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Animal Heart is the debut studio album by Nina Persson, singer of The Cardigans, released on February 10, 2014 through Lojinx[2] in Europe and The End Records in North America.[3][4] A video for the title track of the album was released in November 2013.[5]

Animal Heart

Studio album by Nina Persson
Released	January 29, 2014
Recorded	2013 at Vinegar Hill Sound; Svenska Grammofonstudion; Carousel Studios; Swedish Harlem, NYC and Valiant Effort Labs
Genre	Alternative rock, indie pop
Length	41:15
Label	Lojinx, The End Records
Producer	Nina Persson, Nathan Larson, Eric D. Johnson[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
The Irish Times	[8]
Pitchfork Media	5.5/10[9]

Initial critical reception of the album has been generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 10 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eric D. Johnson, Nathan Larson and Nina Persson; except "Food for the Beast" by Joan Wasser.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Animal Heart"	4:30
2.	"Burning Bridges for Fuel"	4:15
3.	"Dreaming of Houses"	3:27
4.	"Clip Your Wings"	3:58
5.	"Jungle"	3:35
6.	"Food for the Beast"	3:20
7.	"Digestif"	0:42
8.	"Forgot to Tell You"	3:56
9.	"Catch Me Crying"	3:19
10.	"The Grand Destruction Game"	3:55
11.	"Silver"	3:41
12.	"This Is Heavy Metal"	2:38
13.	"Sometimes" (Japanese bonus track)	2:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[10]

Musicians

Nina Persson – vocal and instrumental performance, production
Nathan Larson – bass guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, percussion, pump organ, synthesizer, vibraphone, background vocals, engineer, production
Eric D. Johnson – autoharp, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, percussion, piano, pump organ, synthesizer, background vocals, engineer, production
Brian Kantor – drums (1 to 5, 7 to 9, 11, 12)
Bengt Lagerberg – drums (6, 10)

Technical personnel

Sophie Bille Brahe – illustration
Kalle Gustafsson – engineer
Annele Hencz – publicity
Nicholas Johansson – A&R
Fred Kevorkian – mastering
Joe McGinty – engineer
Thom Monahan – mixing
Staffan Persson – engineer
Jörgen Ringstrand – photography
Geoff Sanoff – engineer
Barry Taylor – management
Jessica Weitz – management

Album charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11]	14
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12]	19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13]	2
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	120
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15]	23

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Japan[16]	January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29)	CD, digital download	Nippon Columbia
Sweden[17]	January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29)	CD, digital download, LP	Universal
Taiwan[18]	February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10)	CD, digital download	Love Da Records
United Kingdom[19]	February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10)	CD, digital download, LP	Lojinx
Hong Kong[20]	February 11, 2014 (2014-02-11)	CD, digital download	Love Da Records
United States[21]	February 11, 2014 (2014-02-11)	CD, digital download, LP	The End Records

References

"Billboard interview" Andrew Hampp, 'Nina Persson Talks 'Animal Heart' Solo LP, The Cardigans' Future', Billboard, February 10, 2014.
"Nina Persson - Animal Heart (Lojinx)". 10 February 2014.
"MusicOHM" Sam Shepherd, 'Nina Persson – Animal Heart', Musicohm, February 10, 2014
"Pitchfork Review" Katherine St. Asaph, 'Nina Persson: Animal Heart', Pitchfork, February 13, 2014.
"Stereogum video announcement" Brie Roche lilliott, 'Nina Persson – “Animal Heart” Video', Stereogum, November 25, 2013
"'Animal Heart' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More - Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
Phares, Heather. "'Animal Heart' - Nina Persson : AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
Clayton-Lee, Tony (January 31, 2014). "Nina Persson: Animal Heart - Album Review - Fri, Jan 31, 2014". The Irish Times. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
St. Asaph, Katherine (February 13, 2014). "Nina Persson: Animal Heart - Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
"Nina Persson - Animal Heart: Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
"Danishcharts.dk – Nina Persson – Animal Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
"Nina Persson: Animal Heart" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
"Swedishcharts.com – Nina Persson – Animal Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
"Chart Log UK: New Entries Update - 22.02.2014". ChartsPlus. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
"Animal Heart Nina Persson [CD]". CDJapan. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
"Bengans Record Store - Nina Persson". Bengans.se. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
"iTunes - Music - Animal Heart by Nina Persson". iTunes. 10 February 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
"lojinx // nina persson / animal heart album". Lojinx. 10 February 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
"NINA PERSSON / ANIMAL HEART - HMV Hong Kong". HMV. Retrieved February 18, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
"Nina Persson - Animal Heart". The End Records. January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.

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