Real Life (Joan as Police Woman album)

Real Life is the first album by Joan as Police Woman, released by Reveal Records in the UK on June 12, 2006, and a year later in the United States.

Real Life
Studio album by
Joan as Police Woman
ReleasedJune 12, 2006 (UK); June 12, 2007 (US)
RecordedTrout Recording, Brooklyn, NY
GenreJazz, pop rock
Length38:14
Bonus disc: 15:25
LabelReveal Records (United Kingdom)
ProducerBryce Goggin, Joan Wasser
Joan as Police Woman chronology
Real Life
(2006)		 To Survive
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
The Guardian[3]
musicOMH[4]
Pitchfork Media8.1/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Spin7/10[7]
Stylus MagazineB+[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes[9]

In addition to the standard jewel-case release, it was released in a limited-edition digipak[10] with Joan Wasser art card and as a 2-disc expanded edition.[11]

"I Defy" was co-written by the Antony and the Johnsons' singer Antony Hegarty, who also contributed vocals to the track. In September 2006, she performed a live-session at the BBC.[12]

The album has received much critical acclaim, being variously described as "splendidly slinky",[13] "a magical journey",[14] and "a fine showcase".[15] In her review in The Guardian, Caroline Sullivan described the album as "pensive and gentle; sometimes stately of tempo, sometimes slightly breathless, but always erring on the side of lovely understatement."[16]

In early 2008, Real Life won in The 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for Best Pop/Rock Album.[17]

It was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe.[18]

Track listing

All compositions by Joan Wasser except as indicated.

  1. "Real Life" – 4:38
  2. "Eternal Flame" – 3:39
  3. "Feed the Light" – 3:41
  4. "The Ride" – 3:09
  5. "I Defy" (Antony Hegarty, Wasser) – 3:32
  6. "Flushed Chest" – 3:55
  7. "Christobel" – 3:06
  8. "Save Me" – 3:44
  9. "Anyone" – 4:50
  10. "We Don’t Own It" – 3:55

The 2-CD edition had the additional tracks:

  1. "Show Me the Life" – 2:32
  2. "Broken Eyes" – 2:48
  3. "Sweet Thing" (David Bowie) – 3:13
  4. "Happiness Is a Violator (For Condoleezza Rice)" – 1:53
  5. "Endless Supply of Poison" – 0:52
  6. "We Don't Own It" – 4:04

Musicians

Joan As Police Woman:

with:

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Greenblatt, Leah (June 8, 2007). "Real Life". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  3. The Guardian review
  4. Hubbard, Michael (June 12, 2006). "Joan As Police Woman – Real Life". musicOMH. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  5. Pitchfork Media review
  6. "Joan As Police Woman". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  7. Hunter, James (July 23, 2007). "Joan As Police Woman, ‘Real Life’". Spin. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  8. Forrester, Iain (September 13, 2006). "Joan as Police Woman – Real Life". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  9. Berman, Judy. "Joan as Police Woman – Real Life / B-Sides". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  10. Real Life, Reveal, 2006-06-12, retrieved 2016-12-04
  11. Real Life, Reveal Records, 2007-07-23, retrieved 2016-12-04
  12. "Joan as Police Woman – Archive session (2006), 20/10/2011, Gideon Coe - BBC Radio 6 Music". BBC. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  13. Joan as Police Woman: Real Life: Pitchfork Record Review
  14. www.t75.org. "IndieLondon: Joan As Police Woman – Real Life – Your London Reviews". www.indielondon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  15. Joan as Police Woman – Real Life, Stylus
  16. "Joan As Police Woman, Real Life", The Guardian
  17. Independent Music Awards – 7th Annual Winners Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  18. http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/press_150607.htm
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