Real Life
Studio album by Joan as Police Woman
Released	June 12, 2006 (UK), June 12, 2007 (US)
Recorded	?
Genre	Pop
Label	Reveal Records (United Kingdom)
Producer	Bryce Goggin, Joan Wasser
Professional reviews
Allmusic [1] The Guardian [2] Pitchfork Media [3]
Real Life To Survive

Real Life is the debut album by Joan as Police Woman, released on Reveal Records in the UK on June 12 2006, and a year later in the United States. In addition to the standard jewel-case release, it was released in a limited-edition digipak^[1] with Joan Wasser art card and also a 2-disc expanded edition.^[2]

Real Life features one song, "I Defy", co-written by Antony and the Johnsons singer Antony Hegarty, who also contributes vocals to the track.

The album has received much critical acclaim, being variously described as "superbly slinky",^[3], "a magical journey",^[4], and "a fine showcase".^[5]. In her review in The Guardian, Caroline Sullivan described the album as "pensive and gentle; sometimes stately of tempo, sometimes slightly breathless, but always erring on the side of lovely understatement."^[6]

Musicians

Joan As Police Woman:

• Joan Wasser - vocals, piano, guitar, violin, viola, bass guitar, strings, wurlitzer, keyboards
• Rainy Orteca - bass guitar, vocals
• Ben Perowsky - drums, percussion, vocals, tambourine

with:

• Jeff Hill - cello, bass guitar
• Joseph Arthur - vocals, keyboards, piano, drums
• Antony Hegarty - vocals
• Doug Wieselman - bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Steven Bernstein - trumpet
• Briggan Krauss - baritone saxophone
• Bryce Goggin - piano, keyboards
• Charles Burnham - vocals

Track listing

1. Real Life
2. Eternal Flame
3. Feed The Light
4. The Ride
5. I Defy
6. Flushed Chest
7. Christobel
8. Save Me
9. Anyone
10. We Don’t Own It

The 2-CD edition featured the additional tracks:

1. Show Me The Life
2. Broken Eyes
3. Sweet Thing
4. Happiness Is A Violator (For Condoleezza Rice)
5. Endless Supply Of Poison
6. We Don't Own It

References