''Beautiful Life'' is the second studio album by Israeli

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artist

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, released on November 2005. The lyrics of the album based mostly around the break-up of Nobleman with his girlfriend at the time. The album was noted to be a departure from the more

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sound of the first album, being more upbeat and more

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influenced, with the sound being a mix of

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with

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. The album proved to be very successful in

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, charting at the Top 10 and becoming the most successful

album at the time. Four singles were released from the album: "Girlfriend", "Baby in the Rain", "2 Could Be Better Than 1" and "Wonderful/ Beautiful Life". The first two of them were promoted with music videos. Nobleman's backing band on the album includes such names as singer-songwriter

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on guitar and vocals (sings co-lead vocals on "Wonderful"),

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frontman

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on bass and vocals, and

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drummer Issar Tennenbaum on drums and percussion.

Track listing

Personnel

- lead vocals, guitar *

- guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Wonderful" *

- bass, backing vocals * Saul Eshet - keyboards * Issar Tennenbaum - drums, percussion

References

{{Authority control 2005 albums Shy Nobleman albums