Life with You, released in 2007, is the seventh studio album by the Proclaimers. It appeared on W14, a joint venture label between Universal Records and John Williams, the man who gave the Proclaimers their first recording contract on Chrysalis Records. The album reached number 13 in the UK Albums Chart, and No. 1 in the duo's native Scotland where it spent 17 weeks on chart. The album attracted a generally favourable reception,[1] and has been certified Silver by the BPI.
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The album's lyrics focused strongly on emotive topics including war, racism and politics, Life With You's political slant being compared to Elvis Costello and The Specials, with some songs relating to relationships and heartbreak.[2][3]
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Life with You received an aggregate score of 65/100 from Metacritic suggesting "generally favorable reviews" according to 7 critics.[1] Linda Gaban of the Boston Globe was praising of the political nature of the album, commenting "as in-you-face as [the band's hits] are, the Proclaimers are at their best when, well, proclaiming and protesting vehemently over simple melodies", declaring the political ballad "S-O-R-R-Y" to be an "essential" cut.[7]
Regardless, Maura Walz of PopMatters was dismissive of the record, opining that "the production feels mostly flat and the album as a whole never comes alive", and that the lyrics, while "heartfelt", were "nimble as a steamroller".[2]
Charles Hutchinson of York Press gave a lauding, 4-out-of-5-star review of Life with You, opining the band's melodies to "still roll like Scottish mist", and praising the Proclaimers' lyrics to "nail political folly in a manner feared lost since the peak of The Specials and Elvis Costello".[3]
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1. | "Life with You" | 3:22 |
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2. | "In Recognition" | 3:05 |
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3. | "New Religion" | 2:43 |
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4. | "S-O-R-R-Y" | 4:11 |
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5. | "No-One Left to Blame" | 4:30 |
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6. | "Here It Comes Again" | 3:51 |
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7. | "Blood Lying on Snow" | 3:50 |
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8. | "Harness Pain" | 4:27 |
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9. | "The Long Haul" | 2:31 |
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10. | "The Lover's Face" | 3:38 |
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11. | "Whole Wide World" | 3:55 |
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12. | "Calendar on the Wall" | 2:54 |
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13. | "If There's a God" | 4:48 |
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Total length: | 47:40 |
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All tracks are written by Craig and Charlie Reid, except "(I'd Go The) Whole Wide World" by Eric Goulden
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14. | "She Wanted Romance" | 2:44 |
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1. | "Born Innocent" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 3:00 |
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2. | "Hate My Love" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 2:38 |
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3. | "Let's Get Married" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 4:03 |
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4. | "You Meant It Then" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 4:20 |
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5. | "Should Have Been Loved" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 3:10 |
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6. | "There's a Touch" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 3:03 |
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7. | "The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues" (Live at Glasgow's Hogmanay 2003) | 3:31 |
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8. | "Blood Lying on Snow" (Acoustic version) | 3:45 |
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9. | "Calendar on the Wall" (Acoustic version) | 2:43 |
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10. | "A Woman's Place" (Acoustic version) | 3:11 |
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The liner notes describe Life with You as having been recorded at Rockfield Studios.