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== Lyrical themes == |
== Lyrical themes == |
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The lyrics of ''Life with You'' covered a variety of emotionally charged topics, including [[consumerism]],<ref name="popmatters">{{cite news |last1=Walz |first1=Maura |title=The Proclaimers: Life With You |url=https://www.popmatters.com/the-proclaimers-life-with-you-2496156530.html |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=PopMatters |date=12 May 2008}}</ref> [[racism]],<ref name="popmatters" /> political leaders and [[war]].<ref name="popmatters" /> "Here it Comes Again" condemned [[Misogyny|misogynistic attitudes]] in pop music,<ref name="popmatters" /> while "S-O-R-R-Y" was a disgusted reflection on warmongering media during the [[Iraq War]].<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last1=Mclean |first1=Craig |title=The sun is shining again on the Proclaimers |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323175146/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3667270/The-sun-is-shining-again-on-the-Proclaimers.html |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=Telegraph |date=21 August 2007}}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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| Life with You | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 3 September 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2005-2007 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 47:40 | |||
| Label | W14/Universal | |||
| Producer | Steve Evans | |||
| The Proclaimers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    link |
Life with You, released in 2007, is the seventh studio album by the Proclaimers. It appeared on W14, a joint venture label between Universal Records and John Williams, the man who gave the Proclaimers their first recording contract on Chrysalis Records. The album reached number 13 in the UK albums chart.
Lyrical themes
The lyrics of Life with You covered a variety of emotionally charged topics, including consumerism,[1] racism,[1] political leaders and war.[1] "Here it Comes Again" condemned misogynistic attitudes in pop music,[1] while "S-O-R-R-Y" was a disgusted reflection on warmongering media during the Iraq War.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Craig and Charlie Reid, except "(I'd Go The) Whole Wide World" by Eric Goulden
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life with You" | 3:22 |
| 2. | "In Recognition" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "New Religion" | 2:43 |
| 4. | "S-O-R-R-Y" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "No-One Left to Blame" | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Here It Comes Again" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Blood Lying on Snow" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Harness Pain" | 4:27 |
| 9. | "The Long Haul" | 2:31 |
| 10. | "The Lover's Face" | 3:38 |
| 11. | "Whole Wide World" | 3:55 |
| 12. | "Calendar on the Wall" | 2:54 |
| 13. | "If There's a God" | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 47:40 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "She Wanted Romance" | 2:44 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Born Innocent" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Hate My Love" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 2:38 |
| 3. | "Let's Get Married" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 4:03 |
| 4. | "You Meant It Then" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Should Have Been Loved" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 3:10 |
| 6. | "There's a Touch" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 3:03 |
| 7. | "The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Blood Lying on Snow" (Acoustic version) | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Calendar on the Wall" (Acoustic version) | 2:43 |
| 10. | "A Woman's Place" (Acoustic version) | 3:11 |
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- ^ a b c d Walz, Maura (12 May 2008). "The Proclaimers: Life With You". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ Mclean, Craig (21 August 2007). "The sun is shining again on the Proclaimers". Telegraph. Retrieved 25 December 2019.