The Life Pursuit
by Belle and Sebastian
- Type: Album
- Released: 6 February 2006
- Label: Rough Trade
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 49:13
- Community rating: 3.39/5 from 12 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Belle and Sebastian embrace glam rock and 70s pop on their most polished album. Produced by Tony Hoffer, 'The Life Pursuit' is full of catchy hooks and upbeat rhythms. It is a fun, sunny departure from their twee-folk roots.
Genres
Descriptors: twee, orchestral, jangly, literate, chamber
Tracklist
- Act of the Apostle (2:55)
- Another Sunny Day (4:04)
- White Collar Boy (3:20)
- The Blues Are Still Blue (4:08)
- Dress Up in You (4:23)
- Sukie in the Graveyard (3:00)
- We Are the Sleepyheads (3:33)
- Song for Sunshine (4:06)
- Funny Little Frog (3:08)
- To Be Myself Completely (3:17)
- Act of the Apostle II (4:20)
- For the Price of a Cup of Tea (3:19)
- Mornington Crescent (5:40)
Credits
- Stuart Murdoch - Member
- Stuart David - Member
- Isobel Campbell - Member
- Chris Geddes - Member
- Richard Colburn - Member
- Stevie Jackson - Member
- Sarah Martin - Member
- Belle & Sebastian - design [sleeve], layout, Primary Artist
- Keith Dodds - design [sleeve], layout
- Todd Burke - engineer
- Tony Hoffer - engineer, producer
- Jason Mott - engineer [assistant at sound factory]
- Chris Reynolds - engineer [assistant at sunset sound], Percussion
- Frank Arkwright - mastered by
- Dave Anderson - other [additional posing]
- Katrina House - other [additional posing]
- Patrick Doyle - other [additional posing]
- Geoffrey (Tailor), Kiltmakers, Glasgow - other [costumes]
- Alex Klobouk - other [on the cover]
- Marisa Privitera - other [on the cover]
- Natasha Noramly - other [on the cover]
- Stuart - photography [pictures]
- Alex Prager - photography [tony hoffer photo]
- Tony Doogan - Mixed By
- Alistair Collins - Bassoon
- Jennifer Stephenson - Clarinet
- Tom Smith - Trombone
- James Swinburne - Saxophone