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. The album consists of covers of songs by The Velvet Underground, Kirsty MacColl, Harry Nilsson, Ron Sexsmith, Nick Drake, The Blue Nile and others. 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. 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. She has also promoted it in media interviews and in performances around Europe.
Track listing
† 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 Screaming Orphans - backing vocals James O'Grady - Uilleann pipes
Additional personnel Sinéad O'Connor - backing vocals (track 7) Lumiere - backing vocals (track 11)
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 Music Video Editor - Zoe Davis BFE
Charts Chart (2011) Peakposition 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 - Japan30 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 -
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