''The Facts of Life'' is the second studio album by English
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band
Black Box Recorder
Black Box Recorder were an English indie rock band. They debuted in 1998 with '' England Made Me'' and followed this up with '' The Facts of Life'', which gave them their first hit with the single of the same name in April 2000. Their third a ...
, released on 1 May 2000.
Track listing
All songs written by
Luke Haines
Luke Michael Haines (born 7 October 1967) is an English musician, songwriter and author. He has recorded music under various names and with various bands, including The Auteurs, Baader Meinhof and Black Box Recorder.
Career
''New Wave''
Haine ...
and
John Moore.
# "The Art of Driving" – 4:25
# "Weekend" – 2:27
# "The English Motorway System" – 4:40
# "May Queen" – 3:39
# "Sex Life" – 2:56
# "French Rock'N'Roll" – 3:01
# "The Facts of Life" – 4:37
# "Straight Life" – 4:09
# "Gift Horse" – 3:30
# "The Deverell Twins" – 2:43
# "Goodnight Kiss" – 3:45
Bonus tracks
- "Start as You Mean to Go On" – 2:30
- "Brutality" – 2:19
Personnel
;Black Box Recorders
*Sarah Nixey - vocals
*John Moore - instruments
*Luke Haines - instruments
with:
*Chris Wyles - additional drums on "The English Motorway System" and "May Queen"
*Tim Weller - additional drums on "The Facts of Life", "Straight Life" and "The Deverell Twins"
;Technical
*Pete Hofmann - engineer, mixing
*Alasdair McLellan - model photography
*
Perou
perou by frances, right
Ralph John Perou (born May 1970), known professionally as Perou and @mrperou on social media, is a Great British fashion, portrait and music photographer who has also appeared as a judge on '' Make Me a Supermodel UK'' ...
- band photography
Charts
References
2000 albums
Black Box Recorder albums
Albums produced by Phil Vinall
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