | "Caledonia" (hidden track, written by Dougie MacLean) | 2:00 |
13. | "Mr. Brightside" (live from King Tuts) | 4:14 |
14. | "Mr Rock & Roll" (live from King Tuts) | 3:28 |
15. | "Rock Bottom" | 3:45 |
Deluxe edition
After the major success of "This Is the Life" across Europe, near the end of 2008 a deluxe version of the album was released. The two-disc set include the standard version of the album and a bonus CD with several bonus tracks, live and acoustic versions.
CD 1 | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Mr Rock & Roll" | 3:35 |
2. | "This Is the Life" | 3:05 |
3. | "Poison Prince" | 3:28 |
4. | "Youth of Today" | 4:00 |
5. | "Run" | 3:50 |
6. | "Let's Start a Band" | 4:05 |
7. | "Barrowland Ballroom" | 3:58 |
8. | "L.A." (written by Amy Macdonald and Pete Wilkinson) | 4:06 |
9. | "A Wish for Something More" | 3:46 |
10. | "Footballer's Wife" | 5:06 |
CD 2 | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "This Is the Life" (acoustic live version) | 3:19 |
2. | "This Much Is True" | 2:44 |
3. | "Somebody New" | 3:29 |
4. | "Footballer's Wife" (live from Glasgow Barrowlands) | 5:02 |
5. | "Fairy Tale of New York" (live from Glasgow Barrowlands, originally performed by The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl) | 5:50 |
6. | "Mr. Brightside" (live from Glasgow Barrowlands, originally performed by The Killers) | 4:05 |
7. | "Mr Rock & Roll" (live from Glasgow Barrowlands) | 3:28 |
8. | "Rock Bottom" | 3:46 |
9. | "The Road to Home" | 2:21 |
10. | "Caledonia" (hidden track) | 2:06 |
Digital release[18] | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
11. | "What Is Love" | 3:42 |
Personnel
- Amy Macdonald - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Pete Wilkinson - producer, manager
- Seton Daunt - guitar
- Jolyon Dixon - guitar, mixing
- Johnny Dyke - keyboards
- Phillip Read Mason - bagpipes
- Audrey Riley - cello, conductor
- Richard George - violin
- Jonathan Hill - violin
- Laura Melhuish - violin
- Susan Dench - viola
- Joe Fields - engineer
- Paul Adam & His Mayfair Music - executive producer
- Guy Katsav - assistant engineer
- Danton Supple and Bob Clearmountain - mixing
- Valerie Phillips - cover design, photography
Charts and certifications
Charts |
Certifications
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Year-end charts
Chart (2008) | Position |
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Austrian Albums Chart[38] | 13 |
German Albums Chart[39] | 8 |
Chart (2009) | Position |
German Albums Chart[40] | 10 |
Swiss Albums Chart[41] | 18 |
Chart processions and successions
Preceded by | UK Albums Chart number-one album 13 January 2008 – 20 January 2008 |
Succeeded by Scouting for Girls by Scouting for Girls |
Preceded by
Melankolia / XXXCouture by L.O.C.
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Danish Albums Chart number-one album 25 April 2008 – 2 May 2008 |
Succeeded by Hard Candy by Madonna |
Preceded by
Rockferry by Duffy
Tättoo - Best Of Bärndütsch / So Damn Sexy by Gölä Flavors of Entanglement by Alanis Morissette Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay |
Swiss Albums Chart number-one album 27 April 2008 – 4 May 2008 (2 weeks) 8 June 2008 (1 week) 22 June 2008 (1 week) 3 August 2008 (1 week) |
Succeeded by Hard Candy by Madonna Flavors of Entanglement by Alanis Morissette Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay |
Preceded by
Everything You Want by Kane
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Dutch Albums Chart number-one album 31 May 2008 – 14 June 2008 |
Succeeded by Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay |
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External links
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