Night Falls Over Kortedala

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Night Falls Over Kortedala
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Studio album by Jens Lekman
Released 5 September 2007
Recorded 2004–2007
Genre
Length 50:31
Label
Producer Jens Lekman
Jens Lekman chronology
Oh You're So Silent Jens
(2005)Oh You're So Silent Jens2005		 Night Falls Over Kortedala
(2007)		 I Know What Love Isn't
(2012)I Know What Love Isn't2012

Night Falls Over Kortedala is the second full-length release by Swedish indie pop singer Jens Lekman. Announced on 25 July 2007, and advertised on Lekman's website as "a collection of recordings 2004-2007",[1] the album was released in Scandinavia on the label Service on 5 September 2007 and worldwide on 9 October 2007 through Secretly Canadian.

The subject matter includes Lekman's first kiss—supposedly at age 19[citation needed] ("And I Remember Every Kiss")—and being introduced as the boyfriend of his lesbian friend to her parents ("A Postcard to Nina"). "And I Remember Every Kiss" contains a short sample from "Theme from Sand Pebbles" also known as "And We Were Lovers" written by Leslie Bricusse and Jerry Goldsmith performed by Enoch Light.[citation needed]

The song "Your Arms Around Me" appears on the soundtrack of the 2009 film, Whip It.[2] And "Wubbzy & Widget's Big Movie"

Release

Pre-orders for the Swedish release also include a digital bonus EP, Kalendervägen 113.D, a one track acoustic medley which, according to Lekman, includes "two unreleased songs on it 'The Rain Has Got to Fall' and 'Our Last Swim in the Ocean' as well as a couple of songs from Night Falls... and a Paul Simon song from Graceland I thought was suitable. It's me, a guitar and a loop pedal, nothing else. For those of you who prefer it more au naturale."[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 80/100[4]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars[5]
The A.V. Club B[6]
Blender 4/5 stars[7]
Entertainment Weekly A–[8]
The Guardian 5/5 stars[9]
MSN Music A–[10]
Pitchfork Media 9.0/10[11]
PopMatters 8/10[12]
Spin 4/5 stars[13]
Uncut 3/5 stars[14]

Night Falls Over Kortedala has received widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 27 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[15]

Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Night Falls Over Kortedala' at number 153 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[16] The Album also made Paste Magazine's 50 Best Albums of the 2000s, entering the list at number 43.[17]

Kalendervägen 113.D

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Main article: Kalendervägen 113.D

Advance copies of the album came with the bonus EP Kalendervägen 113.D.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jens Lekman. 

No. Title Length
1. "And I Remember Every Kiss"   2:59
2. "Sipping on the Sweet Nectar"   4:11
3. "The Opposite of Hallelujah"   4:21
4. "A Postcard to Nina"   5:00
5. "Into Eternity"   3:44
6. "I'm Leaving You Because I Don't Love You"   3:48
7. "If I Could Cry (It Would Feel Like This)"   3:23
8. "Your Arms Around Me"   5:02
9. "Shirin"   3:56
10. "It Was a Strange Time in My Life"   5:08
11. "Kanske är jag kär i dig" (English: Maybe I'm in Love with You) 4:43
12. "Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo"   4:16
Total length:
 50:31

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 1
US Billboard 200[20] 192

References

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  18. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  20. ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=305 "Jens Lekman – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Jens Lekman. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

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