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The songs which appeared on We Love Life only tell half the story of the busy songwriting and recording period which Pulp engaged in between 1999 and 2001. Unlike the other albums the band released on Island/Universal, We Love Life has not yet been given a two disc deluxe edition release, which could see the release of some of these unheard recordings.
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Details
- Release date: 22 October 2001
- Label: Universal Island Records
- Formats: CD, LP
- Recorded: September 2000 to March 2001 (Metropolis Studios, London)
- Chart position: 6 (UK)
Credits
- Written by: Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey and Mark Webber. Also, Peter Mansell (Sunrise).
- Producer: Scott Walker
- Co-producer and engineer: Peter Walsh
- Assistant engineer: Matt Lawrence
- Mixed by: Scott Walker and Peter Walsh
- Mastered by: Chris Blair
Sleeve credits:
- Design: Howard Wakefield and Marcus Werner Hed
- Art direction: Peter Saville and Jarvis Cocker
Tracklisting
- Weeds (3:41)
- Weeds II (the origin of the species) (4:00)
- The Night that Minnie Timperley Died (4:41)
- The Trees (4:50)
- Wickerman (8:19)
- I Love Life (5:32)
- The Birds in Your Garden (4:12)
- Bob Lind (the only way is down) (4:15)
- Bad Cover Version (4:19)
- Roadkill (4:15)
-
Sunrise (5:52)
Total length: 54:02
Releases
|
Date |
Label |
Formats and catalogue numbers |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
22 October 2001 |
Island Universal |
CD - CID 8110 12" - ILPS 8110 |
Original UK release. |
|
6 November 2001 |
Island Universal |
CD - 3145865412 |
Canadian release. |
|
20 August 2002 |
Sanctuary |
CD - 83204 |
US release. Extra tracks:
|
Charts and sales
UK Album Chart
|
Week |
Date |
Position |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
3 November 2001 |
6 |
|
2 |
10 November 2001 |
27 |
|
3 |
17 November 2001 |
59 |
UK Sales Awards
|
Award |
Copies sold* |
Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Silver |
60,000 |
19 October 2001 |
* Awards are based on wholesale rather than retail sales.
Notes
Album Title
In 1999, there were rumours that Pulp's next album would be entitled "The Quiet Revolution" after one of the songs they performed at the time. In 2000, when it became likely that The Quiet Revolution had been dropped, the fanclub told people that there was no official working title for the album. The first official announcement came in 2001 when the fanclub announced that the album would be called "Pulp Love Life" but then it was quickly changed to just "Pulp" because Jarvis thought that the former title may have caused confusion. Promo CDs were issued under the title "Pulp" and radio stations began to talk about it. Following the September 11th attacks, Jarvis decided to change the album title to We Love Life.