Life Is Sweet (album) explained

Life Is Sweet
Type:studio
Artist:Maria McKee
Cover:Maria McKee - Life Is Sweet.jpg
Released:March 26, 1996
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:50:34
Label:Geffen
Producer:Bruce Brody, Mark Freegard, Maria McKee
Prev Title:You Gotta Sin to Get Saved
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:High Dive
Next Year:2003

Life Is Sweet is the third album by American singer-songwriter Maria McKee, released in 1996.[1] [2]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that the album "goes straight over the top in a bewildering styleless hodgepodge of bad production ideas, bizarre gimmicks (paraphrasing melodies and rhythm guitar sounds from Ziggy Stardust?), uneven writing and singing so mindlessly zealous in spots that McKee can’t possibly be hearing herself."[3] The Washington Post thought that "McKee's songs are sometimes swamped by the ornate arrangements, but her wide-ranging vocals are consistently expressive."[4]

Track listing

All songs by Maria McKee, except where noted

  1. "Scarlover" – 5:16
  2. "This Perfect Dress" – 4:26
  3. "Absolutely Barking Stars" – 4:23
  4. "I'm Not Listening" (Bruce Brody, McKee, David Nolte) – 4:02
  5. "Everybody" – 4:17
  6. "Smarter" – 3:13
  7. "What Else You Wanna Know" – 5:23
  8. "I'm Awake" – 3:51
  9. "Human" – 4:17
  10. "Carried" (McKee, Nolte) – 4:42
  11. "Life Is Sweet" – 4:06
  12. "Afterlife" (Brody, McKee) – 2:38

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maria McKee Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
  2. Web site: Maria McKee - Record Collector Magazine.
  3. Web site: Maria McKee . Trouser Press . March 31, 2022.
  4. Web site: MCKEE'S LONE GLORY . The Washington Post . March 31, 2022.

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