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Life's Too Good

Life's Too Good
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
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

  1. "Traitor" (03:08)
  2. "Motorcrash" (02:23)
  3. "Birthday" (03:59)
  4. "Delicious Demon" (02:43)
  5. "Mama" (02:56)
  6. "Coldsweat" (03:15)
  7. "Blue Eyed Pop" (02:38)
  8. "Deus" (04:07)
  9. "Sick For Toys" (03:15)
  10. "Fucking In Rythym & Sorrow" (03:14)
  11. "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

(TheSugarcubes.einnmolamann.jpg)
Einn mol' á mann
Release: March, 1986
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(TheSugacubes Birthday.jpg)
Birthday
Release: October, 1987
Video:
Direction: Óskar Jónasson

(TheSugarcubes Coldsweat.jpg)
Coldsweat
Release: January 1988
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(TheSugarcubes Deus.jpg)
Deus
Release: April 5, 1988
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(TheSugarcubes motorcrashred.jpg)
Motorcrash
Release: 1988
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See also: Discography of Björk

Last updated: 05-21-2005 19:38:15
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