Flowers (Ace of Base album)

Flowers is the third album by the Swedish pop music group Ace of Base. It was released on 15 June 1998 in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and 10 August 1998 in the United Kingdom. An alternative album titled Cruel Summer, was released in the USA and Canada, containing remixes, re-recordings, and new songs deemed appropriate for an American audience. Japan and Australia received hybrid versions of the two albums.

Flowers
Studio album by
Ace of Base
Released
  • 15 June 1998 (Europe)
  • 10 August 1998 (UK)
  • 15 November 1998 (Australia)
  • 26 April 1999 (UK re-release)
RecordedSeptember 1997 – Early 1998
GenrePop
Length56:20 (UK)
LabelMega
Producer
Ace of Base chronology
The Bridge
(1995)		 Flowers
(1998)		 Cruel Summer
(1998)
Singles from Flowers
  1. "Life Is a Flower"
    Released: 6 April 1998
  2. "Cruel Summer"
    Released: 6 July 1998
  3. "Travel to Romantis"
    Released: 16 November 1998
  4. "Always Have Always Will"
    Released: 7 December 1998
  5. "Everytime It Rains"
    Released: 5 April 1999
  6. "Cecilia"
    Released: June 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Q[2]

The album was re-issued in the UK on 26 April 1999 with revised artwork and tracklisting, following the single release of "Everytime It Rains".

Background

Flowers spawned the singles "Life Is a Flower", "Cruel Summer" and "Always Have, Always Will".

Track listing
Flowers – Standard version
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Life Is a Flower"Jonas "Joker" BerggrenJoker
  • Tommy Ekman
  • Per Adebratt
  • Joker
3:47
2."Always Have, Always Will"Mike ChapmanJokerOle Evenrude3:46
3."Cruel Summer"
  • Dallin
  • Woodward
  • Jolley
  • Swain
Cutfather & Joe3:35
4."Travel to Romantis"JokerJoker
  • Joker
  • Johnny Jam & Delgado
4:10
5."Adventures in Paradise"
  • Joker
  • Belmaati
  • Hansen
Cutfather & Joe3:32
6."Dr. Sun"JokerJoker
  • Douglas Carr
  • John Amatiello
  • Joker
3:35
7."Cecilia"JokerJoker
  • Ekman
  • Adebratt
  • Joker
3:55
8."He Decides"Jenny BerggrenJ. Berggren
  • Carr
  • Peo Hägström
3:09
9."I Pray"
  • Buddha
  • Ballard
3:16
10."Tokyo Girl"
Joker
  • Johnny Jam & Delgado
  • Carr[b]
  • Amatiello[b]
  • Joker[b]
3:36
11."Don't Go Away"
  • Buddha
  • Ballard
  • Buddha
  • Ballard
  • Fisher
  • Buddha
  • StoneStream[a]
3:41
12."Captain Nemo"JokerJoker
  • Carr
  • Amatiello
  • Joker
4:02
13."Donnie"JokerJoker
  • Carr
  • Amatiello
  • Joker
4:39
14."Cruel Summer" (big bonus mix)
  • Dallin
  • Woodward
  • Jolley
  • Swain
  • Dallin
  • Woodward
  • Jolley
  • Swain
4:07
Flowers – French version (bonus track)
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
15."Cruel Summer" (featuring Alliage) (radio version)
  • Dallin
  • Woodward
  • Jolley
  • Swain
  • Dallin
  • Woodward
  • Jolley
  • Swain
Steve Mac3:28
Flowers – UK re-issue version (bonus track)
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
14."Everytime It Rains"
  • Steinberg
  • Nowels
  • Vidal
Cutfather & Joe4:51
Flowers – Remastered version (bonus track)[3]
No.TitleLength
15."L'amour"3:37
Flowers – Australian version
No.TitleLength
1."Cruel Summer" 
2."Donnie" (Ole Evanrude Version) 
3."Whenever You're Near Me" 
4."Everytime It Rains" 
5."Adventures In Paradise" 
6."Don't Go Away" 
7."Cecilia" 
8."He Decides" (Charles Fisher Mix) 
9."Always Have Always Will" 
10."Tokyo Girl" 
11."Travel to Romantis" (Larossi Mix) 
12."Cruel Summer" (Big Bonus Mix) 
13."Life Is a Flower" 
Flowers – All That She Wants: The Classic Collection
No.TitleLength
14."Everytime It Rains" 
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[a] signifies pre-production

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart 15
Belgian (Flanders) Album Chart 35
Danish Albums Chart 6
Dutch Albums Chart 50
Finnish Albums Chart 2
French Albums Chart 16
German Albums Chart 3
Greece Albums Chart 1
Hungarian Albums Chart[4] 7
Mexican Albums Chart 8
Norwegian Albums Chart 12
Spanish Albums Chart 38
Swiss Albums Chart 1
Swedish Albums Chart 5
UK Albums Chart 15

Year-end charts
Chart (1998) Position
German Albums Chart[5] 72

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[6] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Flowers at AllMusic
  2. Maconie, Stuart (September 1998). "Ace of Base – Flowers". Q (144): 94.
  3. "Flowers (Remastered) av Ace of Base".
  4. "Archívum › Kereső - előadó/cím szerint". Mahasz. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  5. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  6. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Ace of Base; 'Flowers')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  7. "British album certifications – Ace of base – Flowers". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 April 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Flowers in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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