Track Listing

1. Mr Rock & Roll - Amy Macdonald, Pete Wilkinson, Bob Clearmountain, Joe Fields, Beatriz Artola, Guy Katsav, Paul Adam, Laura Melhuish, Jonathan Hill, Richard George, Audrey Riley, Jamie Sefton, Adam Falkner, Jolyon Dixon, Sarah Erasmus, Susan Dench, Chris Tumbling
2. This Is The Life - Amy Macdonald, Pete Wilkinson, Bob Clearmountain, Joe Fields, Beatriz Artola, Guy Katsav, Paul Adam, Jamie Sefton, Adam Falkner, Seton Daunt
3. Poison Prince - Amy Macdonald, Pete Wilkinson, Danton Supple, Joe Fields, Beatriz Artola, Guy Katsav, Paul Adam, Jamie Sefton, Adam Falkner, Jolyon Dixon
4. Youth Of Today - Amy Macdonald, Pete Wilkinson, Danton Supple, Joe Fields, Beatriz Artola, Guy Katsav, Paul Adam, Laura Melhuish, Jonathan Hill, Richard George, Audrey Riley, Jamie Sefton, Adam Falkner, Seton Daunt, Susan Dench, Chris Tumbling
5. Run - Amy Macdonald, Pete Wilkinson, Danton Supple, Joe Fields, Beatriz Artola, Paul Adam, Jamie Sefton, Adam Falkner, Seton Daunt, Sarah Erasmus
6. Let's Start A Band - Amy Macdonald, Pete Wilkinson, Bob Clearmountain, Joe Fields, Beatriz Artola, Guy Katsav, Paul Adam, Audrey Riley, Jamie Sefton, Adam Falkner, Seton Daunt, Sarah Erasmus, Susan Dench, Laura Melhuish, Jonathan Hill, Richard George, Chris Tumbling
7. Barrowland Ballroom - Amy Macdonald, Pete Wilkinson, Bob Clearmountain, Joe Fields, Beatriz Artola, Guy Katsav, Paul Adam, Audrey Riley, Jamie Sefton, Adam Falkner, Jolyon Dixon, Sarah Erasmus
8. L.A. - Amy Macdonald, Pete Wilkinson, Bob Clearmountain, Joe Fields, Beatriz Artola, Guy Katsav, Paul Adam, Laura Melhuish, Jonathan Hill, Richard George, Audrey Riley, Jamie Sefton, Adam Falkner, Seton Daunt, Sarah Erasmus, Susan Dench, Chris Tumbling
9. A Wish For Something More - Amy Macdonald, Pete Wilkinson, Bob Clearmountain, Joe Fields, Beatriz Artola, Guy Katsav, Paul Adam, Jamie Sefton, Adam Falkner, Seton Daunt, Sarah Erasmus
10. Footballer's Wife - Amy Macdonald, Pete Wilkinson, Bob Clearmountain, Joe Fields, Beatriz Artola, Guy Katsav, Paul Adam, Laura Melhuish, Jonathan Hill, Richard George, Audrey Riley, Jamie Sefton, Adam Falkner, Seton Daunt, Susan Dench, Chris Tumbling
11. The Road To Home - Amy Macdonald, Pete Wilkinson, Bob Clearmountain, Joe Fields, Beatriz Artola, Guy Katsav, Paul Adam, Laura Melhuish, Jonathan Hill, Richard George, Audrey Riley, Jamie Sefton, Adam Falkner, Seton Daunt, Sarah Erasmus, Susan Dench, Chris Tumbling

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #705 in Music
• Released on: 2007-07-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 44 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Amy MacDonald is that proverbial old head on young shoulders, a Scottish singer-songwriter who, despite her tender 19 years, writes songs with the grace, wisdom and proficiency of one with a score more on the clock. As influenced by The Libertines as any venerable old folk hand, the eleven songs on This Is the Life combine a traditional, acoustic folk-rock sound with a youthful spirit and self-assured lyrics that veer between the observational and the confessional. "Poison Prince" is a jagged guitar strut dedicated to some Doherty-like bad boy, a song every bit as pathos-laden as The Libertines at their doomed, romantic best with a closing treatise to find "An upbeat song/So we can dance the night away", while "Mr Rock & Roll" begins as a wryly withering jibe at some perennial party animals, but by the chorus, has softened into a subtle, touching tale of human coupling. MacDonald’s age doesn’t seem to have been an impediment; "Youth of Today", reportedly written when she was 15, is one of the better tracks here, while "Footballer’s Wife" is a clear-headed attack on vapid Barbie Doll celebrity that suggests this girl is very much on the right track. "Rolling Stone, here I come, watch out everyone/I’m singing my song" she sings on "Let’s Start a Band". Let that be a warning to you. –-Louis Pattison

CD Description
'This Is The Life' is the debut album by Glaswegian singer-songwriter Amy McDonald. Taking her musical cues from Travis, The Libertines and Razorlight, the album brims with well-crafted songs sung passionately. Includes the singles 'PoisonPrince' and 'Mr. Rock And Roll'.