Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion (CD 2007)

This album suffers from a terrible sequencing. I don't know who decides on the track orders of artist's albums, whether it is the artist themselves or the record company but out of all the albums I have heard, this one suffers the most.

There are some fantastic pop tunes on here, Grace Kelly, Love Today, Big Girl (You are Beautiful)being the standouts. There are also some lovely, more staightforward ballads. The problem is that in the current order, the album jumps all over the place, leaving no chance to sustain any emotional contact with the content. Particularly poor is the placement of My Interpretation so early on. Coming as it does after Lollipop is schizophrenic to say the least! This can work on some albums, but here it doesn't.

Another gripe is the burying of the album's most emotionally affecting song as a hidden track. I can see why this was done, but it is a real shame.

If you like Grace Kelly and Love Today then the album is worth investigating. It is fantastic fun. This would be my preferred track listing (ah, the joys of sequencing!)

Grace Kelly
Lollipop
Love Today
Big Girl (You are Beautiful)
Relax (Take it Easy)
Stuck in the Middle
Ring Ring
Billy Brown
My Interpretation
Any Other World
Happy Ending