Me and Armini

Me and Armini
Studio album by Emilíana Torrini
Released	September 8, 2008 (2008-09-08)
Genre	Indie pop
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Dan Carey
Emilíana Torrini chronology
Fisherman's Woman (2005) Me and Armini (2008)
Singles from Me and Armini
"Me and Armini" Released: August 19, 2008 "Big Jumps" Released: September 29, 2008 "Jungle Drum" Released: March 9, 2009 "Me and Armini EP" Released: August 10, 2009 (US) September 13, 2009 (UK)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
ARTISTdirect	[2]
Blender	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
PopMatters	[5]
Slant	[6]

Me and Armini is the fifth (third released outside Iceland) studio album by Icelandic singer and songwriter Emilíana Torrini. It was produced by Dan Carey. The album was released on 8 September 2008, preceded by the digital single "Me and Armini" on 19 August. "Big Jumps" was the next single and was released on 29 September 2008.^[7] The third single, "Jungle Drum," was released as a digital download on March 9, 2009 and later this year, on June 19, it got a physical release on CD (in Germany only). Since then, the single became a number one in some European countries, such as Germany, Austria and Iceland and in Belgium.^[8] The album entered the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #30.^[9]

On May 4, 2010 the song "Gun" was used over the end credits for the opening episode of the TV-series "Luther" on BBC One.

Track listing

1. "Fireheads" - 3:44
2. "Me and Armini" - 4:17
3. "Birds" - 6:23
4. "Heard It All Before" - 4:13
5. "Ha Ha" - 3:15
6. "Big Jumps" - 3:01
7. "Jungle Drum" - 2:13
8. "Hold Heart" - 2:04
9. "Gun" - 5:45
10. "Beggar's Prayer" - 2:55
11. "Dead Duck" - 5:36
12. "Bleeder" - 4:50

Bonus tracks

13. "The Wolf Song" - 4:24 (bonus track on iTunes and the Japanese edition)^[10]
14. "Me and Armini" (dub version) (bonus track on the Japanese edition)^[10]

Gold Edition bonus disc

After the success of the "Jungle Drum" single in Germany, this edition of the album was released on September 25, 2009.^[11]

^[12][13]

1. "Me and Armini" (Mr Dan's "Magic Typewriter" remix) a.k.a. Dan Carey remix
2. "Me and Armini" (Simone Lombardi remix)
3. "Beggar's Prayer" (KRCW session)
4. "Big Jumps" (music video)
5. "Jungle Drum" (music video)
6. "Heard It All Before" (music video)

Charts

Year	Album	Chart Positions
		UK	GER	FRA	NL	CH	BE
2008	Me and Armini Third studio album	96	19	56	94	71	56

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)[14]	Gold	100,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date
Worldwide	8 September 2008
United States	9 September 2008
Japan	26 November 2008

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ ARTISTdirect review
3. ^ Blender review
4. ^ The Guardian review
5. ^ PopMatters review
6. ^ Slant review
7. ^ Free Download: Emilíana Torrini "Me and Armini". ArjanWrites Music Blog (10 July 2008). Retrieved on 13 July 2008.
8. ^ [1]
9. ^ "Album entry on Billboard.com". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=288969&model.vnuAlbumId=1168264. Retrieved 2008-09-27. 
10. ^ ^{a b} "Album entry in the HMV store". HMV Japan. http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2798817. Retrieved 2008-11-08. 
11. ^ Me and Armini Gold Edition + other releases. emiliana.nu
12. ^ Amazon.com: Me & Armini — Gold Edition: Emiliana Torrini: Music
13. ^ Emiliana Torrini - Me & Armini (Gold-Edition - 2CD (P)2009 @ FaN Sklep z Muzyką (pl)
14. ^ "German album certifications – Emilíana Torrini – Me and Armini" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Me+and+Armini&strInterpret=Emil%C3%ADana+Torrini&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked.