Flowers is the original version of Ace of Base's third album, which in the U.S.
became Cruel Summer.
Flowers contains 14 tracks as opposed to Cruel Summer's 12, some of which appear in alternate versions.
For example, "Donnie," a gem of a track which should have been a hit, is somewhat under-produced and unrealized on Flowers but truly shines on Cruel Summer, and other tracks, such as "He Decides," also appear as earlier mixes on Flowers.
"Life Is a Flower," from Flowers, became "Whenever You're Near Me" on Cruel Summer.
Three tracks appear on Flowers that aren't on Cruel Summer, and those are "Dr.
Sun," "I Pray," and the melancholy "Captain Nemo," while Cruel Summer's ballad "Everytime It Rains" doesn't appear on Flowers.
Flowers also includes the song lyrics, which Cruel Summer lacks.
Finally, the bonus mix of the single "Cruel Summer" is arguably superior on Flowers than on Cruel Summer.
In the long run, however, the production on Cruel Summer is meatier than on Flowers.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Always Have, Always WillJonas "Joker" Berggren | Ace of Base | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | Adventures in ParadiseJonas "Joker" Berggren | Ace of Base | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Dr. SunJonas "Joker" Berggren | Ace of Base | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | CeciliaJonas "Joker" Berggren | Ace of Base | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | He DecidesJenny Berggren | Ace of Base | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | I PrayJohn Ballard, Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg | Ace of Base | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | Tokyo GirlJonas "Joker" Berggren | Ace of Base | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Don't Go AwayJohn Ballard, Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg | Ace of Base | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | Captain NemoJonas "Joker" Berggren | Ace of Base | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | DonnieJonas "Joker" Berggren | Ace of Base | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 11 | Cruel Summer (Big Bonus Mix) | Ace Of Base | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 12 | Travel To Romatis (Flowers) | Ace Of Base | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 45 mins | 104 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 313 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace of Base | Primary Artist |
| 2 | John Amatiello | Arranger, Producer |
| 3 | John Ballard | Composer |
| 4 | Ulf Bandgren | Guitar |
| 5 | Joe Belmaati | Keyboards, Programming |
| 6 | Jenny Berggren | Composer |
| 7 | Jonas "Joker" Berggren | Composer |
| 8 | Marit Bie | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Jonas Carling | Guitar |
| 10 | Douglas Carr | Arranger, Producer |
| 11 | Sarah Elizabeth Dallin | Composer |
| 12 | Andy Duncan | Percussion |
| 13 | Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg | Composer |
| 14 | Tommy Ekman | Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Ole Evenrude | Arranger |
| 16 | Charlie Falk | String Arrangements |
| 17 | Charles Fisher | Producer |
| 18 | Stephen Hague | Arranger, Producer |
| 19 | Nana Hedin | Vocals (Background) |
| 20 | Fred Johansson | Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Steve Jolley | Composer |
| 22 | Nils Landgren | Horn |
| 23 | David Leonard | Arranger |
| 24 | Jonas Linell | Photography |
| 25 | Marian Lisland | Vocals (Background) |
| 26 | Chris Lord-Alge | Mixing |
| 27 | Matz Nilsson | Mixing |
| 28 | Chuck Norman | Keyboards, Programming |
| 29 | Adrian Oxaal | Guitar |
| 30 | Miles Showell | Mastering |
| 31 | Thomas Siqveland | Programming |
| 32 | Jeanette Söderholm | Vocals (Background) |
| 33 | Joakim Stiren | Mixing, Programming |
| 34 | Keren Woodward | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |