''Aquanautic'' is the second album by the

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band

The Wannadies The Wannadies is an alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Skellefteå, northern Sweden. The band's initial line-up featured Pär Wiksten (vocals, guitars), Christina Bergmark (born 1 March 1969) ( keyboards, vocals), Stefan Schönfeldt (born 5 ...

. It was released in 1992 and reached number thirty-nine on the

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. ''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

''Aquanautic'' received positive reviews from the majority of critics. Jason Damas writing for

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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

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 roup* Ake E:son Lindman – Photography ages 3&6* Lena Granefelt – Photography ages 5&9* Bisse – Photography Assistant

References

The Wannadies albums 1992 albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub