The Facts of Life (album)

The Facts of Life is the second studio album by English indie rock band Black Box Recorder, released on 1 May 2000.

For the Bobby Womack album, see Facts of Life (album).

The Facts of Life
Studio album by
Black Box Recorder
Released1 May 2000
GenreIndie pop, indie rock, synth-pop, spoken word
Length39:52
LabelNude
ProducerBlack Box Recorder, Phil Vinall
Black Box Recorder chronology
England Made Me
(1998)		 The Facts of Life
(2000)		 The Worst of Black Box Recorder
(2001)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Consumer GuideA[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME8/10[6]
Pitchfork7.3/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
Spin8/10[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Luke Haines and John Moore.

  1. "The Art of Driving" – 4:25
  2. "Weekend" – 2:27
  3. "The English Motorway System" – 4:40
  4. "May Queen" – 3:39
  5. "Sex Life" – 2:56
  6. "French Rock'N'Roll" – 3:01
  7. "The Facts of Life" – 4:37
  8. "Straight Life" – 4:09
  9. "Gift Horse" – 3:30
  10. "The Deverell Twins" – 2:43
  11. "Goodnight Kiss" – 3:45

Bonus tracks
  1. "Start as You Mean to Go On" – 2:30
  2. "Brutality" – 2:19

Personnel
Black Box Recorders
  • Sarah Nixey - vocals
  • John Moore - instruments
  • Luke Haines - instruments

with:

  • Chris Wyles - additional drums on "The English Motorway System" and "May Queen"
  • Tim Weller - additional drums on "The Facts of Life", "Straight Life" and "The Deverell Twins"
Technical
  • Pete Hofmann - engineer, mixing
  • Alasdair McLellan - model photography
  • Perou - band photography

Charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 52
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 37
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] 4

References
  1. "The Facts Of Life by Black Box Recorder Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. Carlson, Dean. "The Facts of Life – Black Box Recorder". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. Christgau, Robert. "Black Box Recorder: The Facts of Life". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. Brunner, Rob (6 April 2001). "Black Box Recorder". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  5. Sullivan, Caroline (28 April 2000). "Black Box Recorder: The Facts of Life (Nude)". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  6. Alexander, Jim (27 April 2000). "Black Box Recorder – The Facts Of Life". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  7. Juzwiak, Rich (1 May 2000). "Black Box Recorder: The Facts of Life". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  8. Maconie, Stuart (June 2000). "Black Box Recorder: The Facts Of Life". Q. No. 165. Archived from the original on 20 November 2000. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  9. Sheffield, Rob (31 August 2000). "Black Box Recorder: The Facts of Life". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 29 June 2001. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  10. Harris, Keith (2004). "The Auteurs". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 29–30. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  11. Walters, Barry (June 2001). "Black Box Recorder: The Facts of Life". Spin. Vol. 17, no. 6. p. 153. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  12. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  14. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2019.


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