A Song Is a City

Infobox Album
Name = A Song Is a City
Type = Studio
Artist = Eskimo Joe


Released = 16 May 2004
Recorded = Sydney
Genre = Rock
Length = 38:34
Label = Festival
Producer = Paul McKercher and Nick Launay
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wc04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jnfuxqrdldte link]
Last album = "Girl"
(2001)
This album = "A Song Is a City"
(2004)
Next album = "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
(2006)
Misc = Singles
Name = A Song Is a City
Type = studio
single 1 = From the Sea
single 2 = Smoke
single 3 = Older Than You
single 4 = Life Is Better with You
single 1 date = March 22, 2004
single 2 date = 2004
single 3 date = October 4, 2004
single 4 date = 2004

"A Song Is a City" is the second album by Western Australian pop/rock band Eskimo Joe released in May 2004.

The debut single "From the Sea" made it to the top 40 of the Australian singles charts as at March 24 and has been number one on the Triple J Net 50 between March and May. The album "A Song Is a City" debuted on the ARIA Australian top 50 album chart at number 2 on May 24, 2004. The track "Smoke" was released as the second single and reached the top 5 in the Net 50 in May 2004. The third single released was "Older Than You", which returned them to the Australian Top 50. There was also a fourth single, "Life Is Better with You". The album has been certified 2x Platinum in Australia. [cite web
url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2006Albums.htm |title = ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 Albums |accessdate = 2007-06-23 |date = 2006 |publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association]

Making of the album

Eskimo Joe recorded the "A Song Is A City" album with Paul McKercher and Nick Launay on production. Vocalist and bassist Kavyen Temperley said on the Festival Mushroom Records website that the album is based on his experiences living in Fremantle.

"The whole album is really about me, my friends, the people I love and Fremantle. It's the stories that go on between us. It's similar to the people in every place all over the world. For me, that's what I'm writing about. I'm definitely not writing about New York. I'm writing about Fremantle."

Track listing

#"Come Down" – 3:31
#"From the Sea" – 3:25
#"Life Is Better with You" – 4:43
#"Older Than You" – 2:32
#"A Song is a City" – 3:44
#"Don't let it Fly" – 2:48
#"I'm so Tired" – 2:34
#"Seven Veils" – 3:12
#"Smoke" – 3:40
#"Carousel" – 1:20
#"This Room" – 3:33
#"Car Crash" – 3:48

References