''Sweet Life'' is the tenth

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by Australian

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and R&B singer

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. The album was released in March 1999 and peaked at number 50 on the

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. At the

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, the album was nominated for

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Track listing

# "Best Times" (Renée Geyer, Kenneth Crouch) – 4:47 # "Heaven (The Closest I'll Get)" (Geyer, John Clifforth) – 4:47 # "You Broke a Beautiful Thing" ( Paul Kelly) – 5:17 # "

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(featuring CBD) ( Jerry Ross,

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, Danny Williams) – 3:22 # "From Now On" (Geyer, John Clifforth, Michael den Elzen) – 4:27 # "Play Me" (featuring Paul Kelly) (Kelly) – 4:13 # "Knowing You Were Loved" (

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) – 4:30 # "Cake and the Candle" (Kelly) – 4:12 # "Don't Be So Sad" (Geyer, Clifforth) – 4:50 # "Killer Lover" (Kelly) – 4:27 # "My Back Room" (

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, Dror Erez) – 3:25

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1999 albums Renée Geyer albums Mushroom Records albums Albums produced by Joe Camilleri