Gran Turismo

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studio album
First released:
Oct 19 1998

Overview Edit

Gran Turismo is the fourth studio album by the Swedish band The Cardigans, released internationally on October 1, 1998 and in November 1998 in the U.S.. It features a darker and more moody type of music, mixing with more electronic sounds. In an interview in 2009, producer and sound engineer Tore Johansson commented on the dark and clean-brushed sound of the record, which sets it apart from the warm, jammy feel of many other recordings made at Tambourine Studios: "It's a very cold and defined recording, no natural reverb or audio curtains: there's not a sound element on that disc which wasn't deliberately put there."

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Record label:
Catalog number:
559081
Release dates:
  • Jan 8 2007

Genres

Dream Pop, Indie. Vote on Genres

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5 stars The Cardigans Take a Great Turn Towards Heavier Music
Gran Turismo is sheer brilliance. Very few bands can completely change their sound within 5 years, and sound great all the way through.

This album is an amalgamation of all the deep, dark undercurrents running through the Cardigan's previous albums, sliding into it's greatest glumness during the morose, depressing "Marvel Hill" in which Nina Persson covertly explains that nothing in life is worth trying for because there will always be something better to achieve.

I won't lie to you; pretty much…
Written by Derek
3 stars (3 + 1/2 Stars) The Cardigans Get Curiously Dark
On their past three albums, the Cardigans seemed to be trying to conceal a wounded heart. On Gran Turismo, this wounded heart shines through uninhibited. This new honesty is aided by the Cardigans' foray into the world of trip-hop, and it works quite nicely for them.

Nina Persson's delicate soprano has a quiet ferocity on this record. Peter Svensson's minimalist, yet inventive arrangements give the songs on Gran Turismo a remarkably haunting feeling. The album's first track, "Paralyzed" opens w…
Written by Brent Larson

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Credits Edit

  1. composer

  2. design

    1. Martin Reneck [Design [Sleeve]]
    2. Peter Gehrke [Photography]
  3. engineer

    1. Lars Göransson [Assistant Engineer]
    2. Roger Jonsson [Mastering]
    3. Tore Johansson [Engineer, Mixing]
  4. performer

    1. Bengt Lagerberg [Drums]
    2. Inger Ohlen [Vocals]
    3. Lasse Johansson [Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards]
    4. Nina Persson [Vocals]
    5. Peter Svensson [guitar]
    6. Robert Jelinek [Vocals]
    7. Steve Cameron [Vocals]
  1. producer

    1. Tore Johansson [Producer, Engineer, Mixed By]

Other versions Edit

Gran Turismo 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Stockholm Records
catalog number: 559 081-2
release dates: Jan 8 2007
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Gran Turismo 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Stockholm Records
catalog number: 559 081-2
release dates: Oct 19 1998 in Sweden
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Gran Turismo 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 559081
release dates: Jan 8 2007
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Gran Turismo 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Island / Mercury
catalog number: 559081
release dates: Jan 8 2007
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