A Song Is a City

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A Song Is a City
A song is a city.jpg
Studio album by
Eskimo Joe
Released17 May 2004 (2004-05-17)
Recordedat Milkbar Studios and Big Jesus Burger Studios, Aug/Sep 2003
GenreRock
Length38:34
LabelWarner, Mushroom
ProducerPaul McKercher and Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe chronology
Girl
(2001) 		A Song Is a City
(2004) 		Black Fingernails, Red Wine
(2006)
Singles from A Song Is a City
  1. "From the Sea"
    Released: 22 March 2004
  2. "Smoke"
    Released: June 2004
  3. "Older Than You"
    Released: October 2004
  4. "Life Is Better with You"
    Released: December 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]

A Song Is a City is the second studio album by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, released on 17 May 2004. The album debuted and peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Charts.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004, the album was nominated for 6 awards, winning two; ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year and ARIA Award for Producer of the Year with Paul McKercher.

Making of the album[]

Eskimo Joe recorded the album with Paul McKercher on production. Vocalist and bassist Kavyen Temperley said on the Festival Mushroom Records website that the album is based on his experiences living in Fremantle. "The whole album is really about me, my friends, the people I love, and Fremantle. It's the stories that go on between us. It's similar to the people in every place all over the world. For me, that's what I'm writing about. I'm definitely not writing about New York City. I'm writing about Fremantle."

Track listing[]

2004 release[]

All tracks are written by Eskimo Joe.

A Song Is a City
No.TitleLength
1."Come Down"3:31
2."From the Sea"3:25
3."Life Is Better with You"4:43
4."Older Than You"2:32
5."A Song Is a City"3:44
6."Don't Let It Fly"2:48
7."I'm So Tired"2:34
8."Seven Veils"3:12
9."Smoke"3:40
10."Carousel"1:20
11."This Room"3:33
12."Car Crash"3:48

All tracks are written by Eskimo Joe.

Live At the Evelyn 2003 (Bonus disc)
No.TitleLength
1."I'm So Tired" 
2."Come Down" 
3."Life Is Better with You" 
4."A Song Is a City" 
5."Older Than You" 
6."Car Crash" 
7."Seven Veils" 
8."From the Sea" 
9."This Room" 

2020 release[]

2020 anniversary edition
No.TitleLength
1."Come Down"3:30
2."From the Sea" (1)3:23
3."Life Is Better with You"4:41
4."Older Than You"2:31
5."A Song Is a City"3:43
6."Don't Let It Fly"2:47
7."I'm So Tired"2:32
8."Seven Veils"3:10
9."Smoke"3:39
10."Carousel"1:18
11."This Room"3:32
12."Car Crash"3:48
13."See Saw"3:12
14."This Room - Acoustic Version"3:30
15."Commitment Bells"4:30
16."Life Is Better With You (RTR Session)"4:25
17."Come Down (RTR Session)"3:33
18."Smoke (Live at the Chapel)"4:09
19."This Room (Live at the Chapel)"3:40
20."I'm So Tired (Live at the Chapel)"4:36
21."From the Sea (Live from the Enmore Theatre)"3:50
22."Older Than You (2020 Mix)"2:43

1. Unlike the original release, "Come Down" does not cross fade into "From the Sea".

Charts[]

Weekly chart[]

Chart (2004/05) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 2

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2004) Rank
Australian Albums Chart[3] 35

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] 2× Platinum 140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia 17 May 2004 Warner, Mushroom CD, CD (+Bonus CD), Digital download 337992
Australia 2020 Warner Music Australia CD 5419707621
Australia 2020 Warner Music Australia LP 5419707530

References[]

  1. ^ Clayton Bolger. "A Song Is a City - Eskimo Joe". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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