Life Is Sweet

"Life Is Sweet" is also the name of a film by Mike Leigh.

Life Is Sweet is the third album by American singer/songwriter Maria McKee, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music).

Track listing

all songs by Maria McKee, except where noted

1. "Scarlover" – 5:16
2. "This Perfect Dress" – 4:26
3. "Absolutely Barking Stars" – 4:23
4. "I'm Not Listening" (Bruce Brody, McKee, David Nolte) – 4:02
5. "Everybody" – 4:17
6. "Smarter" – 3:13
7. "What Else You Wanna Know" – 5:23
8. "I'm Awake" – 3:51
9. "Human" – 4:17
10. "Carried" (McKee, Nolte) – 4:42
11. "Life Is Sweet" – 4:06
12. "Afterlife" (Brody, McKee) – 2:38

Personnel

• Maria McKee – guitar, vocals
• Bruce Brody – piano, conductor, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer
• Ric Kavin – percussion, drums
• David Nolte – bass, guitar
• Susan Otten – percussion, vocals
• Martin Tillman – orchestra

Production

• Producers: Bruce Brody, Mark Freegard, Maria McKee
• Engineer: Mark Freegard
• Assistant engineer: Bob Salcedo
• Mixing: Bruce Brody, Mark Freegard, Maria McKee
• Mixing assistant: John Aguto, Mike Baumgartner
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Arrangers: Bruce Brody, Maria McKee
• String arrangements: Bruce Brody, Maria McKee
• Art direction: Janet Wolsborn
• Photography: David Mayenfisch

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)