The Wannadies (1990 album)

The Wannadies is the début album by the Swedish alternative rock band The Wannadies. It was released in 1990 and reached number twenty-six on the Swedish Albums Chart.[1] The Wannadies includes the singles "My Home Town", "Heaven" and a new recording of the lead song from their début release Smile EP; "The Beast Cures the Lover".

The Wannadies
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1990
RecordedNovember 1989
StudioMNW Studio, Vaxholm, Sweden
GenreAlternative rock
Length37:24
LabelMNW Records
ProducerIngemar Karlsson
The Wannadies chronology
Smile EP
(1989)
The Wannadies
(1990)
Aquanautic
(1992)
Singles from The Wannadies
  1. "Smile"
    Released: February 1989
  2. "My Home Town" b/w "Black Waters"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Heaven" b/w "Children of the Revolution"
    Released: 1990

Receiving positive reviews the album was originally released as an LP and CD in August 1990. The album was re-released in 1993 on Snap Records with a pair of covers original performed by T. Rex and The Go-Betweens respectively as bonus tracks. The artwork was designed by Hank with photography by Patrick Degerman.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Wiksten, S. Schönfeldt, F. Schönfeldt, Karlsson, Bergmark, Malmquist unless otherwise stated

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Together"2:59
2."Heaven"3:16
3."My Home Town"3:23
4."Things that You Love"4:35
5."How Beautiful Is the Moon"3:46
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Innocent Me"2:56
7."So Many Lies"3:06
8."Smile"3:08
9."Anything"3:19
10."Black Waters"3:09
11."The Beast Cures the Lover"3:41
1993 re-release CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Children of the Revolution"Marc Bolan3:17
13."Lee Remick"McLennan, Forster2:54

Personnel

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The Wannadies are
  • Pär Wiksten: Vocals
  • Stefan Schönfeldt
  • Fredrik Schönfeldt
  • Gunnar Karlsson
  • Christina Bergmark
  • Björn Segnestam
Additional musicians, technical and visual
  • Ingemar Karlsson - Additional Guitar
  • Curt-Åke, Nils - Percussion
  • Ingemar Karlsson - Producer
  • Johan Nilsson, The Wannadies - Producer ("Lee Remick")
  • Curt-Åke Stefan, Nils Löfstedt - Recording
  • Anders Lind, Michael Ilbert - Mixing
  • Hank - Sleeve
  • Patrick Degerman - Photography

References

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  1. ^ "Discography The Wannadies". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-05.