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Lifetime (Real Life album)

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Lifetime
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1990
StudioMetropolis Audio, Melbourne
Hothouse Audio, Melbourne
GenreElectronic
Length53:09
LabelCurb
Producer
Real Life chronology
Let's Fall in Love
(1989)
Lifetime
(1990)
Happy
(1997)
Singles from Lifetime
  1. "God Tonight"
    Released: September 1990
  2. "Kiss the Ground"
    Released: November 1990

Lifetime is the third studio album by the Australian band Real Life, released in October 1990 by Curb Records. The album is the first release by the band without co-founder Richard Zatorski involvement.[1] The tracks "God Tonight" and "Kiss the Ground" reached the Modern Rock and Dance charts in the United States.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Tomas Mureika from AllMusic believed the album was "better than much of the pop music out at the time, it feels too much like a commercial product rather than a labor of passion like Heartland or Flame." adding ""Kiss the Ground" "Push of Love" and "Let's Start a Fire" are all perfectly solid synth pop songs—but, alas, the era of synth pop was over by 1990 and Sterry had yet to discover the type of music that would ultimately make Real Life great again."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."God Tonight"David Sterry, Danny Simcic5:13
2."Kiss the Ground"Sterry, Steve Williams3:37
3."5-4-3-2-1"Sterry5:41
4."Rescue Me"Sterry, Williams, Dennis Lambert6:56
5."Sister Sister"Sterry, Williams4:22
6."Push of Love"Sterry, Williams8:35
7."Torture to Me"Sterry, Williams5:48
8."Let's Start a Fire"Sterry, Williams4:37
9."Do It Again"Sterry, Allan Johnson, Simcic4:05
10."Lifetime"Sterry, Williams4:15

Personnel

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Adapted from the album liner notes.[2]

Real Life
  • David Sterry – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Williams – keyboards
  • Allan Johnson – bass
  • Danny Simcic – drums
Additional musicians
Technical
  • Real Life – producer (1-3, 5, 9, 10)
  • Steve Hillage – producer (4, 6-8)
  • Nigel Wright – co-producer (1-3, 5, 9, 10)
  • Doug Brady – engineer
  • Paul Kosky – engineer
  • Melita Jagic – engineer
  • Bruce Johnson – engineer
  • Robin Sellars – engineer
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Wilson Design Group – art direction, design
  • James Widdowson – photography

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia October 1990 RCA Records VPCD 6835
United States of America 1990
  • Compact Disc
  • Cassette
Curb Records D2-77271

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mureika, Tomas. "Lifetime – Heartland". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ^ Lifetime (Inner sleeve). Real Life. Curb. 1990. DI-77271.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)