Permanent Vacation (Lime Cordiale album)

Permanent Vacation is the debut studio album by Australian indie pop band Lime Cordiale. It was released on 13 October 2017.[1]

Permanent Vacation
Studio album by Lime Cordiale
Released	13 October 2017
Recorded	2017[1]
Genre	Pop[1] rock[1]
Label	Chugg Music
Producer	David Hammer[1]
Lime Cordiale chronology
Road to Paradise (2015) Permanent Vacation (2017) 14 Steps to a Better You (2020)
Singles from Permanent Vacation
"Temper Temper" Released: 4 August 2017[2] "Risky Love" Released: 20 September 2017[3] "Naturally" Released: 10 November 2017[4]

Background

In an interview with Aus Music Scene, lead vocalist Oliver Leimbach stated:

"We want people to find their own stories in this music. I hope you and your lover listen to [album track] "Can I Be Your Lover", break up and then that song makes you suffer. We're trying to get inside your head."[5]

Recording and composition

Permanent Vacation is primarily a pop and rock record.[1] The album was recorded throughout 2017 with producer David Hammer.[1] The album discusses themes such as the Australian landscape, conservation and sustainability.[5]

Critical reception

In a review of the album, Tanja Brooks Toubro of Tone Deaf said: "The strength of Permanent Vacation doesn't lie in its ability to present as a perfectly cohesive album – because it doesn't – but in the quality of the individual songs" and described the album as a "very varied record".[1]

Commercial performance

Permanent Vacation debuted and peaked at number 79 on the ARIA Albums Chart for the chart dated 23 October 2017,[6] before falling out of the Top 100 the following week.[7]

Track listing

Adapted from Apple Music.[8]

All tracks are written by Louis and Oliver Leimbach.

Permanent Vacation track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Naturally"	Louis Leimbach Oliver Leimbach	David Hammer	2:50
2.	"Temper Temper"	L. Leimbach O. Leimbach	David Hammer	3:28
3.	"Risky Love"	L. Leimbach O. Leimbach	Hammer	3:23
4.	"Up in the Air"	L. Leimbach O. Leimbach	Hammer	3:47
5.	"Other Way Round"	L. Leimbach O. Leimbach	Hammer	3:40
6.	"What Is Growing Up"	L. Leimbach O. Leimbach	Hammer	2:50
7.	"Is He Your Man"	L. Leimbach O. Leimbach	Hammer	4:57
8.	"Underground"	L. Leimbach O. Leimbach	Hammer	4:38
9.	"Giving Yourself Over"	L. Leimbach O. Leimbach	Hammer	3:54
10.	"Can I Be Your Lover"	L. Leimbach O. Leimbach	Hammer	3:32
11.	"Walk Over Everything I Do"	L. Leimbach O. Leimbach	Hammer	4:36
12.	"Reprise"	L. Leimbach O. Leimbach	Hammer	1:14
13.	"Top of My List"	L. Leimbach O. Leimbach	Hammer	3:31
Total length:				36:20

Charts

Chart performance for Permanent Vacation

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	79

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	13 October 2017[9][10]	CD digital download streaming	Chugg Music	CHG017
Australia	22 December 2017[11]	LP	Chugg Music / MGM	CHG017V

References

1. Brooks Toubro, Tanja (13 October 2017). "Lime Cordiale's 'Permanent Vacation' is the debut album we were hoping for". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
2. "Temper Temper – Single by Lime Cordiale on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
3. "Lime Cordiale Risky Love". AIRIT. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
4. "Lime Cordiale – Naturally (Official Music Video)". 10 November 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020 – via YouTube.
5. "Lime Cordiale release debut album "Permanent Vacation"". Aus Music Scene. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
6. "ARIA Chart Watch #443". auspOp. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
7. Ryan, Gavin (30 October 2017). "Australian Albums: Pink has sold over 100,000 albums in two weeks". Noise11. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
8. "Permanent Vacation by Lime Cordiale on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
9. "Permanent Vacation by Lime Cordiale CD". JB HiFi. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
10. "14 Steps to a Better You by Lime Cordiale LP". Sanity. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
11. "Permanent Vacation by Lime Cordiale LP". JB HiFI. Retrieved 18 July 2020.