Aquanautic

Aquanautic is the second album by the Swedish alternative rock band The Wannadies. It was released in 1992 and reached number thirty-nine on the Swedish Albums Chart.[1] Aquanautic includes the singles "Things That I Would Love To Have Undone", "So Happy Now" and the EP; "Cherry Man". Receiving positive reviews the album was originally released as a CD in October 1992. The artwork was designed by Freq Form with photography by Peter Gehrke, Ake E:son Lindman and Lena Granefelt.

Aquanautic
Studio album by
The Wannadies
ReleasedOctober 1992
RecordedMNW Studios & Conference Room
GenreAlternative rock
Length43:04
LabelSnap Records
ProducerMichael Ilbert
The Wannadies chronology
The Wannadies
(1990)		 Aquanautic
(1992)		 Be a Girl
(1994)
Singles from Aquanautic
  1. "Things That I Would Love To Have Undone" b/w "Lucky You"
    Released: 1992
  2. "So Happy Now" b/w "In the Altogether"
    Released: 1992
  3. "Cherry Man EP"
    Released: 1993

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Aquanautic received positive reviews from the majority of critics. Jason Damas writing for Allmusic heaps praise on the album describing it as "much louder and guitar-oriented"[2] and displaying a "very major leap in songwriting from the first album".[2] Damas concludes remarking that Aquanautic "marked the beginning of the band's climb to success outside of Sweden, and it is also the disc where they found their signature sound".[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by S. Schönfeldt, F. Schönfeldt, Karlsson, Bergmark, Malmquist

No.TitleLength
1."Everything's True"3:46
2."Cherry Man"4:41
3."Things That I Would Love to Have Undone"4:38
4."Love Is Dead"3:24
5."So Happy Now"2:41
6."Lucky You"3:13
7."1.07"1:07
8."December Days"5:40
9."Something to Tell"3:43
10."Suddenly I Missed Her"2:52
11."God Knows"2:22
12."Never Killed Anyone"2:17
13."I Love You Love Me Love"2:33

Personnel
The Wannadies are
  • Pär Wiksten
  • Stefan Schönfeldt
  • Fredrik Schönfeldt
  • Gunnar Karlsson
  • Christina Bergmark
  • Björn Segnestam-Malmqvist
Additional musicians, technical and visual
  • Michael Ilbert – Maracas ("Everything's True), Tambourine ("December Days"), Percussion ("Something To Tell")
  • Metal Mike – Maracas and Tambourine ("Cherry Man"), Percussion ("So Happy Now")
  • Michael Ilbert – Producer, Recorded By
  • Michael Ilbert, Peter Mark – Mixing
  • The Wannadies – Music, Lyrics
  • Freq Form – Artwork
  • Peter Gehrke – Photography [Group]
  • Ake E:son Lindman – Photography [Pages 3&6]
  • Lena Granefelt – Photography [Pages 5&9]
  • Bisse – Photography Assistant

References
  1. "Discography The Wannadies". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  2. Damas, Jason. The Wannadies: Aquanautic > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2011.



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