Flowers (Ace of Base album)

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Flowers is the third album by Swedish pop music group, Ace of Base. It was released in June 1998 in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and August 10 in the United Kingdom. An American version, titled Cruel Summer, was released on September 1, later that year and contained remixes, re-recordings, and new recordings deemed appropriate for an American audience. Japan and Australia received hybrid versions of the two albums.

This is the last physical release of any Ace of Base album to date in Australia, however their back catalogue has since been made available on iTunes.

Background

Flowers album spawned the massively successful single, "Life Is a Flower", the most heavily played radio single of 1998, and Top 10 hits "Cruel Summer" and "Always Have, Always Will". The corresponding U.S. album sold poorly, and was the last original Ace of Base album released there. Flowers is estimated to have sold more than four million copies worldwide.

Flowers album received gold certifications in Sweden and Denmark, and was certified platinum in Switzerland. The album was a top ten hit in Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Sweden and Switzerland. Singles from the album were also highly successful, earning the band top ten positions in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Track listing

Europe

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Life Is a Flower"	Jonas Berggren	P. Adebratt, T. Ekman, Jonas Berggren	3:47
2.	"Always Have, Always Will"	Jonas Berggren, Mike Chapman	Ole Evenrude	3:46
3.	"Cruel Summer (Cutfather & Joe Mix)"	Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Siobhan Fahey	Cutfather & Joe	3:35
4.	"Travel to Romantis"	Jonas Berggren	Jonas Berggren, Johnny Jam & Delgado	4:10
5.	"Adventures in Paradise"	Jonas Berggren, Joe Belmaati, Mike Hansen	Cutfather & Joe	3:32
6.	"Dr. Sun"	Jonas Berggren	Jonas Berggren, D. Carr, J. Amatiello	3:35
7.	"Cecilia"	Jonas Berggren	P. Adebratt, T. Ekman, Jonas Berggren	3:55
8.	"He Decides"	Jenny Berggren	D. Carr, Peo Hägström	3:09
9.	"I Pray"	Ulf Ekberg, John Ballard	Charles Fisher, Ulf Ekberg	3:16
10.	"Tokyo Girl"	Jonas Berggren, Billy Steinberg, Ralph McCarthy	Johnny Jam & Delgado	3:36
11.	"Don't Go Away"	Ulf Ekberg, John Ballard	Charles Fisher, Ulf Ekberg	3:41
12.	"Captain Nemo"	Jonas Berggren	D. Carr, Jonas Berggren, John Amatiello	4:02
13.	"Donnie"	Jonas Berggren	D. Carr, Jonas Berggren, John Amatiello	4:39
14.	"Cruel Summer (Big Bonus Mix)"	Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Siobhan Fahey	Stephen Hague, Jonas Berggren, Ulf Ekberg, Johnny Jam & Delgado	4:07

United Kingdom re-release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Life Is a Flower"	Jonas Berggren	P. Adebratt, T. Ekman, Jonas Berggren	3:47
2.	"Always Have, Always Will"	Jonas Berggren, Mike Chapman	Ole Evenrude	3:46
3.	"Cruel Summer (Cutfather & Joe Mix)"	Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Siobhan Fahey	Cutfather & Joe	3:35
4.	"Travel to Romantis"	Jonas Berggren	Jonas Berggren, Johnny Jam & Delgado	4:10
5.	"Adventures in Paradise"	Jonas Berggren, Joe Belmaati, Mike Hansen	Cutfather & Joe	3:32
6.	"Dr. Sun"	Jonas Berggren	Jonas Berggren, D. Carr, J. Amatiello	3:35
7.	"Cecilia"	Jonas Berggren	P. Adebratt, T. Ekman, Jonas Berggren	3:55
8.	"He Decides"	Jenny Berggren	D. Carr, Peo Hägström	3:09
9.	"I Pray"	Ulf Ekberg, John Ballard	Charles Fisher, Ulf Ekberg	3:16
10.	"Tokyo Girl"	Jonas Berggren, Billy Steinberg, Ralph McCarthy	Johnny Jam & Delgado	3:36
11.	"Don't Go Away"	Ulf Ekberg, John Ballard	Charles Fisher, Ulf Ekberg	3:41
12.	"Captain Nemo"	Jonas Berggren	D. Carr, Jonas Berggren, John Amatiello	4:02
13.	"Donnie"	Jonas Berggren	D. Carr, Jonas Berggren, John Amatiello	4:39
14.	"Everytime It Rains (Bonus Track)"	Billy Steinberg, Maria Vidal, Rick Nowels	Cutfather & Joe	4:51

Australian release

1. "Cruel Summer (Cutfather & Joe Mix)"
2. "Donnie (US Mix)"
3. "Whenever You're Near Me"
4. "Everytime It Rains"
5. "Adventures In Paradise"
6. "Don't Go Away"
7. "Cecilia"
8. "He Decides (US Mix)"
9. "Always Have Always Will"
10. "Tokyo Girl"
11. "Travel to Romantis (Larossi Mix)"
12. "Cruel Summer (European Mix)" (aka Big Bonus Mix)
13. "Life Is a Flower"

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	15
Danish Albums Chart	6
Dutch Albums Chart	50
Finnish Albums Chart	2
French Albums Chart	16
German Albums Chart	3
Greece Albums Chart	1
Hungarian Albums Chart	7
Mexican Albums Chart	8
Norwegian Albums Chart	12
Spanish Albums Chart	38
Swiss Albums Chart	1
Swedish Albums Chart	5
UK Albums Chart	15

Platinum, Gold & Silver Awards

• Denmark: gold (20,000+ units sold)
• Sweden: gold
• Switzerland: platinum (40,000+ units sold)
• United Kingdom: silver (60,000+ units sold)

External links

• Sales, aceofbase.com