Gran Turismo Album by The Cardigans

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Gran Turismo is the fourth studio album by the Swedish band The Cardigans, released internationally on October 1, 1998 and in November 1998 in the U.S.. It features a darker and more moody type of music, mixing with more electronic sounds. In an interview in 2009, producer and sound engineer Tore Johansson commented on the dark and clean-brushed sound of the record, which sets it apart from the warm, jammy feel of many other recordings made at Tambourine Studios: "It's a very cold and defined recording, no natural reverb or audio curtains: there's not a sound element on that disc which wasn't deliberately put there." Gran Turismo sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. Alternative Metal band the Deftones would later cover "Do You Believe" as a bonus track for their album Diamond Eyes.

Track listing


"Paralyzed" (Nina Persson, Peter Svensson) – 4:54





"Erase/Rewind" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:35





"Explode" (Persson, Svensson) – 4:04





"Starter" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:49





"Hanging Around" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:40





"Higher" (Persson, Svensson) – 4:32





"Marvel Hill" (Persson, Magnus Sveningsson, Svensson) – 4:16





"My Favourite Game" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:36






"Do You Believe" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:19





"Junk of the Hearts" (Persson, Sveningsson, Svensson) – 4:07





"Nil" (Lars-Olof Johansson) – 2:18

Personnel

Peter Svensson - guitar, vocals
Magnus Sveningsson - bass, vocals
Bengt Lagerberg - drums, percussion
Lars-Olof Johansson - keyboards, piano
Nina Persson - lead vocals