Lifelines (Andrea Corr album)

Lifelines is the second studio album by Andrea Corr. It was released on 29 May 2011 as a digital download and 30 May 2011 on CD.[2] The album consists of covers of songs by The Velvet Underground, Kirsty MacColl, Harry Nilsson, Ron Sexsmith, Nick Drake, The Blue Nile and others.[3] The lead single, "Tinseltown in the Rain", was released to the iTunes Store on 17 April 2011. As well as standard CD and digital download releases, the album was released as a special limited edition with a bonus DVD containing exclusive performances and interviews.[2] To promote the album, Corr has performed songs from it at shows in London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Salford and at the Isle of Wight Festival 2011.[3] She has also promoted it in media interviews and in performances around Europe.

Lifelines
Studio album by Andrea Corr
Released	29 May 2011
Recorded	2010
Genre	Pop soul folk rock
Label	AC Records
Producer	John Reynolds, Brian Eno
Andrea Corr chronology
Ten Feet High (2007) Lifelines (2011)
Singles from Lifelines
"Tinseltown in the Rain" Released: 17 April 2011 "Pale Blue Eyes"/"Blue Bayou" Released: 2011

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'll Be Seeing You"	Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain	2:31
2.	"Pale Blue Eyes"	Lou Reed	6:08
3.	"Blue Bayou"	Roy Orbison Joe Melson	2:40
4.	"From the Morning"	Nick Drake	3:19
5.	"State of Independence"	Vangelis Jon Anderson	5:37
6.	"No 9 Dream"	John Lennon	4:12
7.	"Tinseltown in the Rain"	Robert Bell Paul Buchanan	4:42
8.	"They Don't Know"	Kirsty MacColl	3:09
9.	"Lifeline"	Harry Nilsson	3:26
10.	"Tomorrow in Her Eyes"	Ron Sexsmith	2:36
11.	"Some Things Last a Long Time"	Jad Fair Daniel Johnston	3:33

iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"The Crystal Ship"	Jim Morrison Ray Manzarek John Densmore Robby Krieger	3:40

Deluxe edition bonus track†

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"You've Got a Friend"	Carole King	4:20

† Available as a download using a code included in deluxe edition packages.

Personnel

• Andrea Corr - vocals
• Kevin Armstrong - guitars
• Justin Adams - guitars
• Damien Dempsey - acoustic guitar
• Clare Kenny - bass
• John Reynolds - drums, percussion
• Brian Eno - keyboards, sounds, backing vocals (tracks 2, 5)
• Julian Wilson - keyboards, Hammond organ
• Caroline Dale - cello
• James O'Grady - Uilleann pipes

Additional personnel

• Sinéad O'Connor - backing vocals (track 7)
• Lumiere

Technical personnel

• Production - John Reynolds
• Co-production - Brian Eno (tracks 2, 5)
• Additional engineers - Adrian Hall, Alan Branch
• Mixing - John Reynolds, Tim Oliver
• Mastering - Kevin Metcalf
• Design - Peacock
• Photography - Jessie Craig

Charts

Charts (2011)	Peak position
Irish Albums Chart	40
Irish Indie Albums Chart	9
UK Albums Chart	48

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Ireland	29 May 2011	AC Records	Digital download, CD,CD+DVD	-
United Kingdom				-
United States				-
Japan	30 May 2011	AC Records (locally distributed by Pony Canyon and Eq Music)	CD	-
United Kingdom		AC Records	Digital download, CD,CD+DVD	-
Spain	26 June 2011	AC Records (locally distributed by Pias Recordings Spain)	CD+DVD
Philippines	7 September 2011	AC Records (locally distributed by Universal Records (Philippines)	CD+DVD	-
Korea	15 September 2011	AC Records	CD	-
France	6 June 2011	XIII Bis Records	CD	-

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Lifelines". AndreaCorr.com. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
3. Nissim, Mayer (16 March 2011). "Andrea Corr unveils new solo LP, tour". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 April 2011.