14 Steps to a Better You

14 Steps to a Better You is the second studio album by Australian indie pop band Lime Cordiale, released on 10 July 2020 through Chugg Music Entertainment.

14 Steps to a Better You
Studio album by Lime Cordiale
Released	10 July 2020
Length	54:54
Label	London Cowboys Chugg Music
Producer	Dave Hammer^[a] Simon Berckelman^[b]
Lime Cordiale chronology
Permanent Vacation (2017) 14 Steps to a Better You (2020) Cordi Elba (2022)
Singles from 14 Steps to a Better You
"Following Fools" Released: 28 September 2018^[1] "Dirt Cheap" Released: 2 November 2018^[2] "Money" Released: 1 February 2019 "Inappropriate Behaviour" Released: 17 May 2019 "Robbery" Released: 20 September 2019 "Addicted to the Sunshine" Released: 31 January 2020^[3] "On Our Own" Released: 17 April 2020^[4] "Screw Loose" Released: 3 July 2020^[5] "No Plans to Make Plans" Released: 30 April 2021^[6]
Singles from 14 Steps to a Better You (Relapse)
"Reality Check Please" Released: 29 October 2020^[7] "Ticks Me Off" Released: 22 January 2021^[8]

At the 2020 J Awards in November 2020, the album won Australian Album of the Year.^[9]

At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards, the album received six nominations, including for Album of the Year,^[10] and for Breakthrough Artist – Release, which it won.^[11]

At the AIR Awards of 2021, the album was nominated for Best Independent Rock Album or EP.^[12]

The album was re-released on 13 November 2020, with six new tracks.

Background

Band member Oliver Leimbach told Stack Magazine:

"One of the major messages of this album [is] sort of not to take yourself too seriously. Do the things you love to do, but also, don't leave this world without making a good, positive effect. It's like this contradictory message… [which] I think fits well with a song like 'No Plans' that sounds so silly. But the song is talking to someone that's money-driven, and power-driven, and thinking about themselves. The silliness is a bit cheeky, and taking the piss out of that character."^[13]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Gigwise	^[14]
NME	^[15]

Sose Fuamoli from Triple J called the album "a defining musical statement" Fuamoli said "It's Lime Cordiale, summarised in 14 tracks. It incorporates the spirit of fun that's driven [their] work to date, but sees them develop their songwriting in depth and nuance. Oli and Louis have always been self-aware when it comes to their lyricism - but here they've taken it up an extra notch."^[16]

Ali Shutler from NME said "14 Steps to a Better You never lets go of the beating heart that's made relatable stars of Lime Cordiale."^[15]

Track listing

14 Steps to a Better You track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"That's Life"	Oliver Leimbach Louis Leimbach	3:25
2.	"Robbery"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach S. Abrahams J. Parkfar B. Choder	3:43
3.	"No Plans to Make Plans"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	4:18
4.	"Inappropriate Behaviour"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach D. Haddad	4:13
5.	"Addicted to the Sunshine"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	4:30
6.	"On Our Own"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach M. Wofford Haddad	3:36
7.	"We Just Get By"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach F. Bornholdt	4:04
8.	"Money"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	3:58
9.	"Screw Loose"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	4:14
10.	"Elephant in the Room"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach Haddad	3:52
11.	"Dirt Cheap"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach Wofford	2:55
12.	"Can't Take All the Blame"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	3:59
13.	"Dear London"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	4:03
14.	"Following Fools"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach A. Dawson Haddad	4:09
Total length:			54:54

14 Steps to a Better You (Relapse) track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"That's Life"	Oliver Leimbach Louis Leimbach	3:25
2.	"Unnecessary Things"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	3:36
3.	"Robbery"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach S. Abrahams J. Parkfar B. Choder	3:43
4.	"No Plans to Make Plans"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	4:18
5.	"Still Vulnerable"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	4:03
6.	"Inappropriate Behaviour"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach D. Haddad	4:13
7.	"Addicted to the Sunshine"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	4:30
8.	"Dignity"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	3:41
9.	"On Our Own"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach M. Wofford Haddad	3:36
10.	"We Just Get By"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach F. Bornholdt	4:04
11.	"Reality Check Please"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	3:40
12.	"Money"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	3:58
13.	"Screw Loose"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	4:14
14.	"Popeye Had Spinach"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	2:50
15.	"Elephant in the Room"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach Haddad	3:52
16.	"Dirt Cheap"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach Wofford	2:55
17.	"Ticks Me Off"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	3:35
18.	"Can't Take All the Blame"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	3:59
19.	"Dear London"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach	4:03
20.	"Following Fools"	O. Leimbach L. Leimbach A. Dawson Haddad	4:09

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.^[17]

Musicians

Lime Cordiale

• Oliver Leimbach – vocals, guitar, bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute, clarinet, kazoo (1–20)
• Louis Leimbach – vocals, guitar, bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute, clarinet, kazoo (1–20)

