Permanent Vacation (Lime Cordiale album)

Permanent Vacation is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock duo Lime Cordiale, released on 13 October 2017 through Chugg Music Entertainment.

Permanent Vacation
Studio album by
Released13 October 2017
Recorded2017
Genre
Length36:20
LabelChugg Music
ProducerDave Hammer
Lime Cordiale chronology
Road to Paradise
(2015)
Permanent Vacation
(2017)
14 Steps to a Better You
(2020)
Singles from Permanent Vacation
  1. "Temper Temper"
    Released: 4 August 2017[1]
  2. "Risky Love"
    Released: 20 September 2017[2]
  3. "Naturally"
    Released: 10 November 2017[3]

In an interview with Aus Music Scene, lead vocalist Oliver Leimbach stated "We want people to find their own stories in this music. I hope you and your lover listen to [album track] "Can I Be Your Lover", break up and then that song makes you suffer. We're trying to get inside your head."[4]

Recording and composition

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Permanent Vacation is primarily a pop and rock record.[5] The album was recorded throughout 2017 with producer Dave Hammer.[5] The album discusses themes such as the Australian landscape, conservation and sustainability.[4]

Critical reception

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In a review of the album, Tanja Brooks Toubro of Tone Deaf said: "The strength of Permanent Vacation doesn't lie in its ability to present as a perfectly cohesive album – because it doesn't – but in the quality of the individual songs" and described the album as a "very varied record".[5]

Commercial performance

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Permanent Vacation debuted and peaked at number 79 on the ARIA Albums Chart for the chart dated 23 October 2017,[6] before falling out of the Top 100 the following week.[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Louis and Oliver Leimbach

Permanent Vacation track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Naturally"Dave Hammer2:50
2."Temper Temper"
  • L. Leimbach
  • O. Leimbach Jonathan Pakfar Shane Eli Abrahams Bijou Choder
Hammer3:28
3."Risky Love"
  • L. Leimbach
  • O. Leimbach
Hammer3:23
4."Up in the Air"
  • L. Leimbach
  • O. Leimbach
Hammer3:47
5."Other Way Round"
  • L. Leimbach
  • O. Leimbach
Hammer3:40
6."What Is Growing Up"
  • L. Leimbach
  • O. Leimbach
Hammer2:50
7."Is He Your Man"
  • L. Leimbach
  • O. Leimbach
Hammer4:57
8."Underground"
  • L. Leimbach
  • O. Leimbach
Hammer4:38
9."Giving Yourself Over"
  • L. Leimbach
  • O. Leimbach
Hammer3:54
10."Can I Be Your Lover"
  • L. Leimbach
  • O. Leimbach
Hammer3:32
11."Walk Over Everything I Do"
  • L. Leimbach
  • O. Leimbach
Hammer4:36
12."Reprise"
  • L. Leimbach
  • O. Leimbach
Hammer1:14
13."Top of My List"
  • L. Leimbach
  • O. Leimbach
Hammer3:31
Total length:36:20

Personnel

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Adapted from the band's official website.[8]

Musicians

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Lime Cordiale

  • Oliver Leimbach – writing, vocals, guitar (1–13)
  • Louis Leimbach – vocals, bass guitar, trumpet (1–13)

Technical

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  • Dave Hammer – production (1–13)
  • Brian Lucey – mastering (1–13)

Artwork

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  • Louis Leimbach – cover design

Charts

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Chart performance for Permanent Vacation
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 79

Release history

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Release history and formats for Permanent Vacation
Region Date Format Label Catalogue Ref.
Various 13 October 2017 Chugg Music Not applicable [9][10]
Australia CD CHG017 [11]
LP
CHG017V [12]
22 December 2017 [13]
13 November 2020 2×LP (box set) Chugg Music CHG025 [14]
New Zealand 11 December 2020 CD MGM CHG017 [15]
LP CHG017V [16]
8 January 2021 2×LP (box set)
  • Chugg Music
  • London Cowboys
CHG025 [17]

References

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  1. ^ "Temper Temper – Single by Lime Cordiale on Apple Music". Apple Music. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Lime Cordiale Risky Love". AIRIT. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Lime Cordiale – Naturally (Official Music Video)". Lime Cordiale. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ a b "Lime Cordiale release debut album "Permanent Vacation"". Aus Music Scene. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Brooks Toubro, Tanja (13 October 2017). "Lime Cordiale's 'Permanent Vacation' is the debut album we were hoping for". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b "ARIA Chart Watch #443". auspOp. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (30 October 2017). "Australian Albums: Pink has sold over 100,000 albums in two weeks". Noise11. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Permanent Vacation CD". Lime Cordiale. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Permanent Vacation by Lime Cordiale on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Permanent Vacation – Album by Lime Cordiale on Spotify". Spotify. 13 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Permanent Vacation". JB Hi-Fi. 13 October 2017. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Permanent Vacation". Sanity. 13 October 2017. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Permanent Vacation (Vinyl)". JB Hi-Fi. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Relapse Box Set (Vinyl Box Set)". JB Hi-Fi. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Permanent Vacation". JB Hi-Fi. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Permanent Vacation (Vinyl)". JB Hi-Fi. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Relapse Box Set (Vinyl Box Set)". JB Hi-Fi. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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