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2014 studio album by Nina Persson
Animal Heart is the debut studio album by
Nina Persson , singer of
The Cardigans , released on February 10, 2014 through
Lojinx
[2] in Europe and
The End Records in North America.
[3]
[4] A video for the title track of the album was released in November 2013.
[5]
Critical reception
Initial critical reception of the album has been generally positive. At
Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 10 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Eric D. Johnson ,
Nathan Larson and
Nina Persson ; except "Food for the Beast" by
Joan Wasser
Title 1. "Animal Heart" 4:30 2. "Burning Bridges for Fuel" 4:15 3. "Dreaming of Houses" 3:27 4. "Clip Your Wings" 3:58 5. "Jungle" 3:35 6. "Food for the Beast" 3:20 7. "Digestif" 0:42 8. "Forgot to Tell You" 3:56 9. "Catch Me Crying" 3:19 10. "The Grand Destruction Game" 3:55 11. "Silver" 3:41 12. "This Is Heavy Metal" 2:38 13. "Sometimes" (Japanese bonus track) 2:55
Personnel
Credits adapted from
AllMusic .
[10]
Musicians
Nina Persson – vocal and instrumental performance, production
Nathan Larson – bass guitar, electric guitar,
lap steel guitar , percussion,
pump organ , synthesizer,
vibraphone ,
background vocals ,
engineer , production
Eric D. Johnson –
autoharp , bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, percussion, piano, pump organ, synthesizer, background vocals, engineer, production
Brian Kantor – drums (1 to 5, 7 to 9, 11, 12)
Bengt Lagerberg – drums (6, 10)
Technical personnel
Sophie Bille Brahe –
illustration
Kalle Gustafsson – engineer
Annele Hencz – publicity
Nicholas Johansson –
A&R
Fred Kevorkian –
mastering
Joe McGinty – engineer
Thom Monahan –
mixing
Staffan Persson – engineer
Jörgen Ringstrand – photography
Geoff Sanoff – engineer
Barry Taylor –
management
Jessica Weitz – management
Album charts
Release history
Country
Date
Format
Label
Japan
[16]
January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29 )
CD, digital download
Nippon Columbia
Sweden
[17]
CD, digital download, LP
Universal
Taiwan
[18]
February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10 )
CD, digital download
Love Da Records
United Kingdom
[19]
CD, digital download, LP
Lojinx
Hong Kong
[20]
February 11, 2014 (2014-02-11 )
CD, digital download
Love Da Records
United States
[21]
CD, digital download, LP
The End Records
References
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"Billboard interview" Andrew Hampp, 'Nina Persson Talks 'Animal Heart' Solo LP, The Cardigans' Future', Billboard , February 10, 2014.
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"Nina Persson – Animal Heart (Lojinx)" . 10 February 2014.
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"MusicOHM" Sam Shepherd, 'Nina Persson – Animal Heart', Musicohm , February 10, 2014
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"Pitchfork Review" Katherine St. Asaph, 'Nina Persson: Animal Heart', Pitchfork , February 13, 2014.
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"Stereogum video announcement" Brie Roche lilliott, 'Nina Persson – "Animal Heart" Video', Stereogum , November 25, 2013
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" 'Animal Heart' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More – Metacritic" .
Metacritic .
CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 18, 2014 .
^ Phares, Heather.
" 'Animal Heart' – Nina Persson : AllMusic" .
AllMusic .
Rovi Corporation . Retrieved February 18, 2014 .
^ Clayton-Lee, Tony (January 31, 2014).
"Nina Persson: Animal Heart – Album Review – Fri, Jan 31, 2014" .
The Irish Times . Retrieved February 18, 2014 .
^ St. Asaph, Katherine (February 13, 2014).
"Nina Persson: Animal Heart – Album Reviews" .
Pitchfork Media . Retrieved February 18, 2014 .
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"Nina Persson – Animal Heart: Credits" .
AllMusic .
Rovi Corporation . Retrieved February 18, 2014 .
^ "
Nina Persson: Animal Heart" (in Finnish).
Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved February 18, 2014.
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"Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 22.02.2014" . ChartsPlus. Retrieved February 23, 2014 .
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"Animal Heart Nina Persson [CD]" . CDJapan . Retrieved February 18, 2014 .
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"Bengans Record Store – Nina Persson" . Bengans.se . Archived from
the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2014 .
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"iTunes – Music – Animal Heart by Nina Persson" .
iTunes . 10 February 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014 .
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"lojinx // nina persson / animal heart album" .
Lojinx . 10 February 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014 .
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"NINA PERSSON / ANIMAL HEART – HMV Hong Kong" .
HMV . Retrieved February 18, 2014 . [
permanent dead link ]
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"Nina Persson – Animal Heart" .
The End Records . January 6, 2014. Archived from
the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014 .