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Aquanautic is the second album by the Swedish alternative rock band The Wannadies. It was released in 1992 and reached number thirty-nine on the Swedish Albums Chart.[1] Aquanautic includes the singles "Things That I Would Love To Have Undone", "So Happy Now" and the EP; "Cherry Man". Receiving positive reviews the album was originally released as a CD in October 1992. The artwork was designed by Freq Form with photography by Peter Gehrke, Ake E:son Lindman and Lena Granefelt.

Aquanautic
Studio album by The Wannadies
Released	October 1992
Recorded	MNW Studios & Conference Room
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	43:04
Label	Snap Records
Producer	Michael Ilbert
The Wannadies chronology
The Wannadies (1990) Aquanautic (1992) Be a Girl (1994)
Singles from Aquanautic
"Things That I Would Love To Have Undone" b/w "Lucky You" Released: 1992 "So Happy Now" b/w "In the Altogether" Released: 1992 "Cherry Man EP" Released: 1993

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Aquanautic received positive reviews from the majority of critics. Jason Damas writing for Allmusic heaps praise on the album describing it as "much louder and guitar-oriented"[2] and displaying a "very major leap in songwriting from the first album".[2] Damas concludes remarking that Aquanautic "marked the beginning of the band's climb to success outside of Sweden, and it is also the disc where they found their signature sound".[2]

Track listing

Personnel

The Wannadies are

• Pär Wiksten
• Stefan Schönfeldt
• Fredrik Schönfeldt
• Gunnar Karlsson
• Christina Bergmark
• Björn Segnestam-Malmqvist

Additional musicians, technical and visual

• Michael Ilbert – Maracas ("Everything's True), Tambourine ("December Days"), Percussion ("Something To Tell")
• Metal Mike – Maracas and Tambourine ("Cherry Man"), Percussion ("So Happy Now")
• Michael Ilbert – Producer, Recorded By
• Michael Ilbert, Peter Mark – Mixing
• The Wannadies – Music, Lyrics
• Freq Form – Artwork
• Peter Gehrke – Photography [Group]
• Ake E:son Lindman – Photography [Pages 3&6]
• Lena Granefelt – Photography [Pages 5&9]
• Bisse – Photography Assistant

References

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