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1992 studio album by The Wannadies
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

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. 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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

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" and displaying a "very major leap in songwriting from the first album". 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".

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"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
  • Ake E:son Lindman – Photography
  • Lena Granefelt – Photography
  • 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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