Other musicians

• S. Abrahams – writing (2)
• J. Parkfar – writing (2)
• B. Choder – writing (2)
• D. Haddad – writing (4, 6, 10, 14)
• M. Wofford – writing (6, 11)
• A. Dawson – writing (14)
• James Jennings – drums (1–20)
• Felix Bornholdt – keyboards (1–20), writing (7)
• Nicholas Polovineo – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn (1–20)
• Chris O'Dea – baritone saxophone (2, 14)
• Lachlan Hamilton – saxophone (6, 8–9)
• Karen Leimbach – cello (4, 10, 12)
• Lisa Buchanan – violin (4, 10, 12)

Technical

• Dave Hammer – production, mixing (1–20)
• Brian Lucey at Magic Gardens Mastering – mastering (1–20)
• Simon Berckelman – production (1, 3–7, 10, 12–13)

Artwork

• Louis Leimbach – artwork creation

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for 14 Steps to a Better You Chart (2020) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[18] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[19] 32

Year-end charts 2020 year-end chart performance for 14 Steps to a Better You Chart (2020) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[20] 31 2021 year-end chart performance for 14 Steps to a Better You Chart (2021) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[21] 46

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[22]	Gold	35,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and details for 14 Steps to a Better You

Region	Date	Format	Edition	Label	Catalogue	Ref.
Various	10 July 2020	Digital download streaming	Standard	Chugg Music	Not applicable	^[23]^[24]
Australia		CD			CHG020	^[25]^[26]
		LP			CHGV020	^[27]
New Zealand	14 August 2020	CD			CHG020	^[28]
		LP			CHGV020	^[29]
Various	13 November 2020	Digital download streaming	Relapse (Deluxe)		Not applicable	^[30]^[31]
Australia		2×LP (box set)			CHG025	^[32]
New Zealand	8 January 2021					^[33]

See also

• List of number-one albums of 2020 (Australia)

References

1. "Following Fools – Single by Lime Cordiale on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
2. "Dirt Cheap – Single by Lime Cordiale on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
3. "Addicted to the Sunshine – Single by Lime Cordiale on Apple Music". Apple Music. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
4. Newstead, Al (17 April 2020). "Lime Cordiale reveal new single 'On Our Own' and second album". Triple J. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
5. English, Laura (3 July 2020). "Lime Cordiale unleash new bop "Screw Loose" complete with a wild music video". Music Feeds. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
6. Triscari, Caleb (29 April 2021). "Lime Cordiale unveil retro music video for "No Plans to Make Plans"". NME Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
7. Langford, Jackson (29 October 2020). "Lime Cordiale announce deluxe edition of 14 Steps to a Better You". NME Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
8. "Triple J are clearly getting ready for another huge Hottest 100 with these new tracks". The Music. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
9. Triscari, Caleb (19 November 2020). "Lime Cordiale take home Australian Album of the Year at the 2020 J Awards". NME Australia. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
10. "ARIA Awards 2020 Nominees". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
11. "And the 2020 ARIA Awards go to..." Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
12. "2021 AIR Awards Winners". Scenstr.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
13. "Lime Cordiale on new album '14 Steps to a Better You'". Stack Magazine. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
14. Kelly, Tyler (9 July 2020). "'Painting a shimmering picture of a sublime summertime'". Gigwise. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
15. Shutler, Ali (9 July 2020). "Lime Cordiale – 14 Steps to a Better You review: freewheeling experiments with beating heart". NME Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
16. Fuamoli, Sose (10 July 2020). "14 Steps to a Better You: Lime Cordiale are reflective and refined on their second LP". Triple J. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
17. Liner notes:
    • Standard: 14 Steps to a Better You (booklet). Lime Cordiale. London Cowboys / Chugg Music. 2020. 9-324690-176632.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
    • Deluxe: 14 Steps to a Better You (Relapse) (booklet). Lime Cordiale. London Cowboys / Chugg Music. 2020. 9-324690-186839.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
18. "Australiancharts.com – Lime Cordiale – 14 Steps to a Better You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
19. "Charts.nz – Lime Cordiale – 14 Steps to a Better You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
20. "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
21. "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
22. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
23. "14 Steps to a Better You by Lime Cordiale on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
24. "14 Steps to a Better You – Album by Lime Cordiale on Spotify". Spotify. 10 July 2020. from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
25. . Sanity. 10 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
26. "14 Steps to a Better You". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
27. "Buy Lime Cordiale 14 Steps to a Better You Vinyl". Sanity. 10 July 2020. from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
28. "14 Steps to a Better You". JB Hi-Fi. 14 August 2020. from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
29. "14 Steps to a Better You (Vinyl)". JB Hi-Fi. 14 August 2020. from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
30. "14 Steps to a Better You (Relapse) by Lime Cordiale on Apple Music". Apple Music. from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
31. "14 Steps to a Better You (Relapse) – Album by Lime Cordiale on Spotify". Spotify. 13 November 2020. from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
32. "Relapse Box Set (Vinyl Box Set)". JB Hi-Fi. 13 November 2020. from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
33. "Relapse Box Set (Vinyl Box Set)". JB Hi-Fi. 8 January 2021. from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

Notes

1. All tracks
2. Tracks 1, 3–7, 10, 12–13

External links

• 14 Steps to a Better You at Discogs (list of releases)